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Republican and Democratic lawmakers are distancing themselves from Trump’s foreign policy

After Trump abandoned the Syrian Kurds, key allies in the Middle East, Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan group of lawmakers visited other allies in Jordan and Afghanistan.

By Ella Nilsen

The problem with the endangered species list

When are we done protecting the gray wolf?

By Kimberly Mas

Travel has never been “authentic”

Visiting Iceland in the age of overtourism.

By Kyle Chayka

Meghan and Harry are taking a break from their royal duties. This isn’t surprising.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are taking six weeks off starting in November with their son Archie.

By Terry Nguyen

Facebook banned more fake Russian and Iranian accounts

The social network also says it is beefing up efforts to protect the site in the run-up to the 2020 elections. For instance: It’s going to call false news false.

By Peter Kafka

This is a worst-possible wildfire scenario for Southern California

Every year, climate change makes a "catastrophic" fire like this one more and more likely.

By Eliza Barclay

Team Trump’s efforts to spin Mulvaney’s quid pro quo confession are not going well

Mick Mulvaney and Mike Pompeo had a rough go of it on the Sunday news shows.

By Aaron Rupar

Google’s attempt to shut down a unionization meeting just riled up its employees

Management tried to shut down an employee-led talk on unionization at its Zurich office, but it happened anyway.

By Shirin Ghaffary

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Where are the troops going?

President Trump is pulling out of Syria while sending more troops to Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

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Mark Zuckerberg is the new political villian for the Democratic Party

By Theodore Schleifer October 21

The last 72 hours in Brexit, explained

By Jen Kirby October 21

We deserve a better Medicare-for-all debate

By Dylan Scott October 21

Freelance journalists are mad about a new California law. Here’s what’s missing from the debate.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell October 21

The past 24 hours in Syria news, explained

By Alex Ward October 21

Mitt Romney has a secret Twitter account named “Pierre Delecto”

By Jane Coaston October 21

Poll: Pete Buttigieg joins the list of presidential frontrunners in Iowa

By Sean Collins October 21

Drug companies reach $260 million deal with Ohio counties over role in opioid epidemic

By German Lopez October 21

How meritocracy harms everyone — even the winners

By Sean Illing October 21

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“America’s surrender”: What Afghans think about US-Taliban peace talks

Many Afghans fear US-Taliban peace talks are coming at their own expense.

By Christopher R. Jones October 21

Halloween costumes have a size problem

By Jasmin Malik Chua October 21

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By Vox Staff October 21

6 comic book callbacks from Watchmen’s series premiere

By Alex Abad-Santos October 20

Introducing Reset, a new podcast about how tech is changing our lives

By Liz Nelson October 15

Watchmen plunges straight through the funhouse mirror into another 2019

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff and Allegra Frank October 20

I think HBO’s Watchmen is tremendous television. Lots of people will strongly disagree.

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff October 20

UK leaders insist Brexit will happen by October 31 despite an extension request

By Riley Beggin October 20

US troops leaving Syria will fight ISIS from Iraq

By Riley Beggin October 20

State Department talking points counter Trump’s optimistic message on Syria

By Alex Ward October 20

HBO’s Watchmen tells stories about America’s racist past in America’s racist present

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff October 20

Trump won’t host the G7 at his Miami resort after all

By Riley Beggin October 20

Algorithms are grading student essays across the country. Can this really teach kids how to write better?

By Lauren Katz October 20

How propaganda works in the digital age

By Sean Illing October 20

The UK Parliament just blew up Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans

By Jen Kirby October 20

Clinton’s email practices were risky but not malicious, State Department finds

By Riley Beggin October 19

A controversial Florida law stops some former felons from voting. A judge just blocked part of it.

By P.R. Lockhart October 19

In London, hundreds of thousands demand another chance to vote on Brexit

By Riley Beggin October 19

Tulsi Gabbard calls Hillary Clinton “the queen of warmongers” in her latest clash with top Democrats

By Riley Beggin October 19

Capitalism is turning us into addicts

By Sean Illing October 19

The 4 words that will decide impeachment

By Ezra Klein October 19

Vox Sentences: Impeachment, Day 24

By Hannah Brown October 18

No one expected The Athletic could get people to pay for sports news. Now it has 600,000 subscribers.

By Peter Kafka October 18

Why a vote to close New York’s Rikers Island is being met with backlash

By P.R. Lockhart October 18

Rick Perry, a key figure in Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, will resign as energy secretary

By Li Zhou October 18

Barney the Dinosaur is getting a new movie. But is America ready?

By Aja Romano October 18

Trump loves dictators. Erdogan is the latest to take advantage of that.

By Alex Ward October 18

The problem with Amazon’s speedy shipping, in one graphic

By Alexia Fernández Campbell October 18

In 1986, Watchmen skewered the way we love superheroes. It’s still as relevant as ever.

By Alex Abad-Santos October 18

ABC’s Emergence blends Lost with This Is Us and adds a dash of E.T.

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff October 18

The Supreme Court will decide if Trump can fire the CFPB director. The implications are enormous.

By Ian Millhiser October 18