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.
Democrats have paid a political price for taking on Silicon Valley — but not a very expensive one.
It probably doesn’t involve DEI.
Sowing doubt about vaccines has earned him millions — and could keep paying out.
What’s making Americans sick, according to a top RFK Jr. adviser.
Trump’s first travel ban was overturned in court in 2017. His legal strategy may be savvier this time around.
USAID has become a testing ground for dismantling government agencies, agency employees tell Vox.
The order to shut off federal grants reveals a vision of the presidency at odds with basic democratic principles.
An executive order barring trans people from openly serving in the military isn’t really about their fitness to do so.
Journalist and author Nick Bilton explains the rise and fall of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road marketplace.
How Trump could attempt to cut Medicaid, school funding, and more — without Congress.
The Roberts Court’s slash-and-burn approach to the separation of church and state is unlikely to end any time soon.
Trump wants to “unleash American energy.” What does that mean?
Trump often promises instant results. Don’t fall for it.
Yes, you can still get $7,500 for buying an electric car.
The Trump administration is freezing the Justice Department’s work on police reform.
The president cannot unilaterally repeal parts of the 14th Amendment.
RFK Jr. wants to get ultra-processed foods out of school lunch. It’s harder than it sounds.
8 things you should know about the number that measures bad air.
The move is a dangerous attempt to rewrite the events of January 6. It’s also what the electorate voted for.
Anti-abortion activists are recalibrating for his second term.
The order shows that the “anti-wokeness” crusaders now have immense power.
The H-1B visa system is deeply flawed — and good for America.
The executive orders expose the strategy: claim to be defending democracy as you dismantle it.
It’s not good.
But its relief might be premature.
Here’s what the data says.
Amid the flurry of executive orders on Day 1, these could prove the most damaging to the republic’s health.
The Laken Riley Act passed with bipartisan support and will upend immigration enforcement.
The Constitution guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born in the US. Trump wants to take that away.
The outgoing president pardoned Anthony Fauci and the January 6 committee — but the pardons give only limited protection.
The official US poverty rate is based on an outdated metric.
How Trump could use executive orders to force his agenda on America.
The administration’s biggest achievement is something that almost no one has heard about.
Fires worsen our class divides, but how governments respond can make a difference.
Presidents routinely abuse the pardon, but Biden’s record-setting commutations underscore why reforms should be narrow.
Biden knew the border situation meant political disaster. But he struggled for years to address it. Why?
Disasters like the California wildfires are costing kids their education.
The future of the state depends on how leaders rebuild after the Los Angeles fires.
Ozempic is changing the way we think about diet and exercise.