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.
Why New York’s new traffic policy is the opposite of elitist.
Here’s what’s next for federal workers.
EPA chief Lee Zeldin wants to demolish the bedrock of greenhouse gas regulation. It won’t be easy.
This DOGE cut could actually cost the government money.
Most Americans have no access to employer-sponsored child care. That could soon change.
American democracy is more resilient than you might think.
Richard Glossip had everything going for him in his Supreme Court hearing. That turned out to be enough.
Good luck trying to win a suit against the gun industry in this Supreme Court.
The federal government is now subject to the whims of Trump, Musk, and RFK Jr.
These government scientists are likely the next in line for big cuts.
Spare bedrooms are America’s next housing market.
It’s a vital moment for AI policy. DOGE’s mass firings could trash vital expertise.
Red states are testing their power to restrict abortion nationwide.
Russell Vought and his radical philosophy, explained.
The president is claiming total control over agencies that, by law, are independent.
How a radical push to shrink government might affect you.
Why don’t you move?
Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs were often flawed. Here’s how to fix them.
The effort to dismantle USAID tells us a lot about what programs Republicans tend to think of as “wasteful spending.”
Some DEI programs aren’t worth defending.
There’s more to bird flu than expensive eggs.
Trump’s secretive plans to detain immigrants at Guantánamo do not put them beyond the reach of US law.
Elon Musk is using the anti-teacher playbook against the entire civil workforce.
The surprising success of universal preschool.
We don’t know yet how far Trump will go.
The anti-trust battle between diners and Big French Fry, briefly explained.
In the 1990s, thousands of Haitians were detained there in horrific conditions with little oversight.
Exclusive: California has a new plan to put chatbots in their place.
Musk and Trump say they promote free speech. They seem to only defend racist speech.
A policy wish list, according to water, engineering, and legislative experts.
Use this article … 95 years after I’m dead.
The Bruen decision upended America’s gun laws. Years later, cops and courts are still trying to sort out the mess.
What two new executive orders mean for trans youth.
What Trump wants in Gaza and elsewhere is recolonization.
America is finally seeing fewer drug shortages. But Trump’s tariffs could reverse that progress.
Tens of thousands of people will die if Trump’s war on USAID continues.
Democrats’ struggles to respond to Trump’s immigration policies have some deeper, historical roots.
Why the tariffs might — and might not — still happen.
Poor kids in the US are likely to become poor adults. More government support during adulthood could change that.
What it’s like to go to school in the shadow of ICE.