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vox 22h ago 21°

Iran’s art of the deal

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: We finally have some more details on Donald Trump’s Iran deal, and the reviews are not positive. What do we know?
vox 8h ago 17°

How Iran won the war

The US and Iran have a new peace agreement — and lots of unresolved questions about Iran’s nuclear program, the future status of the Strait of Hormuz, and whether Israel’s war in Lebanon could still scuttle things.
vox 33h ago 16°

The state that will tell us who’s winning the Democratic civil war

In November 2023, Melat Kiros blew up her career.
vox 26h ago 16°

The Supreme Court has good news for people who like weed and guns

Do you like to smoke marijuana? Do you also enjoy firearms? If so, the Supreme Court has great news for you. On Thursday, the Supreme Court held in United States v. Hemani that the federal government may not categorically forbid an “unlawful user” of marijuana from possessing a gun.
vox 32h ago 12°

Everlane and the downfall of “millennial” brands

It was the sale heard around the millennial world: Eco-conscious Everlane was being acquired by fast-fashion kingpin Shein. After a few tumultuous years, Everlane, an apparel brand loved largely by millennials looking for sustainable basics, reportedly went for the price of $100 million.
vox 45h ago 11°

Why Trump is sabotaging his own nominee

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump is still set on getting his unqualified pick for director of national intelligence. What’s happening?
vox 23h ago 11°

Ticks are spreading Lyme disease across America, but we can beat them. Here’s how.

Ticks are one of humanity’s most dastardly adversaries: tiny, at times nigh-invisible arthropods that burrow into your skin, leech your blood, and sometimes transfer debilitating disease before they vanish, without you ever knowing they were there.
vox 33h ago 10°

I read JD Vance’s new book. It reveals more than he realizes.

Every few years, presidential hopefuls go through certain rites of passage. They ramp up fundraising, start visiting early primary states, and bulk up their foreign or economic policy credentials. And, of course, they drop their memoirs.
vox 8h ago 10°

The college that canceled Plato

This episode of The Gray Area was guest-hosted by senior producer Avishay Artsy. College ethics professors don’t usually make headlines that reverberate around the world.
vox 9h ago

The Juneteenth flag, explained

Editor’s note, June 19, 2026, 6 am ET: This story is being republished for Juneteenth. It was originally published in 2022. Part of the Juneteenth issue of The Highlight, produced in partnership with Capital B. As the Juneteenth holiday approaches, you’ll start to see various symbols of Blackness across the country.
vox 9h ago

ChatGPT probably isn’t conscious. But what if we’re wrong?

AI is rapidly gaining abilities that once belonged to humanity alone. In just the past four years, chatbots have learned how to build apps, make video games, generate research reports, compose songs, analyze contracts, and write terrible literary fiction. Soon, they may even be able to dread their own deaths.
vox 8h ago

Why LA’s mayor doesn’t have much power

With the election of Zohran Mamdani in New York City, big-city mayors have once again become a focal point of national politics. Now, in Los Angeles, the mayoral race in November is heating up with Councilmember Nithya Raman edging out reality TV star Spencer Pratt to secure her candidacy against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass.
vox 8h ago

Feel like a late bloomer? You’re not alone.

Allora Dannon didn’t notice when her younger siblings started dating before she did, and she was mostly focused on her academics when her college classmates were rotating through hookups.