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A Biden presidency
Reviving DACA to reforming DHS: 5 immigration issues Biden could confront as presidentReviving DACA to reforming DHS: 5 immigration issues Biden could confront as president
A Biden presidency

Advocates are ready to hold Biden to account for his promises on immigration — and reversing Trump’s policies is just the start.

By Nicole Narea
Explainers
The relatable toughness of Jill BidenThe relatable toughness of Jill Biden
Explainers

“I’ll always be that girl from Philly”: The would-be first lady, explained.

By Anna North
Politics
Read: Jill Biden’s moving DNC speech on Covid-19 and American familiesRead: Jill Biden’s moving DNC speech on Covid-19 and American families
Politics

She spoke in front of an empty classroom at the high school where she once taught.

By Anna North
Jill Biden feels America’s pain
Politics

A rare political address that genuinely spoke to the moment.

By Matthew Yglesias
5 winners and 2 losers from night 2 of the Democratic convention
2020 Presidential Conventions

Jill Biden stepped out, the roll call stood out, and the conventional format went out the window.

By Dylan Scott, Anna North and 3 more
The Democratic platform, explained
Explainers

What’s in the platform, what’s controversial about it, and what it all means.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
“We can’t let things settle down”: George Floyd and Eric Garner’s families call for racial justice at the DNC“We can’t let things settle down”: George Floyd and Eric Garner’s families call for racial justice at the DNC
Politics

Floyd’s brother and Garner’s mother called America to action on the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

By Fabiola Cineas
Culture
Michelle Obama’s superpower is her ability to connectMichelle Obama’s superpower is her ability to connect
Culture

TV is an intimate medium. In her DNC speech, Michelle Obama showed she knows how to play to it.

By Constance Grady
Politics
The DNC’s opening message: The system isn’t broken, it just feels like itThe DNC’s opening message: The system isn’t broken, it just feels like it
Politics

Bipartisanship and moderation — not revolution — defined the first night of the convention.

By Aaron Ross Coleman
A Biden presidency
Joe Biden’s plan to fix the worldJoe Biden’s plan to fix the world
A Biden presidency

“He’s looking at an across-the-board restoration project,” said a former Obama administration official.

By Alex Ward
Politics
American carnageAmerican carnage
Politics

In 2017, Trump promised to end “this American carnage.” Four years later, carnage defines his presidency.

By Ezra Klein
5 winners and 2 losers from the first night of the Democratic National Convention
Politics

Winner: Real people. Loser: Lecterns.

By Dylan Scott, Emily Stewart and 3 more
Bernie Sanders makes the progressive case for Joe Biden
Politics

Sanders drew a stark contrast between Trump and a left-leaning Biden presidency for the DNC.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
The 5 most important words in Michelle Obama’s DNC speechThe 5 most important words in Michelle Obama’s DNC speech
Politics

Democrats are telling their voters not to trust the post office.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
John Kasich makes the Republican’s case for Joe BidenJohn Kasich makes the Republican’s case for Joe Biden
Politics

“I know the measure of the man. Reasonable. Faithful. Respectful. And no one pushes Joe around.”

By Matthew Yglesias
Explainers
Convention polling bounces, explainedConvention polling bounces, explained
Explainers

Conventions usually shake up polling in the short term, but do those effects last?

By Andrew Prokop
The triumph of the Nostalgiacrats
Politics

Democrats have scheduled a convention that’s more about celebrating the past than winning the future.

By Matthew Yglesias
This is the future Joe Biden wants
A Biden presidency

But can he break from his past to get there?

By Dylan Matthews
The all-virtual Democratic National Convention, explained
Politics

“This is a very serious time”: The coronavirus has reshaped the Democratic National Convention.

By Ella Nilsen
Explainers
Kamala Harris’s foreign policy, explainedKamala Harris’s foreign policy, explained
Explainers

It’s more robust than you might think.

By Alex Ward
A Biden presidency
Joe Biden’s criminal justice reform plan, explainedJoe Biden’s criminal justice reform plan, explained
A Biden presidency

Joe Biden’s new criminal justice reform plan reverses some of the policies he helped make law.

By German Lopez
Politics
Most candidates run to the center in the general election. Biden is moving left.Most candidates run to the center in the general election. Biden is moving left.
Politics

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and the Democratic Party’s leftward shift.

By Ezra Klein
Technology
Harris is the choice Biden needed to win over Silicon ValleyHarris is the choice Biden needed to win over Silicon Valley
Technology

The California senator has glad-handed with tech elites for decades.

By Theodore Schleifer
Joe Biden chooses Kamala Harris as his running mate
Politics

The California senator and former prosecutor is Biden’s pick for vice president.

By Li Zhou
Politics
Polls: Biden and Trump are nearly tied in North Carolina and GeorgiaPolls: Biden and Trump are nearly tied in North Carolina and Georgia
Politics

New CBS polls find Biden has a slight advantage in the key Southern states — but that doesn’t mean he’ll win either.

By Anya van Wagtendonk
Joe Biden will announce his running mate soon. Here’s who’s on the list.
Explainers

What we know about Biden’s possible vice presidential picks.

By Ella Nilsen
How the coronavirus got Joe Biden to think much bigger
A Biden presidency

Biden knows there’s no pre-Trump “normal” to go back to.

By Ella Nilsen
A Biden presidency
Child care is broken. Biden has a plan to fix it.Child care is broken. Biden has a plan to fix it.
A Biden presidency

But it might come too late to help some providers in the pandemic.

By Anna North
Technology
Facebook’s new label on a Trump post is an “abject failure,” says a Biden campaign spokespersonFacebook’s new label on a Trump post is an “abject failure,” says a Biden campaign spokesperson
Technology

The label on a Trump post about voting doesn’t actually fact-check misleading claims.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Joe Biden has a chance to make history on climate change
Climate

All he has to do is embrace the consensus that’s waiting for him.

By David Roberts
Politics
How the pandemic scrambled Democrats’ campaign to retake statehousesHow the pandemic scrambled Democrats’ campaign to retake statehouses
Politics

Viral videos, virtual 5ks, and mask-making: Local candidates have gotten creative to reach voters.

By Katelyn Burns
Politics
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders joined forces to craft a bold, progressive agendaJoe Biden and Bernie Sanders joined forces to craft a bold, progressive agenda
Politics

Where Biden and Sanders’s policy-focused task forces go from here.

By Ella Nilsen
Explainers
Trump’s surprising resilience with Hispanic voters, explainedTrump’s surprising resilience with Hispanic voters, explained
Explainers

Surveys of Latino voters offer a roadmap for what a Trump comeback could look like.

By Matthew Yglesias
Explainers
Donald Trump is vulnerable on China. So is Joe Biden.Donald Trump is vulnerable on China. So is Joe Biden.
Explainers

The growing Trump-Biden war over China, explained.

By Alex Ward
Politics
The head of US broadcasting is leaning toward pro-Trump propaganda. Biden would fire him.The head of US broadcasting is leaning toward pro-Trump propaganda. Biden would fire him.
Politics

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign exclusively told Vox he plans to fire US Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack if Biden becomes president.

By Alex Ward
What we know about Joe Biden’s possible vice presidential picks
Explainers

Here are 11 of Biden’s potential choices for a running mate.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
George Floyd was remembered by family, activists, and politicians at his funeral in HoustonGeorge Floyd was remembered by family, activists, and politicians at his funeral in Houston
Politics

He’ll be buried Tuesday next to his mom, whom he called out for in his final moments.

By Katelyn Burns
Politics
Joe Biden now has the delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nominationJoe Biden now has the delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination
Politics

He’ll officially become the party’s presidential nominee at the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in August.

By Katelyn Burns
Technology
A Silicon Valley fundraiser for Joe Biden raised $4 million in one Zoom callA Silicon Valley fundraiser for Joe Biden raised $4 million in one Zoom call
Technology

It was a peculiar event, even for today’s big-money era of presidential politics.

By Theodore Schleifer
Politics
“The presidency is a duty to care”: Read Joe Biden’s full speech on George Floyd’s death“The presidency is a duty to care”: Read Joe Biden’s full speech on George Floyd’s death
Politics

Biden criticized Trump’s response to nationwide protests and called for Congress to take up policing reforms.

By Ella Nilsen