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The F Word

The debate over whether to call Donald Trump a fascist, and why it matters.

By Dylan Matthews

As Trump prepares for final presidential pardons, will he attempt to pardon himself?

Trump is reportedly planning to make more than 100 pardons before leaving office.

By Anya van Wagtendonk

What we know about Biden’s inauguration plans

This year will feature pared-down festivities and beefed-up security.

By Nicole Narea

Why the FBI is vetting the National Guard ahead of the inauguration

Credentialing National Guard members ahead of national special security events is routine.

By Fabiola Cineas

Natural immunity after Covid-19 could last at least 5 months

There’s some good news for those who’ve already been infected with the coronavirus.

By Julia Belluz

On being “ethnically ambiguous”

Growing up in Hawaii, being mixed or hapa is the norm. But when I moved away, I suddenly had to explain myself.

By Jessica Machado

The loneliness of being mixed race in America

"I had to figure out the language to describe myself": 6 mixed-race people on shifting how they identify.

By Vox First Person

A potential inauguration threat showcased America’s housing crisis

A fire, Biden’s inauguration rehearsal, and 500,000 homeless Americans.

By Jerusalem Demsas

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The first global vaccination

Was distributed by 22 orphans.

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Vox’s audience support program, explained

By Vox Staff April 8, 2020

Why the US may not see the next dangerous coronavirus variant coming

By Brian Resnick January 19

This week in TikTok: Get me out of sea shanty TikTok

By Rebecca Jennings January 19

The best $1 I ever spent: A Venmo payment to my ex

By Rachel Ellison January 19

Start your day with our new, bite-sized podcasts, Vox Quick Hits

By Taylor Maycan January 19

What the clergy praying at Biden’s inauguration signal about his priorities

By Alissa Wilkinson January 18

How the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. was bolstered by Hollywood

By Alissa Wilkinson January 18

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By Vox Staff January 1

One Good Thing: Detransition, Baby lays bare the innermost thoughts of trans women

By Emily VanDerWerff January 18

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The Goods

Terrible financial advice is going viral on TikTok

TikTok is full of dubious personal finance myths. Here are 10 of them, and why you should be wary.

By Rebecca Jennings and Emily Stewart January 18

Don’t ask what Martin Luther King Jr. would do today and then ignore his real message

By Fabiola Cineas January 18

Another armed man has been arrested at a DC security checkpoint

By Sean Collins January 17

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By Sarah Bishop Woods November 23, 2020

Sen. Lindsey Graham calls for Senate to reject impeachment trial for “national healing”

By Zeeshan Aleem January 17

How Americans feel about Joe Biden ahead of his inauguration

By Cameron Peters January 17

Trump is less popular now than at any point in his presidency

By Zeeshan Aleem January 17

5 months after being poisoned, top Putin critic Alexei Navalny detained upon Moscow return

By Alex Ward January 17

Rudy Giuliani may defend Trump in an impeachment trial. That could doom him.

By Cameron Peters January 17

Baked Alaska’s clout-chasing spiral into white supremacy is an internet morality tale

By Aja Romano January 17

Facebook will stop advertising gun holsters and military gear through Inauguration Day

By Rebecca Jennings January 17

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The Next Four Years: Fighting tech monopolies

Charlotte Slaiman joins Matt to discuss the ongoing antitrust cases against Google and Facebook, and the prospects for tech regulation in the Biden administration.

How Biden hopes to use executive actions to address America’s “compounding crises”

By Cameron Peters January 17

GOP Sen. Ben Sasse condemns Trump, QAnon, and his own party in op-ed

By Zeeshan Aleem January 17

Capitol Police arrested an armed man at a DC security checkpoint

By Li Zhou January 16

Poll: Most Republicans believe Trump bears no responsibility for Capitol attacks

By Zeeshan Aleem January 16

The Trump administration’s execution of Dustin Higgs, explained

By Zeeshan Aleem January 16

Trump’s Twitter and Facebook bans are working

By Aaron Rupar January 16

“A colossal waste”: Some Republicans question Biden’s Covid-19 relief plan

By Li Zhou January 16

What Biden wants to do on immigration, briefly explained

By Cameron Peters January 16

House Democrats launch investigation into Capitol riot security failures

By Aaron Rupar January 16

The Capitol riot is a reminder of the links between police and white supremacy

By Anna North January 16

Report: Capitol Police knew Congress might be targeted days before attack

By Cameron Peters January 16

Merkel’s party picks another centrist as its leader — and maybe Germany’s future chancellor

By Jen Kirby January 16

Alex Azar’s resignation letter paints a misleading picture of Trump’s coronavirus response

By Cameron Peters January 16

Why the MyPillow guy was at the White House, explained as best we can

By Emily Stewart January 16

The word “Orwellian” has lost all meaning

By Constance Grady January 16

The warning signs before the Capitol riot

By Liz Scheltens January 16

A close read of Promising Young Woman’s brilliant, divisive ending

By Emily VanDerWerff January 15

Up to 25,000 National Guard troops are headed to DC. It’s unclear why so many are needed.

By Alex Ward January 15

Most Democrats and Republicans think the government should make climate change a priority

By Jariel Arvin January 15

Why Christians keep appropriating Jewish ritual symbols

By Alissa Wilkinson January 15