Category Politics

When so much of the world is backsliding on democratic norms, Senegal’s election reveals a trend toward democracy in Africa. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s youngest president, was sworn in on April 2, 2024. Senegalese Presidency/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images Ellen Ioanes…

The state has an odd rule that gave Biden an electoral vote in 2020. Trump wants to change that. Can he? Former President Donald Trump arrives for a rally at the I-80 Speedway in 2022 in Greenwood, Nebraska. Scott Olson/Getty…

Democrats are starting their Latino outreach early because they know they have a problem. President Joe Biden attends a campaign event at El Portal Restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 19, 2024. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Christian Paz is…

Simmering tensions between traditionalist Republican judges and MAGA judges are starting to boil over. Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett talk before President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in…

And US troops may suffer the consequences. Iranian protesters burn US flags during a protest gathering to condemn the Israeli airstrike against the Iranian consulate in Syria, at Palestine Square in Tehran, Iran, on April 1, 2024 Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via…

The killing of World Central Kitchen workers shows no place in Gaza is safe, even for aid groups. On April 2, 2024, Palestinians stand next to a vehicle in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on, where employees from…

The president has a housing affordability problem. US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on affordable housing in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 19, 2024. Ian Maule/Getty Images Rachel M. Cohen is a senior reporter for Vox covering social policy. She…

The GOP majority is quite small, but a Democratic takeover pre-election still seems extremely unlikely. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) is working with a very slim majority of House Republicans. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images Andrew Prokop is a senior…

Trump’s social network has made him one of the richest people in the world — at least on paper. Will TruthSocial deliver the windfall Trump needs? Anna Barclay/Getty Images Nicole Narea covers politics and society for Vox. She first joined…

Also, why it might not. US President Joe Biden appears with Barack Obama and Bill Clinton during a fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on March 28, 2024. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Joe Biden is…