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The escalating conflict between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, explained

Sanders and Warren say they are friends. Now there are new tensions between them.

By Ella Nilsen

9 questions about the US-Iran crisis you were too embarrassed to ask

Why did the US kill Qassem Soleimani? Why do the US and Iran hate each other?

By Alex Ward and Zack Beauchamp

A new generation of philanthropists are ticked off at Trump — and their parents

Today’s rich heirs want to beat Trump. They may have to beat their families first.

By Theodore Schleifer

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

Where will Harry and Meghan live? What even is a "senior royal"?

By Terry Nguyen

Beauty YouTube star NikkieTutorials comes out as trans in a powerful video

Nikkie de Jager says someone tried to blackmail her by outing her. She stood up for herself with an announcement she hopes will help other trans people.

By Alex Abad-Santos

5 winners and 4 losers of the 2020 Oscar nominations, from Joker to J. Lo

The big loser was diversity.

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

Taiwan’s single-payer success story — and its lessons for America

The first in a Vox series on how countries around the world achieve universal health care.

By Dylan Scott

19 big predictions about 2020, from Trump’s reelection to Brexit

Will Biden win the nomination? Will Netanyahu hang on in Israel? Will global poverty see a decline? The staff of Future Perfect forecasts the year ahead.

By Sigal Samuel, Kelsey Piper, and 1 other

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One billion animals dead

Australia is suffering unprecedented damage from months of bush fires, but the country remains divided on the politics of climate change.

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The government is again asking Apple to unlock iPhones. Here’s why you should care.

By Sara Morrison January 13

Russians reportedly hack Burisma, the Ukrainian gas company tied to Hunter Biden

By Andrew Prokop January 13

9 questions about Trump’s impeachment trial you were too embarrassed to ask

By Andrew Prokop January 13

The historically low birthrate, explained in 3 charts

By Julia Belluz January 13

21 Saudi military trainees in the US are being sent home for anti-US media and child porn

By Alex Ward January 13

Michael Atkinson becomes latest Trump-appointed official to be targeted by one of his tweets

By Aaron Rupar January 13

E-boys are the new teen heartthrobs — and they’re poised to make serious money

By Rebecca Jennings January 13

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By Vox Staff January 13

Impeachment, explained

By Matthew Yglesias and Andrew Prokop December 18, 2019

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A Japanese billionaire is running a $9 million basic income experiment via Twitter

By Sigal Samuel January 13

Joe Biden still leads among black voters nationally

By Cameron Peters January 13

This year’s Best Documentary Feature Oscar nominees focus on a changing world

By Alissa Wilkinson January 13

Why didn’t Cory Booker catch on?

By Ezra Klein January 13

Morbius, Marvel’s living vampire, finally has a trailer. And a huge Spider-Man connection.

By Alex Abad-Santos January 13

A volcano in the Philippines is spewing ash and threatening a bigger eruption

By Umair Irfan January 13

Trump’s argument that impeachment “should not even be allowed to proceed,” explained

By Sean Collins January 13

Iran arrested the UK ambassador for attending a vigil for crash victims

By Jen Kirby January 13

A brief guide to the 2020 Best International Feature Oscar nominees

By Alissa Wilkinson January 13

Trump has apparently wanted to kill Soleimani for quite a while — since as far back as 2017

By Alex Ward January 13

The lack of diversity among the 2020 Oscar nominees feels disappointingly familiar

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff January 13

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Mind the Gap

The secret group coordinating Silicon Valley's political donations.

Trump claiming to be a defender of preexisting conditions is pretty shameless

By Aaron Rupar January 13

What to expect at the last Democratic debate before the Iowa caucuses

By Emily Stewart January 13

Robot priests can bless you, advise you, and even perform your funeral

By Sigal Samuel January 13

Cory Booker has dropped out of the 2020 race for president

By Ella Nilsen January 13

In 2020, Little Women has a men problem. But it used to be seen as a story for everyone.

By Constance Grady January 13

My wife and I did an interview about a TV show. It changed how we thought about our marriage.

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff January 13

8 things everyone should know about Australia’s wildfire disaster

By Brian Resnick, Umair Irfan, and 1 other January 13

Why the Parasite cast deserves Oscars — and didn’t get nominated

By Alex Abad-Santos January 13

A new virus may be the cause of China’s mysterious pneumonia outbreak

By Julia Belluz January 13

A more recent version of the game of Life.

Why the game of Life used to have poverty, suicide, and ruin

By Phil Edwards January 13

How to watch all 9 of the 2020 Oscars Best Picture nominees

By Alissa Wilkinson January 13

Oscars 2020: the full list of nominees

By Alex Abad-Santos and Alissa Wilkinson January 13

The number of US alcohol deaths per year has doubled since 1999

By German Lopez January 13

Journalists from CNN and the Des Moines Register will moderate the January debate

By Li Zhou January 13

I was preyed on by Harvey Weinstein. Here’s how survivors can get through his trial.

By Louise Godbold January 13

How Rothy’s became an “It” shoe

By Hilary George-Parkin January 13

Everybody Covered

What the US can learn from other countries’ health systems.

By Dylan Scott, Ezra Klein, and 1 other January 13

Nancy Pelosi explains what Democrats gained by holding onto the articles of impeachment

By Katelyn Burns January 12

Capitalism is turning us into addicts

By Sean Illing January 12

The Trump administration is still struggling to get its story straight on why it killed Soleimani

By Katelyn Burns January 12