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Jen Kirby

Jen Kirby

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Jen Kirby

    World Politics
    Deal? No deal? Delay? Here’s the week ahead in Brexit votes.Deal? No deal? Delay? Here’s the week ahead in Brexit votes.
    World Politics

    The Brexit deal will get a second vote. If it’s defeated, Parliament will vote on whether to leave the EU without a deal, or seek an extension.

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    State Department rescinds award for Finnish journalist, reportedly over Trump criticismState Department rescinds award for Finnish journalist, reportedly over Trump criticism
    World Politics

    Jessikka Aro, a Finnish journalist who covered Russian trolls, was supposed to win a prestigious award. The State Department called it a “regrettable error.”

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    The major scandal engulfing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, explainedThe major scandal engulfing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, explained
    World Politics

    Trudeau has been accused of pressuring his attorney general to interfere in a case for political reasons.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Trump just met with Danny Burch, an American who was held hostage in Yemen for 18 monthsTrump just met with Danny Burch, an American who was held hostage in Yemen for 18 months
    Politics

    The president touted his success in securing the release of American hostages abroad.

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    Brazil’s far-right president tweeted out a pornographic video to condemn CarnivalBrazil’s far-right president tweeted out a pornographic video to condemn Carnival
    World Politics

    Jair Bolsonaro’s bizarre attempt to shame Carnival fits with his rhetoric against LGBT people and other minority groups.

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    What’s next after the Trump-Kim summit? An expert explains.What’s next after the Trump-Kim summit? An expert explains.
    World Politics

    The abrupt end to the US-North Korea meeting in Vietnam has made the relationship very uncertain — but progress is still possible.

    By Jen Kirby
    World Politics
    North Korea contradicts Trump on the reason a summit deal fell apartNorth Korea contradicts Trump on the reason a summit deal fell apart
    World Politics

    Trump said North Korea wanted all sanctions lifted. Pyongyang says that’s not quite what it wanted — but it still had a big ask.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Stormy Daniels thanks Michael Cohen for his “courage, at long last”Stormy Daniels thanks Michael Cohen for his “courage, at long last”
    Politics

    Daniels responded to Cohen’s testimony, asking if he “believed her now” when she said the president’s words put her danger.

    By Jen Kirby
    Politics
    Michael Cohen: I probably threatened people for Trump hundreds of timesMichael Cohen: I probably threatened people for Trump hundreds of times
    Politics

    Cohen estimated that he threatened litigation or got into arguments on his former client’s behalf more than 500 times.

    By Jen Kirby
    All the documents Michael Cohen brought to back up his House Oversight testimony
    Politics

    Included: Trump’s Stormy Daniels reimbursement checks.

    By Jen Kirby