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The Trump administration appears to be giving Starlink, a division of SpaceX, preferential treatment.

The Trump administration appears to be giving Starlink, a division of SpaceX, preferential treatment.


Here’s what Trump’s latest move means for students and schools.


What cutting the department in half means for students.


Trump appears intent on remaking the executive branch as he sees fit. The news is changing rapidly. Follow here for the latest updates, analysis, and explainers.
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Trump has already cut the department’s staff in half. He won’t stop there.


Here’s what we know so far about the economic outlook.




The online right loves talking about “IQ.” Guess why.


The US agreed to resume aid after Ukraine endorsed a proposed ceasefire in the war with Russia.


You don’t have to agree with Mahmoud Khalil to care about what happens to him.


Five years later, the Covid-19 pandemic has turned people against a cutting-edge medical technology.


4 policies that will very likely have major lasting consequences.


The administration is trying to deport a former Columbia University student who played a role in anti-Israel protests on campus.


In a Vox interview, the candidate reflects on what he — and Harris — should have done differently.


The Court will decide if therapists have a right to practice anti-LGBTQ “conversion therapy.”


Trump’s retribution campaign is now targeting prominent Democratic lawyers — with broad implications for every American.


European countries are about to spend a lot more on defense. It may not be enough.


All to save 0.08 percent of the budget.


This week’s rocky economic news is a reminder that Trump was never going to work the miracles he’d promised.


The theater world powerfully criticized the president’s first term. Now, he’s striking back.


Why Trump’s tariff policy been so chaotic this week.


The Tren de Aragua, Trump’s go-to example of migrant crime, explained.


The rising popularity of this major healthcare program, briefly explained.


The DOGE may have been leashed, for now. Check back in a week or two.


She’s not an expert like Martha Stewart. She’s not an icon like Princess Diana. Where does she go from here?


Americans don’t agree on whether being born here should make you a citizen. That’s not new.


Republicans in Washington are now talking more like their voters about Ukraine.


Vox staffers share what they’ve learned that helps them understand this chaotic, mercurial man.


Trump said we’re in for “a little disturbance.” It may not be so little.


Trump’s attack on USAID hits a snag because of a stupid mistake by his legal team.


Trump signaled more tariffs, more DOGE, and a continued war against “wokeness.”


In front of one of the biggest audiences they’ll get, the party seems to have a message, but is unsure how to say it.


The president took the global economy for a ride on Tuesday.


The president’s reasons for imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico keep changing (and none make sense).


Everything you need to know about tariffs but were too afraid to ask.


The justices are likely to give gun companies a win, but they aren’t sure how they will do it yet.


What’s Trump’s endgame? And how bad will the economic fallout be?


The White House is promising to manipulate economic data.


Being friends with Russia may be harder than Trump thinks.


As the president faces Congress, he’s a lot less popular than when he took office.


The Justice Department on Friday quietly took revenge on prosecutors who’d worked to hold Trump’s allies accountable.


Ethical questions are swirling around Trump’s plan. So are practical ones.


Three theories for the Democrats’ failures with Gen Z men.


A hectic 48 hours in Europe-Ukraine-US-Russia relations, explained.