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Archives for January 2019

The Vox guide to Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation
Felix Sater, the spy, criminal, and mafia-linked executive tied to Trump Tower Moscow, explainedFelix Sater, the spy, criminal, and mafia-linked executive tied to Trump Tower Moscow, explained
The Vox guide to Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation

He helped track Osama bin Laden — and secure a Trump Tower in Moscow.

By Alex Ward
Video
How tax brackets actually workHow tax brackets actually work
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Video

Show this video to politicians who say Democrats want to take away 70 percent of your income.

By Alvin Chang, Christina Thornell and 1 more
Almanac
Read MLK’s childhood letter about throwing snowballs and making snowmenRead MLK’s childhood letter about throwing snowballs and making snowmen
Almanac

“We are really having a fine time.” This is what Martin Luther King Jr. did on his first snow day.

By Phil Edwards
Politics
Barr to Congress: Telling a witness to lie is a crime. New report: Trump told a witness to lie.Barr to Congress: Telling a witness to lie is a crime. New report: Trump told a witness to lie.
Politics

Trump’s attorney general nominee said that a president can’t tell a witness to lie under oath. A BuzzFeed report says Trump did just that.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Anti-Semitism concerns leave the future of the Women’s March in doubtAnti-Semitism concerns leave the future of the Women’s March in doubt
Politics

As the Women’s March leaders face controversy, some progressive groups are cutting ties.

By Anna North
Politics
Eminent domain, the big-government tactic Trump needs to use to build the wall, explainedEminent domain, the big-government tactic Trump needs to use to build the wall, explained
Politics

Yes, the government can legally take your land. But politically, it’s more complicated.

By Jane Coaston
Culture
The Good Place gets weirder than usual when “Chidi Sees the Time-Knife”The Good Place gets weirder than usual when “Chidi Sees the Time-Knife”
Culture

The third season’s next-to-last episode jumps through multiple dimensions to find yet another new version of the show.

By Emily St. James, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
archives
Vox Sentences: LA’s teachers are still strikingVox Sentences: LA’s teachers are still striking
archives

The LA teacher strikes continue; a North Korean official visits Washington.

By Nicole Fallert
Politics
Will the government shutdown affect tax refunds and returns? Maybe not.Will the government shutdown affect tax refunds and returns? Maybe not.
Politics

The IRS is trying to make sure that tax refunds still go out — but its employees will have to work without pay for now.

By German Lopez
Criminal Justice
Chicago police officers found not guilty of covering up the Laquan McDonald shootingChicago police officers found not guilty of covering up the Laquan McDonald shooting
Criminal Justice

A judge ruled that the officers did not break the law when they filed reports backing Jason Van Dyke’s account of the 2014 shooting.

By P.R. Lockhart
Politics
Trump postpones Pelosi’s official trip to Afghanistan — unless she wants to “fly commercial”Trump postpones Pelosi’s official trip to Afghanistan — unless she wants to “fly commercial”
Politics

Trump’s letter comes after Pelosi recommended they delay his State of the Union address because of the shutdown.

By Tara Golshan
Money
The horrible celebrity biographies of Amazon are impossible to explainThe horrible celebrity biographies of Amazon are impossible to explain
Money

“If Gyllenhaal is seen in a community, he is usually in a t-shirt, a squared shirt, and inadvertent jeans.”

By Kaitlyn Tiffany
Politics
The controversy over Ilhan Omar calling Lindsey Graham “compromised,” explainedThe controversy over Ilhan Omar calling Lindsey Graham “compromised,” explained
Politics

A tale of conspiracies, bad faith, and misrepresentation all around.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Why the White House is attacking Democrats for traveling to Puerto Rico, explainedWhy the White House is attacking Democrats for traveling to Puerto Rico, explained
Politics

With some help from Fox News.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
House Republicans really don’t want to look like they voted to reopen the governmentHouse Republicans really don’t want to look like they voted to reopen the government
Politics

House Republicans accidentally appeared to allow a vote to reopen the government without objecting. They were not happy.

By Ella Nilsen