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As Congress grew more dysfunctional, the Supreme Court seized tremendous power.

The year explained in clothes.


The hacker drama used to be chilly. It went for sentiment in its last stretch of episodes — and succeeded wildly.


Workers have paid vacation days in Turkmenistan, Brazil, and the European Union — but not in the US.


The Republican leader used a sting of lies to mislead people into thinking the FBI had it out for Trump.


From the memes that broke the internet to the politics that broke us, Vox explains the moments that mattered this decade — on our fragile planet and beyond.


Cosby’s publicist thinks Murphy should work with Cosby to “enhance Black people.”


It’s one of many ways the Trump administration has tried to scale back the US refugee program.


Workers lifting hundreds of boxes a day say they fear being fired for missing work.


Democratic donors are generally to the left of rank-and-file voters.


The heart and soul of the Marvel machine has been the friendship between Tony Stark and Steve Rogers.


The radical idea that could shatter the link between emissions and global warming.


Trump’s incoherent riffing about wind energy and “fumes,” decoded.


The decade brought America closer to universal coverage. But there’s still a long way to go.


This week’s episode of Impeachment, Explained explores how undecided voters view the impeachment process.