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Alec Baldwin faces an involuntary manslaughter charge for the 2021 shooting death of Halyna Hutchins on the chaotic movie set. Rust’s chaotic production resulted in the death of a cinematographer when Alec Baldwin’s prop gun accidentally discharged. Angela Weiss/AFP via…

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…

Inside the Supreme Court argument asking if the justices should crown themselves kings and queens. Justice Amy Coney Barrett is escorted out after an investiture ceremony by Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts at the Supreme Court on…

The 2024 election season may be defined by Trump’s legal troubles. Former US President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom during his civil fraud trial at the New York Supreme Court on January 11, 2024, in New York City.  Michael…

Dean Phillips is trying to crash Joe Biden’s party. He picked a strange, strange place to start. Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota. Vox; Gaelen Morse/Getty Images Manchester, New Hampshire — “It makes me sick” to criticize President Joe Biden,…

For the third time in the last year, the Supreme Court turned away an opportunity to make life much worse for trans youth. Supreme Court building holds a sign that reads, “We want to live free.”” /> Trans rights protesters…

The pollsters got Iowa spot on. That means trouble for Trump’s rivals. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets supporters at his caucus night event on January 15, 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Christian Paz is a senior…

DeSantis’s campaign appealed to a particular kind of conservative elite — and not many others. Ron DeSantis campaigning in Dubuque, Iowa, on January 14 — one day before the Iowa caucuses. Win McNamee/Getty Images Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent at…

None of the GOP candidates got what they wanted — except for Donald Trump. Former president and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump attends a watch party during the 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 15,…

Trump’s rivals missed an opportunity to shake up the race. They’ll get another one in New Hampshire. Former US President Donald Trump during the 2024 Iowa Republican caucuses at Horizon Events Center in West Des Moines, Iowa, on January 15,…