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Politics Archive

Archives for November 2025

Politics
This is how the Trump coalition unravelsThis is how the Trump coalition unravels
Politics

The 2025 elections illuminate a nightmare scenario for the Republican Party.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
How tariffs ate American foreign policyHow tariffs ate American foreign policy
Politics

The Supreme Court might take away Trump’s international weapon of first resort.

By Joshua Keating
Politics
The Supreme Court might actually stand up to Trump on tariffsThe Supreme Court might actually stand up to Trump on tariffs
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Trump’s tariffs appear to be in trouble.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The buzzy word that Democrats have pinned their hopes onThe buzzy word that Democrats have pinned their hopes on
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Can “affordability” be more than just a campaign pitch?

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Politics
How would Zohran Mamdani’s dream economy actually work?How would Zohran Mamdani’s dream economy actually work?
Politics

What “democratic socialism” really means.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Why Democrats won the 2025 electionsWhy Democrats won the 2025 elections
Politics

Democrats romped in both high-profile and low-profile elections Tuesday, in what clearly seemed like a national trend.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
The most horrifying religion case to hit the Supreme Court in years is also one of the hardestThe most horrifying religion case to hit the Supreme Court in years is also one of the hardest
Politics

The Court has made a hash of its religion decisions. Damon Landor may be the newest victim of that uncertainty.

By Ian Millhiser
Today, Explained newsletter
Why Zohran Mamdani’s victory will resonate beyond New York CityWhy Zohran Mamdani’s victory will resonate beyond New York City
Today, Explained newsletter

Vox’s Astead Herndon explains why Zohran Mamdani’s win matters for Democrats.

By Astead Herndon and Cameron Peters
The Logoff
No one knows what’s happening with SNAPNo one knows what’s happening with SNAP
The Logoff

Trump muddies the waters on urgent food assistance.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Trump’s imperial presidency is Dick Cheney’s final legacyTrump’s imperial presidency is Dick Cheney’s final legacy
Politics

Cheney’s final political act was patriotism, but his life’s work was autocracy.

By Ian Millhiser
The Vox guide to using your benefits
Why are my health insurance premiums going up so much?Why are my health insurance premiums going up so much?
The Vox guide to using your benefits

One of the Democrats’ best political issues is to defend to Affordable Care Act. Is it worth defending?

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Are fewer young people identifying as trans?Are fewer young people identifying as trans?
Politics

The debate over youth gender identity polling, explained.

By Anna North
Culture
The internet’s weirdest stan warThe internet’s weirdest stan war
Culture

Why people are pitting Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg against each other.

By Kyndall Cunningham
The Logoff
A temporary SNAP lifelineA temporary SNAP lifeline
The Logoff

Trump’s preventable SNAP chaos, briefly explained.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Will the attacks on Zohran Mamdani awaken a “sleeping giant”?Will the attacks on Zohran Mamdani awaken a “sleeping giant”?
Politics

How it feels to be a Muslim New Yorker and see Islamophobia wielded against Mamdani.

By Christian Paz