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April 7, 2026
How far will Trump go in Iran?
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. We’re now more than five weeks into President ...
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April 1, 2026
America is going back to the moon
I have yet to see Project Hail Mary, the buzzy space blockbuster starring Ryan Gosling. But who needs science fiction when you have…science reality? At 6:24 pm Eastern, NASA is scheduled to launch...
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March 31, 2026
The crisis in American air travel
I’m scheduled to take my 1-year-old on a three-hour flight just over a week from now. Probably a headache, under normal circumstances, but a bona fide nightmare amid the recent airport bedlam. I wa...
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March 25, 2026
The former MMA fighter running DHS
President Donald Trump got a mulligan in former Sen. Markwayne Mullin — a second shot at filling the top job at the Department of Homeland Security. Trump fired his first pick, Kristi Noem, amid mo...
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March 24, 2026
Can the Iran war even be won?
It’s okay; you can laugh. There is indeed something farcical, albeit grim, about the purported negotiations between the US and Iran. Yesterday, President Donald Trump claimed the two countries had...
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March 20, 2026
What everyday life is like for Iranians right now
The war in Iran will enter its fourth week on Saturday, with no real end in sight. The Pentagon is reportedly requesting $200 billion to fund the ongoing military operation, even as it unsettles th...
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March 4, 2026
What Democrats learned in Texas
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 primary elections in Texas yesterday weren...
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March 3, 2026
The case for — and against — striking Iran
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 term “fog of war” usually describes the mu...
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March 1, 2026
How Finland defeated fascism
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Finland made international news earlier this m...
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February 26, 2026
Everyone ignores this good news about democracy
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 January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol ...
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February 25, 2026
Can you fix a broken democracy without breaking it more?
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Twenty-four-year-old Polish activist Dominika ...
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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
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Vox loves the Olympics. Absolutely loves them....
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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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