Politics
What really matters in the world of politics, campaigns, ideology, and more.
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A new lawsuit hopes to stop them.
![Georgia’s MAGA elections board is laying the groundwork for an actual stolen election](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2165155459.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=1.025%2C0%2C97.95%2C100&w=2400)
A new lawsuit hopes to stop them.
![Did Ukraine just call Putin’s nuclear bluff?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2166323213.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Did Ukraine just call Putin’s nuclear bluff?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2166323213.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
By invading Russia, Ukraine was also sending a message to America.
![How is Kamala Harris getting away with this?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2167183594.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.657768286172%2C0%2C66.684463427656%2C100&w=2400)
![How is Kamala Harris getting away with this?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2167183594.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.013344008540166%2C100%2C99.97331198292&w=2400)
The nominee is pivoting hard to the right on immigration, so why do progressives say they can live with it?
![Biden’s plan to shield undocumented spouses of Americans is on hold. Here’s what to know.](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-1443027720.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Biden’s plan to shield undocumented spouses of Americans is on hold. Here’s what to know.](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-1443027720.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Will the biggest program to legalize undocumented immigrants in a decade survive a court challenge?
The latest in Politics
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This is not a win for free speech. It’s a political grenade.
![What immigration policies do Americans actually want?](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2167160569.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.878562034196%2C0%2C66.242875931609%2C100&w=2400)
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Trump-style immigration restrictions have gone mainstream among 2024 voters.
![An inside look at how the far right is mainstreaming itself](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2164097884.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.663292164406%2C0%2C66.673415671188%2C100&w=2400)
![An inside look at how the far right is mainstreaming itself](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2164097884.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0050612410162998%2C100%2C99.989877517967&w=2400)
An radical troll got unmasked — and then spilled the beans.
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Telegram’s lax content moderation policy is catching up with its CEO.
![The huge stakes in the Supreme Court’s new abortion case](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2158552985.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
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Oklahoma v. HHS could potentially blow up much of Medicare and Medicaid if the justices decide to wild out.
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Climate change was a huge issue for Democrats in the 2020 election. Voters care less now.
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Canadian railways locked out union workers Thursday after months of contract disputes.
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The weirdest 2024 candidate endorsed Trump.
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The Republican presidential candidate seemed perplexed last night. Has Harris figured out how to stump Trump?
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The Supreme Court’s Bruen decision will keep on creating chaos until it is overruled.
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Cocaine, UFC, politics, and the former president’s podcast bro tour, explained.
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She cited three familiar issues — but with new twists.
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The Democratic nominee got foreign policy — and especially Israel-Palestine — right.
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Denying them a spot risks fracturing an already fragile coalition.
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The Court’s decision in RNC v. Mi Familia Vota could have been much worse for democracy, even if it’s not all good.
![Black women on Kamala Harris and their party’s future](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2167642099.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.650390625%2C0%2C66.69921875%2C100&w=2400)
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Black women delegates opened up about the thorniest challenges ahead.
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Biden had a proven argument against Trump that Harris isn’t using enough.
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It’s hunting rifles, camo hats, flannel shirts — and a stubborn notion that expansive government is good for the masses.
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![The major political transformation flying under the radar at the DNC](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2167064601.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0062492188476426%2C100%2C99.987501562305&w=2400)
The third night of the DNC confirmed just how dramatically the party has swung on immigration — to the right.
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A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas seems as far off as ever.
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Where Kamala Harris stands on immigration, abortion, and more.
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Where Donald Trump stands on immigration, abortion, and more.
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There are real risks involved in doing interviews and press conferences. For the campaign, they may be worth taking.
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Beneath the campaign rhetoric, Obama offered a strikingly philosophical defense of American liberalism.
![Michelle Obama articulated something Democrats have been afraid to say](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2166935593.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.663490853659%2C0%2C66.673018292683%2C100&w=2400)
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The party had lost hope. Now it has it back.
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Why do we care so much about campaign songs?
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India has systemic problems with sexual violence.
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Calling Donald Trump a felon doesn’t hurt him — but it does do real damage to others.
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How the second gentleman became the internet’s favorite male feminist.
![The Chicago DNC everyone wants to forget](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2167046599.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.880581781067%2C0%2C56.238836437867%2C100&w=2400)
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The 1968 Democratic National Convention was chaos. What can that tell us about 2024?
![How the DNC solved its Joe Biden problem](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-2166809567.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.717889908257%2C0%2C64.564220183486%2C100&w=2400)
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The donkeys ignored the elephant in the room. And it worked.
![Republicans ask the Supreme Court to disenfranchise thousands of swing state voters](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/gettyimages-1094199898.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=10.4875%2C0%2C79.025%2C100&w=2400)
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A new Supreme Court case could potentially hand Arizona to Donald Trump.
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The Court appeared to abandon Bostock v. Clayton County this weekend.
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There’s one line of attack that could cost Democrats the presidency.
![Armed conflict is stressing the bones of the global economy](https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/GettyImages-2066528585.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=18.426501035197%2C0%2C63.146997929607%2C100&w=2400)
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From shipping lanes to airspace to undersea cables, globalization is under physical attack.
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Why, and how, the US should fix its debt problem.
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And how university campuses can do better this fall.
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