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Policy Archive

Archives for January 2019

Politics
Trump uses Border Patrol agents as props during Fox News interviewTrump uses Border Patrol agents as props during Fox News interview
Politics

The president attacked Democrats while CBP agents stood behind him.

By Aaron Rupar
Donald Trump
This 2004 video of Trump talking about walls is very awkward nowThis 2004 video of Trump talking about walls is very awkward now
Donald Trump

“If there’s a concrete wall in front of you, go through it, go over it, go around it.”

By Nicole Fallert
Politics
Trump’s manufactured border “crisis” scares Republican voters — but not lawmakersTrump’s manufactured border “crisis” scares Republican voters — but not lawmakers
Politics

Republican lawmakers haven’t been acting like there is a border crisis.

By Tara Golshan
Politics
Trump’s advisers push for emergency declaration — while assuming it’ll be stopped in courtTrump’s advisers push for emergency declaration — while assuming it’ll be stopped in court
Politics

They are treating a state of emergency as a get-out-of-shutdown-free card. That is a terrible mistake.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Let’s look back at Trump’s actual plan for making Mexico pay for the wallLet’s look back at Trump’s actual plan for making Mexico pay for the wall
Politics

Yes, he really had one. And it’s not what he’s saying now.

By Emily Stewart
Criminal Justice
What the death of Jazmine Barnes tells us about racial anxiety in AmericaWhat the death of Jazmine Barnes tells us about racial anxiety in America
Criminal Justice

Barnes’s death wasn’t a hate crime, but it was amplified by a very real fear of them.

By P.R. Lockhart
Politics
The more Trump talks, the less likely it is he’ll get his precious steel slatsThe more Trump talks, the less likely it is he’ll get his precious steel slats
Politics

To get things done, the president needs to shut up.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
The shutdown could end when Senate Republicans decide to end itThe shutdown could end when Senate Republicans decide to end it
Politics

They have the ability to put real pressure on Trump. It’s just up to them to use it.

By Li Zhou and Tara Golshan
Health Care
Blue-state governors are picking up where Obamacare left offBlue-state governors are picking up where Obamacare left off
Health Care

From single-payer to public options, Democratic leaders have ambitious plans to expand coverage.

By Dylan Scott and Sarah Kliff
Politics
President Trump’s primetime TV speech: news and updatesPresident Trump’s primetime TV speech: news and updates
Politics

Trump will address the nation during primetime television on Tuesday evening, speaking about immigration and the border wall.

By Vox Staff
Politics
Sarah Sanders’s strangely unconservative argument for the wallSarah Sanders’s strangely unconservative argument for the wall
Politics

And why the border wall represents a new form of “security theater.”

By Jane Coaston
Politics
Trump accidentally admits there’s no actual emergency at the borderTrump accidentally admits there’s no actual emergency at the border
Politics
Bill de Blasio’s plan to guarantee health care for every New Yorker, explainedBill de Blasio’s plan to guarantee health care for every New Yorker, explained
Politics

The New York City plan builds on a successful San Francisco program to achieve something like universal health care.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
When I was furloughed, I couldn’t pay for child care. It set off a financial chain reaction.When I was furloughed, I couldn’t pay for child care. It set off a financial chain reaction.
Politics

The effects of a government shutdown are so much bigger than just federal workers.

By TL Coleman
Culture
R. Kelly reportedly faces a new criminal investigation after Lifetime’s docuseriesR. Kelly reportedly faces a new criminal investigation after Lifetime’s docuseries
Culture

After 25 years of accusations, will R. Kelly finally face legal consequences?

By Constance Grady