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The Takeaway is joined by a journalist covering Washington and the Committee to Protect Journalists to discuss the implications of President Trump's attitude towards the press. 

Ryan Helsley, a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and citizen of the Cherokee Nation called out the Atlanta Braves "tomahawk chop," but the Braves have been reluctant to change.

The state’s largest utility, PG&E, started cutting electricity as a precaution against wildfires.

The U.S. has largely contributed to the growth of this palm oil industry.

Can a news story get so big that it influences polling?

China’s billion-dollar NBA fan base is enraged and threatening to cut ties.

"Truly a Trump miracle," the Assistant to the President on Trade says about the state of the U.S. economy.

Civilian casualties have risen in many of the conflicts the U.S. is involved in since President Trump took office.

Even as the Ukraine scandal embroils the White House, President Trump has continued to press forward with an often unpredictable approach to foreign policy.

The Takeaway speaks with Newsday’s Rafer Guzman and New York Magazine’s Alison Willmore about "Joker" and whether the outrage surrounding its release is overblown or justified.

Since leaving The Band in the 1970s, Robbie Robertson has put out multiple solo albums and written a memoir. This month, Robertson released his latest solo record, Sinematic. 

The former Dallas police officer was found guilty of killing her unarmed black neighbor in his own apartment last year.

Even before he became president, Donald Trump had ties with the former Soviet Republic.

Two federal whistleblowers describe the retaliation they faced when speaking out on government misconduct.

The Anti-Defamation League added 36 entries to its online catalog of extremist symbols, from logos of extremist groups to numbers that carry secret codes.

The latest Trump administration scandal has pushed the impeachment news cycle into overdrive, as mainstream media and right-wing outlets battle over control of the narrative.

The Takeaway speaks to NBA legend and author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about how he’s managed to find success in such a wide range of professional fields.

Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or challenger Benny Gantz have enough votes to form a government.

Andrew Yang and Kamala Harris have brought Asian American identity into a new national focus.

New tensions come almost a year after Saudi Arabia killed The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.