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One of the Democrats’ best political issues is to defend to Affordable Care Act. Is it worth defending?
5 questions about the NBA’s seismic gambling indictments, answered.
6 questions about the East Wing’s sudden demise, answered.
Electric bills were already rising. AI data centers are making it worse.
Four questions about the ongoing deadlock, answered by an expert.
The CDC has lost one-third of its staff this year. What now?
And five other questions about the deal, answered.
Is the Comey case getting tossed?
5 questions about Trump’s Gaza plan.
No beards, a warrior ethos — and loyalty to the president.
Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel, and the end of American democracy.
How Gen Z’s parasocial relationship with Charlie Kirk explains his success.
Why Trump’s gaudy White House remodel matters.
A Vox reporter explains what’s going on with the GOP’s early redistricting plans.
How Baltimore explains America’s miraculous murder decline.
It’s pretty much just as gross as it sounds.
Fighting in Syria exposes a US-Israel rift.
Finally, a painless IUD insertion?
What NWS and FEMA cuts could mean for future disasters, explained.
What’s happening in the Democratic Party? A Vox reporter explains.
Criticism of Israel is ramping up. What does that mean for the war in Gaza?
Why the GOP put SALT on the table.
Who is the new pope? What will the new pope do? And other questions, answered.
Auto workers supported tariffs to protect their jobs. They caused layoffs instead.
How a terrorist attack put the neighbors on the armed conflict.
The first 6.8 percent of Trump 2.0, briefly explained.
It could be a brand-new day for Canadian politics.
Examining what’s underneath the “Republican makeup” look.
China came to Trump’s trade war ready to fight.
Trump’s tariffs might actually be good for Ukraine.
What does Tuesday’s win for Democrats mean for next year’s midterms?
The US economy once looked unstoppable, while Europe’s looked doomed. Not anymore.
The actual bombing campaign behind the Signal scandal.
How the shuttering of a small US-funded news outlet explains Trump’s governing philosophy.
Vox’s correspondent in Canada reports on the reaction to Trump’s tariffs.
Vox staffers share what they’ve learned that helps them understand this chaotic, mercurial man.
These government scientists are likely the next in line for big cuts.
We don’t know yet how far Trump will go.
The anti-trust battle between diners and Big French Fry, briefly explained.