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Biden promised a harder line on Saudi Arabia. Why can’t he deliver?

Biden hasn’t met with MBS directly, but he’s done little else to stop the crown prince’s human rights abuses.

By Jonathan Guyer

Am I asymptomatic, or do I just really not want to have Covid-19? A guide.

Asymptomatic means you really, truly have no symptoms.

By Allie Volpe

Why Covid-19 is always one step ahead of the US response

3 factors make it hard for the US to respond nimbly to new pandemic threats.

By Dylan Scott

TV’s buzziest shows aren’t trying to trick viewers anymore

Succession, Yellowjackets, and other critically acclaimed shows are leaving the mystery box behind. That’s a good thing.

By Emily VanDerWerff

Democrats have had enough of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s obstruction

Sinema’s political future is murky after her filibuster vote.

By Ellen Ioanes

Can Russia back down in Ukraine?

Russia’s invasion threat looms, and there have been no diplomatic breakthroughs yet.

By Jen Kirby

What’s the point of digital clothes?

Digital fashion makes sense for video games with virtual metaverse-like worlds, but it probably won’t ever replace real clothes.

By Terry Nguyen

Democrats may have to sacrifice something big for the climate

Which proposals will have to give to bring Joe Manchin back to the table?

By Rebecca Leber

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing political ruin because his aides partied while the UK locked down.

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Are corporations winning at inflation?

If they are profiting from inflation, can we do anything about it?

Biden’s immigration polices have left Haitians stranded in Mexico

By Nicole Narea January 20

The world has moved on from Colleyville. American Jews can’t.

By Zack Beauchamp January 20

Democrats’ failure on filibuster reform will haunt them

By Li Zhou January 19

The Supreme Court breaks with Trump on January 6

By Ian Millhiser January 19

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Democrats’ voting rights debacle

By Andrew Prokop January 19

Biden’s offshore wind plan is also a jobs plan

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Why 5G is causing flight cancellations

By Rebecca Heilweil January 19

What you need to know about Biden’s free rapid test program

By Rebecca Heilweil January 19

Could a universal Covid-19 vaccine defeat every variant?

By Umair Irfan January 19

Microsoft is buying one of the biggest names in games — if Washington lets it

By Peter Kafka January 18

Is confidence a cult? These sociologists think so.

By Rebecca Jennings January 18

We’ll never have a normal flu season again

By Dylan Scott January 18

A physicist’s lessons about race, power, and the universe

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By Emily VanDerWerff January 17

Could a 54-year-old civil rights law be revived?

By Jerusalem Demsas January 17

How seditious conspiracy charges change the January 6 narrative

By Ellen Ioanes January 16

The Christian right brings a Supreme Court case it actually deserves to win

By Ian Millhiser January 16

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By Ellen Ioanes January 15

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