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Naomi Shavin

Former Policy and Politics Assistant Editor

Latest articles by Naomi Shavin

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Vox Sentences: Taped, locked up, and held for ransomVox Sentences: Taped, locked up, and held for ransom
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We know Watergate analogies are pretty played out, but, uh, there’s this rumored White House tape...

By Dylan Matthews, Dara Lind and 1 more
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Vox Sentences: So ... that happenedVox Sentences: So ... that happened
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Trump fired Comey ... over Clinton’s emails, of course.

By Dylan Matthews, Naomi Shavin and 1 more
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Vox Sentences: Emmanuel Macron won the French election. Now comes the hard part.Vox Sentences: Emmanuel Macron won the French election. Now comes the hard part.
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France gets a new president; Texas gets a new law against sanctuary cities; 82 Chibok girls get their freedom.

By Dylan Matthews, Naomi Shavin and 1 more
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Vox Sentences: Oui on peutVox Sentences: Oui on peut
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The bankruptcy of Puerto Rico; the French presidential election; the future of the House’s health care bill.

By Dylan Matthews, Dara Lind and 1 more
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Vox Sentences: Trump is pretty sure he’s got this whole Middle East peace thing in the bagVox Sentences: Trump is pretty sure he’s got this whole Middle East peace thing in the bag
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The GOP and its latest slapdash health care bill; President Trump’s meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas; James B. Comey’s testimony.

By Dylan Matthews, Naomi Shavin and 1 more
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Vox Sentences: Trump’s budget cuts sleep with the fishesVox Sentences: Trump’s budget cuts sleep with the fishes
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The government may just get funded after all; Trump and North Korea’s rising provocations; Puerto Rico’s precarious debt situation.

By Dylan Matthews, Dara Lind and 1 more
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Vox Sentences: It’s been almost 100 days. But who’s counting?Vox Sentences: It’s been almost 100 days. But who’s counting?
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Worker strikes across Brazil; a CRISPR trial on a cancer patient in China; Trump’s first 100 days.

By Dylan Matthews, Naomi Shavin and 1 more
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Vox Sentences: Mike Flynn has 99 problems, and Russia is at least 4 of themVox Sentences: Mike Flynn has 99 problems, and Russia is at least 4 of them
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Pentagon investigation into Flynn; French election hacking; NAFTA renegotiations.

By Dylan Matthews, Naomi Shavin and 1 more
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Vox Sentences: More like NaahhFTA, amirite?Vox Sentences: More like NaahhFTA, amirite?
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A flurry of Trump administration activity ahead of the 100-day benchmark.

By Dylan Matthews, Naomi Shavin and 1 more
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Vox Sentences: The first double execution in the US since 2000Vox Sentences: The first double execution in the US since 2000
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Trump’s tariffs add to tension with Canada; Michael Flynn may have broken the law; Arkansas executed two men Monday night.

By Dylan Matthews, Dara Lind and 1 more