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The Trump shooting points to shocking Secret Service security lapsesThe Trump shooting points to shocking Secret Service security lapses
Politics

The attack has fueled intense scrutiny of the agency tasked with protecting him.

By Li Zhou
5 causes — and accelerants — of political violence5 causes — and accelerants — of political violence
Politics

While we can’t always predict public political violence, Vox spoke to four experts who can help us understand it.

By Ellen Ioanes
Democrats shouldn’t use Trump’s shooting as an excuse to stick with BidenDemocrats shouldn’t use Trump’s shooting as an excuse to stick with Biden
Politics

The party doesn’t need to accept defeat. It just needs to reject Joe Biden.

By Eric Levitz
Someone tried to assassinate the former president — and the GOP still won’t talk about guns?Someone tried to assassinate the former president — and the GOP still won’t talk about guns?
Donald Trump

Republicans have been essential to gun safety legislation before. They could do it again.

By Marin Cogan
How the Republican convention and Project 2025 work togetherHow the Republican convention and Project 2025 work together
Politics

The convention showcases Trumpian instincts — but few policies to back them up. Project 2025 fills the gap.

By Zack Beauchamp
The pure media savvy of Trump’s fist pump photo, explained by an expertThe pure media savvy of Trump’s fist pump photo, explained by an expert
Culture

“It’s his brand now.”

By Constance Grady
A right-wing judge just threw out a case against Trump in a brazen abuse of powerA right-wing judge just threw out a case against Trump in a brazen abuse of power
Politics

The classified documents case against Trump hits another major setback before the 2024 election.

By Nicole Narea
What J.D. Vance really believesWhat J.D. Vance really believes
Politics

The dark worldview of Trump's choice for vice president, explained.

By Zack Beauchamp
The Trump assassination attempt was a window into America’s fractured realityThe Trump assassination attempt was a window into America’s fractured reality
Culture

The shooting wasn’t staged, but conspiratorial thinking has become widespread in our paranoid age.

By Aja Romano
Are assassination attempts getting more common?Are assassination attempts getting more common?
World Politics

The attempt on Donald Trump is the latest in a wave of political violence.

By Joshua Keating
This is how you get escalationThis is how you get escalation
Politics

Political leaders should try to douse the flames. The right’s leaders are fanning them.

By Zack Beauchamp
What the assassination attempt on President Reagan reveals about the Trump shootingWhat the assassination attempt on President Reagan reveals about the Trump shooting
Explainers

In 1981, Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr. and, like Trump, survived.

By Nicole Narea
Who shot Trump? What we know about the assassination attempt.Who shot Trump? What we know about the assassination attempt.
Politics

This is what happened at the Butler rally, as we understand it right now.

By Dylan Matthews, Christian Paz and 2 more
Yes, it’s still fair to call Trump a threat to democracyYes, it’s still fair to call Trump a threat to democracy
Politics

The attempt on his life shouldn’t cow his critics.

By Eric Levitz
Will Trump’s shooting change everything? Or surprisingly little?Will Trump’s shooting change everything? Or surprisingly little?
Politics

Two theories on the political impact of the Trump assassination attempt.

By Andrew Prokop
Project 2025: The myths and the factsProject 2025: The myths and the facts
Politics

The sweeping conservative plan for Trump's second term is very real. Here’s what it actually says.

By Andrew Prokop
American allies have gone from denial to bargaining on Trump’s returnAmerican allies have gone from denial to bargaining on Trump’s return
Politics

This week’s NATO summit was already dominated by election anxiety. Biden’s shaky performance didn’t help.

By Joshua Keating
Are betting markets the best way to predict an election?Are betting markets the best way to predict an election?
Future Perfect

Prediction markets have closely tracked Biden’s fate, but they have a long way to go as reliable indicators.

By Kelsey Piper
The arguments for Biden 2024 keep getting worseThe arguments for Biden 2024 keep getting worse
Politics

No, "history" does not tell us that the Democrats shouldn't change their nominee

By Eric Levitz
The Supreme IncompetentsThe Supreme Incompetents
Supreme Court

The justices are awful at their jobs, and they don’t know that they are awful at their jobs.

By Ian Millhiser
How the 1990s broke politicsHow the 1990s broke politics
Audio
The Gray Area

Inside the GOP’s transition from the party of Reagan to the party of Trump.

By Sean Illing
Forget four more years. Is Biden fit to serve now?Forget four more years. Is Biden fit to serve now?
Politics

The urgent question about Biden's mental fitness that Democrats aren’t yet asking.

By Nicole Narea
Do other Democrats actually poll better against Trump than Biden?Do other Democrats actually poll better against Trump than Biden?
2024 Elections

What the data says, and what it means.

By Christian Paz
5 terrible reasons for Biden to stay in the race5 terrible reasons for Biden to stay in the race
Politics

A rebuttal of the bad — but prominent — arguments for the president’s candidacy.

By Eric Levitz
The Supreme Court’s disastrous Trump immunity decision, explainedThe Supreme Court’s disastrous Trump immunity decision, explained
Supreme Court

The Court's Trump immunity case is a blueprint for dictatorship.

By Ian Millhiser
Democrats say Trump is an existential threat. They’re not acting like it.Democrats say Trump is an existential threat. They’re not acting like it.
Today, Explained newsletter

If the stakes of the 2024 election are as great as the party says, there’s no excuse for inaction.

By Bryan Walsh
How Democrats got hereHow Democrats got here
Politics

Democrats really need to choose electable vice presidents.

By Eric Levitz
The Democrats who could replace Biden if he steps asideThe Democrats who could replace Biden if he steps aside
Politics

Kamala Harris? Gavin Newsom? Pete Buttigieg?!?

By Nicole Narea
Joe Biden should save his legacy by ending his candidacyJoe Biden should save his legacy by ending his candidacy
Politics

The case for somebody, anybody else.

By Eric Levitz
Biden vs. Trump: The first 2024 presidential debateBiden vs. Trump: The first 2024 presidential debate
2024 Elections

It's a historic rematch, the first ever debate between a sitting president and a former president.

By Vox Staff
The most important Biden Cabinet member you don’t knowThe most important Biden Cabinet member you don’t know
Policy

Vox’s Dylan Matthews sits down with US trade representative Katherine Tai

By Dylan Matthews
Facts on the Ground
2024 Elections

We're here to help you understand the state of America on some of the most contested policy areas of the 2024 election.

By Vox Staff
Biden’s border record: Trump’s claims vs. reality
Policy

The border trends during Biden's presidency, and how his policies played into them, explained.

By Andrew Prokop
4 reasons why the Biden-Trump debate could actually matter4 reasons why the Biden-Trump debate could actually matter
Politics

Most debates don’t change anyone’s mind. This year’s could be an exception.

By Eric Levitz
Trump’s rumored VP shortlist, explainedTrump’s rumored VP shortlist, explained
Politics

A rundown of the people auditioning for the job and what they bring to the ticket.

By Li Zhou
We rewatched the 2020 Trump-Biden debates. There’s so much we didn’t see coming.We rewatched the 2020 Trump-Biden debates. There’s so much we didn’t see coming.
Politics

The five most telling moments and what they foreshadow ahead of this week’s rematch.

By Christian Paz
What two years without Roe looks like, in 8 charts
Explainers

Americans are confronting a whole new reality of patchwork abortion access after the Dobbs decision.

By Nicole Narea
Biden’s ads haven’t been working. Now, he’s trying something new.Biden’s ads haven’t been working. Now, he’s trying something new.
Politics

The president has been massively outspending Donald Trump on the airwaves and still losing.

By Eric Levitz