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Trump promised 200,000 Covid-19 vaccinations a day. That’s 5 to 9 years to vaccinate the US.

Despite Trump’s debate promises, experts say vaccines will take months or years to roll out.

By German Lopez

Exclusive poll: Biden won the debate convincingly

A decisive win, powered mostly by character.

By Matthew Yglesias

How bad is your state’s Covid-19 outbreak?

These maps show how your state is doing.

By German Lopez

Joe Biden’s most surprising, and possibly important, answer of the debate

Biden disavowed a lot of ambitious progressive policies on Tuesday. But there were two he refused to reject.

By Ezra Klein

Netflix’s The Boys in the Band is a polished remake of a caustic classic

The new movie adaptation can feel more like a history lesson than urgent viewing. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

By Alex Abad-Santos

The growing concerns over Trump and a peaceful transition, explained

It’s unlikely that Trump will steal the election. But unlikely doesn’t mean impossible.

By Zack Beauchamp

Pope Francis refused to meet with Mike Pompeo so as not to boost Trump

Part of the problem lies with Pompeo’s decision to act as a Trump campaign surrogate in his official capacity.

By Alex Ward

If Trump wins, 20 million people could lose health insurance. If Biden wins, 25 million could gain it.

The enormous stakes for Americans’ health insurance in the 2020 election, explained.

By Dylan Scott

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President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee first garnered attention after being questioned about her Catholic faith. Vox’s Ian Millhiser says that attention likely motivated her nomination.

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What voter suppression looks like online

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Why the very richest Americans are refusing to take sides in the presidential race

By Theodore Schleifer

Why it’s still unlikely we’ll have a Covid-19 vaccine before Election Day

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Why Vienna opera singers are ready to risk their lives to perform in a pandemic

By Julia Belluz

CNN fact-checked the presidential debate. It was almost all about Trump’s lies.

By German Lopez

Joe Biden smashed his single-hour fundraising record after the first presidential debate

By Ella Nilsen

The reviews are in: The first presidential debate was a disaster

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Whose vote counts, the Netflix series, explained

By Claire Gordon

Growing chicken is big business. So why are many farmers forced into debt they can’t pay off?

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Extreme poverty is getting worse across the globe for the first time in decades

By Kelsey Piper

The false hope of reopening is killing small businesses

By Emily Stewart

The emergency is happening right now

By Zack Beauchamp

Vote-by-mail is not full of fraud, despite Trump’s debate claims

By Jen Kirby

The first post-debate polls say Biden won

By Andrew Prokop

3 debate moments that showed how unsuited Trump is for the presidency

By Aaron Rupar

It’s true: 1 in 1,000 Black Americans have died in the Covid-19 pandemic

By Dylan Scott

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A dark, dangerous debate

Ezra and Matt on the disturbing presidential showdown.

Trump was asked to denounce white supremacy. He wouldn’t.

By Fabiola Cineas

3 winners and 4 losers from the first 2020 presidential debate

By Matthew Yglesias, German Lopez, and 3 more

The K-shaped economic recovery, explained

By Emily Stewart

When is the next 2020 debate? The vice presidential debate is on October 7. 

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What Trump has done to the courts, explained

By Ian Millhiser

Biden to Trump: “Will you shut up, man?”

By Zack Beauchamp

Trump says murders are up in Democrat-run cities. They’re up in Republican-run cities, too.

By German Lopez

How to watch the first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump

By Ella Nilsen

The Trump campaign spent months portraying Biden as senile. That might be a mistake.

By Jane Coaston

The Trump administration is still trying to end the census early, despite a court order

By Sara Morrison

Trump could be in a lot of legal hot water if he loses the election

By Matthew Yglesias

Kentucky AG to release the grand jury recording in Breonna Taylor case

By Fabiola Cineas

Trump says “Russia, if you’re listening” was a joke. There’s tape to prove otherwise.

By Aaron Rupar

Who does Trump owe hundreds of millions of dollars to?

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The controversial 1994 crime law that Joe Biden helped write, explained

By German Lopez

Why it’s so difficult to abolish sororities and fraternities

By Terry Nguyen

The Supreme Court is too powerful and anti-democratic. Here’s how we can scale back its influence.

By Dylan Matthews

Emma Chamberlain and the business of being relatable

By Rebecca Jennings