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Is this a soft landing or the start of a recession?

By Emily Stewart

The Supreme Court’s new abortion pill decision, explained

By Ian Millhiser

7 ways we’ve made the Earth better since the last Earth Day

By Umair Irfan and Rebecca Leber

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The wildly expensive, chaotic race for Dianne Feinstein’s California Senate seat, explained

By Christian Paz

Republicans finally have a debt ceiling plan. Will Democrats blink?

By Ben Jacobs

The Supreme Court needs two more days to decide what to do about mifepristone

By Ian Millhiser

Why Asia’s early heat wave is so alarming

By Rebecca Leber

The multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuits against Fox News, explained

By Nicole Narea, Ian Millhiser, and 1 more

Were the Impossible and Beyond burgers a fad, or is plant-based meat here to stay?

By Kenny Torrella

The Supreme Court takes up a messy, chaotic case about religion in the workplace

By Ian Millhiser

A fire killed 18,000 cows in Texas. It’s a horrifyingly normal disaster.

By Marina Bolotnikova, Kenny Torrella, and 1 more

The Fifth Circuit’s chaotic new mifepristone decision, explained

By Ian Millhiser

The EPA’s new plan to cut car pollution has an SUV problem

By Umair Irfan

The case against pet ownership

By Kenny Torrella

How to understand competing medication abortion rulings

By Ellen Ioanes

A North Carolina Democrat left the party — and shifted the balance of power

By Ellen Ioanes

What happens now after that Trump judge banned abortion pills?

By Ian Millhiser

The GOP’s coordinated national campaign against trans rights, explained

By Nicole Narea and Fabiola Cineas

How a vacant Arizona House seat explains Democratic politics in 2024

By Christian Paz

10 new documentaries to watch for, from Thomas Kinkade to Y2K

By Alissa Wilkinson

The big upset in the Chicago mayor’s race, explained

By Christian Paz

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election is a big win for Democrats with national implications

By Ben Jacobs

The dubious legal theory at the heart of the Trump indictment, explained

By Ian Millhiser

Donald Trump has been indicted. The hush money case against him, explained.

By Andrew Prokop

“Soros-backed”: The GOP’s favorite attack on the man prosecuting Trump, explained

By Zack Beauchamp

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On Succession, all the world’s a stage, and the Roys are flubbing their lines

By Whizy Kim

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Trans people deserve better journalism

How the anti-trans movement took over legacy media.

By Aja Romano

The lawsuit that threatens everything from cancer screenings to birth control, explained

By Ian Millhiser

It’s not just Stormy Daniels: The potential federal indictments against Trump, explained

By Andrew Prokop

Congress moves to repeal the Iraq war authorization, 20 years later

By Jonathan Guyer

What is going on with Philadelphia’s drinking water?

By Li Zhou

9 questions about Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, answered

By Emily Stewart, Peter Kafka, and 1 more

The House GOP’s investigations are flopping

By Christian Paz

Why Israel’s new far-right government has triggered massive protests

By Jonathan Guyer

There are valid critiques of Kamala Harris. They also don’t tell the full story.

By Li Zhou

Haiti’s gang violence crisis, briefly explained

By Ellen Ioanes

India’s ruling party just kicked a major rival out of Parliament — and sparked a new crisis

By Zack Beauchamp

Biden and Trudeau’s immigration deal makes it easier for both countries to turn away asylum seekers

By Li Zhou

Keanu Reeves, explained

By Aja Romano

Thanks, Obama! The hilarious reason why a judge just blocked Wyoming’s abortion ban.

By Ian Millhiser