• Explainers

The drama over Trump answering Mueller’s questions, explained

He’s delayed for months. Will he now answer a more limited set of questions, in writing?

Bernie Sanders’s new plan to bring down drug prices, briefly explained

The plan from Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna would use foreign countries’ drug prices to lower prices in the US. Could that work?

Americans sit too much. Standing desks aren’t going to fix the problem.

Four in 10 Americans get no exercise each week.

Read Trump’s bizarre statement on Saudi Arabia and Jamal Khashoggi

There are so many exclamation points.

Judge stops Trump from enforcing asylum ban

A late Monday ruling requires the administration to allow people to seek asylum even if they enter the US between official crossings.

Roma, from celebrated director Alfonso Cuarón, is one of the year’s best movies

It’s a meticulous, striking story of domestic life set against social unrest in 1970s Mexico.

The human costs of Black Friday, explained by a former Amazon warehouse manager

The former Amazon employee described an environment of grueling hours and low morale.