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Patrick Reis

Patrick Reis

Senior Editor

Patrick Reis is the senior politics and ideas editor at Vox. He previously worked at Rolling Stone, the Washington Post, Politico, National Journal, and Seattle’s Real Change News. As a reporter and editor, he has worked on coverage of campaign politics, economic policy, the federal death penalty, climate change, financial regulation, and homelessness. He’s also the author of The Logoff, Vox’s once-a-day newsletter that helps you track the Trump administration without it taking over your life.

Latest articles by Patrick Reis

The demands Harvard refusedThe demands Harvard refused
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The Trump administration is attempting to gain partial control over one of the nation’s top universities.

By Patrick Reis
Is Trump defying the Supreme Court?Is Trump defying the Supreme Court?
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His team argues it can leave a wrongfully deported man in a foreign mega-prison.

By Patrick Reis
Trump’s Orwellian rewrite of 2020Trump’s Orwellian rewrite of 2020
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He’s trying to criminalize telling the truth about 2020.

By Patrick Reis
What just happened with Trump’s tariffs?What just happened with Trump’s tariffs?
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He paused some tariffs — and then escalated a trade war with China.

By Patrick Reis
Trump’s tariff-driven market crash, briefly explainedTrump’s tariff-driven market crash, briefly explained
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The Dow has lost more than 4,000 points since the president rolled out his tariffs.

By Patrick Reis
A conspiracy theorist convinced Trump to fire the NSA directorA conspiracy theorist convinced Trump to fire the NSA director
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Laura Loomer, a 9/11 truther, apparently gets input into the president’s national security decisions.

By Patrick Reis
Trump’s massive tariffs, briefly explainedTrump’s massive tariffs, briefly explained
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What Trump just announced — and what it means for you.

By Patrick Reis
Who did Trump actually deport to El Salvador?Who did Trump actually deport to El Salvador?
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Trump’s team is inadvertently making the case for due process.

By Patrick Reis and Nicole Narea
Trump’s “third term” comments, briefly explainedTrump’s “third term” comments, briefly explained
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How serious is the president about running for an unconstitutional third term in office?

By Patrick Reis
The fight for USAID’s future, briefly explainedThe fight for USAID’s future, briefly explained
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It’s a struggle with deadly consequences for vulnerable people around the world.

By Patrick Reis