Shutdowns are a Game of Chicken, But Does Anyone Actually Win?

The Takeaway

Shutdowns are a Game of Chicken, But Does Anyone Actually Win? 

If no compromise is reached, the political impasse could make this the longest-running government shutdown in American history. 

Future of Chinese Tariffs Uncertain as American Delegation Arrives in Beijing

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has for decades seen China as an existential threat to American prosperity.

How R. Kelly Built an “Ecosystem Around his Predation”

For years in the music and entertainment industry, there’s been an open secret about musician R. Kelly. Everyone knows, but no one wants to talk about it. That may be changing.

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Roy Meyers

Matt Peterson

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