News comes at you fast. Join us at the end of your day to understand it. Today, Explained is your all killer, no filler, Monday to Friday news explainer hosted by Sean Rameswaram and featuring the finest reporters from the Vox Media Podcast Network and beyond.

While it might feel as though nothing could be worse than last night’s presidential debate, Vox’s Ezra Klein explains what could happen if President Trump loses the election and refuses to leave office.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Joe Versus the Volcano

President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee first garnered attention after being questioned about her Catholic faith. Vox’s Ian Millhiser says that attention likely motivated her nomination.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Amy Coney Barrett

That's how much "billionaire" President Trump paid in federal income taxes his first year in office, according to reporting from the New York Times.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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$750

One of the three officers who shot at Breonna Taylor’s apartment was indicted ... for endangering her neighbors. Tessa Duvall from the Louisville Courier-Journal explains. And Vox’s Fabiola Cineas says the ruling isn’t surprising.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Justice For Breonna Taylor (Part II)

With mounting concerns over the politicization of federal health agencies, Dr. Anthony Fauci explains why Americans should still trust the vaccine approval process.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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Dr. Fauci on pandemic politics

What do a bus driver, a teacher, a McDonald’s employee, and a project manager with a conference on her calendar all have in common?
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Working from work

Republicans appear ready to fill the seat left vacant by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the end of the year. Vox’s Ian Millhiser explains Democrats’ last defense.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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RBG’s seat

The fight over Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat has already begun, but let’s not forget to celebrate her legendary life.
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Supreme

Colleges reopened. Outbreaks followed. Robert J. Jones, chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, explains why he still thinks bringing students back was the right decision.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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Class of Covid-19

A whistleblower complaint alleges immigrants being detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in Georgia have been subjected to involuntary procedures — including hysterectomies. Vox’s Nicole Narea explains.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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ICE and involuntary hysterectomies

After 16 seasons of wildfires, Glen Haydon has figured out how to cope. For everyone else, there’s an app for that.
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A firefighter on battling wildfires

Trillions spent on the environment, caregiving, manufacturing, and the racial wealth gap: Vox’s Dylan Matthews explains how Biden wants to “Build Back Better.”
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This is the future Joe Biden wants

Vox’s Ella Nilsen says the implausible is now looking possible.
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Can the Democrats take the Senate?

The pandemic hasn’t stopped Americans from dating, hooking up, or tying the knot. In fact, lockdown has been helping people get down.
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Cupid-19

A chief political rival of Vladimir Putin has been poisoned in what Foreign Policy’s Amy MacKinnon says is a watershed moment for Russia.
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What was Putin the tea?

Some people think it’s the only way out of the pandemic. Those people are very wrong.
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The truth about herd immunity

As the election draws near, of fake news you must steer clear. For you (and your uncle), this episode is here.
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A Fake News Survival Guide

*But that doesn’t necessarily mean you should go see one.

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The movies are back*

Vox’s Emily Stewart clears up the mystery of the market, and Ella Nilsen offers an update on the stimulus that has collapsed into stalemate.

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Is the stock market bull?

Ventilation is key to reopening office buildings safely. But The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson says many workers aren’t going back, even when it’s safer.

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Let’s talk about ventilation

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company made an “operational mistake” in its handling of Kenosha militia groups. The Verge’s Casey Newton explains whether that has implications for November’s election.

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Is Facebook ready for the election?

The actor Chadwick Boseman died of cancer on Friday, but because of Black Panther he’ll live forever.
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Wakanda forever

All summer long, we have been explaining complex news stories to kids. In our final summer camp journey to the Island of Explained, we tackle the fight for racial justice in the United States.
Go to vox.com/todayexplainedkids for a discussion guide on implicit bias and the role it plays in our communities.
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The Island of Explained: A Summer of Protest

The GOP proved that laws were made to be broken at its 2020 convention.
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Unconventional (Part II)

Jacob Blake was shot in the back multiple times by police and the protests escalated all the way to the NBA. Gina Barton, investigative reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, explains.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.
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