Politics

Trump has more extreme plans for democracy and the power of the presidency. But on foreign policy, things get more complicated. US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Nikki Haley, then the United States ambassador to the United Nations, in…

By a bare 5-4 majority, the Supreme Court reaffirms that federal law still applies to Texas. Razor wire lines the US-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Ian Millhiser is a senior…

The case against Richard Glossip fell apart. Even the state’s Republican attorney general says he should not be executed. The Supreme Court may not care. Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip. Oklahoma Department of Corrections Ian Millhiser is a senior…

She’s a down-the-line conservative on almost every issue — except for one really important one. A campaign sign in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, urging independents to vote for Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent…

Why is Donald Trump so fixated on birthright citizenship? Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event in New Hampshire. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Abdallah Fayyad is a correspondent at Vox, where he covers the impacts of social and…

Iran’s complicated calculus in attacking Pakistan. Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadees Pakistan activists protest in Lahore on January 19, 2024, after Iran launched an airstrike in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province. Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images Ellen Ioanes covers breaking and general…

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…