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What to expect at Trump’s Senate impeachment trial

The action really kicks off in the Senate this week.

By Andrew Prokop

5 Republican senators to watch as the impeachment trial gets underway

The group could shape key terms of the trial.

By Li Zhou

The nihilism of Mitch McConnell

A Senate impeachment trial should be a solemn affair. It won’t be with McConnell at the helm.

By Sean Illing

Top 2020 candidates are stuck in Washington because of the impeachment trial

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Amy Klobuchar are eyeing alternate ways to campaign while they’re in the Capitol.

By Ella Nilsen and Li Zhou

The Supreme Court showdown over Obamacare will be delayed until after the election

Good news for Republicans.

By Ian Millhiser

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

Hundreds of people have been sickened by a new coronavirus in at least five countries.

By Julia Belluz

California has been passing tough animal welfare laws. A court just handed the state a big victory.

The courts keep backing states’ rights to pass animal welfare laws.

By Kelsey Piper

The best $10 I ever spent: sleep headphones to soothe my bedtime anxiety

I used to be great at sleeping. Now that I’m older, more anxious, and married, I need some extra help.

By Bobby Finger

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The 100 year fight for equal rights

Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment this week. Now, Congress is the only thing standing between the 28th amendment and the Constitution of the United States.

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The latest impeachment polling reflects America’s deep polarization

By Sean Collins January 21

AI can help find illegal opioid sellers online. And wildlife traffickers. And counterfeits.

By Rebecca Heilweil January 21

The existential lure of astrology

By Nayomi Reghay January 20

The lost neighborhood under New York’s Central Park

By Ranjani Chakraborty January 20

More than half the world’s millennials fear a nuclear attack this decade

By Alex Ward January 20

Impeachment, explained

By Matthew Yglesias and Andrew Prokop December 18, 2019

What we still haven’t learned from Gamergate

By Aja Romano January 20

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For the curious in all of us. Can you solve it?

By Vox Staff January 21

Democrats should talk about child care costs in a broader way

By Matthew Yglesias January 20

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Is rationality overrated?

By Sigal Samuel January 20

“King-Lee Day” and other ways states bend MLK’s legacy

How can some places use the federal holiday to honor "human rights" and Confederate generals — and not the civil rights leader?

By Michael Waters January 20

How Lunar New Year became a shopping holiday for Western brands

By Terry Nguyen January 20

TikTok is full of Sephora and Chipotle employees spilling secrets. That can get complicated.

By Deanna Patrice Jhaveri January 20

Wuhan pneumonia outbreak: What we know and don’t know

By Julia Belluz January 20

What we know about a shooting, stabbing, and fire in Honolulu, Hawaii

By Sean Collins January 19

Is the president’s abuse of power an impeachable offense?

By Catherine Kim January 19

New anti-government protests in Beirut leave more than 300 injured

By Catherine Kim January 19

House impeachment managers: Trump poses an “immediate threat to the nation and the rule of law”

By Catherine Kim January 19

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are giving up their “royal highness” titles

By Terry Nguyen January 18

7 questions about Harry and Meghan’s royal shake-up, answered

By Terry Nguyen January 18

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The internet, from SpaceX

Starlink, a constellation of satellites launched by Space X, has the ambitious goal of bringing internet connectivity to the globe.

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