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Why Pelosi calling Trump’s tweets racist on the House floor turned into chaos

Blame Thomas Jefferson.

By Ella Nilsen and Tara Golshan

5 winners and 18 losers from the Democratic presidential fundraising quarter

Biden is no dominant frontrunner, and other takeaways from the latest filings.

By Andrew Prokop

Game of Thrones crushed the competition in Emmy nominations

With 137 nominations — and 32 for Game of Thrones alone — HBO rules the Emmy roost.

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff

“They have let us down”: Eric Garner’s family criticizes decision to not federally charge NYPD officer

The Department of Justice investigated Garner’s death for years. On Tuesday, it ended with no charges.

By P.R. Lockhart

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Joe Biden’s health care plan, explained

It’s not Medicare-for-all, but if it happened it would be a big, um, deal.

By Matthew Yglesias

Who gets to mourn a miscarriage?

Partners and family members feel the loss too.

By Julia Bueno

Planned Parenthood removes Leana Wen as president

The news comes after rumors that Wen wanted to take the group in a less political direction.

By Anna North

Scarlett Johansson defends her desire to play any person, any race, or “any tree” she wants

The Avenger blamed the criticism she received for playing marginalized people on "political correctness"

By Allegra Frank

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By Catherine Kim July 16

Of course Mitch McConnell didn’t condemn Trump’s racist tweets

By Li Zhou July 16

Donors love a winner — which is why Silicon Valley is chucking money only at the top 2020 candidates

By Theodore Schleifer July 16

Kamala Harris’s plan to reduce prescription drug costs, explained

By Li Zhou July 16

Game of Thrones caps off its final season by breaking an Emmy record

By Aja Romano July 16

The New Hampshire primary will make or break Bernie Sanders’s chances

By Ella Nilsen July 16

“What’s your ethnicity?”: Kellyanne Conway’s defense of Trump’s racism isn’t helping

By Aaron Rupar July 16

Elizabeth Warren grills defense secretary nominee Mark Esper over Raytheon lobbying

By Jen Kirby July 16

“I benefit from a system that my ancestors built”: Beto O’Rourke says his ancestors owned slaves

By Catherine Kim July 16

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Trump’s plan to take wolves off the endangered species list is deeply flawed

By Lindsey Botts July 16

Password sharing could be a good thing for Netflix and Hulu

By Rani Molla July 16

Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

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India and Sri Lanka’s violent fight over fish

By Johnny Harris and Christina Thornell July 16

Netflix edits out 13 Reasons Why’s graphic suicide scene, 2 years after the show’s debut

By Constance Grady July 16

Here’s why some activists and shoppers are calling for Amazon Prime Day boycotts

By Stephie Grob Plante July 16

Here’s the complete list of 2019 Emmy nominations

By Alex Abad-Santos and Allegra Frank July 16

Trump’s threat to investigate Google isn’t based on evidence. It’s based on Fox News.

By Aaron Rupar July 16

Neo-Nazi who drove car into Charlottesville crowd given second life sentence

By P.R. Lockhart July 16

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How Chicago built house music from the ashes of disco

By Estelle Caswell and Tyrice Hester July 16

Joe Biden’s record on school desegregation busing, explained

By P.R. Lockhart July 16

Mark Esper, President Trump’s pick for defense secretary, explained

By Caroline Houck July 16

Trump vs. “the Squad”

By Ezra Klein July 16

How Spider-Man: Far From Home’s post-credits reveal could shape the future of the MCU

By Alex Abad-Santos July 16

Recode Daily: More homes will have surveillance devices after this Amazon Prime Day

By Kat Borgerding July 16

Study: Volkswagen cheated on emissions standards — and made thousands of kids sick

By Kelsey Piper July 16

Cory Booker’s latest criminal justice reform bill takes aim at life imprisonment

By German Lopez July 16

Flight attendants keep getting sick. It’s likely because of their uniforms.

By Rae Nudson July 16

Apollo 11 memorabilia sells for a high price — but who should really own NASA history?

By Luke Winkie July 16

The Farewell director Lulu Wang on challenging “what Americanness means”

By Alissa Wilkinson July 16

Why Bill de Blasio is so hated, explained

By Emily Stewart July 16

Why Barry dropped much less rain on the Gulf coast than forecasters expected

By Umair Irfan July 16

Amazon Prime Day could usher in a new wave of fear-based social media usage

By Rani Molla July 16

The racism in Trump’s attacks should be impossible to deny

By P.R. Lockhart July 15

Vox Sentences: Raising the bar for asylum

By Catherine Kim July 15

Amazon workers are celebrating Prime Day with a protest

By Emily Stewart July 15

The Trump administration is dramatically restricting who can seek asylum

By Jen Kirby July 15

House Democrats will vote to condemn Trump’s racist tweet about 4 progressive lawmakers

By Ella Nilsen July 15

Lashana Lynch will reportedly be the new 007. But she probably won’t be the next James Bond.

By Aja Romano July 15

Kamala Harris just introduced a bill to give housekeepers overtime pay and meal breaks

By Alexia Fernández Campbell July 15

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