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Jen Kirby

Jen Kirby

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Jen Kirby

    Politics
    Poll: the kids are not all right with Donald TrumpPoll: the kids are not all right with Donald Trump
    Politics

    According to an AP-NORC survey, just 33 percent of young people approve of the president.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Fox News host Laura Ingraham taking break amid boycottFox News host Laura Ingraham taking break amid boycott
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    Advertisers have boycotted her show after comments she made about Parkland survivor David Hogg.

    By Jen Kirby
    archives
    Vox Sentences: Want a visa? Uncle Sam wants to check your Facebook firstVox Sentences: Want a visa? Uncle Sam wants to check your Facebook first
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    Oklahoma is on the verge of a teachers’ strike; the Trump administration wants to know what visa applicants are liking on Facebook.

    By Jen Kirby, Tara Golshan and 1 more
    Politics
    Is Amazon destroying the post office? Here’s what’s really happening.Is Amazon destroying the post office? Here’s what’s really happening.
    Politics

    Congress might deserve some of Trump’s ire.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Here are 6 of the most bizarre things Trump said in his infrastructure speechHere are 6 of the most bizarre things Trump said in his infrastructure speech
    Politics

    Syria, North Korea, and Roseanne all came up.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Ronny Jackson, Trump’s pick for VA secretary, is an unknown quantityRonny Jackson, Trump’s pick for VA secretary, is an unknown quantity
    Politics

    Trump’s doctor said the president had “great genes.” Now he’s been tapped to lead the government’s second-largest agency.

    By Jen Kirby
    Trump’s Cabinet, ranked by how likely they are to get fired
    Politics

    The president is cleaning house. He might not be done.

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with China’s president in a secret trip to BeijingNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with China’s president in a secret trip to Beijing
    World Politics

    It’s his first foreign trip since taking power in 2011.

    By Jen Kirby
    archives
    Man arrested in connection to suspicious packages sent to military locations around DCMan arrested in connection to suspicious packages sent to military locations around DC
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    The FBI is investigating the packages, which contained “potential destructive devices.”

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen demands apology from Stormy Daniels in cease-and-desist letterTrump’s lawyer Michael Cohen demands apology from Stormy Daniels in cease-and-desist letter
    Politics

    After her 60 Minutes interview.

    By Jen Kirby