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Photo: Alex Brandon, File (AP) Since the election (which is still not technically over, although it’s very much decided), Congressional Democrats have squabbled over what is to blame for their less-than-stellar performance at the ballot box. Among the accusations, launched most vociferously by S.C. Rep. James Clyburn, is that “sloganeering” …

Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. THE ATLANTIC Joe Biden accrued a record-setting number of votes, proving that the Democratic Party’s coalition …

Dallas rap icon Mo3, whose real name is Melvin Noble, has died after a fatal shooting on a Texas interstate on Wednesday afternoon (November 11). He was 28 years old. According to TMZ, the hip hop artist was gunned down just before noon on highway 1-35 and was taken to …

Former NBA players Al Harrington and Larry Hughes are teaming up again—this time to expand Harrington’s cannabis business. Harrington announced that fellow former NBA player Hughes will expand the Viola brand when he opens two cannabis dispensaries and a cultivation and processing center in St. Louis early next year. The …

Photo: Shutterstock The Louisville Metro Police Department is accused of concealing at least 738,000 records documenting the sexual abuse of minors who participated in the Explorer Scouts Program—the department’s mentoring program for youth considering professions in law enforcement—by two police officers and then lying to keep the records from coming …

Twitter has been making up policy as it goes along, because it has had to. It has been more transparent this year about its decisions than it was in years prior, because demands for accountability have finally reached an unignorable pitch, but we can still only speculate about much of …

Lawrence Clayton, a veteran actor who made his Broadway debut as C.C. White in the 1981 film Dreamgirls, has reportedly passed away. Deadline reports that Clayton died on November 2. His death follows a two-year fight with glioblastoma cancer. RELATED: Quinn Coleman, Record Executive, DJ And Son Of Former BET …

South Carolina Democrat Jaime Harrison told the Washington Post Tuesday, he is interested in becoming the Democratic National Committee Chair. The Yale graduate and former high school teacher told the Post he’s not only interested in the position, but he has the support of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), …

Photo: Andrey_Popov (Shutterstock) We live in strange times, y’all—an era of fabricated electoral disputes, a very real pandemic, and seemingly a holiday for every event and demographic imaginable. For instance, here in the United States, November 11 is commonly observed as Veterans Day. But in China, the “Double 11″ date …

The Atlantic is pleased to offer, below, an adapted and updated excerpt from former President Barack Obama’s new memoir, A Promised Land, which will be published on Tuesday by Crown. Yesterday, The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, sat down with President Obama to conduct the first interview for publication …