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July 15, 2026
The next Strait of Hormuz
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. If I had a nickel for every time President Don...
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July 14, 2026
The ICE crackdown never ended
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Two fatalities, a surge in arrests, large prot...
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July 13, 2026
The real reason Congress keeps getting older
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Hi, friends, and good afternoon — I’m delighte...
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June 11, 2026
9 reasons to watch the 2026 World Cup
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 was 10, my dearest wish was to become M...
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May 20, 2026
The most important election is the one most Americans skip
Iran gridlock and middling China trips aside, President Donald Trump is having a pretty good month. Three May elections tested his grip on the Republican Party — and his candidates cleaned up. In I...
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May 5, 2026
Every airline is Spirit Airlines now
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Anyone booking on Spirit Airlines kind of knew...
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April 28, 2026
The numbers on US political violence
President Donald Trump has now faced so many assassination attempts that some people suspect they aren’t real. The truth is less salacious, more alarming…and more straightforward. (If you wanted t...
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April 26, 2026
5 of your biggest questions about the Iran war, answered
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. It’s been just over eight weeks since the US a...
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April 23, 2026
Democrats are winning the redistricting war — for now, anyway
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. As the old-timey term suggests, gerrymandering...
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April 22, 2026
Another Trump official exits in scandal
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 will remember former Labor Secretary Lori Ch...
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