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The 2024 election season may be defined by Trump’s legal troubles. Former US President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom during his civil fraud trial at the New York Supreme Court on January 11, 2024, in New York City.  Michael…

Dean Phillips is trying to crash Joe Biden’s party. He picked a strange, strange place to start. Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota. Vox; Gaelen Morse/Getty Images Manchester, New Hampshire — “It makes me sick” to criticize President Joe Biden,…

For the third time in the last year, the Supreme Court turned away an opportunity to make life much worse for trans youth. Supreme Court building holds a sign that reads, “We want to live free.”” /> Trans rights protesters…

The pollsters got Iowa spot on. That means trouble for Trump’s rivals. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets supporters at his caucus night event on January 15, 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Christian Paz is a senior…

DeSantis’s campaign appealed to a particular kind of conservative elite — and not many others. Ron DeSantis campaigning in Dubuque, Iowa, on January 14 — one day before the Iowa caucuses. Win McNamee/Getty Images Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent at…

None of the GOP candidates got what they wanted — except for Donald Trump. Former president and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump attends a watch party during the 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 15,…

Trump’s rivals missed an opportunity to shake up the race. They’ll get another one in New Hampshire. Former US President Donald Trump during the 2024 Iowa Republican caucuses at Horizon Events Center in West Des Moines, Iowa, on January 15,…

The deep roots of Trump’s staying power. Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump departs after speaking at a rally in Clinton, Iowa, on January 6, 2024. Tannen Maury/AFP via Getty Images For a brief moment in January…

“Who wins” isn’t as simple as who comes in first. Here’s what Trump, DeSantis, and Haley each need. Campaign signs for Republican presidential candidates, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron Desantis line the road in front of…

Despite China’s attempts to negotiate a regional ceasefire, Myanmar’s civil war won’t end soon. Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images Ellen Ioanes covers breaking and general assignment news as the weekend reporter at Vox. She previously worked at Business Insider…