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What to watch for in the Senate’s grueling vote-a-rama

The Senate is weighing in on the minimum wage and unemployment insurance as it holds these votes.

By Li Zhou

You got a vaccine. Walgreens got your data.

Retail pharmacies are now giving out Covid-19 vaccines, and some of them are using it as an opportunity to profit off your information.

By Sara Morrison

The Covid-19 stimulus bill, explained in 600 words

Here’s what the bill tries to do — and what’s actually in it.

By German Lopez

A new Democratic plan to expand Medicaid hits a big snag: Republican governors

The Covid-19 stimulus bill isn’t going to fix the Medicaid expansion gap.

By Dylan Scott

White House signals support for replacing decades-long authorizations for military force

The White House hopes this will help end the "forever wars." Some critics aren’t so sure replacing the laws will.

By Alex Ward

China aims to be carbon neutral by 2060. Its new 5-year plan won’t cut it.

The plan could allow for emissions to keep growing through 2025.

By Lili Pike

Coming 2 America is nostalgic, star-studded fun

Eddie Murphy — and Zamunda — are back in this sequel that lacks the edge of its predecessor but isn’t without its charms.

By Alissa Wilkinson

One weird trick to fix climate change: Close the offshore wealth loophole

How closing tax havens can fund climate policy.

By Jariel Arvin

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The surge of anti-Asian violence

The United States is stumbling through two racial reckonings at once. Author Jeff Chang says it’s an inflection point centuries in the making.

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By Aja Romano March 4

NFTs, explained

By Terry Nguyen March 4

Texas’s power disaster is a warning sign for the US

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Pence’s new op-ed pushes same election fraud lies that inspired the January 6 insurrection

By Aaron Rupar March 4

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By Peter Kafka March 4

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By Sean Illing March 4

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By Alex Abad-Santos March 4

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House Democrats’ massive voting rights bill, explained

By Ella Nilsen March 3

The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, explained

By Sean Collins March 3

Angelo Quinto’s family says he died after police pinned him by his neck. Police deny they did anything wrong.

By Rachel Ramirez March 3

Google is done with cookies, but that doesn’t mean it’s done tracking you

By Sara Morrison March 3

The pandemic caused a record drop in carbon emissions. Then they bounced back.

By Lili Pike March 3

Poll: People favor expansive Covid-19 relief over a targeted bipartisan package

By Li Zhou March 3

Republicans are trying to exchange a minimum wage hike for a crackdown on undocumented workers

By Nicole Narea March 3

QAnon believers think Trump will be inaugurated again on March 4

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The union vote that could change Amazon forever

By Jason Del Rey March 3

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The Keystone XL pipeline is officially dead. Here’s what Biden and Trudeau should do next.

By Jariel Arvin March 3

Covid-19 cases are down, vaccinations are up. But the US shouldn’t declare victory yet.

By Dylan Scott March 3

Covid-19 vaccines are finally, truly coming for every American adult soon

By German Lopez March 3

Malaria is notoriously hard to vaccinate against. A new vaccine technology might change that.

By Kelsey Piper March 3

Dr. Seuss is a beloved icon who also drew some extremely racist stuff

By Constance Grady March 3

The Cuomo sexual harassment allegations are a test for Democrats

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