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.
A system built to stop government from doing harm stopped it from doing anything.
What ICE is doing in American cities is very distinct.
One of the most consequential changes to immigration in the US under Trump, explained.
RFK Jr.’s new dietary guidelines ignore his own government’s findings on the harms of alcohol.
Wildfires destroyed 13,000 homes. In LA County, just 7 have been rebuilt.
It’s also a contradictory mess.
The Twin Cities were already on edge. Now they’re full of anguish.
The short answer is that it is unclear.
The fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, briefly explained.
One of Trump’s most high-profile DOJ appointments faces a rare disciplinary threat from the bench.
New York City’s congestion pricing experiment, explained in one chart.
Oops.
After Venezuela, how far could Trump really go?
Bogotá’s radical experiment in caregiving is going global.
8 ways the administration has undermined data collection this year.
Conservatives want more parents at home. Here’s how to do it.
Yes, there is a downside to GLP-1 drugs — if you aren’t careful.
Vox staff picks for favorite stories of the year, from Madagascar’s coral reefs to Hungary’s lessons for the US.
Doctors reflect on how the virus’s resurgence has affected their patients and themselves in 2025: “It’s been insane.”
Ezra Klein talks Zohran Mamdani and one year of his new book with Vox’s Astead Herndon.
What Katie Wilson thinks national Democrats should learn from her win.
De-extinction, drinking, and a whole new thing that could end the world.
Social media bans don’t have to be just for children.
Guns, God, gays, and abortion dominate the Trump era Supreme Court’s docket.
DOJ has strong norms against releasing information outside of a criminal trial, and for good reasons.
Let’s fix the two massive efficiency sinks in American life.
When state funds are invested, the economics of operating a child care center change. So can the players.
Trump says he supports IVF. That’s about to be tested.
Less than Americans’ holiday shopping, actually.
If you care about happiness, well-being, or growth, you should care about GDP.
Conservatives haven’t taken health policy seriously for decades.
The justices seemed to reject Justice Neil Gorsuch’s earlier call for major changes to the rules governing punishment.
“Fog of war” is the least of it.
Men’s search for meaning is everyone’s problem.
The affordability crisis is a growth crisis.
There is no plausible argument that Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship is constitutional.
Bring back outdoor recess!
Hamm v. Smith is a death penalty case, but it could have big implications for anyone accused of a crime.
Trump is using a tragedy to stop immigration applications from 19 countries.