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Paul Ryan celebrated the tax cut with a tweet about a secretary saving $1.50 a week
A school secretary was pleased the $1.5 trillion tax bill will more than pay for her annual Costco membership. The House speaker shared the news.
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Curiosity’s five-year journey across Mars — in one stunning photo
If the rover could breathe, it might gasp.
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Inside the FBI: Anger, worry, work — and fears of lasting damage
FBI personnel are frustrated by the near constant attacks from conservatives, as their new boss tells them to stay calm.
By Devlin Barrett  •   Read more »
 
Once the party of law and order, Republicans are now challenging it
In a push to defend Trump and undermine the Russia probe, Republicans open attacks on federal law enforcement agencies that they once venerated.
By Philip Rucker  •   Read more »
 
Two dead after Amtrak train collides with freight train in South Carolina
Authorities said 116 people were transported to hospitals for treatment. There were eight crew members and 139 passengers on the train, Amtrak said.
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Alec Baldwin’s Trump returns to SNL to get his intelligence briefing from ‘Fox and Friends’
Since his last SNL cameo, Baldwin vocally supported Woody Allen and criticized actors denouncing the writer-director.
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The Fix • Analysis
On SNL, Hillary Clinton and other first ladies console Melania Trump over her Stormy Daniels humiliation
"Melania, I feel your pain," Kate McKinnon's Hillary Clinton says, "but you married him."
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Right Turn • Opinion
When will the GOP muzzle Nunes?
A belly-flop, not a bombshell.
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‘Bitcoin is my potential pension’: What’s driving people in Kentucky to join the craze
The possibility of a windfall lures many who see themselves in a financial rut.
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Maya civilization was much vaster than known, thousands of newly discovered structures reveal
Scientists using high-tech, airplane-based lidar mapping tools have discovered tens of thousands of structures constructed by the Maya.
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Russia strikes back as Syrian rebels take credit for shooting down fighter jet, killing pilot
Moscow says “precision weapons” killed 30 militants in northern Syria, where a surface-to-air missile brought down the jet Saturday.
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An arrest in Moscow leads to a Norwegian espionage mystery
A retired Norwegian border guard promoted friendship with Russians across the border — until he was arrested.
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After poring over all the evidence, experts declare coffee is (mostly) good for you
There’s a lower risk of many cancers, diabetes and Parkinson’s. Pregnant women, though, should be cautious.
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Outlook • Perspective
They were the first Redskins to play in the Super Bowl. Decades later, they’re paying the price.
Veterans of the team that faced the undefeated Dolphins describe toll of an NFL career.
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White House to withdraw controversial nominee to head Council on Environmental Quality
Kathleen Hartnett White has long questioned the established science of climate change, once describing carbon dioxide as “the gas of life on this planet.”
By Juliet Eilperin  •   Read more »
 
Wonkblog • Analysis
The U.S. government is set to borrow nearly $1 trillion this year, an 84 percent jump from last year
Trump didn't mention the debt in his State of the Union address.
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