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Democracy Dies in Darkness     Most popular right now   The Fix • Analysis Donald Trump Jr. vows to take half his daughter's Halloween goodies in a bad lesson on socialism This is the second time he has tweeted a metaphor using candy. And yet again, it's faulty. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more » 'A Chuck Schumer beauty': Trump and allies gin up a new culprit for New York terrorist attack The diversity visa lottery originated in a bill Schumer introduced. The Senate's Gang of Eight, which included Schumer, later called for eliminating the program. By Derek Hawkins  •   Read more »   The Plum Line • Opinion Trump and his allies are laying the groundwork for a Saturday Night Massacre It's time we face up to the true depths of insanity and depravity that we are seeing here. By Greg Sargent  •   Read more »   Humans didn't outsmart the Neanderthals. We just outlasted them. A new study suggests that Neanderthals' demise was a result of population dynamics and bad timing. By Sarah Kaplan  •   Read more »   PostEverything • Perspective I worked for Paul Manafort. He always lacked a moral compass. He wasn't concerned with doing the right thing. By K. Riva Levinson  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The antifa apocalypse is coming this weekend, if you believe the hype The far right is worked up about demonstrations planned for Nov. 4. By Kyle Swenson  •   Read more »   Actually, John Kelly, the failed 'compromise' to avoid Civil War would have enshrined slavery The months before the Civil War were full of attempts at a compromise to avert it. Abraham Lincoln endorsed one proposal that would have immortalized slavery in the Constitution. By Avi Selk  •   Read more »   New York truck attacker pledged allegiance to ISIS, was 'radicalized domestically,' officials say Authorities believe the attacker, who pledged allegiance to ISIS, was a lone wolf. By Renae Merle  •   Read more »   Mueller got Manafort's attorney to speak against him once. He may try the tactic again. Court filing shows the special counsel forced a lawyer to provide evidence against her client. By Devlin Barrett  •   Read more »   The Plum Line • Opinion Trump responds to terror attack with petty tweets and demagoguery How the president hopes to game the coming debate over the "dreamers" and legal immigration. By Greg Sargent  •   Read more »   Also Popular in Politics   Politics • Analysis Historians respond to John F. Kelly's Civil War remarks: 'Strange,' 'sad,' 'wrong' "It's the Jim Crow version of the causes of the Civil War. I mean, it tracks all of the major talking points of this pro-Confederate view of the Civil War," said Stephanie McCurry, professor of history at Columbia University. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Upstairs at home, with the TV on, Trump fumes over Russia indictments Trump was expressing political opinion by calling sexual-harassment accusers 'liars,' his attorneys argue For 'low level volunteer,' Papadopoulos sought high profile as Trump adviser Analysis | Trump is getting his counterterrorism talking points from 'Fox & Friends' Also Popular in Opinions   John Kelly was right: The Civil War was all about compromise Compromise! By Alexandra Petri  •  Read more »   The Papadopoulos plea has blindsided Republicans The right and wrong ways to respond to the NYC attack Putin, exposed, may become more dangerous The Mueller indictments aren't proof of Trump-Russia collusion — just bad judgment Also Popular in Local   A photographer unexpectedly snapped her picture at homecoming. Then, modeling agencies called. Anok Yai didn't realize the man with the camera was taking her picture until the last moment. The photo might change her life. By Cleve R. 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Browns' trade for AJ McCarron reportedly fails because team too busy celebrating it Also Popular in National   Utah nurse, violently arrested for doing her job, reaches $500,000 settlement Nurse Alex Wubbels was protecting the legal rights of an unconscious patient when a detective violently arrested her earlier this year. By Derek Hawkins  •  Read more »   He imprisoned a Toronto homeless man for two decades and claimed his son as his own, prosecutors say Who has been charged in Russia probe and why 'Just keep living': New York's flippant resilience on display for Halloween after terrorist attack Scott Pruitt blocks scientists with EPA funding from serving as agency advisers Also Popular in World They said they survived for months lost at sea. Now the two American sailors are defending their story. 'Multiple failures' by sailors standing watch contributed to deadly Navy collisions, investigation finds Five old friends from Argentina reunited in New York. 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