Politics
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The CDC is recommending fewer vaccines for kids.
“This is really about bringing Latin America, all of Latin America, to heel and bringing Trump allies to power.”
How critics of American interventionism fell for a myth.
The long, fascinating history of US entanglement with the Venezuelan industry.
Why an “America First” true believer is giving up.
Regime change, MAGA-style.
The US just attacked Venezuela. How did we get here?
Here’s how tensions escalated between the US and Venezuela before Saturday’s strikes.
The five biggest questions about a massive military buildup.
Shutting off the internet? Detonating a nuke in space? None of the options are very appealing.
X put the right on top in the culture war. Now it’s turning them against each other.
From the state of democracy to the chance of a recession, here’s what could happen in 2026.
8 ways the administration has undermined data collection this year.
The 25 forecasts we made in 2025, revisited.
Americans’ feelings about artificial intelligence are complicated.
The New York mayor-elect sat down with Vox’s Astead Herndon to talk about his political project and his top priorities.
Vox staff picks for favorite stories of the year, from Madagascar’s coral reefs to Hungary’s lessons for the US.
There’s a new line dividing young Americans.
How political does a political movie need to be?
It’s a key reason the economy felt so, so bad this year.
JD Vance crossed many things off his to-do list this year. But what’s in store for 2026 and 2028?
The fixation on Greenland once looked eccentric. Now, it seems like the distillation of his whole foreign policy.
Even some of the Court’s Republicans ruled that his attempt to use troops against US citizens went too far.
Understanding Ghislaine Maxwell, the heir who went on to abuse children.
Guns, God, gays, and abortion dominate the Trump era Supreme Court’s docket.
The global debt crisis works like your credit card — but much, much worse.
2025 has felt brutal for climate policy in the US — but the bigger picture is surprisingly promising.
Trump debuts a new argument against wind power.
Bari Weiss blocked a critical story about the Trump administration — as CBS’s billionaire backers seek Trump’s help.
2025 was the year China showed it could go toe-to-toe with the US in an economic war.
David Sacks, Trump’s go-to adviser on all things tech, may help decide who wins the AI race between the US and China.
Some questions will never be answered. But there’s one that DOJ officials really can clear up — if they want to.
Focus on the big picture questions — not dubious tidbits that go viral.
DOJ has strong norms against releasing information outside of a criminal trial, and for good reasons.
New HHS rules would go after gender-affirming care for minors.
How the Epstein scandal took over the Trump administration.
What influencers can tell us about Trump’s second term.