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Trump Administration

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
Why tariffs haven’t caused runaway inflation — yetWhy tariffs haven’t caused runaway inflation — yet
Politics

If you’re worried about inflation from Trump’s tariffs already, just wait until fall.

By Nicole Narea
Future Perfect
We don’t know how many people will die because of Trump’s USAID cutsWe don’t know how many people will die because of Trump’s USAID cuts
Future Perfect

The chaos of Trump’s global health cuts make the human toll near-impossible to calculate. That’s by design.

By Kelsey Piper
Climate
Why your energy bill is suddenly so much more expensiveWhy your energy bill is suddenly so much more expensive
Climate

And why it’s not getting cheaper any time soon.

By Umair Irfan
Climate
Your favorite national park is struggling to surviveYour favorite national park is struggling to survive
Climate

What budget cuts mean for wildlife, climate monitoring — and surviving peak tourism.

By Christine Peterson
Climate
Inside the federal government’s purge of climate dataInside the federal government’s purge of climate data
Climate

Climate facts are inconvenient — so Trump is making them disappear.

By Kate Yoder
Politics
The public has turned on Trump’s immigration strategy — mostlyThe public has turned on Trump’s immigration strategy — mostly
Politics

The president’s hardline message helped him get elected. Now it appears to be backfiring.

By Christian Paz
Policy
The crimes Trump doesn’t care aboutThe crimes Trump doesn’t care about
Policy

Trump’s DOJ is going soft on corporate crime.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Politics
The Trump administration’s fundamental misunderstanding about deportationsThe Trump administration’s fundamental misunderstanding about deportations
Politics

The economic logic of deporting undocumented workers doesn’t add up.

By Nicole Narea
Future Perfect
Trump just handed China a major advantage on AITrump just handed China a major advantage on AI
Future Perfect

The obscure chip policy that could reshape US-China competition.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
What ICE’s big payday means for AmericaWhat ICE’s big payday means for America
Politics

ICE just got its biggest cash infusion in more than two decades. We know how they’re going to spend it.

By Nicole Narea
Policy
Student loans are about to get worseStudent loans are about to get worse
Policy

Trump’s new law is a major change to higher education. Here’s what that means for you.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Politics
The right’s meltdown over Jeffrey Epstein, explainedThe right’s meltdown over Jeffrey Epstein, explained
Politics

Trump officials say there’s no deeper Epstein conspiracy they can reveal. The right has reacted with fury.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
The repressive tool behind Trump’s latest immigration crackdownThe repressive tool behind Trump’s latest immigration crackdown
Politics

The push to strip non-native Americans of citizenship echoes a dark chapter in American history.

By Nicole Narea
Health Care
Republicans now own America’s broken health care systemRepublicans now own America’s broken health care system
Health Care

The $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts will be felt by all Americans.

By Dylan Scott
Future Perfect
The One Big Beautiful Bill is one big disaster for AIThe One Big Beautiful Bill is one big disaster for AI
Future Perfect

A bill that will give China the lead in the race for advanced AI.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
The Republican tax bill, explained in 500 wordsThe Republican tax bill, explained in 500 words
Politics

It combines budget-busting tax cuts and painful social program cuts.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
The Republican spending bill is a disaster for reproductive rightsThe Republican spending bill is a disaster for reproductive rights
Politics

How Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” attacks abortion and reproductive care, in 2 charts.

By Nicole Narea
Future Perfect
A million kids won’t live to kindergarten because of this disastrous decisionA million kids won’t live to kindergarten because of this disastrous decision
Future Perfect

The world’s war on child death was going well. Then RFK Jr. came along.

By Kelsey Piper
Health
The devastating impact of Trump’s big, beautiful bill, in one chartThe devastating impact of Trump’s big, beautiful bill, in one chart
Health

Republicans are proposing huge cuts to Medicaid. The impact on Americans’ health would be devastating.

By Dylan Scott
The one thing the Trump administration got very right
Future Perfect

Too bad it’s now sabotaging it.

By Marina Bolotnikova
Science
This veteran health official watched Americans lose trust in science. How do we get it back?This veteran health official watched Americans lose trust in science. How do we get it back?
Science

Francis Collins led the NIH for a decade before its dismantling. He’s still searching for answers.

By Noam Hassenfeld
Politics
Trump is deporting fewer people than Obama did. Why?Trump is deporting fewer people than Obama did. Why?
Politics

Even with immigration raids, Trump has not surpassed Obama’s record.

By Nicole Narea
LIVE
Immigration raids fuel protests and fear in Los AngelesImmigration raids fuel protests and fear in Los Angeles
Politics
The real reason Trump is suddenly ordering immigration raidsThe real reason Trump is suddenly ordering immigration raids
Politics

It’s not because he actually wants to end America’s reliance on undocumented labor.

By Nicole Narea
Trump Administration
Trump’s big, beautiful bill, explained in 5 chartsTrump’s big, beautiful bill, explained in 5 charts
Trump Administration

Here are the numbers behind the bill behind Trump’s breakup with Elon Musk.

By Nicole Narea
The Logoff
RFK Jr.’s new attack on vaccines, briefly explainedRFK Jr.’s new attack on vaccines, briefly explained
The Logoff

The government gives great guidance on vaccination. Or at least it used to.

By Dylan Scott and Patrick Reis
Policy
How a little-known law became Trump’s weapon of choice against immigrationHow a little-known law became Trump’s weapon of choice against immigration
Policy

Trump has expanded presidential power to ban broad groups of immigrants.

By Nicole Narea
Supreme Court
Trump asks the Supreme Court to neutralize the Convention Against TortureTrump asks the Supreme Court to neutralize the Convention Against Torture
Supreme Court

Trump’s lawyers claim they’ve found a loophole that will allow Trump to ship immigrants overseas to be tortured.

By Ian Millhiser
RFK Jr. is looking in the wrong place for autism’s cause
Health

The autism commission is doomed to fail.

By Dylan Scott
Today, Explained podcast
How HBCUs are thinking about Trump 2.0How HBCUs are thinking about Trump 2.0
Podcast
Today, Explained podcast

Tuskegee University’s president explains how he’s approaching this Trump administration.

By Avishay Artsy and Jonquilyn Hill
Climate
Elon Musk couldn’t change Trump’s mind on electric vehiclesElon Musk couldn’t change Trump’s mind on electric vehicles
Climate

Their messy split highlights some real fault lines in clean energy politics.

By Umair Irfan
Politics
Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s fallout, explainedElon Musk and Donald Trump’s fallout, explained
Education
Trump figured out how to hit Harvard where it really hurtsTrump figured out how to hit Harvard where it really hurts
Education

In his latest move, Trump is attacking the people who have helped bail out American higher education.

By Kevin Carey
Policy
Big government is still good, even with Trump in powerBig government is still good, even with Trump in power
Policy

A smaller government would not necessarily protect American democracy from Trump.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Public Health
This city’s lead poisoning crisis should be a national scandalThis city’s lead poisoning crisis should be a national scandal
Public Health

What happens when the federal government will no longer respond to a local health crisis?

By Dylan Scott
Policy
America might finally make childbirth freeAmerica might finally make childbirth free
Policy

An unlikely alliance is supporting a new bipartisan bill in Congress.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Future Perfect
What will happen to the US when Harvard can’t be HarvardWhat will happen to the US when Harvard can’t be Harvard
Future Perfect

The real cost of forcing foreign students away from elite universities like Harvard.

By Bryan Walsh
Politics
The real reason DOGE failed isn’t what you thinkThe real reason DOGE failed isn’t what you think
Politics

Musk tried to act as the CEO for the federal workforce. His effort fell apart — due to some surprising resistance.

By Andrew Prokop
Health
The cruelest cut in the Republican budget bill, explainedThe cruelest cut in the Republican budget bill, explained
Health

Why people who work could still lose their health insurance.

By Dylan Scott