Politics & Policy

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3 winners and 1 loser from the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, and Connecticut primaries

Donald Trump reasserted his influence, progressives pushed through, and election deniers thrived.

By Christian Paz and Nicole Narea

The Republican response to the Mar-a-Lago raid should scare you

Leading Republicans are in thrall to a dangerously conspiratorial view of the US government.

By Zack Beauchamp

Where in the world are Russians going to avoid sanctions?

By Jonathan Guyer August 9

What we know, and don’t know, about the FBI’s raid on Donald Trump

By Ian Millhiser August 9

A record number of abortion measures are on the ballot in 2022

By Nicole Narea August 8

What happens when the Supreme Court is this unpopular?

By Ian Millhiser August 8

School vaccine mandates for Covid-19 are not happening

By Rachel M. Cohen August 8

What could the Inflation Reduction Act mean for you?

By Ellen Ioanes August 7

The Inflation Reduction Act, explained

By Emily Stewart, Li Zhou, and 1 more August 7

The significance of the Senate vote on the Inflation Reduction Act

By Li Zhou August 7

The Senate just passed one of the biggest bills to fight climate change, ever

By Rebecca Leber August 7

The US and China might not get over the Taiwan crisis

By Ellen Ioanes August 6

Why the Justice Department made a move in the police killing of Breonna Taylor

By Fabiola Cineas August 5

How can the US bring Brittney Griner home?

By Jonathan Guyer August 5

How to save democracy from the Supreme Court

By Sean Illing August 5

Will Alex Jones finally lose the info war?

By Aja Romano August 4

Would the Inflation Reduction Act actually reduce inflation?

By Li Zhou August 4

The ludicrous idea that Trump is losing his grip on the GOP

By Zack Beauchamp August 4

Should you get another Covid-19 vaccine booster now or wait for the new shots?

By Umair Irfan and Keren Landman August 4

How state governments are reimagining American public housing

By Rachel M. Cohen August 4

Did shark attacks eat into Woodrow Wilson’s votes in 1916?

By Dylan Matthews August 4

4 charts that show just how big abortion won in Kansas

By Rani Molla August 3

Abortion was on the ballot in Kansas. Access won.

By Nicole Narea August 3

The DOJ is suing to make sure women who need medically necessary abortions can actually get them

By Ian Millhiser August 3

The only way to “win” the war on terrorism is to end it

By Jonathan Guyer August 3

4 winners and 1 loser from Tuesday’s primaries

By Li Zhou and Natalie Jennings August 3

The US could stop one cause of heat wave deaths tomorrow

By Rebecca Leber August 3

The US declared victory over polio in 1979. Now, it’s here again.

By Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg August 3

Zawahiri’s death and the war on terror’s end

By Zack Beauchamp August 2

Senate Republicans threatened to burn a bill that would have helped veterans. Here’s why.

By Tory Lysik and Li Zhou August 2

Why the Kansas abortion amendment is so confusing

By Rachel M. Cohen August 2

Election deniers could soon be one election away from running Arizona

By Natalie Jennings August 2

The uncomfortable problem with Roe v. Wade

By Ian Millhiser August 2

The mysterious disappearance of the Secret Service’s January 6 texts

By Ben Jacobs August 1

President Biden has rebound Covid. How risky is that?

By Vox Staff August 1

Why the Inflation Reduction Act isn’t a sure thing

By Li Zhou August 1

Mad about inflation? Blame your local officials.

By Alex Yablon August 1

The attack on a prison holding Ukraine POWs, explained

By Tory Lysik July 31

You still need to tell your friends if you get Covid

By Allie Volpe July 31

Manafort book alleges Michael Cohen spied on Trump campaign

By Ben Jacobs July 30

The smallpox vaccine stockpile isn’t the monkeypox solution we need — yet

By Keren Landman July 29

Georgia’s big Trump election investigation, explained

By Ben Jacobs July 29