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.
Detentions of pro-Palestinian students are part of a broader assault on the First Amendment.
Here’s what immigration lawyers say.
Justice Neil Gorsuch’s “ghost guns” opinion is extremely narrow, but it is correct.
It’s the 21st century — instant bank transfers should be the norm everywhere.
The Trump administration is putting millions of people’s retirement benefits at risk.
Working full time and homeless in America.
Kerr v. Planned Parenthood asks the justices to render much of federal law unenforceable, in order to spite abortion providers.
What happens if the people caring for American children get deported?
The bipartisan case for abundance, briefly explained.
If you want to know if the Supreme Court is completely in the tank for MAGA, keep a close eye on these two cases.
Surgery before or after the weekend? Here’s what science says.
Trump has already cut the department’s staff in half. He won’t stop there.
What the new executive order means for students.
Cutting red tape is a social justice issue.
The government classifies way too many documents.
Remember when elites cared about the rest of the world?
How the shuttering of a small US-funded news outlet explains Trump’s governing philosophy.
Every country has a right to defend itself under international law. But that right has its limits.
The Alien Enemies Act, explained.
Trump’s new attempt to test the courts’ limits, explained.
The administration says it has deported hundreds of members of the Venezuelan gang.
And how religion became a force in US politics.
From HIV to malnutrition, here’s what the loss of 83 percent of USAID programs looks like.
The administration demanded Columbia make sweeping policies and governance changes — or lose billions in federal funds.
Vox’s correspondent in Canada reports on the reaction to Trump’s tariffs.
The White House shouldn’t be a place for people to go enrich themselves.
Is Trump torching the economy? Here’s what the numbers say.
Trump’s education policy threatens everything from speech therapy to wheelchair access.
The not quite good news about Trump’s economy.
You don’t have to agree with Mahmoud Khalil to care about what happens to him.
All to save 0.08 percent of the budget.
The Project 2025 plan called to end “housing-first” policies.
The rising popularity of this major healthcare program, briefly explained.
Americans don’t agree on whether being born here should make you a citizen. That’s not new.
The president’s reasons for imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico keep changing (and none make sense).
The justices are likely to give gun companies a win, but they aren’t sure how they will do it yet.
The new Health and Human Services secretary is facing one of his first public health crises. Will he blow up the typical protocol?
A hectic 48 hours in Europe-Ukraine-US-Russia relations, explained.