VoxU.S. Politics How Congress plans to push back on Trump’s actions in SyriaVoxCongress, by and large, is not pleased with President Trump’s recent decision to withdraw US troops from northern Syria — but there’s little that lawmakers can do to reverse it besides putting pressure
VoxDonald Trump Read: Top State Department official’s testimony outlining Trump’s Ukraine quid pro quoVoxWilliam Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine, used his opening statement in testimony for the congressional impeachment inquiry on Tuesday to say that there was, indeed, a quid pro quo. What’s more,
VoxU.S. Politics Pennsylvania lawmakers want to ban abortion before many people know they’re pregnantVoxThe six-week abortion bans that swept the country earlier this year have all been blocked by courts. But that hasn’t stopped legislators in other states from proposing their own. The latest is Pennsylvania,
VoxDonald Trump Top US diplomat to Ukraine testifies there was a quid pro quoVoxThe top US diplomat in Ukraine just told lawmakers that President Donald Trump wanted hundreds of millions in military aid to the Eastern European country held up until it agreed to investigate Joe Biden’s
VoxFacebook Almost every state in the country is now investigating FacebookRecodeAlmost every state attorney general in the country is now investigating Facebook, escalating the overlapping risks faced by the social media giant from multiple levels of government. A total of 47 states
VoxU.S. Politics A new poll finds strong support for the Supreme Court ending LGBTQ discriminationVoxA new Marquette Law School poll reveals some fascinating data on how the public perceives the Supreme Court and how the public wants the Court to behave in pending cases. By a wide margin, poll respondents
VoxEducation Elizabeth Warren marches with striking Chicago teachers, a day after releasing new K-12 education planVoxSen. Elizabeth Warren is joining striking teachers on Tuesday in Chicago, where they have been marching daily since last week after hitting a negotiation impasse with city officials on their contract.
VoxEric Trump Trump unironically says his sons receiving foreign payments “would be the biggest story of the century”VoxOne day after caving to public pressure and reversing course on his plan to host next year’s G7 at a resort he owns, the president who broke decades of precedent by refusing to divest from his business
Vox The emoluments clause, explained for Donald TrumpVoxPresident Donald Trump is still defending the White House’s decision to host next year’s G7 summit, a gathering of seven world leaders, at a Miami resort owned by Trump’s business — even though he abandoned
VoxU.S. Politics The Hillary Clinton-Tulsi Gabbard feud, explainedVoxHillary Clinton emerged from relative political obscurity last week to claim that Tulsi Gabbard, a Democratic presidential candidate and member of Congress from Hawaii, was “the favorite of the Russians”
VoxHillary Clinton The embarrassing epilogue to the media’s obsession with Hillary Clinton’s emailsVoxWe can all finally stop worrying about Hillary Clinton’s emails. Last week, Congress received a brief, nine-page report from the State Department, which summarizes the department’s investigation into Clinton’s
VoxCanada Justin Trudeau’s Liberals win Canada’s electionVoxCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has won the 2019 Canadian federal election, according to a projection from the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC). While the Liberals lost seats
VoxMark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg isn’t done answering questions about Facebook’s political ads policyRecodeLast week, Mark Zuckerberg gave a long speech defending his decision to allow political ads on Facebook — and to not ban politicians from lying in those ads. On Monday, Zuckerberg ended up repeating many
VoxMark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg is the new political villain for the Democratic PartyRecodeEveryone running for president, it seems, has their own reason for pushing Mark Zuckerberg away. To Elizabeth Warren, he is a threat to democracy. To Pete Buttigieg, he is a political liability. And to
VoxHealth Care We deserve a better Medicare-for-all debateVoxThe narrow debate over Medicare-for-all’s financing has become totally disconnected from the status quo aspiring reformers want to fix (the high costs of health care in America), and it totally ignores
Vox Freelance journalists are mad about a new California law. Here’s what’s missing from the debate.VoxPoliticians and members of the media love a good Twitter fight. But one journalist’s clash with a California lawmaker over a controversial labor law has left many people confused about what the law will
VoxU.S. Politics Republican and Democratic lawmakers are distancing themselves from Trump’s foreign policyVoxHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi spent her weekend in Jordan and Afghanistan — part of an unannounced high-level congressional delegation trip that came on the heels of a tumultuous week in United States foreign
Vox Mitt Romney has a secret Twitter account named “Pierre Delecto”VoxUtah Senator, former presidential candidate, and Trump critic Mitt Romney can now claim another title: person with an alternate Twitter account he uses to “Like” tweets featuring, say, surfboards with
VoxMick Mulvaney Team Trump’s efforts to spin Mulvaney’s quid pro quo confession are not going wellVoxThe Trump White House has had difficulty finding a cohesive response to House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, and acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney had a particularly rough time on Fox News on Sunday.
VoxPete Buttigieg Poll: Pete Buttigieg joins the list of presidential frontrunners in IowaVoxThe latest Iowa poll shows a three-way race between former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg. The telephone poll, taken last Wednesday through
VoxOpioids Drug companies reach $260 million deal with Ohio counties over role in opioid epidemicVoxFour drug companies on Monday reached a last-minute settlement with two Ohio counties that will let them avoid trial over their role in the opioid epidemic, but it doesn’t put an end just yet to the thousands
VoxIslamic State (ISIS) US troops leaving Syria will fight ISIS from IraqVoxOne week ago, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced nearly all US troops in Syria would be withdrawn; Sunday, Esper said those troops will be stationed in western Iraq where they will continue the
VoxDonald Trump Trump won’t host the G7 at his Miami resort after allVoxPresident Donald Trump has retreated from a plan to host next year’s G7 summit at his Miami resort amid criticism that it was a brazen attempt to use his position to benefit his private businesses. Critics
VoxHillary Clinton Clinton’s email practices were risky but not malicious, State Department findsVoxA multi-year State Department investigation into the private email server that haunted Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign is complete. After reviewing 33,000 emails sent to or from Clinton, found
VoxU.S. Politics A controversial Florida law stops some former felons from voting. A judge just blocked part of it.VoxA group of Floridians with felony convictions won an important victory in their fight for voting rights on Friday when a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against a controversial state law
VoxU.S. Politics Tulsi Gabbard calls Hillary Clinton “the queen of warmongers” in her latest clash with top DemocratsVoxDemocratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard called former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton “the queen of warmongers” Friday in response to comments Clinton made about Gabbard on
VoxImpeachment The 4 words that will decide impeachmentVoxThis was the week of confessions. Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney admitted to a Trump administration quid quo pro with Ukraine, with cameras rolling. EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland confirmed
VoxRikers Island Why a vote to close New York’s Rikers Island is being met with backlashVoxFor the better part of eight decades, Rikers Island Jail has been a glaring symbol of the most negative aspects of New York City’s justice system. Now, the sprawling complex is potentially on its way being
VoxRick Perry Rick Perry, a key figure in Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, will resign as energy secretaryVoxEnergy Secretary Rick Perry, a Cabinet member who’s been caught up in the impeachment inquiry of the president over his actions in Ukraine, has officially tendered his resignation. He’ll leave the post
