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Joe Biden
Biden is out of the 2024 race. What happens to his campaign donations?Biden is out of the 2024 race. What happens to his campaign donations?
Joe Biden

Kamala Harris is the only Democrat who could seamlessly access Biden’s hundreds of millions in campaign cash.

By Nicole Narea
2024 Elections
Does Kamala Harris give Democrats a better chance to win?Does Kamala Harris give Democrats a better chance to win?
2024 Elections

The debate over the vice president’s prospects against Trump, explained.

By Christian Paz
Politics
Democrats are finally taking on Biden — and giving the party a chance to winDemocrats are finally taking on Biden — and giving the party a chance to win
Politics

Pelosi, Schumer, and Obama have all signaled to Joe that it’s time to go.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Biden is betting on impossible promises to progressivesBiden is betting on impossible promises to progressives
Politics

Biden is trying to reinvigorate his candidacy by pushing progressive priorities.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
5 causes — and accelerants — of political violence5 causes — and accelerants — of political violence
Politics

While we can’t always predict public political violence, Vox spoke to four experts who can help us understand it.

By Ellen Ioanes
Politics
Democrats shouldn’t use Trump’s shooting as an excuse to stick with BidenDemocrats shouldn’t use Trump’s shooting as an excuse to stick with Biden
Politics

The party doesn’t need to accept defeat. It just needs to reject Joe Biden.

By Eric Levitz
Vox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policies
Yes, it’s still fair to call Trump a threat to democracyYes, it’s still fair to call Trump a threat to democracy
Vox’s guide to Donald Trump’s 2024 policies

The attempt on his life shouldn’t cow his critics.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
The bar for Joe Biden should not be on the floorThe bar for Joe Biden should not be on the floor
Politics

At his press conference, the president proved he can sometimes speak coherently. That’s not good enough.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
American allies have gone from denial to bargaining on Trump’s returnAmerican allies have gone from denial to bargaining on Trump’s return
Politics

This week’s NATO summit was already dominated by election anxiety. Biden’s shaky performance didn’t help.

By Joshua Keating
Future Perfect
Are betting markets the best way to predict an election?Are betting markets the best way to predict an election?
Future Perfect

Prediction markets have closely tracked Biden’s fate, but they have a long way to go as reliable indicators.

By Kelsey Piper
Politics
What Biden’s news conference did, and didn’t, clear upWhat Biden’s news conference did, and didn’t, clear up
Politics

The presser went fine. But the Democratic defections continued.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
The arguments for Biden 2024 keep getting worseThe arguments for Biden 2024 keep getting worse
Politics

No, “history” does not tell us that the Democrats shouldn’t change their nominee

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Biden is leading Democrats toward their worst-case scenarioBiden is leading Democrats toward their worst-case scenario
Politics

In a live interview, the president appeared too frail to defeat Trump and too delusional to drop out.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Did the media botch the Biden age story?Did the media botch the Biden age story?
Politics

Asleep at the wheel? Complicit in a cover-up? The real story is far more complicated — and more interesting.

By Brian Stelter
Politics
Forget four more years. Is Biden fit to serve now?Forget four more years. Is Biden fit to serve now?
Politics

The urgent question about Biden’s mental fitness that Democrats aren’t yet asking.

By Nicole Narea
2024 Elections
Do other Democrats actually poll better against Trump than Biden?Do other Democrats actually poll better against Trump than Biden?
2024 Elections

What the data says, and what it means.

By Christian Paz
Politics
5 terrible reasons for Biden to stay in the race5 terrible reasons for Biden to stay in the race
Politics

A rebuttal of the bad — but prominent — arguments for the president’s candidacy.

By Eric Levitz
Today, Explained newsletter
Democrats say Trump is an existential threat. They’re not acting like it.Democrats say Trump is an existential threat. They’re not acting like it.
Today, Explained newsletter

If the stakes of the 2024 election are as great as the party says, there’s no excuse for inaction.

By Bryan Walsh
Politics
LBJ and Truman knew when to quit. Will Biden?LBJ and Truman knew when to quit. Will Biden?
Politics

Some lessons from the two presidents who walked away.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Politics
How Democrats got hereHow Democrats got here
Politics

Democrats really need to choose electable vice presidents.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
The Democrats who could replace Biden if he steps asideThe Democrats who could replace Biden if he steps aside
Politics

Kamala Harris? Gavin Newsom? Pete Buttigieg?!?

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Joe Biden should save his legacy by ending his candidacyJoe Biden should save his legacy by ending his candidacy
Politics

The case for somebody, anybody else.

By Eric Levitz
2024 Elections
Can Democrats replace Biden as their nominee?Can Democrats replace Biden as their nominee?
2024 Elections

Eh, no, not really.

By Christian Paz
2024 Elections
Biden vs. Trump: The first 2024 presidential debateBiden vs. Trump: The first 2024 presidential debate
2024 Elections

It’s a historic rematch, the first ever debate between a sitting president and a former president.

By Vox Staff
Policy
The most important Biden Cabinet member you don’t knowThe most important Biden Cabinet member you don’t know
Policy

Vox’s Dylan Matthews sits down with US trade representative Katherine Tai

By Dylan Matthews
Facts on the Ground
2024 Elections

We’re here to help you understand the state of America on some of the most contested policy areas of the 2024 election.

By Vox Staff
The winners and losers of the Biden economy
Politics

Younger workers have done well under Biden. Fast food fanatics have not.

By Eric Levitz
Biden’s border record: Trump’s claims vs. reality
Policy

The border trends during Biden’s presidency, and how his policies played into them, explained.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
4 reasons why the Biden-Trump debate could actually matter4 reasons why the Biden-Trump debate could actually matter
Politics

Most debates don’t change anyone’s mind. This year’s could be an exception.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
We rewatched the 2020 Trump-Biden debates. There’s so much we didn’t see coming.We rewatched the 2020 Trump-Biden debates. There’s so much we didn’t see coming.
Politics

The five most telling moments and what they foreshadow ahead of this week’s rematch.

By Christian Paz
World Politics
Israel isn’t ending the war in Gaza — just turning its attention to HezbollahIsrael isn’t ending the war in Gaza — just turning its attention to Hezbollah
World Politics

The next phase of Israel’s war in Gaza, explained.

By Nicole Narea
What two years without Roe looks like, in 8 charts
Explainers

Americans are confronting a whole new reality of patchwork abortion access after the Dobbs decision.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Biden’s ads haven’t been working. Now, he’s trying something new.Biden’s ads haven’t been working. Now, he’s trying something new.
Politics

The president has been massively outspending Donald Trump on the airwaves and still losing.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Biden’s big immigration gambleBiden’s big immigration gamble
Politics

The president is trying to have it both ways. Will it work?

By Christian Paz
Politics
What to know about Biden’s new plan to legalize US citizens’ undocumented family membersWhat to know about Biden’s new plan to legalize US citizens’ undocumented family members
Politics

Who’s eligible, is it legal, and other key questions, answered.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Biden is on track to beat inflation and lose the presidencyBiden is on track to beat inflation and lose the presidency
Politics

The data on prices is getting better, but the public’s disapproval of the president remains unchanged.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
The House GOP’s latest bid to make Merrick Garland a villainThe House GOP’s latest bid to make Merrick Garland a villain
Politics

Republicans’ vote to hold him in contempt, briefly explained.

By Li Zhou
Politics
Biden’s overlooked campaign to protect Americans from Big BusinessBiden’s overlooked campaign to protect Americans from Big Business
Politics

Many Americans are focused on inflation, but from Big Tech to junk fees, Biden is advancing a pro-consumer agenda.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Trump’s felony conviction has hurt him in the pollsTrump’s felony conviction has hurt him in the polls
Politics

But will it last?

By Eric Levitz
Politics
Biden’s sweeping new asylum restrictions, explainedBiden’s sweeping new asylum restrictions, explained
Politics

Biden’s transparently political attack on asylum put little daylight between him and Trump.

By Nicole Narea