ACA Win
Work-to-play: Appeals court rules against Arkansas work requirement, because it violates medicaid's statutory goal of providing unrestricted access to coverage. Lydia Wheeler and Andrew Harris for Bloomberg.

Addiction Redux
Cause and effect: Author Johann Hari shares successes, failures in drug policy with Democracy Now.

The Adrian Darya 1
Cat and mouse game: A drama has been playing out on the high seas between Iran and the US involving bribes, sanctions, and center stage, a hulking oil tanker. Deirdre Shesgreen and Kim Hjelmgaard for USA TODAY.

American Intellectualism
Dumbing down: Institutionalized ignorance on rise in US. Patricia Williams for The Guardian.

American Junta
Down the rabbit hole: In wake of offensive tweets, bill proposing commisssion to review reality television star's mental health quietly garners support. Michael Isikoff for Yahoo News.

Americannabis
Evolving positions: Poll reflects changing opinions about marijuana, use. Andrew Romano for Yahoo News..

'Anarchist Jurisdictions'
Divide and conjure: Conjuring images of cities laid waste by protests, DOJ creates hit list of Trump detractors. Allan Smith for NBC News.

Anatomy of a Pandemic
Art of the hunch: Washington Post reporters Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey, Yasmeen Abutaleb, Robert Costa and Lena H. Sun unpack White House response to COVID-19 that pits television persona against science.

Arctic Meltdown
Feeling the heat: Absence of sea ice may signal doom for arctic ecosystems, fisheries. Dan Joling for AP.

Arms Race
Fool's gold: America leads the way in military spending, accounting for a full third globally. Michael B. Sauter, Evan Comen and Samuel Stebbins for 24/7 Wall St.

Arms Trade Treaty
Merchants of death: In move that unwittingly paints NRA as haven for international gun dealers, reality television star abandons global arms treaty, joining ranks with Russia, North Korea, Syria. Missy Ryan and John Hudson for The Washington Post.

Articles of Impeachment
You be the judge: With acquittal looming, read the full, downloadable articles of impeachment.

Artificial Intelligence
Hollywood was right: AI is not your friend. Michael B. Kelley for Yahoo Finance.

The Ashcroft Cover-up
Deliver us from evil: Former Attorney General John Ashcroft poses before pornographic works of neo-classic art.

Asylum Ban
Like a good neighbor: Court strikes down "third-country asylum rule" requiring seekers first apply for asylum in country close to home. Dennis Romero and Julia Ainsley for NBC News.

Backdoor Appointments
Bad actors: Like many Trump appointees, federal court rules DHS secretary appointment undercut process, pauses policy over concerns of legitimacy. Peter Weber for The Week.

The Bad Lieutenant
"The Vindman Rule": White House adopts stricter policy on phone calls after Lieutenant Colonel's testimony in effort to insulate president, reward loyalty. Alex Marquardt, Zachary Cohen and Pamela Brown for CNN.

Baghdadzi
Fight-or-flight: As America takes flight from Middle East, Iran steps up fight with embassy attack. Anne Gearan, Philip Rucker and Josh Dawsey for The Washington Post.

Bailout Powers
The "O" word: White House uses signing of coronavirus relief bill to kill oversight. Kyle Cheney covers self-aggrandizing dictator's latest abuse for Politico.

Barring Justice
Pocket pals: US Attorney General William Barr seeks reduced sentence for reality television star crony Roger Stone, prosecutors resign in protest. Michael Balsamo and Eric Tucker for AP.

Battle Posture
Full steam ahead: Bolstered by America's affinity for TNT, White House deploys force to Korean peninsula. Michael Langan for AFP.

Being Donald Trump
Mental as anything: Trump's tweets and embrace of conspiracy look to be symptoms of psychosis, or are they? Sharon Begley for Stat News.

The Better Budget
Austerity backlash: The Congressional Progressive Caucus has released its version of the Congressional Budget, reminding us fiscal reponsibility isn't about hoarding cash.

The Big Show
Tit for tat: In response to Pyongyang's nuclear grumblings, US throws nuke-capable B-2 Bombers - from the Show Me State no less - into the war game mix.

Birthday Hype
Love and rockets: Putin commemorates birthday with missile test as sunset approaches for key arms treaty. Nataliya Vasilyeva for The Telegraph.

Birthergeddon
Midnight in the garden of deceit: Trump concedes Obama was born in the US, but not without shifting blame for five years of character assassination onto the Clinton camp. A timeline.

Bishop of Bling
Fired up: Pope removes German bishop after spending 43 million dollars on residence. Reuters.

The Bitter Budget
Skinned alive: Budget proposal resurrects the bones of Reaganism. Rick Newman for Yahoo News.

Blood Sport
Death cab for Gammy: When the gods of commerce require blood sacrifice to protect markets from pandemic fallout, party of Family Values all too eager to offer up grandparents. Christopher Wilson for Yahoo News.

Bluegrass Hemp
Catch-22: Kentucky Senate passes progressive hemp bill, but it requires a lift of the federal ban first. Bruce Schreiner for AP.

Bombogenesis
Stormy weather: When a storm's barometric pressure drops by twenty four milibars in as many hours, it's considered a "bomb cyclone", a quickly developing hurricane, even in the middle of winter. Jacy Marmaduke and Doyle Rice explain it for USA TODAY.

Boogaloo
Knights in white satin: Homeland Security issues warning over far-right extremists, reality television star points the other way. Natasha Bertrand for Politico.

Boogaloo Extremists
Up with arms: Congressional hearing on domestic terrorism paints boogaloo as disjointed network of right-wing gun enthusiasts in search of a movement. Caitlin Dickson for Yahoo News.

The Border Wall
Donald's breach party: Nick Miroff offers a how-to on penetrating the southern border wall for The Washington Post.

Brain Drain
Fatal attraction: As the global economy grows, qualified workers-to-jobs ratio shrinking in some nations. Amy X. Wang for Quartz.

Brain Hacks
The addiction code: Today, silicon valley programs with one goal in mind. Anderson Cooper for 60 minutes.

The Brexit Bunch
Russia, Russia, Russia: Lawmakers demanding release of intelligence report on Russia meddling in British elections. Sound familiar? Ivana Kottasova for CNN.

Brick and Border
Non-essential business: While the coronavirus pandemic has halted most work in the US, the border wall continues its path of cultural, environmental destruction unabated. Quinn Owen for ABC News.

Bubble Culture
Mythbuster: David Brooks, the voice of the GOP for the New York Times, NPR and PBS, gets his clock cleaned by Jim Naureckas for FAIR.

Bullish Science
Food for thought: FDA's approval of cloning has renewed debate over ethics, safety and the very science. William Saletan sides with the cloners for Slate.

Busy Bees
Conflict of interest: GMO giant Monsanto's purchase of Beelogics - the world's leading researcher on the collapse of honey bee colonies, largely thought to be caused by GMOs - is raising some eyebrows.