Politics

The presidential primaries are basically over. But there’s still plenty to learn from California, Texas, and North Carolina. Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) speaks to the press during a campaign event on February 24, 2024, in Emeryville, California. Josh Edelson/Getty Images…

The anti-abortion legal theory that could jeopardize IVF around the country. An embryologist at West Coast Fertility Centers in Fountain Valley, California, freezes embryos in liquid nitrogen. Jay L. Clendenin/Washington Post via Getty Images Anna North is a senior correspondent…

This is the second major victory the Supreme Court handed Trump in less than one week. Former president Donald Trump greets two of the men he placed on the Supreme Court, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty…

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…