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.
October’s “kitchen cabinet” tax will affect homebuyers and renters alike.
The major decline in city fires, explained in two charts.
This program is likely to hurt American workers — and the whole economy.
Dear John, Brett, and Amy: If Trump can come for James Comey, he can come for you.
We’re the feds and we’re here to help (with your rent).
Where the “Yes in God’s Backyard” movement goes next.
Trump’s prosecution of Rep. LaMonica McIver may be the most anti-democratic thing he’s done since January 6.
The DOJ’s case is authoritarian — and shockingly sloppy.
Americans say they despise corruption. So why is Trump still president?
What the panic about kids using AI to cheat gets wrong.
A pediatrician on why we should trust the vaccine schedule — even when Trump officials don’t.
The Tom Homan scandal, briefly explained.
Trump is blaming Tylenol for autism. Here’s the context he’s missing.
How ignoring two-parent families has warped the narrative.
The past week has revealed Trump’s road map to one-party rule. Will Americans let him follow it?
A UN commission joined a chorus of experts in calling Israel’s actions a genocide. Will the world listen?
The do’s and don’ts of asking an AI for health advice.
Kennedy’s support is fracturing. The childhood vaccine schedule could break it.
The year child malnutrition flipped, in one chart.
A century ago, cars remade America. Autonomous vehicles could do it again.
How MAHA gets American history wrong.
Raising the retirement age does more to hurt poorer people who live less long.
There’s one big guardrail left on Trump’s ambitions. Democrats are gearing up for a showdown that could destroy it.
His story about the left and the right doesn’t hold up to the facts.
Zeke Emanuel on RFK Jr. and the crisis of faith in public health.
The party should only force a shutdown for its own political gain.
270 million kids won’t be in class this fall. Why?
What cities get right and wrong about tackling empty houses.
Vaccine guidance has never been more confusing. Here’s how to navigate it.
Why you should care about Trump’s crypto ventures.
ICE gets the go-ahead for indiscriminate immigration stops in LA.
Don’t expect the courts to keep ICE under control.
What will come next in the Trump administration’s war on “narcoterrorism”?
The list of eligible jobs is here — and wildly broad.
Kennedy wants to “Make America Healthy Again” — but doesn’t want you to see a report that could do just that.
A roundtable discussion among leading MAGA intellectuals suggests they might be suffering from success.
The Democrats don’t have a messaging problem. They have a much bigger problem.
Trump brought us the Covid vaccine. Now he’s trying to take it away.
The CDC is collapsing. Will America’s health follow suit?
Here’s how this African country is winning the fight against childhood HIV.