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Harvey’s toll. A pardon for Arpaio. Sanctuary cities. North Korea’s missile over Japan. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Two big historians join us for the long view on where the country stands now, within and maybe beyond the American tradition.

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, calls for a green ‘New Deal’ to brace the nation for natural disasters ahead.

The international credit reporting agency says a cybersecurity breach exposed Americans' personal information — including Social Security numbers and addresses — for a span of about two months.

U.S. forces rescued the five other troops aboard a Black Hawk helicopter that went down during what officials called a training exercise off the country's southeastern coast.

Journalist and former Democratic strategist Sidney Blumenthal dives deep into Abraham Lincoln and lessons for America now.

Donald Trump’s whiplash rhetoric. From somber commander-in-chief to angry campaigner, we dissect the president’s speeches.

Botanist Walter Judd has created a book that tests the limits of The Lord of the Rings fandom. It's an examination of the many plants and trees that J.R.R. Tolkien used in his novels.

From “Goodnight Moon” to “Charlotte’s Web,” how children’s literature can still speak to adults.

Finding unexploded World War II bombs in Germany is relatively common, but this is expected to be the largest bomb disposal evacuation in the country since the war's end.