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The Supreme Court abortion pills case, explained
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How Louisiana brought mifepristone back to SCOTUS.

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Sean Rameswaram
The Supreme Court abortion pills case, explained
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How Louisiana brought mifepristone back to SCOTUS.

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Sean Rameswaram
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Trump’s China policy is nearly the exact opposite of what everyone expectedTrump’s China policy is nearly the exact opposite of what everyone expected
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As Trump heads to China, attention and resources are being shifted from Asia to yet another war in the Middle East.

By Joshua Keating
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Are far-right politics just the new normal?Are far-right politics just the new normal?
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Liberals are preparing for a longer war with right-wing populists than they once expected.

By Zack Beauchamp
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Flavored vapes doomed Trump’s FDA headFlavored vapes doomed Trump’s FDA head
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Why Marty Makary is out at the FDA, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters

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Virginia Democrats’ irresponsible new plan to save their gerrymanderVirginia Democrats’ irresponsible new plan to save their gerrymander
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Democrats just handed the Supreme Court’s Republicans a loaded weapon.

By Ian Millhiser
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Can Trump lower gas prices?Can Trump lower gas prices?
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What suspending the gas tax would mean for you, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
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Marco Rubio is trying to take back the GOPMarco Rubio is trying to take back the GOP
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Trump is floating Rubio as a potential successor. His vision sounds very different than JD Vance.

By Christian Paz
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The progressive plan to reclaim the working classThe progressive plan to reclaim the working class
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Progressive caucus chair Rep. Greg Casar on his movement’s new playbook.

By Astead Herndon
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The glaring error in the Virginia Supreme Court’s gerrymandering decisionThe glaring error in the Virginia Supreme Court’s gerrymandering decision
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The court buried itself in dictionaries and missed the obvious.

By Ian Millhiser
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Did Trump actually help Venezuela?Did Trump actually help Venezuela?
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Post-Maduro, some Venezuelans are feeling cautiously optimistic.

By Ariana Aspuru and Sean Rameswaram
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What does the post-Voting Rights Act world look like?What does the post-Voting Rights Act world look like?
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Democrats will have to balance racial representation with political reality.

By Christian Paz
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The FBI investigates a journalistThe FBI investigates a journalist
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How Kash Patel is weaponizing the FBI, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
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5 ways the Iran standoff could end5 ways the Iran standoff could end
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Is the US on the verge of a deal with Iran or a return to war?

By Joshua Keating
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The Supreme Court broke democracy by saying the quiet part out loudThe Supreme Court broke democracy by saying the quiet part out loud
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SCOTUS has lost its sense of when to shut up.

By Ian Millhiser
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What Trump’s ballroom could cost youWhat Trump’s ballroom could cost you
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Trump claimed the ballroom would be “free of charge.” It could cost taxpayers $1 billion.

By Cameron Peters
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Ukraine’s fight against Russia is going better than you might thinkUkraine’s fight against Russia is going better than you might think
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The war in Iran looked like a gift for Russia. It hasn’t worked out that way.

By Joshua Keating
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A decades-long plan to abolish the Electoral College may finally pay offA decades-long plan to abolish the Electoral College may finally pay off
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Democrats could be one midterm wave away from instituting a national popular vote. Should they?

By Andrew Prokop
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Trump eyes a new construction projectTrump eyes a new construction project
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Part-time president, full-time developer.

By Cameron Peters
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The Supreme Court gets thrown back into the abortion warsThe Supreme Court gets thrown back into the abortion wars
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Why haven’t the Republican justices banned mifepristone already?

By Ian Millhiser
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Why the latest would-be Trump assassin is so hard to figure outWhy the latest would-be Trump assassin is so hard to figure out
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The suspect’s Trump critiques were relatively ordinary. How do Americans with similar concerns discuss them responsibly?

By Zack Beauchamp
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What the Supreme Court still has left to decide this termWhat the Supreme Court still has left to decide this term
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Democracy and Donald Trump dominate the Court’s remaining docket.

By Ian Millhiser
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Heather Cox Richardson grades AmericaHeather Cox Richardson grades America
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America, Actually

250 years on, how’s America doing?

By Astead Herndon
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Why Trump says the US-Iran war is overWhy Trump says the US-Iran war is over
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Trump’s plan to evade an Iran deadline, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
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The Department of Holy WarThe Department of Holy War
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What Pete Hegseth’s fascination with the Crusades can tell us about the war in Iran.

By Nate Krieger
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Trump says Cuba is “next.” What does that mean?Trump says Cuba is “next.” What does that mean?
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The island may be next in the administration’s crosshairs after Venezuela and Iran. But it’s not clear what the plan is.

By Joshua Keating
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Trump’s next redistricting targetsTrump’s next redistricting targets
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Once more unto the gerrymandering breach.

By Cameron Peters
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Graham Platner’s triumph, explained by a Maine reporterGraham Platner’s triumph, explained by a Maine reporter
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Can we read big national trends into Janet Mills’s defeat? Or are these candidates — and this state — just singular?

By Andrew Prokop
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What China is learning from the US war in IranWhat China is learning from the US war in Iran
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US military vulnerabilities, the Taiwan Strait, and more.

By Miles Bryan and Noel King
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This is what it takes to become Trump’s attorney generalThis is what it takes to become Trump’s attorney general
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Who is acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, formerly Donald Trump’s personal lawyer?

By Kelli Wessinger and Noel King
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The Voting Rights Act is all but dead. Prepare for maximum gerrymandering.The Voting Rights Act is all but dead. Prepare for maximum gerrymandering.
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The Republican justices just abolished 40 years worth of law protecting against rigged maps.

By Ian Millhiser
Future Perfect
We’re missing the economic fallout of the Iran war — just like we did with CovidWe’re missing the economic fallout of the Iran war — just like we did with Covid
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The cognitive trap that’s making us underestimate the Iran crisis.

By Bryan Walsh
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This billionaire could be California’s next governor — and he wants to arrest Stephen MillerThis billionaire could be California’s next governor — and he wants to arrest Stephen Miller
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Tom Steyer talks to Vox about using state power to fight the Trump administration.

By Zack Beauchamp
The End of HIV
What really happened after Trump slashed HIV fundingWhat really happened after Trump slashed HIV funding
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The official numbers are finally here.

By Pratik Pawar
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James Comey gets indicted (again)James Comey gets indicted (again)
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Trump’s revenge ploys are getting kookier.

By Cameron Peters
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What Trump wants out of the Correspondents’ Dinner shootingWhat Trump wants out of the Correspondents’ Dinner shooting
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A ballroom and Jimmy Kimmel’s firing.

By Cameron Peters
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The Supreme Court seems a bit nervous about letting the police track you with your phoneThe Supreme Court seems a bit nervous about letting the police track you with your phone
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The justices were concerned that the Trump administration is asking for too much in a major police surveillance case.

By Ian Millhiser
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Democrats’ latest critique of Walmart is wrong — and dangerousDemocrats’ latest critique of Walmart is wrong — and dangerous
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No, Medicaid is not “corporate welfare.”

By Eric Levitz
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What we know about the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ DinnerWhat we know about the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
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Violence keeps stalking American politics.

By Benjy Sarlin
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5 of your biggest questions about the Iran war, answered5 of your biggest questions about the Iran war, answered
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The Strait of Hormuz, ammunition stockpiles, and cyberattacks: What Vox readers want to know about the Iran war.

By Caitlin Dewey and Joshua Keating
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Are the latest Iran talks for real?Are the latest Iran talks for real?
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The latest on Iran as negotiators head back to Pakistan.

By Cameron Peters
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Can Mayor Mamdani get Democrats back on track?Can Mayor Mamdani get Democrats back on track?
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A top Obama aide on what Zohran Mamdani’s first 100 days tell us about the Democratic Party.

By Ariana Aspuru and Sean Rameswaram
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The 1980s sex scandal that explains TMZ’s move to DCThe 1980s sex scandal that explains TMZ’s move to DC
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How a senator’s downfall paved the way for Donald Trump.

By Kelli Wessinger and Noel King
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The real problem with Hasan PikerThe real problem with Hasan Piker
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Spoiler: It’s not about Israel.

By Eric Levitz
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The return of resistance craftingThe return of resistance crafting
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Want to fight fascism? Join a knitting circle.

By Anna North