Today, Explained is Vox's daily news explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day.
On Moltbook, AI agents yap about their creators, trade coding tips, and wonder about the meaning of life and memory. Should we be concerned?
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The Art of the Steal
President Trump has a track record of election interference. And now he's threatening to nationalize or even cancel the midterm elections.
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Living in a winter bummerland
The days are shorter and colder, and can leave us feeling listless and drained of energy. When do the winter blues tip over into seasonal affective disorder, and how do we make the most of the season?
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Jasmine Crockett isn’t backing down
Rep. Jasmine Crockett wants you to know she comes by her controversies and clap-backs honestly.
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Bad Bunny keeps winning
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The Epstein fallout
Millions of new documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation have been released, and it doesn't look good for the world's rich and powerful.
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Trouble at TikTok
TikTok has new owners in the US. With claims of censorship, widespread outages, and possible algorithm changes on the way, the reboot has been rocky so far.
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What Melania reveals
As a first lady, Melania Trump has kept a low profile. Until now.
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The healthiest president of all time
President Donald Trump will be 80 this year. He says worries about his age and health are unfounded. But the evidence is mixed, and Americans are suspicious after President Joe Biden said the same thing.
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Surviving online cringe
The internet is forever. So how do we handle posts from our past selves?
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Even Trump voters are mad
The polls all point to the new reality: Trump voters are disappointed in the president they helped elect, especially when it comes to ICE, affordability, and the Epstein files. We hear from them.
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Millennials are getting old
It's 2016 on the internet again. The nostalgia is a reminder that many Millennials are starting to his their first "aging cliff."
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Pardoner-in-chief
President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of pardons and commutations in his second term — but it's not entirely different from how his predecessors used that power.
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Trump's model UN
The president's Board of Peace is kind of like the UN Security Council. But it costs a billion dollars to join for life. Israel, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, and Argentina have already signed on.
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They are Charlie Kirk
Young conservatives are struggling with where to turn after Kirk's assassination. Some of the options are frightening.
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"Abolish ICE"
Federal agents killed a second civilian observer in Minneapolis this weekend. Now, the Trump administration is feeling the political pressure.
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Battling brain rot
Bland colors, AI summaries, and declining literacy rates have lots of us worried that we’re losing our intelligence to the modern world. Can we get it back?
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Minneapolis vs. ICE
Thousands of federal immigration officers have descended onto Minneapolis. The state is in a full-blown conflict with the Trump administration. What can Democratic leaders do, and what it would mean if Trump invoked the Insurrection Act there?
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You need a prenup
More young people are insisting on prenups. They’re not just for millionaires and celebrities anymore.
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Is Greenland free?
President Trump has given up trying to buy Greenland — at least for now.
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The new ICE army
Trump wants to hire a slew of new ICE agents. He's targeting fans of NASCAR, UFC, video games and guns.
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Project 2026
Trump has delivered conservatives much of the Project 2025 wishlist already. The Heritage Foundation wants him to keep going.
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The making of the Fox News empire
How a nepo baby from Australia changed political discourse and remade the world. We revisit the rise of Rupert Murdoch and his media empire.
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Sexy TV is back
Why we’re obsessed with Heated Rivalry and hooking up on the small screen.