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* ![Los Angeles Times](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1f36636b07bd46c/698937b1929fadd4b8bf14f1/bulldozer-operator-california-fire.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 9, 2018  
### [He Almost Died Doing One of the Riskiest Jobs in Firefighting. Inside the Lives of California's Wildfire Bulldozer Operators](https://time.com/5366522/california-wildfires-bulldozer-operators/)  
Two bulldozer operators have already died this year  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![Taylor Swift](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f424bddf6e66a67/69892df3929fad642fbf04b3/ap18107789738754.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 9, 2018  
### [Taylor's First Political Endorsements Caused a Swift Spike in Voter Registrations](https://time.com/5419276/taylor-swift-instagram-post-voter-registration-spike/)  
The singer came out in support of two Democrats over the weekend  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Structures Destroyed By California Wine Country Wildfires Rises To 8400](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt950da7fd154797ab/69893bc3fb4eacea6a897cfc/coffey-strong-sign.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 8, 2018  
### [Why This Town Is Rebuilding One Year After a Destructive Wildfire—Knowing Another Fire Will Likely Come](https://time.com/5411757/coffey-park-california-wildfire/)  
"It’s not a question of if the fires come again — but rather when the fires come again"  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![Texas Senate Candidates Ted Cruz And Beto O'Rourke Debate In Dallas](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8641af5b7c599d5e/69893b9922fb85b094e26cc3/beto-orourke.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 2, 2018  
### [Beto O'Rourke Apologizes for 'Demeaning Comments About Women' in 1991 Musical Review](https://time.com/5412407/beto-orourke-musical-review-apology/)  
A review from his college paper resurfaced this week  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Ted Cruz](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt69147582e0c76e4f/69893b0f0a4a22cc879d3cb1/ted-cruz.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 25, 2018  
### [Ted Cruz Leaves Washington Restaurant After Protesters Shout 'We Believe Survivors'](https://time.com/5405601/ted-cruz-brett-kavanaugh-protests/)  
In the latest example of a high-profile Republican being accosted by protesters  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc3c9f85681008306/69893b07e76ad268de633130/google-doodle-us-voter-registration.png?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 25, 2018  
### [Today's Google Doodle Encourages Americans to Register to Vote Before the Midterms](https://time.com/5405551/google-doodle-voter-registration/)  
Google is trying to get people to register before the midterm elections  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![Lyndon B. Johnson Taking Presidential Oath](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b89aa06ef90fa84/69893995457a525284d5f4dd/lbj.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 6, 2018  
### [The Anonymous Trump Op-Ed Writer Worried the 25th Amendment Could Cause a Crisis. Preventing Crisis Is Why It Exists](https://time.com/5388796/trump-op-ed-25th-amendment/)  
"There were early whispers within the cabinet of invoking the 25th Amendment," the unnamed writer cl...  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)
* ![President Trump Hosts The Amir Of The State of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah At The White House](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59c27140027af286/6989398bfb4eacd78e89792b/donald-trump-op-ed-tweet.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 6, 2018  
### [Trump Demands Source of Anonymous Op-Ed](https://time.com/5388118/trump-new-york-times-reveal-anonymous-op-ed-writer/)  
He claimed the author's identity must be shared for "National Security purposes"  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Rep. Joaquin Castro Holds News Conference On Immigrants Separated From Children](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf0b75b77725b4f8/69893989656a3f6af3bd5669/bernie-sanders-stop-bezos.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 6, 2018  
### [Bernie Sanders Introduces the 'Stop BEZOS' Bill](https://time.com/5388085/bernie-sanders-stop-bezos-bill/)  
The legislation is aimed at taxing companies with employees who earn low wages and receive federal b...  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Alabama GOP Senate Candidate Roy Moore Holds Election Night Party](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56509eccb11cf489/69893987e76ad282d5632ea5/roy-moore-lawsuit-who-is-america-sacha-baron-cohen.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 5, 2018  
### [Roy Moore Is Suing Sacha Baron Cohen for Millions of Dollars After His _Who is America?_ Appearance](https://time.com/5388018/alabama-roy-moore-suing-sacha-baron-cohen/)  
The suit claims defamation, intentional inflection of emotional distress and fraud  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
* ![Geoffrey Ownes](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt674b5cf69eae7800/6989395a8fd2eebe6a35c895/geoffrey-owens.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 4, 2018  
### ['Every Job is Worthwhile.' Former _Cosby Show_ Actor Speaks Out After Job-Shaming Photo Goes Viral](https://time.com/5385842/geoffrey-owens-cosby-show-actor-grocery-store-speaks-out/)  
A photo of Owens working at a Trader Joe's went viral over the weekend  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Meets With GOP Senators On Capitol Hill](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0e151b1c0f00103/698939577cdbac917ad5dd68/kavanaugh.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 4, 2018  
### [Poll: Kavanaugh Has Historically Low Support](https://time.com/5385830/judge-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-senate-hearing-poll/)  
Americans are split on the potential Supreme Court justice  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![McCain's casket is carried into the church](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfeb5920e336f45b2/6989391997cdff14de6b61dc/mccain-funeral-service-casket.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 30, 2018  
### ['We Shall Not See His Like Again'](https://time.com/5382729/arizona-memorial-john-mccain/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Mollie Tibbetts' family mourns](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0b21f1fc95656be/698938db22fb85de77e268af/mollie-tibbetts-family-mourns.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 28, 2018  
### ['The Hispanic Community Are Iowans.' Mollie Tibbetts' Dad Rebukes the Politicization of Her Death](https://time.com/5380053/mollie-tibbetts-dad-funeral-iowa/)  
"The Hispanic community are Iowans"  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![Senators McCain, Graham, Cassidy and Johnson Discuss Health Care Reform](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c2a6d2812d43e19/698938d87cdbac0e52d5dc7e/lindsey-graham-john-mccain.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 28, 2018  
### ['He Was Not Cheated.' Lindsey Graham Shares His Last Conversation With John McCain](https://time.com/5380020/lindsey-graham-john-mccain/)  
'He was not cheated'  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)

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