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Jen Kirby

Jen Kirby

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Jen Kirby

    Criminal Justice
    US deports 95-year-old Nazi camp guard who’d been living in New York for yearsUS deports 95-year-old Nazi camp guard who’d been living in New York for years
    Criminal Justice

    He had been stripped of his citizenship and ordered removed more than a decade ago.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    The past 72 hours of Trump-Russia news, explainedThe past 72 hours of Trump-Russia news, explained
    Politics

    Paul Manafort, Don McGahn, Michael Cohen, and everything else you might have missed.

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    Shots fired at the US Embassy in TurkeyShots fired at the US Embassy in Turkey
    World Politics

    The two NATO allies are engaged in an escalating diplomatic and trade feud.

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    US sanctions Myanmar’s security forces over Rohingya ethnic cleansingUS sanctions Myanmar’s security forces over Rohingya ethnic cleansing
    World Politics

    The US Treasury is targeting four commanders and two military units.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Leader of bin Laden raid tells Trump: revoke my clearance, tooLeader of bin Laden raid tells Trump: revoke my clearance, too
    Politics

    Retired Adm. William H. McRaven blasted the president for revoking former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance this week.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    West Virginia is testing a mobile voting app for the midterms. What could go wrong?West Virginia is testing a mobile voting app for the midterms. What could go wrong?
    Politics

    The state is letting members of the military and other overseas voters cast ballots through a new app called Voatz.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    John Brennan: Trump revoked my clearance to scare others “into silence”John Brennan: Trump revoked my clearance to scare others “into silence”
    Politics

    The former CIA director fired back at the president in a fiery op-ed.

    By Jen Kirby
    Explainers
    An expert on Trump’s threat to revoke clearances: it’ll “set back the entire security establishment”An expert on Trump’s threat to revoke clearances: it’ll “set back the entire security establishment”
    Explainers

    The president revoked the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan on Wednesday.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Trump revokes John Brennan’s security clearance for “erratic” behaviorTrump revokes John Brennan’s security clearance for “erratic” behavior
    Politics

    The former CIA director went on TV and Twitter to criticize the president on Tuesday.

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    The US-Turkey trade spat, explainedThe US-Turkey trade spat, explained
    World Politics

    A battle over an American pastor is putting strain on Turkey’s economic troubles.

    By Jen Kirby