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Archives for December 2025

The race to stop octopus farming before it starts
Eating the Ocean

A major seafood company wants to farm octopuses for their meat. Activists and academics say it’s impractical and cruel.

By Kenny Torrella
Climate
Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a carTrump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car
Climate

The president hates EVs. But his policies are making gas cars more expensive too.

By Umair Irfan
Life
Kids are missing out on one of their best chances at learningKids are missing out on one of their best chances at learning
Life

Bring back outdoor recess!

By Anna North
Politics
The Supreme Court case that could redefine “cruel and unusual,” explainedThe Supreme Court case that could redefine “cruel and unusual,” explained
Politics

Hamm v. Smith is a death penalty case, but it could have big implications for anyone accused of a crime.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
Trump’s new immigration crackdown, briefly explainedTrump’s new immigration crackdown, briefly explained
The Logoff

Trump is using a tragedy to stop immigration applications from 19 countries.

By Cameron Peters
Future Perfect
Did Trump accidentally boost direct giving?Did Trump accidentally boost direct giving?
Future Perfect

The Dells’ $6 billion gift just legitimized Trump accounts.

By Sara Herschander
Politics
The twisted reason why Trump is bombing Venezuelan boatsThe twisted reason why Trump is bombing Venezuelan boats
Politics

For this administration, war crimes are a feature, not a bug.

By Eric Levitz
Welcome to the December issue of The Highlight
The Highlight
By Vox Staff
Politics
The dark reality behind Trump’s new anti-immigrant policiesThe dark reality behind Trump’s new anti-immigrant policies
Politics

His administration is now openly advancing a worldview built by white nationalists in the 2010s.

By Zack Beauchamp
Health
Your guide to the weirdest winter virus season we’ve ever hadYour guide to the weirdest winter virus season we’ve ever had
Health

As vaccination rates slide, there are still ways you can protect yourself from cold, flu, RSV, and Covid this year.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Republicans ask the Supreme Court to gut one of the last limits on money in politicsRepublicans ask the Supreme Court to gut one of the last limits on money in politics
Politics

The Court already killed most US campaign finance law. NRSC v. FEC is likely to give big donors even more influence.

By Ian Millhiser
The Logoff
Trump’s confounding pardon of a drug lord, briefly explainedTrump’s confounding pardon of a drug lord, briefly explained
The Logoff

The former president of Honduras was convicted of trafficking cocaine. Why did Trump pardon him?

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Why is Trump suddenly so obsessed with Honduras?Why is Trump suddenly so obsessed with Honduras?
Politics

As the US considers strikes on Venezuela, another Latin American country has caught the president’s attention.

By Joshua Keating
Policy
Can Marco Rubio end the war in Ukraine?Can Marco Rubio end the war in Ukraine?
Policy

How the Secretary of State is trying to balance his hawkish instincts against his MAGA doctrine.

By Kelli Wessinger and Astead Herndon
Politics
Republicans want the Supreme Court to save them from their own inept mistakeRepublicans want the Supreme Court to save them from their own inept mistake
Politics

Meanwhile, Texas Republicans want to immunize their gerrymander from constitutional review.

By Ian Millhiser