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Vox’s coverage of what’s happening in the Donald Trump administration, from big new policy initiatives to the meaning of the latest tweet.

Politics
Trump’s own officials say 2020 was America’s most secure election in historyTrump’s own officials say 2020 was America’s most secure election in history
Politics

Homeland Security put out a statement with state and local officials that countered the president’s fraud claims.

By Jen Kirby
Technology
TikTok’s US ban has been delayed another two weeks — or maybe foreverTikTok’s US ban has been delayed another two weeks — or maybe forever
Technology

Surprise! The Trump administration doesn’t seem serious about banning TikTok after all.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
Biden: Trump’s refusal to concede is an “embarrassment”Biden: Trump’s refusal to concede is an “embarrassment”
Politics

The president-elect is moving forward with the transition anyway.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Mike Pompeo undermined America’s democracy in one press conferenceMike Pompeo undermined America’s democracy in one press conference
Politics

“There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration,” Pompeo said.

By Alex Ward
What Trump can do during his lame-duck session
Politics

With pardons, executive orders, hirings, and firings, Trump’s final months in office could look a lot like his presidency.

By Rani Molla
Politics
Biden plans on swiftly rolling back some Trump policies with executive ordersBiden plans on swiftly rolling back some Trump policies with executive orders
Politics

Biden’s planned executive actions lay out his early presidential agenda. But a likely Republican Senate would still limit sweeping action.

By Katelyn Burns
Politics
The White House is dealing with another Covid-19 outbreakThe White House is dealing with another Covid-19 outbreak
Politics

Five people have tested positive, including chief of staff Mark Meadows, as the US sees record daily case counts.

By Katelyn Burns
Politics
Attention has faded on the more than 20 sexual misconduct allegations against TrumpAttention has faded on the more than 20 sexual misconduct allegations against Trump
Politics

Former model Amy Dorris is among the more than 20 women who have raised sexual misconduct allegations against the president.

By Li Zhou
2020 Presidential Election
Trump’s closing message on Covid-19: My only mistake was mishandling public relationsTrump’s closing message on Covid-19: My only mistake was mishandling public relations
2020 Presidential Election

The coronavirus has killed more than 230,000 Americans.

By German Lopez
Politics
Immigration is no longer a winning issue for TrumpImmigration is no longer a winning issue for Trump
Politics

Trump ran on immigration in 2016. His focus has shifted to maintaining “law and order.”

By Nicole Narea
Politics
How the US could make amends for family separationsHow the US could make amends for family separations
Politics

Rep. Joaquin Castro explains why he’s calling for a human rights commission.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
System FailureSystem Failure
Politics

How the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda is affecting the health and safety of Americans.

By Agnes Mazur
Explainers
The unmasking of Anonymous, explainedThe unmasking of Anonymous, explained
Explainers

The anonymous Trump official who wrote a New York Times op-ed has come forward. People are upset.

By Andrew Prokop
How an Israeli thinker became one of Trumpism’s foremost theorists
Politics

The Israeli writer Yoram Hazony is one of the American right’s most celebrated thinkers.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Trump showed no regret over family separations during the presidential debateTrump showed no regret over family separations during the presidential debate
Politics

Separating families was one of Trump’s cruelest immigration policies.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Lawyers can’t find the parents of 545 migrant children after separation by TrumpLawyers can’t find the parents of 545 migrant children after separation by Trump
Politics

The tragedy of family separations isn’t over.

By Nicole Narea
A Trump second term
What a second Trump term could mean for LGBTQ peopleWhat a second Trump term could mean for LGBTQ people
A Trump second term

LGBTQ people would likely see their rights further chipped away.

By Katelyn Burns
Whose vote counts?
A Trump second termA Trump second term
Whose vote counts?

How President Trump could change America with four more years in office.

By Agnes Mazur
Politics
The case for Trump’s foreign policyThe case for Trump’s foreign policy
Podcast
Politics

The president has shifted how both parties think about trade, alliances, Russia, and China. Is that a good thing?

By Ezra Klein
Politics
Trump reshaped the US immigration system — but it’s been ignored at the debatesTrump reshaped the US immigration system — but it’s been ignored at the debates
Politics

Once the focus of Trump’s 2016 campaign, immigration has been treated as an afterthought this election cycle.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The Trump administration knew exactly what it was doing with family separationsThe Trump administration knew exactly what it was doing with family separations
Politics

A government watchdog reportedly found that Jeff Sessions and Rod Rosenstein directly pushed to take children away.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Stephen Miller, explainedStephen Miller, explained
Politics

How the influential adviser went from right-wing troll to the driving force behind Trumpism.

By Sean Illing
Politics
“Give me a fucking break”: What Melania Trump said about the blowback against family separations“Give me a fucking break”: What Melania Trump said about the blowback against family separations
Politics

She rejected media criticism in a secret recording from 2018.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The Trump administration already made huge refugee cuts. It’s making more.The Trump administration already made huge refugee cuts. It’s making more.
Politics

The US will only accept up to 15,000 refugees in the coming year — a record low.

By Nicole Narea
Supreme Court
Amy Coney Barrett has a years-long record of ruling against immigrantsAmy Coney Barrett has a years-long record of ruling against immigrants
Supreme Court

At the Seventh Circuit, she backed one of Trump’s key immigration policies.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
The Trump administration is challenging a court ruling that prevents it from ending the census earlyThe Trump administration is challenging a court ruling that prevents it from ending the census early
Politics

With just days to go, the Trump administration wants to end the census on September 30.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Trump is proposing to limit student visas to two years for citizens of 59 countriesTrump is proposing to limit student visas to two years for citizens of 59 countries
Politics

It’s only Trump’s latest attack on foreign students.

By Nicole Narea
Explainers
Critical race theory, and Trump’s war on it, explainedCritical race theory, and Trump’s war on it, explained
Explainers

Trump has attacked diversity training, critical race theory, the 1619 project, and anything that reckons with America’s racist past.

By Fabiola Cineas
Politics
Trump wants the Supreme Court to let him weaponize the census against immigrantsTrump wants the Supreme Court to let him weaponize the census against immigrants
Politics

Officials asked the Court to exclude unauthorized immigrants from 2020 census counts used to determine congressional representation.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
Trump’s shortlist of potential Supreme Court nominees, explainedTrump’s shortlist of potential Supreme Court nominees, explained
Politics

Trump wants to remind loyalists that, if he wins in November, they’ll get more judges who will enact Republican policy.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The outcry over ICE and hysterectomies, explainedThe outcry over ICE and hysterectomies, explained
Politics

The latest developments suggest that a whistleblower complaint from a detention center nurse is part of a broader pattern.

By Nicole Narea
Explainers
The bogus Steve Bannon-backed study claiming China created the coronavirus, explainedThe bogus Steve Bannon-backed study claiming China created the coronavirus, explained
Explainers

The study and the Chinese virologist behind it are quite popular in conservative media.

By Alex Ward
Technology
Trump moves to shut down WeChat in the US. But TikTok will live until after the election.Trump moves to shut down WeChat in the US. But TikTok will live until after the election.
Technology

Both companies have Chinese owners. One of them has support from Trump backers.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
The stunning hypocrisy of Bill BarrThe stunning hypocrisy of Bill Barr
Politics

The attorney general delivered a controversial speech Wednesday.

By Andrew Prokop
Technology
What the heck is going on with TikTok and Oracle, explainedWhat the heck is going on with TikTok and Oracle, explained
Technology

Announcement of the “sale” is just the latest plot twist in a months-long political battle over the future of the wildly popular video-sharing app.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Politics
A federal court ruling could allow Trump to deport 400,000 immigrants next yearA federal court ruling could allow Trump to deport 400,000 immigrants next year
Politics

A Ninth Circuit decision could end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan.

By Nicole Narea
Politics
American voters support the post office. Their views on mail-in voting are more complicated.American voters support the post office. Their views on mail-in voting are more complicated.
Politics

Sixty percent of voters see the USPS as an essential service, not akin to a business, according to a new poll.

By Jen Kirby
Can anything change Americans’ minds about Donald Trump?
Whose vote counts?

The eerie stability of Trump’s approval rating, explained.

By Ezra Klein
Politics
Trump’s intelligence chief suspends in-person election security briefingsTrump’s intelligence chief suspends in-person election security briefings
Politics

Congress will still get written updates, but the move will curtail members’ ability to ask questions.

By Jen Kirby
Politics
House Democrats launched contempt of Congress proceedings against Mike PompeoHouse Democrats launched contempt of Congress proceedings against Mike Pompeo
Politics

The step was taken after the State Department declined to comply with several subpoenas.

By Katelyn Burns