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James Mattis, the last “adult” in the Trump administration, resigns as defense secretary
Trump announced the retired general would depart early next year in a Thursday tweet.
House approves $5 billion for Trump’s border wall, increasing chances of a partial government shutdown
The measure will almost definitely fail in the Senate.
A new Trump rule could take food stamps away from 755,000 people
The USDA wants to toughen SNAP work requirements, but there’s little evidence the program discourages work.
Trump is officially turning back asylum seekers who come to the US through Mexico
In a huge win for Trump’s asylum crackdown, Central Americans and others will be forced to wait in Mexico while their claims are processed in the US.
$1.3 million: the average bonus Juul employees get after a deal with a cigarette maker
Juul was supposed to render smoking obsolete. Cigarette giant Altria just bought a third of it.
Why airlines make you check your carry-on bags
It’s not just because of overhead bin space.
Congress just passed the most significant criminal justice reform bill in decades
The First Step Act adopts significant, but modest, criminal justice reforms.
Juul, the vape device teens are getting hooked on, explained
If you’ve seen people sucking on what look like USB flash drives, they’re probably "Juuling."
