Category Politics

What should the Supreme Court do when gun laws are written by incompetent trolls? Shooting range owner John Deloca aims his pistol at his range in Queens, New York, on June 23, 2022.  Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images Ian Millhiser…

Will the “Never Jordan” bloc cave? Will there be a bipartisan deal? Or … what? Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) arrives at his office in the Rayburn House Office Building on October 19, 2023, in Washington, DC. Jordan failed again on…

With at least 199 being held in Gaza, the country has never faced a situation like this before. Photographs of Israeli hostages are posted in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023. Leon Neal/Getty Images Marin Cogan is a senior correspondent…

Scalise still has to win on the House floor, which will require near-unanimity among Republicans. Rep. Jim Jordan (right) eyes Rep. Steve Scalise (left) in an April 2023 photo. Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images Andrew Prokop is a senior politics…

Gaza was already under siege. Now it will get worse. A fireball erupts during Israeli bombardment of Gaza City on October 9, 2023. Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images Jonathan Guyer covers foreign policy, national security, and global affairs for Vox.…

What is Hamas and what does it want out of this new resurgence of violent conflict? Members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades parade during Hamas’ 27th anniversary celebration in 2014. Khalil Hamra/AP An unprecedented surprise attack in southern Israel…

For the first time in U.S. history, the speaker of the House was toppled with a motion to vacate that laid bare the divisions in the Republican Party. Now, the question becomes who will replace Kevin McCarthy in the top…

Days after borrowers once again began paying back their student loan debts after a three-year pause amid the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden highlighted what his administration has done to fix holes in the system — signaling to voters that…

The 2024 U.S. presidential election may prove to be pivotal in how the country’s handles climate change. When the next president enters office in January 2025, the U.S. will be a mere 25 years away from its goal to reach…

Nearly 7 million mothers and their children could lose the nutrition assistance they receive from the federal government if Congress fails to reach a deal this week to avert a government shutdown, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).…