Category Politics

Why people call Nikki Haley a “moderate”

She’s a down-the-line conservative on almost every issue — except for one really important one. A campaign sign in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, urging independents to vote for Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent…

What the Iran-Pakistan strikes are really about

Iran’s complicated calculus in attacking Pakistan. Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadees Pakistan activists protest in Lahore on January 19, 2024, after Iran launched an airstrike in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province. Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images Ellen Ioanes covers breaking and general…

Congress averted a shutdown. Here’s what’s next.

Congress’s interminable shutdown cycle, explained. House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks at the US Capitol ahead of the government funding deal. Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg/Getty Images Li Zhou is a politics reporter at Vox, where she covers Congress and elections. Previously, she was…