Politics
How do I know if I want kids? I can’t decide if I want to be a parent!
Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a new framework for thinking through your ethical dilemmas and philosophical questions. This unconventional column is based on value pluralism — the idea that each of us has multiple values that are equally valid but that often conflict with each other. Here is a Vox…
Stacey Abrams is the ghost haunting Georgia’s presidential vote
ATLANTA — Not too long ago, Stacey Abrams had reason to believe that she, not Kamala Harris, would be in a tight presidential contest. In 2020, Abrams and Harris were on the top of Joe Biden’s list of vice presidential choices, and Abrams was fired up: “As a young Black girl growing up in Mississippi,…
Dems say they will certify a Trump victory — even the ones who think the 14th Amendment disqualifies him
Democrats in Congress for years have labeled Donald Trump an “insurrectionist,” impeached him for stoking violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and suggested he is constitutionally prohibited from returning to the White House. But even as those lawmakers continue to doubt Trump’s eligibility for the presidency, they also say that if he wins at the polls,…
Political violence could get worse if Trump loses the 2024 election
Political violence has reached alarming levels in the US over the last few years. The January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol, the attack on former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, and multiple assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump are all examples of America’s increasingly polarized and perilous environment. Now, the 2024 election could…
Insiders look for signals that Kamala Harris would keep up one of Biden's biggest fights
Antitrust officials in Washington and their supporters across the political spectrum are asking whether Kamala Harris is fully committed to President Joe Biden’s crusade against America’s biggest companies. Normally a back-burner issue in national politics, antitrust has become one of the White House’s top legacy issues — and increasingly urgent as Biden’s top corporate regulators…
The POLITICO race to watch: Nevada Senate
Candidates: Sen. Jacky Rosen (D) vs. veteran Sam Brown (R) Ad spending since Labor Day: $47.8 million for Democrats; $36.7 million for Republicans Past results: Rosen won her first term in 2018, ousting incumbent Sen. Dean Heller by 5 percentage points, 50.4 to 45.4 percent. 2020 presidential result: 50.1 percent Biden, 47.7 percent Trump Cook…
Michelle Obama made the case for abortion rights in a way Joe Biden never could
Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks ahead of the arrival of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign rally at the Wings Event Center on October 26, 2024, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. | <p>Brandon Bell/Getty Images</p> In one of the most powerful speeches of the election cycle thus far, former first lady Michelle…
Inside the battle to run the Trump White House
Earlier this month, the New York Times reported that Donald Trump was considering Brooke Rollins — his former Domestic Policy Council director now serving as president of a MAGA think tank, the America First Policy Institute — to serve as his chief of staff should he return to the White House. Within 24 hours, stories…
The POLITICO race to watch: Maine’s 2nd
Candidates: Rep. Jared Golden (D) v. Austin Theriault (R), member of the Maine House of Representatives Ad spending since Labor Day: $10.8 million for Democrats; $10.3 million for Republicans Past results: Golden defeated former Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R) under the state’s ranked-choice voting system, 53.1 percent to 46.9 percent. 2020 presidential result: 45.5 percent Biden;…