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There’s no question that the wildly popular injectable weight-loss drugs help people drop pounds, lower heart-disease risk, manage obstructive sleep apnea, and more. But as more people use these drugs, which target hormones including GLP-1, doctors are learning more about

Writer Clay Risen describes the anti-Communist frenzy that destroyed the careers of thousands of teachers, union activists and civil servants — and connects that era to our current political moment.

A doctor from Lebanon who arrived at the Boston airport was deported over the weekend without explanation, despite having a U.S. visa and a job teaching at Brown University.

Some congressional Democrats fear they’ve handed Republican lawmakers a “playbook” to pass future spending bills that will give President Donald Trump everything he wants for his agenda, reports a new article in Politico. Their fears were solidified last week when

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This weekend’s strikes killed at least 53 people, including children, and wounded others. The campaign is likely to continue, part of a wider pressure campaign by Trump now targeting the Houthis’ main benefactor, Iran, as well.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined El Salvador President Nayib Bukele in mocking a U.S. court’s order to halt deportation of migrants to that Central American country, a court filing posted Monday claims. MSNBC and Just Security legal analyst Adam

The law originally banned health care providers from forcing patients to agree to pay medical bills, no matter the cost. Consumer groups say an amended version doesn’t go far enough. (Image credit: AmnajKhetsamtip/iStockphoto)

Flights were in the air at the time of the ruling. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued an order Saturday evening blocking the deportations but lawyers told him there were already two planes with immigrants in the air —

The Trump administration’s tariffs on imported goods from Canada, Mexico and China — some already in place, others set to take effect in a few weeks — are already driving up the cost of building materials used in new residential