Politics

For all the attention on the border, the root causes of migration and the most promising solutions to the US’s broken immigration system are often overlooked. Migrant people of different nationalities seeking asylum in the United States travel on freight…

Israel and Hezbollah are trying to keep their fighting contained. But the conflict keeps escalating. An Israeli reserve combat soldier takes part in a training drill on May 8, 2024, in the Golan Heights. Amir Levy/Getty Images Joshua Keating is…

Fortson’s shooting deepens longstanding scrutiny of police violence. Air Force service member0″ /> Chantemekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a US Air Force senior airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference with attorney Ben Crump on…

What we learned from Daniels’s testimony. Stormy Daniels leaves Manhattan Criminal Court on May 9, 2024, in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Li Zhou is a politics reporter at Vox, where she covers Congress and elections. Previously, she…

International impunity helped allow a power struggle in Sudan to spiral into ethnic violence. Refugees fleeing fighting in Darfur arrive at the border between Sudan and Chad on April 22, 2024, in Adre, Chad. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Ellen Ioanes covers…

Mexico City is staring down a water crisis. It won’t be the last city to do so. Mexico City is being threatened by a water crisis after the main reservoirs remain under 40 percent of their full capacity due to…

The US has offered unconditional military aid to Israel throughout the war in Gaza. Palestinians walk around the rubble of buildings destroyed after an Israeli attack on the As Salam neighborhood in Rafah, Gaza, on May 6, 2024. Abed Rahim…

Politics on Eurovision isn’t new. It’s been part of it almost from the start. Jessica Gow/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images The annual Eurovision Song Contest kicked off yesterday and is bracing for protests and audience disruptions over Israel’s inclusion…

A deal will still be tough. During a demonstration against the Israeli government, protesters hold flags and signs calling for a hostages deal with Hamas on May 4, 2024, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Amir Levy/Getty Images Joshua Keating is a…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis banned cell-cultivated or “lab-grown” meat. Why did Democratic Senator John Fetterman lend his support? Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) walking the halls of Congress. Nathan Howard/Getty Images Kenny Torrella is a staff writer for Vox’s Future Perfect…