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By The Associated Press President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman says the U.S. move wasn’t constructive and warns of possible retaliation.

Indigenous activists rally on behalf of the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes during a hearing in the tribes’ case against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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By Neal Gabler / Moyers & Company The senator from Maine is often portrayed in the media as the exemplar of Republican moderation. But will she stand against her party when it counts?

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment King Salman has ousted his nephew and named his son, Mohammed bin Salman, heir apparent. Some believe the new crown prince (pictured) is too reckless to hold so much power.

Continuing the use of drone warfare will exacerbate foreign distrust of American intentions and trustworthiness—playing into the hands of the opponents we want to defeat.

Republican Karen Handel bested her Democratic rival, Jon Ossoff, in a fight for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District that was both symbolic and expensive. (David Goldman / AP) Tuesday’s special election between young Democratic upstart Jon Ossoff and GOP challenger Karen Handel for the House seat representing Georgia’s 6th Congressional District—a contest that drew intense interest on a national scale for half a year—has culminated in a close race that was called in Handel’s favor by the day’s end. Читать дальше...

Dairy farmworkers and activists march to Ben & Jerry’s main factory in Waterbury, Vt. (Wilson Ring / AP) Not everyone loves Ben & Jerry these days. On Saturday, over 200 dairy farmworkers and activists in Vermont marched to the company’s factory in Waterbury to demand better pay and living conditions on farms that provide milk to the ice cream maker, the Burlington Free Press reports. Following the march, two Mexican immigrant dairy farmers, Yesenia Hernandez-Ramos, 19, and Esau Peche-Ventura... Читать дальше...

By Alan Fram / Associated Press Trouble appears to be brewing once again with regard to the GOP’s prospects for pushing its American Health Care Act through both houses of Congress.

As the battle for the future of the Democratic Party gets underway, the top echelons of the corporate press promote the Clinton wing while denigrating that of the Vermont senator.