The main goal of transportation that costs riders nothing—getting people out of their cars—can't be achieved by eliminating fares.

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Protesters win a brief victory in the Dakota Access pipeline battle, and August sets a new heat record.

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The president suggests he sees the rule of law as an impediment to getting tough on crime.

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Dana Rohrabacher lost his reelection bid after two decades in Congress. Democrats could now dig in to his Kremlin ties.