Superintendent Matt Malone chats with a first grader at an elementary school in Fall River, Massachusetts, in November 2020. Fall River schools were in-person for
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The profound impact of giving American families a little more cash
Allina Diaz and her 6-year-old daughter, Journey, chat on the patio of their Jefferson, Maine, home on May 6. | Séan Alonzo Harris for Vox
The progressive push to oust the last anti-abortion House Democrat, explained
Rep. Henry Cuellar speaks during a congressional meeting on the US/Mexico border in 2018. | Bonnie Jo Mount/Washington Post via Getty Images A South Texas
Stronger public health systems and uniform messaging are critical to fight Covid-19
Testing is crucial to addressing the pandemic’s many costs, as are more preventative measures. | Wang Ying/Xinhua via Getty Images Covid-19 isn’t going anywhere it
Why Trump is struggling to take down Georgia’s Brian Kemp
Gov. Brian Kemp greets attendees at a campaign event on May 17 in Alpharetta, Georgia. | Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images The power of a Trump endorsement
The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act, explained
All across the country, consumers are feeling the burden of high gas prices and are desperate for relief. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Democrats want oil
Is the center shrinking in the Democratic primaries?
Pennsylvania Democratic congressional candidate, state Rep. Summer Lee, talks to the press in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | Nate Smallwood/Bloomberg via Getty Images Democratic voters are moving
The problem of global energy inequity, explained by American refrigerators
Getty Images The average fridge in the US consumes more electricity in a year than an average person in dozens of countries. My refrigerator —
Title 42, the controversial Trump-era border policy, explained
A child in a shelter for refugee migrants from Central and South American countries seeking asylum in the United States, as Title 42 and Remain
Doug Mastriano really believes Trump’s lies about 2020. He also might be Pennyslvania’s next governor.
Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, the state’s Republican candidate for governor, speaks at a primary election night gathering in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, on May 17. |