Policy
Vox’s policy team covers how government action and inaction affect people’s lives: the problems facing the US, the ideas that could solve them, and the debates and arguments that will determine if those solutions become reality.
Is Trump doing the right thing on animal research for the wrong reasons?
Presidents can’t keep gifts that are worth more than $480 unless they buy them. This plane costs about $400 million.
A movement fueled by conspiracy theories is starting conspiracy theories about its latest nominee.
The president is keeping his hands off Social Security and Medicare — at least for now.
His views on immigration may point to an early clash with the Trump administration.
Her detention “chills the speech of the millions and millions of people who are not citizens,” a federal judge said.
Paying for school could become a lot more difficult — on multiple levels.
The justices will soon decide whether to weaken the courts holding back Trump.
Who is the new pope? What will the new pope do? And other questions, answered.
How Oklahoma’s universal pre-K program became a model for its progressive peers.
Can Trump actually deport immigrants to Libya?
To defend democracy, the courts must rule in favor of a lawmaker who bullied a high school student.
Trump’s latest executive order presents a test for Democrats.
Auto workers supported tariffs to protect their jobs. They caused layoffs instead.
Two cast members of the hit Netflix reality TV show on what the HHS secretary misunderstands about autism.
Advocates are banking on a new use for federal housing vouchers.
The public has largely turned on him — but opinions on some of his policies are nuanced.
Fascism, Bolton told Vox, is “too far above Trump’s capabilities.”
Pro-natalists want America having more babies — but only one of their proposals helps actual children.
The Court’s Christian right makeover of the Constitution enters its endgame.
Fewer people are dying from opioid overdoses. Trump threatens that progress.
His administration is great at breaking things — but it’s failing in its bigger goal.
The potential and limits of “baby bonuses.”
The first 6.8 percent of Trump 2.0, briefly explained.
It could be a brand-new day for Canadian politics.
Immigration is Trump’s best issue. But the benefits of fighting his lawless deportations are worth the political risks.
Canary Mission, the controversial organization targeting student activists, explained.
How a day off can (and can’t) help children.
A conversation with Sen. Chris Van Hollen about Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s detention — and where America goes from here.
Many of the justices seemed eager to impose impossible burdens on schools.
They’ve dreamed for years of smashing elite universities. Now they’re getting their way.
As Trump wages war against Harvard, something unprecedented is happening on Florida’s college campuses.
Where current policies and trends could do real damage to climate progress.
The two Republican justices appeared open to an attack on Obamacare, but ultimately seemed likely to reject it.
In an unusual overnight order, most of the justices voted to halt several illegal deportations.
Biden got immigration wrong. But there’s something both parties can agree on.
How can you punish Trump officials for violating the law, when federal law enforcement is controlled by Trump?
The tech right’s collapsing case for the Trump presidency.
Trump is punishing immigrants for following the rules.