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A former CIA operative is running for president to stop Donald Trump
The 40-year old former spy has never held elected office, but he may help Republicans keep a longtime red state from going with Clinton.
We Witness the Life-Changing Results of Top Surgery on Today's 'Daily VICE'
VICE accompanies transgender Mormon activist Emmett Claren to the hospital before he undergoes surgery to remove his breasts.
We Meet a Transgender Mormon Activist on Today's 'Daily VICE'
Former missionary Emmett Claren is risking complete excommunication from the Mormon Church as he undergoes surgery to change his body to match his gender.
Bernie Sanders Wins Idaho and Utah, but Still Lags Far Behind Hillary Clinton
Sanders needed these wins in two largely white states, but they won't help him close the gap with Clinton. He's trailing her by around 300 pledged delegates.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
This morning, two suicide bombers who attacked Brussels yesterday were named, a cop called Ted Cruz's comments about Muslim neighborhood patrols "foolish," a Tribe Called Quest's Phife Dawg has died, and more.
Utah Judge Orders Child to Be Taken from Foster Parents Because They Are Gay
Beckie Peirce and April Hoagland have been raising the one-year-old child since August, and were in the process of legally adopting her before a judge ordered her to be removed within seven days.
Why I'm Never Going Back to the Mormon Church
Although I left the LDS years ago, I went to the church's recent Hill Cumorah Pageant, a flashy spectacle designed to tell the origin story of Mormonism and convert new members.
A Gay Mormon Man and His Wife Want the Supreme Court to Know They Support Marriage Equality
A “mixed orientation” Mormon couple is upset that their remarks were used to argue against gay marriage in a brief submitted to the Supreme Court.
Mormon Church's Newfound Support of Gay Rights Tied to Religious Exemption Law
Rights advocates argue that the church’s gay rights announcement is really about ensuring that individuals and entities can still discriminate against people based on their religious beliefs.
The Town Run by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Is a Sad, Strange Place
I toured Short Creek with a young couple who managed to escape the town's totalitarian ideology.
Do Mormons Care About Joseph Smith's 40 Wives?
This year the LDS church released a series of essays that quietly acknowledged some of the more sordid bits of Mormon history, including the religion's founder's polygamy.
L. Ron Hubbard's Great-Grandson Is a Circus Ringmaster
Jamie DeWolf is a filmmaker, circus ringmaster, writer, performance artist, and a teacher. He’s also the last of his relatives who’s willing to speak out against the organization that his great-grandfather created.