Politics

Trump reduced fines for nursing homes that put residents at risk. Then Covid-19 happened.

Christina Animashaun/Vox The Obama administration cracked down on nursing homes with infection control problems. Trump reversed course. Few places represent…

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Democrats have a plan to automatically expand health coverage in a pandemic

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders bump elbows after the Democratic debate on March 15, 2020. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty…

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Google’s former CEO hosts an exclusive retreat in Yellowstone each July. You won’t hear much about it.

On the right, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt at a different “private function” — the annual Sun Valley conference. |…

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Airborne coronavirus transmission, explained

Wearing a mask while in an inclosed indoor space: still a good idea! | Stephanie Keith/Getty Images The WHO says…

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6 key Senate and House races to watch on Tuesday

Former US Attorney General Jeff Sessions arrives in the East Room before President Donald Trump announces Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh…

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Some brand names have long perpetuated racism. Black Lives Matter is changing that.

Protesters against the name of NFL football team the Washington Redskins march before a 2014 game at TCF Bank Stadium…

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Israel’s West Bank annexation plan and why it’s stalled, explained by an expert

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 10, 2020. | Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images The politics and the potential…

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The federal agency that’s supposed to protect workers is toothless on Covid-19

A worker sets an outdoor table for the Cipriani restaurant on June 22, 2020, in the SoHo neighborhood in New…

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Join the Vox Book Club to talk Rodham with author Curtis Sittenfeld, live on Zoom

Curtis Sittenfeld and Constance Grady. | Vox You can RSVP now. For my money, Curtis Sittenfeld has for years been…

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America’s plan to save small business in the pandemic was flawed from the start

Matt “Kush” Kusher stands outside his restaurant KUSH in Miami, on April 29. Kusher and other restaurant owners are struggling…

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