Politics

Beijing has branded incoming president Lai Ching-te a “troublemaker” for his pro-sovereignty stance. Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto via Getty Images Ellen Ioanes covers breaking and general assignment news as the weekend reporter at Vox. She previously worked at Business Insider covering the…

PEPFAR saved millions of people from AIDS. Don’t let it die. US President George W. Bush holds a child as Bishop Paul Yowakim (L) looks on after speaking on the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 30 May 2007 in…

Ecuador was known for peace, but it has become one of the most violent countries in South America. Military personnel stands guard at Canela Radio on January 10, 2024 in Quito, Ecuador. President Noboa declared “internal armed conflict” after hooded…

A core issue raised in the Colorado case seeking to disqualify Trump from the presidency is also present in a much more obscure case being argued next week. Aerial photo taken on September 1, 2017, shows flooded houses after Hurricane…

Trump says he’d be better for the economy. Voters do, too. But would he? Former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada, on December 17, 2023. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Emily Stewart covers business and economics…

The justices are threatening to put themselves in charge of every single federal agency. They should resist that temptation. Justice Clarence Thomas (right) laughs. Win McNamee/Getty Images Ian Millhiser is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the…

It’s called “Calendargate,” and it’s raising the question of what — and whom — the right-wing war on “wokeness” is really for. Oli Scarff/Getty Images Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he covers ideology and challenges to democracy, both…

How Haley is trying to reject — and co-opt — Trumpism. Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign event to launch her presidential bid, at the Charleston Visitor Center in Charleston, South Carolina, on February…

Why it’s a big deal that the president didn’t know his defense secretary was in the hospital for three days. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon on December 4, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images Joshua Keating is a senior…

Even socialists are bristling at the rising cost of fast food.  A McDonald’s customer receives his order at a drive-through in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Over the holidays, extremely online progressives debated the most important theoretical question facing the…