Category Politics

The Trumpiest court in America

Ian Millhiser is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the decline of liberal democracy in the United States. He received a JD from Duke University and is the author of two…

The FBI’s murder rate mystery

The number of murders rose nationally in 2021, according to new data released by the FBI on Wednesday. Or maybe it didn’t. If the FBI’s estimate is accurate, it would mean there were more murders in the US in 2021…

The Espionage Act and Trump’s documents, explained

After a week punctuated with reprimands of the Department of Justice by Republican lawmakers and their subsequent demands for accountability following an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, the search warrant released Friday indicates the search was…

The difficult truths laid bare in the Fetterman-Oz debate

Part of The 2022 midterm elections, explained In a campaign statement before the lone debate in the Pennsylvania Senate race and in his opening remarks, Democratic nominee John Fetterman tried to temper expectations for his performance and confront the “elephant…

The 3 winners and 3 losers from the Georgia runoff

Ben Jacobs is a political reporter at Vox, based in Washington, DC. Ben has covered three presidential campaigns, as well as Capitol Hill, the White House, and the Supreme Court. His writing has appeared in publications including New York magazine,…