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How the Biden administration can save the Postal Service

The Postal Service has to do more than deliver mail if it wants to survive.

By Adam Clark Estes

The department store’s false promise to Black America

Department stores have a long, complicated history of racist exclusion.

By Rikki Byrd

Did the New York Times fire an editor over a tweet? The Lauren Wolfe controversy, explained

An editor for the New York Times tweeted that she had "chills" watching Joe Biden’s plane land.

By Anya van Wagtendonk

Are the Olympics still going to happen in 2021? Here’s what we know.

For now, yes. But the how is a lot less certain.

By Jen Kirby

The Arizona GOP censures 3 prominent members for not sufficiently supporting Trump

As the state grows increasingly blue, the Arizona Republican Party is tacking to the right.

By Anya van Wagtendonk

Thousands of Russians were arrested in protests supporting Putin critic Alexei Navalny

Navalny was recently arrested upon his arrival in Russia from Germany.

By Anya van Wagtendonk

Trump reportedly considered putting an ally willing to dispute election results in charge of the DOJ

The report of more interference efforts comes as the Senate makes plans for its impeachment trial.

By Anya van Wagtendonk

Biden’s LGBTQ rights executive order and the transphobic backlash, explained

On his first day, Biden rolled back Trump’s anti-LGBTQ policies. Trolls were not happy.

By Katelyn Burns

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Second in command, first in history

Kamala Harris has already broken barriers, but ahead lies the rare task of leading a polarized and evenly divided Senate.

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Joe Biden is president, but Rand Paul still won’t admit the election wasn’t stolen

By Anya van Wagtendonk January 24

Legendary broadcaster Larry King has died at age 87

By Anya van Wagtendonk January 23

Is it constitutional to hold an impeachment trial for a former president?

By Ian Millhiser January 23

The 50-50 Senate is already running into trouble figuring out its rules

By Li Zhou January 23

Trump is gone. But the threat of right-wing violence that arose under his watch remains.

By Zack Beauchamp January 22

Biden plans to continue many of Trump’s foreign policies — at least for now

By Alex Ward January 22

WandaVision’s comic book connections, explained

By Alex Abad-Santos January 22

Biden’s planned actions on reproductive health care, explained

By Anna North January 22

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By Jason Del Rey January 22

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By German Lopez January 22

Dr. Rachel Levine’s historic appointment to the Biden administration, explained

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Will Biden’s $15 minimum wage cost jobs? The evidence, explained.

By Dylan Matthews January 22

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Donald Trump’s presidency was the worst thing that happened to the Trump brand

By Alex Abad-Santos January 22

Most Americans are open to Biden using executive action

By Li Zhou January 22

What Biden can do to fix America’s Covid-19 vaccine mess

By German Lopez January 22

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By German Lopez January 21

Fauci threw a lot of shade at Trump in his first comments as a Biden adviser

By Aaron Rupar January 21

Biden picks his new acting FCC chair

By Sara Morrison January 21

Biden will use the Defense Production Act in his anti-coronavirus effort

By Alex Ward January 21

What Reconstruction teaches us about white nationalism today

By Fabiola Cineas January 21

How Trump could theoretically get his Facebook back

By Rebecca Heilweil January 21

Kicking people off social media isn’t about free speech

By Aja Romano January 21

The US faces a historic unemployment crisis

By Emily Stewart January 21

The last US-Russia nuclear arms deal is about to expire. Biden wants to extend it.

By Alex Ward January 21

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By Lauren Katz January 21

Don’t expect Biden to reenter the Iran nuclear deal right away

By Alex Ward January 21

Most college athletes can’t accept brand sponsorships or deals. That could soon change.

By Terry Nguyen January 21

Fauci makes the Biden administration’s debut at the WHO

By Jen Kirby January 21

Tech platforms banned Trump. Now what?

By Madeline Marshall and Casey Newton January 21

The uneasy comforts of Joe Biden’s inauguration TV special

By Emily VanDerWerff January 21

How will Trump handle life without Twitter and Facebook? Ask Alex Jones.

By Peter Kafka January 21