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Since the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump has threatened to “open up the libel laws” so he could sue the New York Times. Now, the President has found a strong ally in Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas who has called for reconsideration of a landmark First Amendment precedent. What’s at stake? Watch this Retro Report.

One year after the Parkland shooting, the House advanced a bill requiring background checks for gun sales. Student-led protests have galvanized gun control advocates in the past year, but revisiting a past fight over gun safety might help us understand how the conversation has progressed. Watch “Why We Can’t Have a Civil Conversation About Guns.”

There are 50 confirmed cases of measles in Washington state – and the outbreak doesn’t seem to be slowing. We explored the growing anti-vaxxer movement and how autism was first falsely linked with autism in this video. Click to watch – and then send to your friends.