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House Democrats held the first hearing on DC statehood in 25 years

Republicans are unified in their opposition.

Bill de Blasio wants to make public campaign financing a reality nationwide

"These are not only good ideas, but in many cases, proven in the context of my city, and this is the underlying basis of my whole campaign."

Amazon will start letting people pay with cash because not everyone has credit cards

The new Amazon PayCode service is the company’s latest attempt to court Walmart shoppers.

Trump’s feud with California over emissions standards and homelessness, explained

Trump announced two actions on the same day that are meant to punish the state .

This new airplane model will know when you’ve unbuckled your seatbelt

It’ll also let you know how long the bathroom line is.

Ad Astra is about lonely Brad Pitt in space. It’s also about an absent God.

Slow, gorgeous, and unnerving, the movie gives a distinctly modern answer to man’s search for the divine.

More than a quarter of all birds have disappeared from North America since 1970

A new study finds 3 billion fewer birds are flying through our skies. But there’s a silver lining.

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• Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

Bernie Sanders’s housing-for-all plan, explained

It starts with a nationwide rent-control initiative.