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Senator is denied a meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia; judge finds cause to hold Trump officials in contempt
President Donald Trump and Japanese officials talk tariffs and Sen. Chris Van Hollen travels to El Salvador to try to visit ...
'Sinners' gives Michael B. Jordan two roles of a lifetime
It's 1932 in Clarksdale, Miss., and enterprising twin brothers Smoke and Stack, both played by Coogler's longtime muse Michael B. Jordan, have returned to town after some years away in Chicago.
‘Loving v. Virginia’ goes from the highest court to grand opera
Denyce Graves-Montgomery directs Damien Geter’s new opera, commissioned for the 50th anniversary season of Virginia Opera.
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When Franklin Roosevelt Clashed With the Supreme Court—and Lost
Roberts’ switch had two consequences for Roosevelt, only one of them good. The president could rejoice that his program might now be safe, as indeed it was. Never again would the court strike ...
They found the music of ‘Sinners’ together — just as they have from the beginning
Director Ryan Coogler and composer Ludwig Göransson met in film school at USC. Their latest collaboration, an explosive mix ...
‘Garden state gothic’: See the Jersey Devil in a new light
On a blustery spring night, up in a barn loft in the New Jersey Pinelands, Alex Dawson’s deep, raspy voice conjured up the ...
Review: Fun, Astute, San Francisco-Set ‘Raise Your Other Right Hand’ Pays Homage To ‘Thin Man’
"Raise Your Other Right Hand," a story about athletics, mobsters and courtroom maneuvers, centers on a happy marriage and is driven by a steadfast belief in human decency. Local author and attorney ...