Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Michael Caputo following his 2017 testimony before the House Intelligence Committee. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images HHS officials pressured
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The true love story in Elif Batuman’s The Idiot is a love affair with language
Zac Freeland/Vox The Idiot is playing some very complex language games. The Vox Book Club breaks it down. The Vox Book Club is linking to
One Good Thing: A Danish drama perfect for political devotees, now on Netflix
Borgen traces one woman’s rise to become the first female prime minister of Denmark. It’s pretty great. | DR1 Borgen is like an Aaron Sorkin
Trump announces that Bahrain will normalize relations with Israel
President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at the White House August 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Bahrain follows in the
What’s causing climate change, in 10 charts
A community of forest homes lies in ruins after the Creek Fire swept through on September 8 near Shaver Lake, California. | David McNew/Getty Images
China has quietly vaccinated more than 100,000 people for Covid-19 before completing safety trials
A Sinovac Biotech vaccine for Covid-19, one of three vaccines China has authorized under an emergency use program, on display at the China International Fair
Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is a lesson in finding hope in adversity
Iris Gottlieb The Fifth isn’t just a famous melody — it’s a story of despair, Beethoven’s deafness, and establishing the will to go on. In
What to make of the DHS whistleblower’s shocking complaint
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf speaks during a press conference on July 21, 2020, in Washington, DC. His alleged misdeeds are cited in
Trump keeps lying about how the US Covid-19 situation compares to other countries. Here are the facts.
Trump speaks in Michigan on Thursday. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Trump’s strategy is to ceaselessly lie about coronavirus and hope people either don’t
The Trump administration has already made huge refugee cuts. It’s reportedly considering more.
Rohingya refugees undergo rapid tests for Covid-19 after being transferred to a temporary shelter in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia, on September 7. | Zick Maulana/NurPhoto via Getty