Oliver Lazarus

In Venezuela, a court decision effectively disbanded the elected legislature, worsening the country's political and economic crisis. 

Though North Carolina lawmakers voted to repeal the state's controversial HB2 "bathroom bill," LGBTQ advocates say the replacement bill still allows for discrimination.

After the failure of the Republican healthcare bill, the GOP is planning to put together yet another proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. 

Today, the Senate Intelligence Committee holds its first open hearing on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. 

The internet is often perceived as the great democratizer and great equalizer, but one author argues that the networks we rely on are designed by elites, for elites.

Roger Stone, the self-described dirty trickster of the Trump campaign, has offered to testify before Congress about allegations of Russian meddling in the election. He tells us why.

A look at the current state of hate crime laws, both on a state and federal level, and how these laws are changing under President Donald Trump.

A new study finds that less than 1 in 5 players in college sports are first generation college students — a number that is decreasing every year.

In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that school districts must give students with disabilities an education that is held to a higher standard.

Documents revealed this week show how a scheme known as "The Laundromat" moved at least $20 billion of mostly ill-gotten money from Russia to legitimate accounts around the world.

House Republicans are hoping a vote to pass the American Health Care Act will move forward a day after President Trump was on Capitol Hill to rally support for the legislation. 

The 2017 World Happiness Report was released this week, and the U.S. is now ranked as the 14th happiest country in the world. 

FBI Director James Comey and NSA Head Michael Rogers are testifying before the House Intelligence Committee about alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

On Thursday, Sebastian Gorka, a deputy assistant and counterterrorism advisor to President Donald Trump, was accused of being a member of a Hungarian far-right Nazi group. 

A new podcast examines the history of containers, from their origins in the Vietnam War to today, when containers have changed how we trade and even where we live. 

Though the bill would reduce the federal deficit by $337 billion, the CBO estimates that the GOP plan to repeal and replace the ACA would leave 24 million without insurance by 2026.

Tens of thousands of immigrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were forced to work for $1.00 a day, or for nothing at all, according to a new class action lawsuit.

Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich brings us the latest on the healthcare negotiations on Capitol Hill.

While questions about Russia dominate headlines, the Trump Administration has been quietly rolling back regulations on everything from water pollution to consumer finance.

In the early 20th century, International Women's Day began with striking female garment workers. Now, modern activists are calling for women to strike again.