President Trump has been impeached for inciting an insurrection on the Capitol one week ago. CNN’s Elle Reeve was there and explains who was duped into mobbing the government. Plus, Washington Post’s Dan Lamothe reports on how the government plans to prevent another mob from wreaking havoc.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Impeachment won’t stop the United States’ slide towards authoritarianism. Voter reform might.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First he lost his Facebook. Then he lost his Twitter. As of today, President Trump had been limited or booted by more than a dozen platforms. Casey Newton, editor of Platformer, explains the historic shift on social media.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Infighting among Republican lawmakers reached a breaking point this week. The Atlantic’s McKay Coppins explains why and the tough road ahead for the GOP.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Washington Post national security reporter Dan Lamothe explains how a number of agencies and politicians put together a historically bad security plan for Congress on Wednesday.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York explains what it was like to live through today’s violent transfer of power.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Viruses mutate, but this time it’s different.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tuesday’s election will decide who controls the Senate, but the president is still hung up on the election he already lost.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been a year.It’s been a yearAnd after all the news We’re still not in the clearIt’s been a yearCan’t even remember what life was like Back before we didn’t need a mask to go outsideIt’s been a yearCan’t even remember how it used to soundBefore the streets were quiet and we had to lock it downIt’s been a year2020The year began on fireAustralia was burningAnd Iran was looking direAnd you know you might forget it butBack in the before timeWe thought we’d have to dealWith Third World War timeIt was only January The last time I went to a weddingAnd we barely knew back thenThat the virus was already spreadingMeanwhile the end ofThe impeachment trial, finallyIt went the way you thought it wouldExcept for maybe RomneyThe virus leaves ChinaOn planes and on ships The world watches closelyAs Italy gets hitBut Italians sang from their balconiesAnd then came the celebritiesIt’s been a yearIt’s been a yearAnd after all the newsWe’re still not in the clearIt’s been a year2020 is cancelledNo Olympics andCostco took away free samplesSo long, CoachellaGoodbye in-person classesNo European travelWe banned their white assesCovid conspiracies.We’ve got varieties Bill Gates made it in a labAnd 5G wants to kill your dadMaybe it’ll go away When temperatures are highMaybe some disinfectantIs worth the college try?Lockdowns, shutdownsLayoffs and a market crashMask on. Mask offThe stimulus won’t help my rashWe’re running out of TPWe’re running out of PPEI’m scared of getting groceriesI’m losing all my sanityWhen is this all gonna end?It feels like everything is the sameEvery single day Blends into the next dayIt’s been a yearIt’s been a yearAnd after all the newsWe’re still not in the clear.It’s been a yearLate MayA wall starts to shatterMore than half the country screamingBlack! Lives! Matter!A monumental protest movement Started in the streetsStatues start to fallAnd people protest the policeRacist mascots fall and Athletes protest in the bubbleJohn Lewis passed away but left usHis “good trouble.”The Confederate flagLost again in this pandemicWhile more and more people sawThat racism’s systemicBut unity, it doesn’t last It quickly gets politicized There’s shooting in Kenosha And everyone’s still taking sidesOne step forwardOne step backThe United StatesStaying right on trackIt’s been a—Wait, wait hold the phoneThe president has got itHe didn’t wanna wear a maskBut now he tested positiveYeah, he’s gonna beat itBut he won’t win the election Even after RBGThe Court will not correct itConvinces half his partyIt’s a steal, without a reasonTries to throw good ballots outBut books the wrong Four SeasonsFifty different lawsuitsWinding through the courts.He’s losing and losing and losing and losing and losing…Who cares! Now there’s a vaccine!And another new vaccine!It’s actually happening!It’s all predicted by Fauci!Thank you to the doctorsAnd to all the educatorsThank you to the nursesAnd to grocery store workersAnd also all the drivers!Who now have my addressAnd for saving our electionGod bless USPS!It’s been a yearIt’s been a yearAnd after all the newsWe’re still not in the clearIt’s been a yearIt’s been a yearAnd after all the newsWe’re still not in the clearIt’s been a yearCan’t even remember what it’s like to be dancing with my friends and eating with my familyIt’s been a yearCan’t even remember what normal was, but gimme more hugs in 2021It’s been a yearIt’s been a yearAnd after all the newsWe’re still not in the clear.It’s been a yearIt’s been a yearWe’ve given up so muchBut somehow we’re still hereWe’re still here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the final episode of our five-part series, “You, Me, and Covid-19,” people look back on a very long year.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices