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February 12, 2026
2025 was a dismal year for jobs
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. The latest US jobs report came out yesterday, ...
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February 6, 2026
26 reasons to watch the Winter Olympics
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February 4, 2026
Epstein gave America a common enemy
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. I feel a bit of trepidation when anyone brings...
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February 3, 2026
Three issues that could sink Trump
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Over the weekend, the Justice Department relea...
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January 29, 2026
How much trouble is Kristi Noem in?
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Even if you don’t follow politics closely, you...
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January 27, 2026
7 ways to rein in ICE
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. I don’t know how you spent your frigid weekend...
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January 21, 2026
Canada’s prime minister just declared the end of the world as we know it
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Canada’s prime minister delivered a blistering...
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January 16, 2026
Can Trump send soldiers to Minneapolis?
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. When I hear the word “insurrection,” I still t...
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January 14, 2026
Why you might want to check your student loans
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of feder...
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January 9, 2026
How right-wing creators bend reality to their will
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. The video opens with a question and a slamming...
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January 7, 2026
MAHA’s latest offensive
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. In two weeks, I’ll bundle my daughter into her...
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January 5, 2026
America’s century-long interest in Venezuelan oil
This must be about the oil, right? It’s a presumption that got lots of airtime this weekend, following the dramatic seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife by US forces. The pai...
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