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Everett Collection The Unprecedented Bravery of Olivia de Havilland
The Gone With the Wind film legend, who died at age 104, went up against a broken Hollywood studio system—and helped change the industry forever.
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Todd Purdum RIP Summer Camp
As the country begins to reopen, some American traditions are still in jeopardy.
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The Atlantic The Price of Trump Loyalty
Senator Cory Gardner’s political relationship with the president reads like a tawdry romance novel.
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The Atlantic Stuck at Home With My 20-Year-Old Daughter
No fake IDs at the dinner table, please.
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Carolyn Cole-Pool / Getty Gavin Newsom’s Nation-State
How the first-term California governor is handling yet another disaster
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty / Katie Martin / … What Biden Learned the Last Time the World Stopped
He oversaw the 2009 economic recovery for Barack Obama. If he wins the presidency, his first task will be to perform an encore on an even more daunting scale.
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Frazer Harrison / Neilson Barnard / Getty / … Why the People Behind Quibi Are So Confident
The video platform is backed by dozens of Hollywood A-listers and executives. But its launch during a global pandemic will be the real viability test.
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Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty How Los Angeles Is Preparing for a Worst-Case Scenario
Will Southern California’s perceived lower density prevent a public-health emergency? Not necessarily.
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Mark Reinstein / MediaPunch / IPX The Long Arc of Joe Biden
How did he get here?
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James Estrin / The New York Times / … The Bloomberg Whisperer
Kevin Sheekey has been planning the former mayor’s campaign for years. But it’s not quite going as planned.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The End of What, Exactly?
President Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate was a milestone in jaded bureaucracy.
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Tom Brenner / Getty Democrats Never Found Their Hero
Representative Adam Schiff played every card he had in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, but none seemed to work.
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty The New Question Hanging Over the Impeachment Trial
Corroboration of President Trump’s alleged abuse of power will change everything … or nothing at all.
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SAUL LOEB / Joe Raedle / Getty / … Error and Trial
What’s it like to go from serious presidential candidate to just another of 100 senators?
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Erin Schaff / AP Who Plays by the Rules?
Senators Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer provide a revealing look at today’s rubber-and-glue politics.
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Tom Brenner / Reuters The Solemn Absurdity of Trump’s Impeachment Trial
As senators embarked on their first day of proceedings, the occasional yawn and rubbing of the eyes emphasized the pointlessness of the whole affair.
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Erin Schaff / The New York Times / … America’s Love-Hate Relationship With Adam Schiff
The California congressman is a villain to the right and a rock star to the left. And he’s more powerful than ever.
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Tom Brenner / Reuters This Is Not Where Nancy Pelosi Wanted to Be
But she’s probably okay with that.
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Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters The Return of Jerry Nadler
The Judiciary Committee, which he chairs, is fractious and unruly. And it’s about to take over impeachment.
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Olivier Douliery / Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP / … The Made-for-TV Impeachment
On rare occasions, congressional hearings beat gritty HBO dramas in entertainment value.
