Protesters rally at the US Capitol in 2013, urging Congress to end the government shutdown and avert the debt limit crisis. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
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What comes after Brazil’s January 8?
Supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro invade the National Congress in Brasilia on January 8. | Sergio Lima/AFP via Getty Images Bolsonarismo isn’t going
The Golden Globes, Hollywood’s most chaotic awards, have returned
Lady Gaga with her Golden Globe at the 2019 ceremony, before everything went haywire for the organization. | Kevin Winter/Getty Images These days, the chaos
The Supreme Court hears a case this week that endangers workers’ ability to strike
Starbucks workers across the country strike. | Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters should be a straightforward
The anti-abortion movement’s war on drugs
Abortion rights activists staff an abortion pills educational booth as they protest outside the US Supreme Court on July 4, 2022. | Jose Luis Magana/AP
Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s seat of power
Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images Thousands of Brazilians breached federal buildings just a week after Lula’s inauguration. Supporters of populist former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
Big Meat just can’t quit antibiotics
Cattle at the Texana Feeders feedlot in Floresville, Texas. | Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images Meat production is making lifesaving drugs less effective. Where’s the
North Korea’s nuclear escalation, explained
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presiding over an intercontinental balistic missile launch on March 24, 2022. | API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Kim Jong Un’s
McCarthy’s speaker chaos could make Democrats more powerful
Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks on January 6, 2023, during a remembrance ceremony marking the anniversary of the January 6 attack on the Capitol. |
How Kevin McCarthy (finally) became Speaker of the House
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on the House floor after a vote on Friday, January 6, 2023. | Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Republican