What would a world without foreign aid look like?
The future of the agency, and foreign aid from the US in general, remains incredibly uncertain. Federal judges have issued ...
The disturbing thread that ties together Trump’s major moves so far
It’s a frightening turn for American governance. Trump and the hard-right appointees who staff this new administration seem ...
A new book calls for a government that can do things. But there’s a dark side.
The buzzword of the past couple of weeks is Abundance, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s new book about why we stopped being ...
Does moderation actually hurt Democratic candidates?
All this has triggered a lively debate about how Democrats should weigh Bonica’s evidence against the many studies showing ...
Why is the US bombing Yemen in the first place?
There’s been remarkably little discussion about why an administration that pledged to reduce US military commitments is now ...
ICE’s viral arrest of a Tufts University student, briefly explained
The news moves fast, but understanding takes time. At Vox, we don’t chase every headline. We focus on what really matters. We ...
The lawsuits blocking Trump’s agenda, explained in 2 charts
President Donald Trump came into office with plans to enact his agenda at breakneck speed, and to some extent, it’s working. Less than 100 days into his second term, Trump has already issued 99 ...
How Trump wants to make one of the most dangerous jobs in America even worse
They found that 81 percent of workers at poultry plants and 46 percent at pork plants are at high risk of developing ...
The implicit threat in Trump’s push to change election rules
The biggest threat of all is implicit — that Trump is setting the stage for a really nasty attempt to use the federal ...
The assault on pro-Palestinian speech has a long and shameful history
That case ended with a blistering rebuke by a judge. But the incident — and developments since then — shows that the Trump ...
How worried should legal immigrants be about Trump’s deportations?
Here’s advice from immigration lawyers on international travel, registration requirements, social media, and more.
Kavanaugh and Barrett appear likely to break with the Supreme Court’s MAGA wing
The news moves fast, but understanding takes time. At Vox, we don’t chase every headline. We focus on what really matters. We ...