In this issue

The White House counsel is one of the most vital positions in any administration. In "Better Call Don" Andy Kroll profiles Donald F. McGahn, the lawyer with the hardest job in DC: keeping Donald Trump on the right side of the law. Pema Levy writes about Trump's attorney general and his brand of Alabama justice in, "The Harsh, Petty, and Highly Political Law of Jeff Sessions". "This is a War and We Intend to Win" by Wes Enzinna goes inside the underground antiracist movement that brings the fight to white supremacists. In Mixed Media, David Corn interviews late night TV comedy star. Samantha Bee, Clive Thompson interviews Dave Eggers and James Ponsoldt on their upcoming film, "The Circle." Read on, this issue has so much more.

If the Suit Fits

Meet the lawyer fighting for the rights of high-profile transgender clients like Chelsea Manning and Gavin Grimm.

5 mins

Minnesota Nice

Ilhan Omar’s journey from a refugee camp to the statehouse.

5 mins

Better Call Don

Meet the man with the hardest job in Washington: keeping Trump on the right side of the law.

10+ mins

The Lioness In Winter

Dianne Feinstein Has Been the Ultimate Establishment Democrat. Will Trump at Last Bring Out Her Roar? 

10+ mins

Flight 1040

To escape the taxman, ultrawealthy Americans are ditching their citizenship at record rates.

6 mins

Oil and Water

A journey to Standing Rock evokes tribal memories of wealth, murder, and betrayal.

6 mins

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