Politics

Democrats respond to Trump’s immigration speech: “We don’t govern by temper tantrum”

Democrats solemnly scold Trump for fearmongering border wall speech during government shutdown. Following a blood-soaked speech by President Trump making…

5 years ago

Why Trump didn’t declare a national emergency over a border wall (yet)

“The executive branch cannot spend money without congressional authorization, and if the president tries to build the wall, he will…

5 years ago

A smart baby bed has stirred controversy for its $1,300 price tag. Now parents can rent it.

Creator Harvey Karp says the rental cost of the Snoo breaks down to about “a cup of coffee” per day.…

5 years ago

What the Four Pins drama says about Twitter as a company

The popular menswear meme account was banned and then reinstated, reportedly thanks to the CEO himself. There is, though you…

5 years ago

Manafort’s poorly redacted filing reveals new Mueller investigation details

Mueller thinks Manafort shared 2016 polling data with a Russian associate. In a court filing this week, Paul Manafort’s lawyers…

5 years ago

The US always picks the World Bank president. It’s time for that to end.

Poor countries should, finally, get a real seat at the table. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim is leaving after…

5 years ago

Infants and pregnant women will soon pay the price for Trump’s wall shutdown

Federal funding for breastfeeding support and infant formula is at risk if the government shutdown drags on. So far, the…

5 years ago

The government isn’t letting the shutdown get in the way of Arctic drilling

The Interior Department is moving ahead with oil and gas permitting in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. As the partial…

5 years ago

Vox Sentences: “We will not send anyone to die”

Vox Sentences is your daily digest for what’s happening in the world. Sign up for the Vox Sentences newsletter, delivered…

5 years ago

Networks giving Trump free airtime on Tuesday refused to air Obama’s 2014 immigration speech

Trump’s address is supposed to be about the government shutdown he initiated. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump will deliver a…

5 years ago