Iowa gets to take the first swing at nominating the Democratic presidential candidate today. But why?

After nearly four years of acrimony, Britain finally Brexits tonight. But it risks plunging Northern Ireland back into a living nightmare.

Kobe Bryant’s death stunned the world. Then people started arguing.

The International Court of Justice is ordering Myanmar to protect the Rohingya from genocide, but no one knows if Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi will heed the call.

Vox's Andrew Prokop explains why John Bolton’s leaked manuscript has upended the GOP’s hopes to wrap up the impeachment trial quickly without calling witnesses.

The political polarization of America didn’t start with Donald Trump and it won’t end in 2020 either. Ezra Klein explains "Why We're Polarized."

Did Mohammed Bin Salman hack Jeff Bezos? Recode’s Peter Kafka returns with an update and Kara Swisher explains Saudi Arabia's impunity in the tech world.

A SARS-like virus has killed at least 17 people, quarantined millions in China, and made its way to the United States. Vox’s Julia Belluz explains what's known and what's next.

The Supreme Court is trying to settle the fight over the biggest traffic jam in the history of American politics once and for all. WNYC's Matt Katz, author of "American Governor: Chris Christie's Bridge to Redemption," explains.

Vox's Andrew Prokop explains everything you need to know as President Trump's Senate impeachment trial gets underway.

Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment this week. Now, Congress is the only thing standing between the 28th amendment and the Constitution of the United States.

Canada now has the unfortunate job of dealing with the collateral damage from the conflict between Iran and the United States.

Senator Cory Booker tells Sean Rameswaram why he never stood a chance and Vox's Ella Nilsen explains why Senators Warren and Sanders are fighting.

Elizabeth Warren’s best bet to fight the opioid epidemic might be stealing a page from the battle against AIDS. Vox’s Jillian Weinberger explains how for The Impact.

Australia is suffering unprecedented damage from months of bush fires, but the country remains divided on the politics of climate change.

Meghan Markle and her husband have announced their own personal Brexit.

Irin Carmon from New York magazine explains how #MeToo is on trial alongside Harvey Weinstein.

Iran fired back. The United States issued a statement. Iraq wishes its allies would fight somewhere else.

Iran analyst Dina Esfandiary explains why the killing of Qassem Soleimani was “the greatest gift the Trump administration could have given the Iranian government.” And an Iranian-American family disagrees on the meaning of Soleimani’s death.

The United States killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Iraq last week. Vox's Alex Ward explains what might happen next.

The vast majority of our plastic isn’t being recycled. It might be time to consider lighting it on fire.

Before stumbling into the biggest American political scandal in a generation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was best known for playing the president on TV.

On the cusp of a big election year, Vox’s Matthew Yglesias reviews President Trump’s accomplishments thus far.

“Old Town Road” is unlike anything that’s ever happened in American popular music.

Time named Greta Thunberg its ‘Person of the Year.’ David Wallace-Wells from New York Magazine explains why.