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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Politics
    McConnell is already sabotaging Biden’s presidencyMcConnell is already sabotaging Biden’s presidency
    Politics

    The Senate hasn’t held a single confirmation hearing on Biden’s nominees. That’s not normal.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The enormous advantage that the Electoral College gives Republicans, in one chartThe enormous advantage that the Electoral College gives Republicans, in one chart
    Politics

    The GOP’s Electoral College advantage grew in 2020, even as Republicans lost the presidency.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Trump campaign lawyer breaks with Trump over the Capitol insurrectionTrump campaign lawyer breaks with Trump over the Capitol insurrection
    Politics

    “The client has used the lawyer’s services to perpetrate a crime.”

    By Ian Millhiser
    13 federal criminal laws that the pro-Trump mob may have violated, explained
    Politics

    Storming the Capitol in an attempt to overthrow the government is a serious crime.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Trump responds to Capitol riots by doubling down on his stolen election lieTrump responds to Capitol riots by doubling down on his stolen election lie
    Politics

    In a video that was framed as a call for the mob to “go home,” Trump proclaimed his love for the rioters.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    America’s anti-democratic Senate, in one numberAmerica’s anti-democratic Senate, in one number
    Politics

    41,549,808.

    By Ian Millhiser
    5 winners and 2 losers from the Georgia Senate elections
    Explainers

    Democrats’ double victory will fundamentally change the next two years of American politics.

    By Andrew Prokop, Ian Millhiser and 4 more
    Politics
    4 criminal laws that Trump may have violated in his Georgia election call4 criminal laws that Trump may have violated in his Georgia election call
    Politics

    It is a felony to try to “find” 11,780 fake votes.

    By Ian Millhiser
    The pop culture that brought us joy in 2020
    Podcast
    Culture

    What 26 Vox staffers consumed this year to get them through the darkness.

    By Meredith Haggerty, Allegra Frank and 24 more
    Politics
    The decline and fall of the American death penaltyThe decline and fall of the American death penalty
    Politics

    The number of death sentences and executions in the US has fallen off a cliff since the 1990s. 2020 continued that trend.

    By Ian Millhiser