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The state of the battle for the House of Representatives, explained

Republicans are playing whack-a-mole in their struggle to keep the chamber.

By Andrew Prokop

Judge dismisses Stormy Daniels’s defamation suit against Trump, requires her to pay his legal fees

The hush money case is still ongoing.

By Emily Stewart

Shitty Media Men List creator Moira Donegan on the year in #MeToo

"This conversation has been going on for a lot longer than just the year."

By Constance Grady

Pompeo just met with the Saudi royal who may be behind Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance

What a horrible, no good, very bad photo op.

By Alex Ward

How the Roseanne revival evolved into The Conners — and became a better show in the process

But will anybody watch?

By Todd VanDerWerff

This autism dad has a warning for anti-vaxxers

"I felt I was losing the battle to the anti-vaccine lobby," says Baylor vaccine researcher Peter Hotez. So he decided to write a book.

By Julia Belluz

USA Gymnastics has a new president. Her former employer helped protect serial sex abuser Larry Nassar.

"Why hire someone associated with the firm that helped cover up our abuse?"

By Jane Coaston

Tacos, dumplings, bagels: the complicated politics of food emoji

There’s a new bagel emoji, and people have strong feelings.

By Rachel Sugar

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Beto and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Everything’s bigger in Texas, including a Senate race that feels more like a presidential one. Texas Monthly’s Eric Benson explains how Beto O’Rourke might break the Democrats’ dry spell in the Lone Star State on the eve of the second O’Rourke-Cruz debate.

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By Zack Beauchamp October 16

China once denied detaining Uighur Muslims. Now an official claims it’s a good thing.

By Jen Kirby October 16

The Ohio governor’s race shows the opioid epidemic is invigorating a new war on drugs

By German Lopez October 16

How to write an angry, hopeful play about the Constitution

By Alissa Wilkinson October 16

Do celebrities of color have an obligation to wear minority designers on the red carpet?

By Nadra Nittle October 16

5 signs Democrats could flip an Arizona Senate seat this November

By Li Zhou October 16

Shopping local won’t save small businesses from closing. Here’s what will.

By Rebecca Jennings October 16

The share economy is coming for your closet

By Chavie Lieber October 16

Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test has started a whole new controversy

By Ella Nilsen October 16

Piers Morgan made fun of Daniel Craig for carrying his baby. The response from dads was adorable.

By Anna North October 16

Republican Duncan Hunter is baselessly calling his Mexican-Palestinian-American opponent a “security threat”

By Tara Golshan October 16

The Great Recession was awful. And we don’t have a plan to stop the next one.

By Matthew Yglesias October 16

What has become of the engagement ring Pete Davidson gave Ariana Grande?

By Eliza Brooke October 16

The GOP plan to get Americans off food stamps puts 4 million children and seniors at risk

By Alexia Fernández Campbell October 16

The social science guide to picking a career you'll love

By Jess Whittlestone and William MacAskill October 16

Progressives have nothing to learn from “nationalist” backlash politics

By Matthew Yglesias October 16

I’m a sexual assault survivor. And a conservative. The Kavanaugh hearings were excruciating.

By Rachael Denhollander October 16

Hurricane Michael showed how woefully unprepared the military is for extreme weather

By Umair Irfan October 16

Saudi Arabia may say it killed Jamal Khashoggi by accident

By Alex Ward October 16

Early childhood education yields big benefits — just not the ones you think

By Kelsey Piper October 16

A guide to the 2018 midterm elections

Registered to vote? Here are the voter registration deadlines in all 50 states.

By Emily Stewart October 16

Why so many people who need the government hate it

By Sean Illing October 16

A guide to the 2018 midterm elections

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By Stavros Agorakis and Dylan Scott October 16

Traditional clothes don’t work for some people with disabilities — and that’s a major problem

By Kelly Dawson October 16

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The rigging of American politics

Political systems depend on legitimacy. In America, that legitimacy is failing.

By Ezra Klein October 16

Vox Sentences: Lights out in Northern California

By Stavros Agorakis October 15

German leader Angela Merkel was just dealt a major political blow

By Jen Kirby October 15

The weekend in the US-Saudi fight over Jamal Khashoggi, explained

By Alex Ward October 15

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By Jane Coaston October 15

Hillary Clinton’s defense of Bill Clinton is why women don’t come forward

By Anna North October 15

Why Bill Gates is worried

By Ezra Klein October 15

Pharma’s new plan to put more info — but not drug list prices — in TV ads

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Trump taps Medicaid critic to run Medicaid

By Sarah Kliff October 15

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By Brian Resnick October 15

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By Cheryl Wischhover October 15

The alt-right loves YouTube

By Zack Beauchamp October 15

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