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Pfizer claims its Covid-19 vaccine is 90 percent effective so far. Here’s what we actually know.

The results are promising, but they’re drawn from a very small number of infections.

By Umair Irfan

How Joe Biden plans to use executive powers to fight climate change

10 ways Biden plans to fight climate change, with or without Congress.

By Umair Irfan

The songs that made America dance in the streets this weekend

After Trump’s loss, "FDT" and "Party in the USA" became unofficial anthems of the election.

By Melinda Fakuade

The world’s strongmen are silent so far on Joe Biden’s election win

Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping, and other autocrats are holding off on congratulating Biden.

By Jariel Arvin

50 million world Covid-19 cases: The biggest outbreaks, explained

The actual toll is likely much higher. Here’s how some of the worst outbreaks spread.

By Benjamin Rosenberg, Tim Ryan Williams, and 1 more

Why Biden’s national mask mandate will be a national mask suggestion

The masking up of America will depend on Biden’s ability to work with local governments and convince all Americans to wear them.

By Sara Morrison

Election week memes turned the 2020 presidential race into K-pop-style fandom

Joe Biden and a bevy of swing states starred in remixes, fanvids, and edits — or "fancams," if you prefer.

By Aja Romano

Is social media ready for a Covid-19 vaccine?

Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are bracing for more misinformation.

By Rebecca Heilweil

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And some big vaccine news, too.

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Here’s how Biden could undo Trump’s deregulation agenda

By Sarah Kleiner

Armenia and Azerbaijan’s war is entering a “more dangerous and potentially tragic” stage

By Alex Ward

What Trump can do during his lame-duck session

By Rani Molla

Mark Esper is out as defense secretary, months after defying Trump

By Alex Ward

Biden’s plan to fix Trump’s global mess, explained in 600 words

By Alex Ward

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Why every state should adopt a mask mandate, in 4 charts

By Lois Parshley and Youyou Zhou

America’s third Covid-19 surge, explained

By German Lopez
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Trump abandoned the WHO. Biden will rejoin the agency on day one in office.

By Julia Belluz

The Biden transition team announced 13 coronavirus advisers

By Brian Resnick

2020 House election live results

By Dylan Scott and German Lopez

Vox live results: Republicans lead the race for the Senate majority

By Li Zhou and Dylan Scott

Vox live results: Joe Biden wins the presidency

By Ella Nilsen and Emily Stewart

How the press calls elections, explained

By Dylan Matthews and Kay Steiger

The former CEO of Google has applied to become a citizen of Cyprus

By Theodore Schleifer

The problem with exit poll takes, explained

By Matthew Yglesias

Why so many people have started journaling during the pandemic

By Mithila Phadke

House Democrats will keep their majority for two more years

By Ella Nilsen

GOP lawmakers are refusing to acknowledge the reality that Biden won the election

By Katelyn Burns

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Democracy lost

Ezra and Matt on the election results and the prospects for majority rule.

Joe Biden has won. Here’s what comes next.

By Dylan Matthews

Alex Trebek’s last episode of Jeopardy will air on Christmas Day

By Jen Trolio and Allegra Frank

Jeopardy host Alex Trebek has died after 36 years of hosting the show

By Libby Nelson

Biden plans on swiftly rolling back some Trump policies with executive orders

By Katelyn Burns

The Trump legal team’s failed Four Seasons press conference, explained

By Katelyn Burns
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Can Trump steal the election?

By Laura Bult

Dave Chappelle’s SNL monologue was shrewd and political — but more chill than expected

By Aja Romano

SNL’s cold open took some parting shots at Donald Trump

By Alissa Wilkinson

Joe Biden in victory speech: “Let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end”

By Alex Ward

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris sent a strong message with her all-white suit

By Sean Collins

Kamala Harris: “I may be the first woman to hold this office. But I won’t be the last.”

By Constance Grady

Silicon Valley leaders celebrate the Biden win — and send a message to Trump

By Theodore Schleifer

Trump is attempting a coup in plain sight

By Ezra Klein

World leaders react to Biden’s win as Americans take to the streets in celebration

By Kainaz Amaria and Katelyn Burns

Democrats capture Georgia US House seat held by Republicans since 1995

By Ian Millhiser

The US broke voting records in a pandemic

By Valerie Lapinski

Joe Biden reacts to his presidential victory: “It’s time for America to unite and to heal”

By Li Zhou

Trump has rejected media calls of a Joe Biden victory

By Katelyn Burns

The Kamala Harris identity debate shows how America still struggles to talk about multiracial people

By Nisha Chittal

How Joe Biden changed, and changed, and changed — and made it to the White House

By Ezra Klein