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Cameron Peters

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Why inflation is up

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

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The ceasefire is already getting shaky

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

08.04.2026 2

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Trump’s new attack on mail-in voting, briefly explained

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

01.04.2026 7

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Trump’s gas prices problem

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

31.03.2026 7

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How Trump is paying TSA, briefly explained

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

30.03.2026 6

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Trump’s moving Iran deadline, briefly explained

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26.03.2026 10

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How Trump is complicating TSA funding

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25.03.2026 10

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ICE heads to the airport

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23.03.2026 10

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Trump’s new coin, briefly explained

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20.03.2026 10

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The people dying in ICE custody

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19.03.2026 10

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Trump’s Hormuz problem, briefly explained

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16.03.2026 10

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Trump’s Cuba ambitions, briefly explained

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13.03.2026 10

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A US atrocity in Iran, briefly explained

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11.03.2026 9

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Trump’s open-ended war, briefly explained

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10.03.2026 10

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Is Trump coming for Cuba?

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09.03.2026 9

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A bad news day for Trump’s economy, briefly explained

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06.03.2026 10

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The firing of Kristi Noem, briefly explained

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05.03.2026 10

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What the Iran war is costing you, briefly explained

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04.03.2026 10

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The civilians dying in Trump’s new war

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04.03.2026 10

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The Trump administration still can’t decide why it’s doing this

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04.03.2026 10

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In the fight against climate change, Trump sides with climate change

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Trump’s failed attempt to indict Democratic lawmakers, briefly explained

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12.02.2026 70

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Trump’s racist post, briefly explained

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07.02.2026 20

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Is the Trump administration backing down in Minneapolis?

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05.02.2026 20

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A victory for Haitian immigrants, briefly explained

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04.02.2026 20

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3 million new Epstein files, briefly explained

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03.02.2026 10

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The Don Lemon indictment, briefly explained

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31.01.2026 30

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Why Trump is threatening Iran again

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30.01.2026 10

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How Trump endangered Ilhan Omar

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take...

29.01.2026 10

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How Trump transformed ICE, in two charts

Just a year into his second term, Donald Trump’s new, militarized immigration force is on full display. Agents in masks and plate carriers are...

28.01.2026 10

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Why DHS is investigating its own killings, briefly explained

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28.01.2026 10

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Trump’s plan to extort Minnesota, briefly explained

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27.01.2026 20

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The Trump administration’s unchecked abuses in Minnesota

On Saturday, a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti at close range after Pretti had been pepper-sprayed, beaten, and...

25.01.2026 60

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The week the US and Canada broke up

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24.01.2026 20

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ICE’s growing lawlessness, briefly explained

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23.01.2026 10

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“Trump always chickens out,” briefly explained

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22.01.2026 20

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Is Trump losing the plot?

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take...

21.01.2026 10

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What’s next for Project 2025?

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20.01.2026 10

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What 3,000 federal agents are doing in Minnesota

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take...

16.01.2026 20

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The latest on Trump’s weaponization of the DOJ, briefly explained

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15.01.2026 30

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The scariest thing about Iran’s crackdown

In Iran, a series of massacres may be taking place out of sight. More than 12,000 people are thought dead as anti-regime protests enter their third...

14.01.2026 10

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Trump vs. the Fed, briefly explained

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13.01.2026 20

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Trump’s Greenland push, briefly explained

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10.01.2026 20

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Trump’s immigration crackdown turns deadly in Minneapolis

A woman was fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis on Wednesday, just days after the Trump administration deployed thousands of new...

08.01.2026 20

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Trump’s January 6 victory lap

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07.01.2026 20

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Trump’s big change to childhood vaccines, briefly explained

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06.01.2026 20

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How Trump went from boat strikes to regime change in Venezuela

President Donald Trump called for the US to “run” Venezuela on Saturday, shortly after the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro amid US...

03.01.2026 20

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10 of the best Vox stories of 2025

As we wind toward the end of the year, Vox is taking a look back with some of our best stories of 2025. To build this list, I took recommendations...

29.12.2025 30

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Trump’s war on windmills, briefly explained

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23.12.2025 20

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What you need to know before the Epstein files come out

The “Epstein files” are maybe, finally, coming out — or at least, some of them are. Friday is the deadline for the Justice Department to...

19.12.2025 10

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