2016 election

The Anti-Defamation League counts 541 incidents of anti-Semitism since the year began. That includes vandalism of Jewish burial grounds, including the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Philadelphia in February.

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Anti-Semitic Incidents Up 86 Percent Compared With Same Time Last Year

5:59pm April 24, 2017

by Jason Slotkin

The Anti-Defamation League counts 541 attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions so far in 2017. The advocacy organization says attacks also rose in 2016 by 34 percent.

Former FBI agent Clint Watts testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

How Russian Twitter Bots Pumped Out Fake News During The 2016 Election

5:55pm April 03, 2017

Clint Watts, a former FBI agent, describes a diffuse network of Russian hackers and propagandists conducting a misinformation campaign that didn't stop with the election of President Trump.

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Donald Trump wears a coal miner's protective hat while addressing supporters at a rally in Charleston, W.V., last May.

What Trump Misses About Energy Jobs In America

6:12pm March 28, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The president on Tuesday signed an executive order with the intention of helping bring back coal jobs. But clean energy jobs, like solar, have taken off, far outpacing coal.

Uncertainty about the future can raise stress levels, psychologists say. Here, students in Charlotte, N.C., hold hands during a Sept. 21 protest after Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by a police officer.

Feeling Way More Stressed Out? You're Not Alone

3:04pm February 15, 2017

by Jess Boddy

A January poll finds that people's stress levels have spiked since August, with two-thirds of people saying they're worried about the future of the nation.

Outside Trump Tower in New York City, health care justice advocates and other grass-roots groups gathered to demand that Trump not agree to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

The Theory That Explains The Anger Of Our Political Moment

3:47pm February 06, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

One thing — relative deprivation — might explain why Obamacare is gaining in popularity, why people are marching in the streets, even why Trump won the presidency.

A New England Patriots fan holds a sign referring to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, coach Bill Belichick and President Trump during the the AFC championship game.

How Twitter Turned A Super Bowl Of Political Subtlety Into A 2016 Proxy Fight

9:56am February 06, 2017

by Arnie Seipel

The politics mainly came in the commercial breaks, until social media users realized the Atlanta Falcons' statistical command was being crushed by a blue wall.

The empty stage for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on election night at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

Democrats Try To Find A Future Post-Obama With Fault Lines Along Economics, Race

11:03pm January 24, 2017

by Asma Khalid

Democrats suffered a stunning defeat in the November election. As the party tries to rebuild, one place that might offer some lessons is Ohio, a state long considered a presidential battleground.

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President Trump hosts Democratic and Republican congressional leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House on Monday.

Trump Still Insists Millions Voted Illegally. (There's Still No Evidence Of That)

5:34pm January 24, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Trump repeated the unproven claim to congressional leaders on Monday, and his press secretary on Tuesday affirmed "the president does believe that." There is still no proof of widespread fraud.

Former President Bill Clinton plays with balloons onstage at the end of the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia in July.

10 Election Moments You Won't Totally Hate And Might Even Like

1:29pm December 29, 2016

by Meg Anderson

The 2016 election was divisive and nasty and full of insults and innuendo. But let's look at the brighter side — here are 10 lighter moments from 2016 that weren't so bad. Some are actually funny.

Latino voters go to the polls for early voting at the Miami-Dade Government Center on October 21, 2004 in Miami, Florida. A key constituency in Florida, many wondered how conservative Latinos would vote after now President-elect Trump's remarks on immigra

Latinos Will Never Vote For A Republican, And Other Myths About Hispanics From 2016

10:52am December 22, 2016

by Asma Khalid

There were expectations that Donald Trump would do worse with Latino voters than any candidate in history, but that didn't happen.

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