Politics

No one is coming to save US democracy, except for ourselves. Then-president Donald Trump and Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Ken Cedeno/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images Ian Millhiser is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution,…

The Princess hasn’t been seen in public since Christmas. Princess Kate the last time she was seen in public, greeting the crowd after attending the Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham Church on December 25, 2023, in Sandringham, Norfolk. Stephen Pond/Getty…

The US knows how to resettle refugees. Why can’t it figure out what to do with the current wave of migrants? The Statue of Liberty, as seen on August 14, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Abdallah Fayyad is a correspondent at…

The competing narratives about a deadly aid distribution in Gaza, explained. A Palestinian girl carries a pot of warm meal while others wait to receive food distributed by charity as Gaza’s hunger crisis worsens, on February 29, 2024, in Deir…

Say goodbye to the GOP leader, but not the all-powerful Supreme Court that is his legacy. Then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) receives a standing ovation during the ceremonial swearing-in of Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Ian…

They include harsh new proposals, and augmented versions of past ideas, too. Trump’s immigration policies seek to build on those he implemented in his first term. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Li Zhou is a politics reporter at Vox, where…

So much for the rule of law. Former President Donald Trump speaks as Justice Neil Gorsuch looks on during a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House April 10, 2017, in Washington, DC. Eric Thayer/Getty Images Ian Millhiser…

He delivered for the old GOP — but the party had changed underneath him. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell listens during a news conference following weekly policy luncheons at the US Capitol on January 17, 2024, in Washington, DC. Kent…

Most of the justices appeared uncomfortable with “bump stocks,” devices that allow semiautomatic weapons to fire automatically. President Joe Biden greets Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson before delivering the State of the Union address in 2023. Jacquelyn Martin/Getty…

There’s a stalemate over stopping future pandemics — and it comes down to money. African nations were left waiting for Covid-19 vaccines. Can the world come up with a plan to prevent that from happening in future pandemics? Osvaldo Silva/AFP…