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The past 24 hours in Syria news, explained

US troops leave for Iraq. Trump rejects a plan to keep some service members in northern Syria. And he gets accused of encouraging genocide.

By Alex Ward

Republican and Democratic lawmakers are distancing themselves from Trump’s foreign policy

After Trump abandoned a key ally in the Middle East, Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan group visited other allies in Jordan and Afghanistan.

By Ella Nilsen

Mark Zuckerberg is the new political villain for the Democratic Party

Charles Koch. Sheldon Adelson. Mark Zuckerberg?

By Theodore Schleifer

We deserve a better Medicare-for-all debate

The debate over Medicare-for-all’s financing ignores the costs of the alternatives — and the status quo under Trump.

By Dylan Scott

Meghan and Harry are taking a break from their royal duties. This isn’t surprising.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are taking six weeks off starting in November with their son Archie.

By Terry Nguyen

The problem with the endangered species list

When are we done protecting the gray wolf?

By Kimberly Mas

Freelance journalists are mad about a new California law. Here’s what’s missing from the debate.

The alternative to AB 5 would be worse.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell

This is a worst-possible wildfire scenario for Southern California

Every year, climate change makes a "catastrophic" fire like this one more and more likely.

By Eliza Barclay

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Where are the troops going?

President Trump is pulling out of Syria while sending more troops to Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

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Vox Sentences: School’s still out in Chicago

By Hannah Brown October 21

Zuckerberg isn’t done answering questions about Facebook’s political ads policy

By Peter Kafka October 21

The last 72 hours in Brexit, explained

By Jen Kirby October 21

Mitt Romney has a secret Twitter account named “Pierre Delecto”

By Jane Coaston October 21

Facebook banned more fake Russian and Iranian accounts

By Peter Kafka October 21

Team Trump’s efforts to spin Mulvaney’s quid pro quo confession are not going well

By Aaron Rupar October 21

Poll: Pete Buttigieg joins the list of presidential frontrunners in Iowa

By Sean Collins October 21

Drug companies reach $260 million deal with Ohio counties over role in opioid epidemic

By German Lopez October 21

Google’s attempt to shut down a unionization meeting just riled up its employees

By Shirin Ghaffary October 21

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How meritocracy harms everyone — even the winners

By Sean Illing October 21

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Travel has never been “authentic”

Visiting Iceland in the age of overtourism.

By Kyle Chayka October 21

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By Vox Staff October 21

World

“America’s surrender”: What Afghans think about US-Taliban peace talks

Many Afghans fear US-Taliban peace talks are coming at their own expense.

By Christopher R. Jones October 21

Introducing Reset, a new podcast about how tech is changing our lives

By Liz Nelson October 15

Halloween costumes have a size problem

By Jasmin Malik Chua October 21

6 comic book callbacks from Watchmen’s series premiere

By Alex Abad-Santos October 20

Watchmen plunges straight through the funhouse mirror into another 2019

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff and Allegra Frank October 20

I think HBO’s Watchmen is tremendous television. Lots of people will strongly disagree.

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff October 20

UK leaders insist Brexit will happen by October 31 despite an extension request

By Riley Beggin October 20

US troops leaving Syria will fight ISIS from Iraq

By Riley Beggin October 20

State Department talking points counter Trump’s optimistic message on Syria

By Alex Ward October 20

HBO’s Watchmen tells stories about America’s racist past in America’s racist present

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff October 20

Trump won’t host the G7 at his Miami resort after all

By Riley Beggin October 20

Algorithms are grading student essays across the country. Can this really teach kids how to write better?

By Lauren Katz October 20

How propaganda works in the digital age

By Sean Illing October 20

The UK Parliament just blew up Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans

By Jen Kirby October 20

Clinton’s email practices were risky but not malicious, State Department finds

By Riley Beggin October 19

A controversial Florida law stops some former felons from voting. A judge just blocked part of it.

By P.R. Lockhart October 19

In London, hundreds of thousands demand another chance to vote on Brexit

By Riley Beggin October 19

Tulsi Gabbard calls Hillary Clinton “the queen of warmongers” in her latest clash with top Democrats

By Riley Beggin October 19

Capitalism is turning us into addicts

By Sean Illing October 19

The 4 words that will decide impeachment

By Ezra Klein October 19

Vox Sentences: Impeachment, Day 24

By Hannah Brown October 18

No one expected The Athletic could get people to pay for sports news. Now it has 600,000 subscribers.

By Peter Kafka October 18

Why a vote to close New York’s Rikers Island is being met with backlash

By P.R. Lockhart October 18

Rick Perry, a key figure in Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, will resign as energy secretary

By Li Zhou October 18

Barney the Dinosaur is getting a new movie. But is America ready?

By Aja Romano October 18

Trump loves dictators. Erdogan is the latest to take advantage of that.

By Alex Ward October 18

The problem with Amazon’s speedy shipping, in one graphic

By Alexia Fernández Campbell October 18

In 1986, Watchmen skewered the way we love superheroes. It’s still as relevant as ever.

By Alex Abad-Santos October 18