Category Politics

As it heads into the Oscars, what Oppenheimer gets right — and wrong — about the threat of nuclear weapons. The mushroom cloud produced by the first explosion by the Americans of a hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok Atoll in the…

What do Yemen’s suddenly world-famous rebels really want, and what will make them stop? Supporters of the Houthis take part in a rally against Israel and in solidarity with the people of Gaza on February 28, 2024, in Sana’a, Yemen.…

A user revolt has only made Congress more determined to ban TikTok. Can it actually happen? In this photo illustration, an 11-year-old boy looks at the TikTok app on a smartphone screen in the village of St Jean d’Aulps on…

There’s been too much focus on trivialities, as the State of the Union shows. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address on March 7, 2024, in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Andrew Prokop is a senior politics…

Biden’s new plan to build a pier on the Gaza coast seems to say yes. The continued military aid to Israel says otherwise. “It’s not you, it’s me.” GPO/Handout/Anadolu/Getty Images Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he…

The president dodged the “norms trap” by going straight after Trump on democracy. President Joe Biden during the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024. Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images Zack…

The president is getting walloped on the economy. Here’s how he tried to change that. President Joe Biden delivers the annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on March 7, 2024, in Washington, DC.  Shawn…

The UN report gives clarity, not answers. A rally in New York City in support of Israeli women sexually assaulted during the October 7 attack by Hamas. Lev Radin/VIEWpress Ellen Ioanes covers breaking and general assignment news as the weekend…

Robinson has denied the Holocaust, opposed women’s suffrage, threatened to use his AR-15 against the government, and more. Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on February 22,…

A businessman and lesser-known candidate, Palmer wants to focus on “pass[ing] the torch.” Jason Palmer, a businessperson, won the Democratic American Samoa primary. Li Zhou is a politics reporter at Vox, where she covers Congress and elections. Previously, she was…