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A secret recording of a Trump dinner confirms one of Lev Parnas’s allegations

ABC News broke news of the recording Friday.

By Andrew Prokop

Trump said no US troops were hurt in the Iran strike. The number is now up to 34.

First, it was "no casualties." Then, 11 military members injured. Now? It’s 34.

By Alex Ward

GOP senator shrugs off new evidence of Trump misconduct, contradicting his stance from hours earlier

Hours after complaining about no new evidence, John Barrasso dismissed new evidence.

By Aaron Rupar

Invasion Day is a day of mourning for Indigenous Australians. The bushfires make this year extra poignant.

The deep connection between the fires, colonization, and Aboriginal protest, explained.

By Nylah Burton

Your Slack DMs aren’t as private as you think

How your employer (and others) can get your Slack messages.

By Rebecca Heilweil

Lizzo, Billie Eilish, and Lil Nas X lead the 2020 Grammy nominees

The 62nd Grammy Awards will take place Sunday, January 26.

By Allegra Frank

Mitch McConnell’s impeachment trial strategy, explained

McConnell wants to kill the impeachment case dead. But first, he needs the votes.

By Andrew Prokop

Will Once Upon a Time in Hollywood finally win Quentin Tarantino the Best Picture Oscar?

Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for the director’s twisty elegy for a lost age.

By Alissa Wilkinson, Aja Romano, and 1 other

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A SARS-like virus has killed at least 17 people, quarantined millions in China, and made its way to the United States. Vox’s Julia Belluz explains what's known and what's next.

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“They are coming after me because I am fighting for you”: Trump at March for Life

By Anna North January 24

The Fight explores how the ACLU is navigating the Trump era through 4 key cases

By Alissa Wilkinson January 24

1917 vividly recreates WWI’s trench warfare. Is that enough to win Best Picture?

By Alissa Wilkinson, Alex Ward, and 1 other January 24

Crip Camp is a stirring introduction to the summer camp that sparked the disability rights movement

By Alissa Wilkinson January 24

Trump’s impeachment trial countermessaging has been tasteless and incorrect tweets

By Aaron Rupar January 24

Impeachment, explained

By Matthew Yglesias and Andrew Prokop December 18, 2019

The top UN court ordered Myanmar to protect the Rohingya. An expert explains what it means.

By Jen Kirby January 24

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A SARS-like virus is spreading quickly. Here’s what you need to know.

By Julia Belluz January 24

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Thousands in Iraq called for US troops to leave the country. But there’s more to the story.

By Alex Ward January 24

Some opioid executives are finally going to prison

By German Lopez January 24

Schiff ends day in the impeachment trial by telling the Senate, “If right doesn’t matter, we’re lost”

By Aaron Rupar January 24

What polarization data from 9 countries reveals about the US

By Ezra Klein January 24

Thailand’s playboy king isn’t playing around

By Richard Bernstein January 24

Netflix’s The Goop Lab pushes flimsy wellness trends. But it’s strong on vulvas.

By Julia Belluz and Brian Resnick January 24

What it’s like to live through the Australian bushfires

By Jessica Machado January 24

Is it okay to sacrifice one person to save many? How you answer depends on where you’re from.

By Sigal Samuel January 24

Greta Gerwig’s fresh take on Little Women won’t win Best Picture, but it should

By Alissa Wilkinson, Constance Grady, and 1 other January 24

How Republicans made millions on the tax cuts they pushed through Congress

By Peter Cary / Center for Public Integrity January 24

Inside the secret Twitter rooms where Debra Messing, Don Cheadle, and the rest of the celebrity #Resistance organizes

By Emily Stewart January 24

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Kashmir’s internet has been shut down for 5 months

The Indian government shut the internet down in Kashmir in August last year: what this means for Kashmiris living without the internet - and what it says about the world’s largest democracy.

The coronavirus outbreak is not yet a global health emergency, WHO says

By Julia Belluz January 24

The Trump administration’s new “birth tourism” policy, explained

By Anna North, Nicole Narea, and 1 other January 24

Odd Job: He lost his leg in Afghanistan. Now he reenacts that horrible day to train others for battle.

By Luke Winkie January 24

House Democrats are using Lindsey Graham’s own words to rebut the president’s defense

By Li Zhou January 23

Republicans complain about the impeachment trial’s lack of new evidence while blocking new evidence

By Aaron Rupar January 23

The Doomsday Clock is now at “100 seconds to midnight.” Here’s what that means.

By Kelsey Piper January 23

Democrats’ opening arguments demonstrate the overwhelming case for impeachment

By Li Zhou January 23

The right keeps attacking Greta Thunberg’s identity, not her ideas

By Anna North January 23

It’s Steven Mnuchin who should listen to economists on climate change

By Matthew Yglesias January 23

Joker is the most-nominated film at this year’s Oscars. It shouldn’t win Best Picture.

By Alissa Wilkinson, Emily Todd VanDerWerff, and 1 other January 23

Tulsi Gabbard asked Twitter’s Jack Dorsey to hold a fundraiser for her. He said no.

By Theodore Schleifer January 23

Kansas’s ag-gag law has been ruled unconstitutional

By Kelsey Piper January 23

23andMe laid off 100 employees due to slowing DNA kit sales

By Rani Molla January 23

Why Parasite deserves to win Best Picture

By Alex Abad-Santos, Alissa Wilkinson, and 1 other January 23

Top US Iran envoy: We will kill Soleimani’s successor if another American is murdered

By Alex Ward January 23

Toward a better theory of identity politics

By Ezra Klein January 23

Taika Waititi’s “anti-hate satire” Jojo Rabbit is up for Best Picture. Should it win?

By Alissa Wilkinson, Zack Beauchamp, and 1 other January 23

Why Sundance, America’s largest independent film festival, matters

By Alissa Wilkinson January 23

Virginia’s historic gun control fight, explained

By German Lopez January 23

The lessons from historic preservation councils blocking solar panels

By David Roberts January 23