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Archives for January 2019

Politics
Wilbur Ross on unpaid federal workers going to food banks: “I don’t really quite understand why”Wilbur Ross on unpaid federal workers going to food banks: “I don’t really quite understand why”
Politics

Trump’s commerce secretary says they should just take out loans to cover necessities.

By Aaron Rupar
Money
Why you can’t buy Sweethearts candy conversation hearts this Valentine’s DayWhy you can’t buy Sweethearts candy conversation hearts this Valentine’s Day
Money

But they’ll be back in 2020.

By Kaitlyn Tiffany
How Girl Scout cookies captured the heart of America
Money

Thin mints, Samoas, and more, explained.

By Rachel Sugar
Politics
Joe Biden’s $200,000 paid speech praising a House Republican, briefly explainedJoe Biden’s $200,000 paid speech praising a House Republican, briefly explained
Politics

The former vice president isn’t sorry about it.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
“Federal workers are people, not pawns”: hundreds protest shutdown in Senate building“Federal workers are people, not pawns”: hundreds protest shutdown in Senate building
Politics

Government employees and contract workers said they’ve stopped paying their bills.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Politics
Aviation unions: the shutdown is making flying less safeAviation unions: the shutdown is making flying less safe
Politics

“We cannot even calculate the level of risk currently at play.”

By Nicole Fallert
Politics
Sarah Kliff answers 7 key questions about why American health care is so screwed upSarah Kliff answers 7 key questions about why American health care is so screwed up
Politics

Vox senior policy correspondent Sarah Kliff has spent the past year exposing the nightmare that is ER billing in the US.

By Lauren Katz
Politics
These Republican senators might vote with Democrats to reopen the governmentThese Republican senators might vote with Democrats to reopen the government
Politics

The Senate’s two votes to reopen the government are an important litmus test.

By Tara Golshan
Future Perfect
Doomsday clock creators: “We’re playing Russian roulette with humanity”Doomsday clock creators: “We’re playing Russian roulette with humanity”
Play
Future Perfect

The Doomsday Clock is set two minutes from midnight. Here’s why we should be worried.

By Kelsey Piper
Culture
How Republicans turned voter suppression into a high artHow Republicans turned voter suppression into a high art
Culture

A conversation with Emory historian Carol Anderson.

By Sean Illing
Politics
John Kelly wants to reopen the governmentJohn Kelly wants to reopen the government
Politics

Trump’s former chief of staff joined former homeland security secretaries in saying the security risks of the shutdown have become too great.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Roe v. Wade is at risk, but abortion rights groups see surprising opportunities for gainsRoe v. Wade is at risk, but abortion rights groups see surprising opportunities for gains
Politics

The Kavanaugh confirmation battle has Americans ready to fight for abortion access, advocates say.

By Anna North
Criminal Justice
Sebring, Florida, bank shooting: what we knowSebring, Florida, bank shooting: what we know
Criminal Justice

Five people were killed at a SunTrust bank branch, and a 21-year-old suspect is in custody.

By Jen Kirby
The political scientist Donald Trump should read
Politics

What Trump would do if he really wanted his wall.

By Ezra Klein
Explainers
Michael Cohen’s claim that President Trump is threatening his family, explainedMichael Cohen’s claim that President Trump is threatening his family, explained
Explainers

Trump made ominous innuendos about Cohen’s father-in-law. Now Cohen’s congressional testimony may be off.

By Andrew Prokop