Skip to main content

The context you need, when you need it

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own.

We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?

Join now
Alex Ward

Alex Ward

Former White House Reporter

    Latest articles by Alex Ward

    World Politics
    Trump says he’s ending the US role in Syria. That’s not true.Trump says he’s ending the US role in Syria. That’s not true.
    World Politics

    The US isn’t withdrawing any troops from Syria, at least not yet.

    By Alex Ward
    Politics
    Democrats see an upside to Trump stonewalling their impeachment inquiryDemocrats see an upside to Trump stonewalling their impeachment inquiry
    Politics

    They argue it looks like obstruction.

    By Alex Ward and Ella Nilsen
    Politics
    A GOP-led Senate intel committee report states the obvious: Russia favored Trump in 2016A GOP-led Senate intel committee report states the obvious: Russia favored Trump in 2016
    Politics

    Trump should really take a look at this Senate report. But he won’t.

    By Alex Ward
    Politics
    2 Republican senators refute Trump’s Ukraine-Biden conspiracy theory2 Republican senators refute Trump’s Ukraine-Biden conspiracy theory
    Politics

    Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) know that what Trump says about Biden just isn’t true.

    By Alex Ward
    World Politics
    A Trump appointee at the CIA urged the Justice Department to investigate Trump on UkraineA Trump appointee at the CIA urged the Justice Department to investigate Trump on Ukraine
    World Politics

    But the DOJ didn’t pick it up because the CIA’s referral came from a call, not in writing.

    By Alex Ward
    Politics
    Mike Pence is officially part of the Trump impeachment investigationMike Pence is officially part of the Trump impeachment investigation
    Politics

    The Democrat-led impeachment inquiry has now come for Trump’s right-hand man.

    By Alex Ward
    Explainers
    The last 24 hours in the Ukraine drama were the worst for Trump yet. Here’s what happened.The last 24 hours in the Ukraine drama were the worst for Trump yet. Here’s what happened.
    Explainers

    Damning text messages. Asking for China’s help in election interference. And much, much more.

    By Alex Ward
    Politics
    This 2016 letter proves that GOP attacks on Biden over Ukraine are nonsenseThis 2016 letter proves that GOP attacks on Biden over Ukraine are nonsense
    Politics

    It wasn’t just Biden who wanted reform in the Ukrainian prosecutor’s office. Republican senators did, too.

    By Alex Ward
    Politics
    The Ukraine scandal exposes the Trump crony Pompeo really isThe Ukraine scandal exposes the Trump crony Pompeo really is
    Politics

    “I’ve run out of words to appropriately convey how horrified, dispirited, and disgusted we all are,” a State Department official told me.

    By Alex Ward
    World Politics
    Exclusive: Here’s the nuclear proposal the US plans to offer North Korea this weekendExclusive: Here’s the nuclear proposal the US plans to offer North Korea this weekend
    World Politics

    It’s less than the all-or-nothing approach Washington has taken so far.

    By Alex Ward