Some questions will never be answered. But there’s one that DOJ officials really can clear up — if they want to. www.vox.com/politics/473...

Focus on the big picture questions — not dubious tidbits that go viral. www.vox.com/politics/473...

The Gifterie is a gifting concierge that helps clients choose the perfect gift for the most affluent, famous, and picky people in the world. We spoke to the creators about the difference between good and bad gifts: www.vox.com/even-better/...

You would think that it’d be easy to opt out of unnecessary and pricey holiday travel, but sometimes external pressures and expectations can make it hard to say no. www.vox.com/life/379023/...

DOJ has strong norms against releasing information outside of a criminal trial, and for good reasons. www.vox.com/policy/46946...

It wasn't all bad in 2025. www.vox.com/future-perfe...

Let’s fix the two massive efficiency sinks in American life. www.vox.com/future-perfe...

When state funds are invested, the economics of operating a child care center change. So can the players. www.vox.com/policy/47230...

New HHS rules would go after gender-affirming care for minors. www.vox.com/the-logoff-n...

How the Epstein scandal took over the Trump administration. www.vox.com/today-explai...

The line between Trump’s administration and the Wild-West world of pop culture influencers and pseudo-celebrity has gotten thinner and thinner. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/FfRGQd

Trump's ridiculous primetime address was yet another sign that his presidency is failing www.vox.com/politics/472...

One of the world’s leading climate, weather, and wildfire science research institutions is being targeted for elimination in what many of those affected see as President Donald Trump’s political vendetta against Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.

President Donald Trump says he wants Americans to have more babies. However, there is one method for conceiving children that thousands of people use every year, but that has divided the Trump White House and the larger MAGA coalition: in vitro fertilization (IVF). voxdotcom.visitlink.me/6R0edY

It's official: We'll surpass 1.5 C. This major climate target has been dead for years. This year, people are finally acknowledging it. So, what happens now? @umairfan.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4726...

The Trump administration is moving to dismantle a critically important climate research center in Colorado. Here are the implications:

"The fact that President Donald Trump’s speech on Wednesday night happened at all tells us something important: that the Trump administration is sinking, and his White House has no idea what to do about it." www.vox.com/politics/472...

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Ordinary Americans today enjoy a living standard that would have awed kings for most of human history. But we don’t seem that jazzed about it.

Even if we can somehow build an all-knowing machine, and even if we can somehow align it with moral values so that it’s also deeply good… should we? Or is it just a bad idea to build an AI god — no matter how perfectly aligned it is — because it would squeeze out space for human choice?

According to a new report by a group of anti-poverty researchers, the cost of completely ending extreme poverty would be $318 billion per year. Using targeted direct cash transfers, it would cost around 0.3% of global GDP to ensure that virtually everyone has enough to pay for the absolute basics.

Between the emerging details surrounding the gruesome deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner and the inflammatory remarks made by President Trump in response, it’s been hard to sit and reflect on the legacy Reiner left behind as a filmmaker.

The ISIS-“directed” or at least “enabled” Bondi Beach massacre came a day after a gunman, believed by the Pentagon to be affiliated with ISIS, killed two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter in Syria — the first American casualties in the country since the fall of Bashar al-Assad one year ago.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that they would invest $1 billion in making airports a wellness space. This didn’t go over too well, and it’s not hard to understand why:

Our brains do some wild things… 🧠 Unexplainable host and senior correspondent Byrd Pinkerton explores how your brains form connections and then prunes them back over time. Learn more by listening to the “Diary of a Teenage Brain” series on the Unexplainable podcast, wherever you get your podcasts.

Frustrations are mounting in the Republican conference despite the GOP controlling the House, the Senate, and the White House. There is a growing feeling — from women specifically — that they just can’t get anything done. The target of members’ ire? House Speaker Mike Johnson.

What would a world without work look like? And what would need to happen for AI to free us from work and provide everyone with a good, universal living standard?

Scientists just caught polar bears evolving in real time. Via @theguardian.com and @climatedesk.org www.vox.com/climate/4723... @vox.com

It’s been a good year for books. 📚✨ Senior correspondent Constance Grady has this on good authority as she’s been reading her way through them — and saving the very best just for you.

In Trump's first year, he has developed a distinctive style of government — authoritarian, but so poorly thought out as to blunt its own effectiveness. I call it "haphazardism," and it may just be the thing saving American democracy www.vox.com/politics/472...

America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?

Most people being treated for mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression typically use a mix of just two strategies: medication and psychotherapy. But there’s increasing interest in the connection between food and the brain, and especially how nutrition may affect psychiatric conditions.

While GDP isn’t a perfect measure of human flourishing, it does reliably capture whether your economy is actually developing. And economic development is the foundation that makes progress on many other goals possible.

Dengue already kills thousands every year and by 2080, nearly 60% of the world’s population will be vulnerable. So when a company walks away from a drug w/ major promise—bcuz they won't make enough $$ from it—the stakes are much higher. @pratik-p.bsky.social/@vox.com: www.vox.com/future-perfe...

As a child, you were told you’d change the world. But maybe now you don’t feel like you’ve lived up to your potential. A reader wrote into our advice column, Your Mileage May Vary, with this concern. They worry they’re not having a “grand impact on the world” while their peers seem to be doing more.

Two gunmen opened fire on a celebration of the first day of Hanukkah at Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing 15 and injuring dozens more. One of the gunmen was killed, and another alleged shooter was injured and is now in custody. Here's a brief explanation of what we know:

Zillow’s own data proved that many homebuyers were starting to think more about climate change alongside square footage, and nearby schools — so much so that real estate agencies and sellers complained that climate risk scores were starting to hurt sales. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/FYM88v

The global shadow economy behind Trump’s latest move on Venezuela www.vox.com/politics/472...

When it comes to economists, neither Republicans nor Democrats are their biggest fans. Find out why: www.vox.com/politics/472...

AI *could* make research smarter, but it could also pull us back into an era of human subjects research that was rife with abuse. Already, AI-assisted IRB review risks that our data can be used without us ever really knowing. Shayna Korol for @vox.com: www.vox.com/future-perfe...

The second Trump administration started off with a bang: riding the high of 2024’s historic levels of new multiracial and working class support, bullying law firms and universities, DOGE restructurings, and more. If you fast-forward to today, however, the vibes are very different.

Around a decade ago, the US implemented new rules to limit the use of antibiotics in meat and dairy production to combat the nation’s antibiotic resistance crisis. But according to recently published data from the FDA, antibiotic sales for use in livestock surged by an alarming 15.8% in 2024.

It’s been a long road to ensure that testing on human subjects is ethical. AI could send us backward.

President Donald Trump’s Indiana redistricting campaign has failed — again. Here's what happened:

Watching the US’s conflict with Venezuela unfold, many are left asking: Are we at war? Senior correspondent @joshuakeating.bsky.social breaks down what you need to know.

The ACA tax credit catastrophe revealed that after a decade-plus of the ACA, Republicans are no closer to having a serious, coherent plan for fixing the US health system and lowering costs: www.vox.com/health/47196...

Health insurance premiums on the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces are set to soar after Congress failed Thursday to pass a last-minute plan to avert the rate hikes. As many as four million people could be forced to go uninsured, because they can no longer afford their health plan.

Are we surprised that lawmakers failed to figure out a fix for rising healthcare insurance premiums today? No, no we are not. @dylanlscott.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/health/47196...

Climate risk assessments are not great if your home has a bad score, and you’re trying to sell it. Recently, under pressure from real estate groups, Zillow stopped including them. But climate risks, of course, haven’t gone away. @umairfan.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4717...

The more the job market turns to AI, the more we should think about how to be more human to stand out. And no one may do that better than personality hires. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/GHjBeP?utm_s...