Policy
Vox’s policy team covers how government action and inaction affect people’s lives: the problems facing the US, the ideas that could solve them, and the debates and arguments that will determine if those solutions become reality.
When “mass deportation” gets to Trump country.
It’s a weird time to talk about contraceptives. Here’s what the debate is missing.
First, lawsuits.
The US shut down a major city’s airport, and nobody is quite sure why.
America’s Trumpiest court just gave Trump a dangerous new weapon.
The uncomfortable truth about “the left” and “the right.”
The nightmare scenario for American democracy is no longer unthinkable.
The decline of burglary and robbery, explained.
The president falsely accused Haitians in Ohio of eating pets. Now he’s trying to deport them.
The surprising impact of better-designed public housing.
Research has found that a routine vaccine slows aging and cuts dementia risk.
The immigration agents leaving Minneapolis, briefly explained.
This DOJ is no longer capable of doing its job.
Apartments are safer and more affordable than single-family homes. Why do we treat them like a hazard?
A federal court says deportation protections for Haitian immigrants will remain in place.
Minnesota provides a blueprint for how to prevent a slide into authoritarianism we’ve seen in other countries.
The president has turned his biggest political asset into a liability.
A MAGA diehard on ICE in Minneapolis, the Epstein files, and what Trump must do before the midterms.
They’re focused on three areas: ending warrantless patrols, curtailing aggressive tactics, and increasing accountability.
Tom Homan, explained.
What Minnesota’s immigrant communities need from you now.
Even some Republicans have begun calling for the Homeland Security secretary’s resignation.
Never forget how this administration misled you.
The money behind Trump’s immigration crackdown, briefly explained.
The biggest storyline at the 2026 Australian Open is Americans being asked about Trump.
A federal judge just threatened to hold the agency’s leader in contempt.
Congress, the courts, and state governments still have the power to check the abuses of immigration agents.
A baby-step back from the brink.
Alex Pretti’s death has pushed more and more lawmakers into saying something must be done.
The unbearable hypocrisy of pro-gun conservatives defending the Minneapolis killing.
Trump’s authoritarianism is becoming less subtle — and more vicious.
How the Trump administration pushed Minneapolis to the brink.
Federal agents just shot and killed another person in Minneapolis.
And 3 other takeaways from a conversation with the state’s attorney general, Keith Ellison.
You just need to care about your own constitutional rights.
This undersung service saves Americans $3.1 billion every year. Why aren’t we funding them more?
The agency’s meme-laced hiring campaign, explained.
The surprising truth about corporate investment in housing.
Yes, food can be medicine — just not the way RFK Jr. means it.