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Jen Kirby

Jen Kirby

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Jen Kirby

    Politics
    Is this Trump’s last UN speech, or the last of the UN?Is this Trump’s last UN speech, or the last of the UN?
    Politics

    The US has retreated from multilateralism during Trump’s tenure, and the Covid-19 crisis is revealing the cracks in the system.

    By Jen Kirby
    Whose vote counts?
    Yes, Russia is interfering in the 2020 electionYes, Russia is interfering in the 2020 election
    Whose vote counts?

    It wants to cause chaos, again. But it’s also learned some lessons from 2016.

    By Jen Kirby
    Explainers
    Are China and Iran meddling in US elections? It’s complicated.Are China and Iran meddling in US elections? It’s complicated.
    Explainers

    Don’t expect them to follow the Russian playbook.

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    The UK threatens to renege on the Brexit deal it signed with the EU just a year agoThe UK threatens to renege on the Brexit deal it signed with the EU just a year ago
    World Politics

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson has proposed changes to the deal that would break international law.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    American voters support the post office. Their views on mail-in voting are more complicated.American voters support the post office. Their views on mail-in voting are more complicated.
    Politics

    Sixty percent of voters see the USPS as an essential service, not akin to a business, according to a new poll.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Trump’s intelligence chief suspends in-person election security briefingsTrump’s intelligence chief suspends in-person election security briefings
    Politics

    Congress will still get written updates, but the move will curtail members’ ability to ask questions.

    By Jen Kirby
    Science
    “It just looks like a bomb went off”: Louisianians on recovering from Hurricane Laura“It just looks like a bomb went off”: Louisianians on recovering from Hurricane Laura
    Science

    The storm’s winds tore off roofs and toppled trees — and one Confederate monument.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Rep. Katie Porter quizzed the postmaster general about the mail. He didn’t do great.Rep. Katie Porter quizzed the postmaster general about the mail. He didn’t do great.
    Politics

    How much does it cost to send a postcard? Don’t ask the guy in charge of the mail.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Postmaster General Louis DeJoy promises to prioritize mail-in ballots, but questions about delays remainPostmaster General Louis DeJoy promises to prioritize mail-in ballots, but questions about delays remain
    Politics

    He called claims that Trump was meddling in the USPS “outrageous.”

    By Jen Kirby
    How the radical British suffragettes influenced America’s campaign for the women’s vote
    Politics

    There are echoes of the British movement in America’s pickets and protests in the fight for the 19th Amendment.

    By Jen Kirby