The bigger story behind the mass exodus of CDC leadership
The simmering showdown between US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the leadership of the Centers for Disease Control...
The heroic queerness of “Peacemaker”
Just when we thought the superhero genre had wrung the last of its ability to shock from its tights, “Peacemaker”...
“The most transparent administration in history” refuses to say who’s behind their batshit social media
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LaMonica McIver and the “lock her up” president
Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., exits the grounds at Delaney Hall, an ICE detention facility, May 9 in Newark, N.J.Angelina Katsanis/AP...
Vox Announces Elias Isquith Joins as Senior Editor for Policy, Politics, and Ideas
Vox editor-in-chief & publisher Swati Sharma and executive editor Elbert Ventura announced today that Elias Isquith will be joining the...
Botswana’s incredible HIV success story, explained in one chart
Botswana has been getting a lot of calls lately from across the African continent, prodding the nation — once “at...
Taylor Swift is not the tradwife you’re looking for
In the face of the internet-breaking announcement that pop star Taylor Swift got engaged to Kansas City tight end Travis...
Republicans thought they could escape the Big Beautiful Bill. It’s not working
Republicans in Congress attempted to design their “big beautiful” budget bill to insulate themselves from the political consequences of slashing...
Happy National Women’s Equality Day
And there are many within the Trump administration or support it that would love nothing more than to revoke a...
CDC Director Monarez out after less than a month on the job
Susan Monarez made it a little more than three weeks in the top job at the Centers for Disease Control...
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