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Vox’s home for coverage of President Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.

The fight to resettle Afghans in the US has just begun
Politics

Afghanistan presents Biden with a chance to reassert the US commitment to refugees.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Are Biden’s new vaccine requirements legal?Are Biden’s new vaccine requirements legal?
Politics

They probably are, but that doesn’t mean that a right-wing judiciary will uphold them.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The affordable housing shortage is hurting Afghan refugeesThe affordable housing shortage is hurting Afghan refugees
Politics

Finding housing is the most difficult part of the resettlement process.

By Nicole Narea
The long road to resettling Afghans in the US
Politics

Getting evacuated is only the beginning.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
A new Supreme Court case could blow up decades of US diplomacyA new Supreme Court case could blow up decades of US diplomacy
Politics

The Court must decide whether rogue judges have the power to dismantle US foreign policy.

By Ian Millhiser
Biden had a chance to save allies in Afghanistan. He wasted it.
World Politics

It’s poor repayment for their years of service to the US government.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Time is running out to save Afghans who helped US troopsTime is running out to save Afghans who helped US troops
Politics

An 11th-hour scramble to evacuate Afghans is a crisis of the US’s own doing.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Biden’s immigration policy isn’t Trump’s — but it’s still a disappointmentBiden’s immigration policy isn’t Trump’s — but it’s still a disappointment
Politics

Migrants at the border are finding an unexpected adversary in Biden.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Biden’s fight to de-Trumpify the courts, explainedBiden’s fight to de-Trumpify the courts, explained
Politics

Biden is the president liberal court watchers have been waiting for, but he may be five years too late.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Biden is turning back Haitian migrants at sea, echoing a shameful chapter in US historyBiden is turning back Haitian migrants at sea, echoing a shameful chapter in US history
Politics

Haitians have been detained indefinitely in the past and sent back to dangerous conditions.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Exclusive polling from Vox and Data for Progress on key policiesExclusive polling from Vox and Data for Progress on key policies
Politics

Vox is partnering with Data for Progress to poll Americans on what they think about key issues under the Biden administration.

By Vox Staff
Politics
Biden’s plan to increase legal immigration could aid the pandemic economy recoveryBiden’s plan to increase legal immigration could aid the pandemic economy recovery
Politics

Employers need to be able to hire both foreign and American workers in order to bounce back.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
New York gave every detained immigrant a lawyer. It could serve as a national model.New York gave every detained immigrant a lawyer. It could serve as a national model.
Politics

Biden wants to expand immigrants’ access to legal representation.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The US is telling migrants “don’t come.” They might not be listening.The US is telling migrants “don’t come.” They might not be listening.
Politics

How much does Kamala Harris’s messaging about the border matter?

By Nicole Narea
Technology
Billionaires are racing to sidestep President Biden’s plan to raise their taxesBillionaires are racing to sidestep President Biden’s plan to raise their taxes
Technology

How Silicon Valley might beat the Tax Man.

By Theodore Schleifer
America’s asylum system is broken. Here’s how Biden could fix it.
Politics

The US isn’t prepared for another spike in migration at the border.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Democrats in Congress aren’t giving up on a public optionDemocrats in Congress aren’t giving up on a public option
Politics

A proposal to create a new public health insurance plan looked dead in Congress. It’s finally showing signs of life.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
New data helps explain Trump’s gains among Latino voters in 2020New data helps explain Trump’s gains among Latino voters in 2020
Politics

Democrats can’t afford to take Latino voters for granted.

By Nicole Narea
These workers were left out of the New Deal. They’ve been fighting for better pay ever since.
Explainers

Society has undervalued care workers for centuries. Biden has a chance to fix it.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Biden finally raised the refugee cap. Now comes the hard part.Biden finally raised the refugee cap. Now comes the hard part.
Politics

The US might not come close to resettling 62,500 refugees in 2021.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Joe Biden’s first 100 daysJoe Biden’s first 100 days
Politics

What Biden’s administration plans to do in the first 10 and 100 days in power.

By Vox Staff
Politics
Sending aid to Central America won’t stop migrants from comingSending aid to Central America won’t stop migrants from coming
Politics

But it can break the endless cycle of crises at the border.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Biden is quietly enforcing one of Trump’s most anti-immigrant policiesBiden is quietly enforcing one of Trump’s most anti-immigrant policies
Politics

More than 600,000 migrants have been expelled at the southern border.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
This could be the year federal paid leave finally passesThis could be the year federal paid leave finally passes
Politics

President Joe Biden’s new plan treats family and medical leave like the priority that it is.

By Li Zhou
Politics
Joe Biden is about to test the politics of going bigJoe Biden is about to test the politics of going big
Politics

Women and people of color were crucial to Biden’s presidential win, and they’re crucial to his jobs plan.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
“Wokeness is a problem and we all know it”“Wokeness is a problem and we all know it”
Politics

James Carville on the state of Democratic politics.

By Sean Illing
Politics
Why Biden still hasn’t raised the refugee capWhy Biden still hasn’t raised the refugee cap
Politics

Conditions at the US-Mexico border have derailed Biden’s refugee agenda.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Biden vows to increase refugee cap after criticism from DemocratsBiden vows to increase refugee cap after criticism from Democrats
Politics

By May 15, he’ll raise the number of refugees permitted into the country.

By Katelyn Burns
Politics
3 asylum seekers on why they decided to flee for the US3 asylum seekers on why they decided to flee for the US
Politics

“I had no choice other than to run away for my life and safety.”

By Nicole Narea
Moderate Republicans want Senator Biden back
Politics

Biden’s long Senate history is looming over his administration’s next big legislative push.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Biden’s Supreme Court reform commission won’t fix anythingBiden’s Supreme Court reform commission won’t fix anything
Politics

The president’s new commission has a lot of fans — in the Federalist Society.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Foreign workers blocked by Trump are no longer banned from entering the USForeign workers blocked by Trump are no longer banned from entering the US
Politics

The pandemic-related ban kept out skilled workers on H-1B visas, among others.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
What Biden’s first list of judicial nominees tells us about his approach to the courtsWhat Biden’s first list of judicial nominees tells us about his approach to the courts
Politics

Biden named a diverse group of 11 lawyers to the federal bench on Tuesday, including several former public defenders.

By Ian Millhiser
Climate
The Supreme Court’s coming war with Joe Biden, explainedThe Supreme Court’s coming war with Joe Biden, explained
Climate

The Supreme Court is poised to give itself a veto power over much of the Biden administration’s authority.

By Ian Millhiser
9 questions about the humanitarian crisis on the border, answered
Politics

It’s not the kind of crisis you might think it is.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Fox News’s coverage of Biden’s press conference was hilariously pettyFox News’s coverage of Biden’s press conference was hilariously petty
Politics

Fox News immediately shifted from blasting Biden for not having pressers to blasting him for not having more of them.

By Aaron Rupar
3 losers and 2 winners from Biden’s first press conference
Politics

Winner: A return to normalcy. Loser: Americans still worried about the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Nicole Narea, German Lopez and 3 more
Politics
Third stimulus bill: The American Rescue Plan is signed into lawThird stimulus bill: The American Rescue Plan is signed into law
Politics

Joe Biden’s stimulus bill — and $1,400 checks — are on their way. Here’s the latest news.

By Vox Staff
Politics
The transition to a Biden-Harris administrationThe transition to a Biden-Harris administration
Politics

Joe Biden is rolling out his transition team. Follow the latest.

By Vox Staff
Politics
Joe Biden’s tax plan, explainedJoe Biden’s tax plan, explained
Politics

The president’s proposed tax plan matches much of what he campaigned on: rolling back tax cuts for the rich.

By Emily Stewart