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The justices already effectively gave Trump what he wants in his Supreme Court immunity case. Former President Donald Trump greets his own appointee, Justice Neil Gorsuch, ahead of the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S.…

The fight over “ghost guns” is back before the justices. Confiscated guns on display at Attorney General Letitia James’s announcement that the Attorney General’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Police Department, and State Police took down ghost guns and…

And for decades, schools have tried to crack down on their activism. Pro-Palestine student demonstrators march from the University of Colorado campus in Boulder to show solidarity and to protest the sale of US jets to Israel in this October…

But it’s not yet clear they’ve settled on a rationale for doing so. An activist with the Center for Popular Democracy Action holds a large photo of US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s head as the group blocks an intersection…

The Columbia protests and the debate over pro-Palestinian college students, explained. Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images Protests over the war in Gaza erupted on Columbia University’s campus last week and have sparked demonstrations at other universities across the country. The…

New American weapons will buy Ukraine’s defenders some valuable time. Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery near Siversk, in Donetsk, Ukraine, on April 1, 2024. Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu via Getty Images Joshua Keating is a senior correspondent at Vox covering foreign policy and…

Voters trust Trump to lower prices, even as his advisers put forward plans for increasing Americans’ cost of living. Trump speaks at an event in Pennsylvania on April 13. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Donald Trump is currently leading the 2024 presidential…

Lee was the first Squad member to face a 2024 primary challenge. It could send a strong message about progressive power. Rep. Summer Lee, a progressive and member of the Squad, is running for reelection in Pennsylvania. Nate Smallwood/Bloomberg via Getty…

Justin Trudeau’s true dough plans to fight populism with policy. Hundreds of “Freedom Convoy” supporters march in downtown Ottawa on Canada Day, July 1, 2022, in Ottawa, Canada. Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images Amanda Lewellyn is a tech-focused Today, Explained…

Grants Pass v. Johnson is probably going to end badly for homeless people, but it’s not yet clear how broad the Court’s decision will be. A homeless man takes a break from clearing his belongings along the Santa Ana River…