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Will Trump really defy the courts?

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to transform federal spending and the federal workforce is crashing up against judges who’ve temporarily...

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All the ways Elon Musk is breaking the law, explained by a law professor

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is moving fast and breaking the law — lots of laws. The scope of Trump and Musk’s sweeping...

06.02.2025 2

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Did the Trump prosecutions backfire?

This story was originally published in The Highlight, Vox’s member-exclusive magazine. To get early access to member-exclusive stories every month,...

03.02.2025 7

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Trump and Musk’s plan for a massive purge of the federal workforce, explained

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s sweeping effort to purge and reshape the federal government is underway. Federal employees have arrived at a “fork in...

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Trump’s sweeping new order tries to dismantle DEI in government — and the private sector

New executive actions from the Trump administration on Tuesday make clear that not only is President Donald Trump using his power to purge the...

22.01.2025 4

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6 things we learned from Day 1 about how Trump will govern

The dizzying array of executive actions President Donald Trump issued on Monday, the first day of his second term, show that he is increasingly...

21.01.2025 10

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Biden just announced there’s a new constitutional amendment. Huh?

Three days before leaving office, President Joe Biden has made a surprising announcement: He declared that a decades-old proposed Constitutional...

17.01.2025 4

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What Democrats must learn from Biden’s disastrous immigration record

One of the main reasons Vice President Kamala Harris lost the election is the Biden administration’s record on immigration and the border — polls...

17.01.2025 4

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How much credit does Trump really deserve for the Gaza ceasefire?

Did Donald Trump deliver the Gaza ceasefire that Joe Biden couldn’t? After many long months of inconclusive talks, a ceasefire deal between the...

17.01.2025 20

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The madman theory of Trump and tariffs

Is Donald Trump going to risk throwing the global economy into crisis by enacting the gargantuan tariffs he’s proposed? Or is he just pretending...

09.01.2025 10

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Elon Musk is on a collision course with Stephen Miller

A bitter public feud split the MAGA movement over the holidays, as supporters of high-skilled legal immigration like Elon Musk argued vociferously...

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What the hell is going on in Congress, explained

President-elect Donald Trump didn’t even wait to start his second term before throwing Congress into chaos, sinking a bipartisan spending deal and...

20.12.2024 8

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Are progressive groups sinking Democrats’ electoral chances? 

02.12.2024 7

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Biden screwed up on inflation — badly

18.11.2024 3

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Trump may start his second term with a stunning power grab

16.11.2024 2

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The debate over why Harris lost is in full swing. Here’s a guide.

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One striking pattern hidden in the election results

06.11.2024 3

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Why Kamala Harris lost

06.11.2024 3

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Can Kamala Harris still win? It’s possible, but it’s looking less likely.

06.11.2024 3

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What the final polls show about the 2024 presidential election

04.11.2024 4

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Trump really could empower RFK Jr. to wreck public health

31.10.2024 3

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The crisis that could ensue if Harris wins narrowly

30.10.2024 4

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Has Trump gained ground? The latest 2024 polling, explained.

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What happened to the progressive revolution?

21.10.2024 4

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The rise — and fall? — of the New Progressive Economics

15.10.2024 3

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3 winners and 2 losers from the Walz-Vance debate

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The one issue where Trump can’t escape Project 2025

25.09.2024 2

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Has Harris pulled ahead of Trump? The state of the 2024 polls, explained

24.09.2024 3

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What happened to Nate Silver

17.09.2024 2

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3 winners and 2 losers from the Harris-Trump debate

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What the polls show about Harris’s chances against Trump

03.09.2024 3

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The Trump Arlington National Cemetery controversy, explained

30.08.2024 2

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Kamala Harris just revealed her formula for taking down Trump

23.08.2024 2

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Is it time for Kamala Harris to do interviews and press conferences?

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Michelle Obama articulated something Democrats have been afraid to say

21.08.2024 80500

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Is Tim Walz a progressive or a centrist — or both?

09.08.2024 8

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Is Kamala Harris beating Donald Trump in the polls?

05.08.2024 2

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How Kamala Harris could win (or lose) the Electoral College

26.07.2024 80500

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J.D. Vance has made it impossible for Trump to run away from Project 2025

25.07.2024 1

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Kamala Harris is the underdog 

23.07.2024 80500

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It was not undemocratic for the Democrats to dump Joe Biden

22.07.2024 80500

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Biden is quitting the 2024 race. What in the world will happen next?

21.07.2024 2

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J.D. Vance’s radical plan to build a government of Trump loyalists

18.07.2024 80500

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Did Trump’s shooting save Biden’s nomination?

15.07.2024 2

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Will Trump’s shooting change everything? Or surprisingly little?

15.07.2024 80500

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