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The two quid pro quos at the heart of the impeachment inquiry

Here’s the timeline of what Trump officials asked the Ukrainians for.

By Andrew Prokop

If you are a unionized journalist, this labor ruling should worry you

America’s top labor law enforcer’s decision may have troubling implications for media unions.

By Ian Millhiser

The Supreme Court will hear my case today. Trump will not win on DACA.

I will not live in fear. And neither will the 700,000 undocumented immigrants like me.

By Martín Batalla Vidal

Trump’s lie about impeachment transcripts is one of his laziest yet

The president suggested Adam Schiff "doctored" impeachment hearings transcripts. He did not.

By Aaron Rupar

Fare evasion costs cities millions. But will cracking down on it solve anything?

New York City has increased policing to curb fare dodging. It’s resulted in outrage and protests from some riders.

By Terry Nguyen

10 lessons for Disney, Apple, and all the new streaming companies trying to take down Netflix

Advice from two veterans of Amazon and Hulu.

By Matthew Ball and Alex Kruglov

Why alt-right trolls shouted down Donald Trump Jr.

The "Groyper Army" and the war over college campus conservatism, explained.

By Jane Coaston

How Heroes of the Fourth Turning, about Catholic intellectuals, became one of fall’s buzziest plays

Playwright Will Arbery says he isn’t interested in "diagnosing" his characters.

By Alissa Wilkinson

Daily Podcast

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The world's most profitable company

Aramco, the secretive oil company that made Saudi Arabia rich, is going public after 86 years. Some say the timing couldn’t be worse.

The Latest

How should billionaires spend their money to fight climate change? I asked 9 experts.

By Sigal Samuel November 12

Vox Sentences: The bad E in e-cigarettes

By Hannah Brown November 11

The Seattle politician Amazon tried to oust has declared victory

By Jason Del Rey November 11

The one big policy change 2020 Democrats want to make for veterans, explained

By Alex Ward November 11

Trump’s big veterans health care plan has hit a snag

By Dylan Scott November 11

Vox’s guide to the 2020 presidential candidates

The 2020 election calendar

By Catherine Kim and Hannah Brown November 11

China’s fight with the NBA, explained

By Mac Schneider November 11

WeWork is reportedly in talks to hire a new CEO, and he’s a character

By Rani Molla and Shirin Ghaffary November 11

Vox Crossword

By Vox Staff November 11

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Impeachment, explained

By Matthew Yglesias and Andrew Prokop November 5

Martin Scorsese’s fight against Marvel isn’t really about Marvel movies

By Alex Abad-Santos November 11

Singles Day is China’s biggest shopping holiday. Why hasn’t America caught on?

By Terry Nguyen November 11

A demonstrator was shot and a man set on fire in Hong Kong’s protests

By Jen Kirby November 11

The number of migrants apprehended at the southern border has plummeted 75% since May

By Nicole Narea November 11

Peter King is the 20th House Republican to announce their retirement

By Sean Collins November 11

Bloomberg’s Matt Levine explains Wall Street, WeWork, and how to leave Goldman Sachs for a much lower-paying job

By Peter Kafka November 11

Energy & Environment

Clean energy technologies threaten to overwhelm the grid. Here’s how it can adapt.

The centralized, top-down power grid is outdated. Time for a bottom-up redesign.

By David Roberts November 11

How Burning Cane’s 19-year-old director made his haunting tale of religion in the South

By Alissa Wilkinson November 11

Vitamin E acetate is a key culprit in the vaping illness outbreak

By Julia Belluz November 11

Pregnant people are being offered an unproven treatment to “reverse” abortions

By Anna North November 11

My husband was a veteran living in shame. He died from an opioid addiction.

By Karie Fugett November 11

Why the Elián Gonzalez saga resonates 20 years later

By Jess Swanson and Angel Garcia November 11

How social media makes us antisocial

By Ezra Klein November 11

What the battle over a 7-year-old trans girl could mean for families nationwide

By Katelyn Burns November 11

Features

The post-truth prophets

Postmodernism predicted our post-truth hellscape. Everyone still hates it.

By Sean Illing November 11

3 ways the Supreme Court could decide DACA’s fate

By Ian Millhiser November 11

The battle over DACA comes to the Supreme Court

By Nicole Narea November 11

New Hampshire’s 2020 status anxiety

By Ella Nilsen November 11

I’ve eaten a meal replacement shake twice a day for two years. Here’s what it was like.

By Nicole Dieker November 11

Watchmen expands ever further in an episode that introduces even more new characters

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff, Alex Abad-Santos, and 1 other November 10

House Democrats deny Republicans’ request for whistleblower testimony

By Riley Beggin November 10

Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns following mass protests

By Riley Beggin November 10

Democrats aren’t sure Bloomberg should run for president. A new poll suggests voters aren’t either.

By Riley Beggin November 10

Mr. Robot’s final season is a brilliant argument for the show’s ongoing relevance

By Emily Todd VanDerWerff November 10

Wildfires are getting worse. Can new technology make us safer?

By Delia Paunescu November 10

House Republicans release their impeachment inquiry witness wish list

By Riley Beggin November 9

John Bolton says he has new intel on Ukraine, but won’t testify without a court ruling

By Riley Beggin November 9

Jeff Bezos asked Michael Bloomberg months ago if he’d consider running for president

By Jason Del Rey November 9

The whistleblower’s lawyer says attacking him is illegal as Trump’s attacks continue

By Riley Beggin November 9

Why Fox News is at the center of the impeachment story

By Ezra Klein November 9