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Fiona Hill, former deputy assistant to the President and Senior Director for Europe and Russia on the National Security Council staff, arrives to review transcripts of her deposition with the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees at the US Capitol on November 4, 2019. | Alex Wong/Getty Images Fiona Hill reminds Republicans that RussiaContinue reading “Read Fiona Hill’s scathing opening statement”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) chat before a memorial ceremony for Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD). The two leaders and their respective Appropriations Committees need to hammer out a spending deal before the end of the year. | Matt McClain-Pool/Getty Images It’s the same issue that ledContinue reading “Congress keeps procrastinating on funding the government — because of Trump’s border wall”

Today, there are more avenues than ever for shoppers to interact with a brand, either virtually or in person. | Getty Images/Hero Images Customers want help. They also want to be left alone. The introverts of the world recently rallied around a viral photo on Twitter of a Europe-based Sephora store. The photo was ofContinue reading “In the age of online shopping, where do IRL salespeople fit in?”

Supporters cheer for former Vice President and democratic candidate Joe Biden in Concord, New Hampshire, on November 8, 2019. | Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Democratic voters aren’t sure who they want to be the nominee — just that they want someone who can beat Trump. With fewer than 75 days until the Iowa caucuses, the DemocraticContinue reading “The state of the 2020 Democratic primary”

Democratic presidential hopeful California Senator Kamala Harris spoke about paid parental leave and the gender wage gap during the fifth Democratic primary debate in Atlanta, Georgia on November 20, 2019. | Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images More women involved in the Democratic debate changed the conversation. In a marked contrast from several past debates, genderContinue reading “Gender equity was at the forefront of the fifth Democratic debate”

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks as Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) listens during the Democratic Presidential Debate. | Alex Wong/Getty Images Winner: Cory Booker. Loser: asylum seekers. The November Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta came at the end of a marathon day of political news, marked by US Ambassador to the EU GordonContinue reading “4 winners and 3 losers from the November Democratic debate”

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) former tech executive Andrew Yang, and Tom Steyer (right) listen as Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks during the Democratic Presidential Debate. | Alex Wong/Getty Images The answers weren’t great, but the question mattered. On Wednesday, something unheard of happened on the 2020 Democratic debate stage: Moderators asked candidates what they wouldContinue reading “It took a debate with all-female moderators to ask Democrats about paid family leave”

Democratic presidential hopefuls Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the fifth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign. | Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Warren on impeachment, Harris on child care, and more. The November 2019 Democratic debate, held on a very longContinue reading “The most substantive answers from November’s Democratic debate”

Amanda Northrop/Vox The Vox staff reviewed all the finalists in each of five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature. Every year, the National Book Foundation nominates 25 books — five fiction, five nonfiction, five poetry, five translated, five young adult — for the National Book Award, which celebrates the best ofContinue reading “We read all 25 National Book Award finalists for 2019. Here’s what we thought.”

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) all raise their hands during the Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia on November 20, 2019. | Alex Wong/Getty Images The top tier of the 2020 race is very fluid, and the debate didn’t change that. The top tier of theContinue reading “This debate confirmed there is no Democratic presidential frontrunner”