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Explainers

We live in a world of too much information and too little context. Too much noise and too little insight. That's where Vox's explainers come in.

The big upset in the Chicago mayor’s race, explained

Despite concerns about crime in Chicago, progressive Brandon Johnson beat moderate Paul Vallas.

By Christian Paz

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election is a big win for Democrats with national implications

Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s win in Wisconsin is one of the biggest election results of 2023.

By Ben Jacobs

The 4 criminal investigations into Donald Trump, explained

By Ian Millhiser and Andrew Prokop April 4

The dubious legal theory at the heart of the Trump indictment, explained

By Ian Millhiser April 4

Donald Trump has been indicted. The hush money case against him, explained.

By Andrew Prokop April 4

“Soros-backed”: The GOP’s favorite attack on the man prosecuting Trump, explained

By Zack Beauchamp April 3

The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”

On Succession, all the world’s a stage, and the Roys are flubbing their lines

By Whizy Kim April 2

Culture

Trans people deserve better journalism

How the anti-trans movement took over legacy media.

By Aja Romano March 31

The lawsuit that threatens everything from cancer screenings to birth control, explained

By Ian Millhiser March 30

It’s not just Stormy Daniels: The potential federal indictments against Trump, explained

By Andrew Prokop March 29

Congress moves to repeal the Iraq war authorization, 20 years later

By Jonathan Guyer March 29

What is going on with Philadelphia’s drinking water?

By Li Zhou March 28

9 questions about Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, answered

By Emily Stewart, Peter Kafka, and 1 more March 28

The House GOP’s investigations are flopping

By Christian Paz March 28

America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained

By Nicole Narea, Li Zhou, and 1 more March 27

Why Israel’s new far-right government has triggered massive protests

By Jonathan Guyer March 27

There are valid critiques of Kamala Harris. They also don’t tell the full story.

By Li Zhou March 27

Haiti’s gang violence crisis, briefly explained

By Ellen Ioanes March 26

India’s ruling party just kicked a major rival out of Parliament — and sparked a new crisis

By Zack Beauchamp March 24

Biden and Trudeau’s immigration deal makes it easier for both countries to turn away asylum seekers

By Li Zhou March 24

Keanu Reeves, explained

By Aja Romano March 24

Thanks, Obama! The hilarious reason why a judge just blocked Wyoming’s abortion ban.

By Ian Millhiser March 23

9 questions about the threats to ban TikTok, answered

By Sara Morrison, Christian Paz, and 1 more March 23

9 questions about Ramadan you were too embarrassed to ask

By Jennifer Williams March 22

The Supreme Court ponders a surprisingly difficult case about poop jokes

By Ian Millhiser March 22

The massive Los Angeles public school worker strike, explained

By Nicole Narea March 21

The multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuits against Fox News, explained

By Nicole Narea, Ian Millhiser, and 1 more March 21

UN climate scientists are running out of ways to warn us

By Rebecca Leber and Umair Irfan March 20

Why is it so hard to charge electric vehicles on the road?

By Umair Irfan March 18

Will anybody stop that Trump judge from banning abortion pills?

By Ian Millhiser March 16

J.K. Rowling’s transphobia: A history

By Aja Romano March 16

Yes, Kyrsten Sinema can win as an independent in Arizona

By Christian Paz March 16

Steve Bannon’s go-to funder Guo Wengui just got indicted for fraud

By Ben Jacobs March 15

Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

Why Everything Everywhere All at Once won ... everything

By Alissa Wilkinson March 13

The UK’s extreme new immigration plans, explained

By Ellen Ioanes March 11

Biden’s plan to tax the rich, explained

By Whizy Kim March 10

Why all that rain in California won’t solve its drought

By Umair Irfan March 10

The GOP’s coordinated national campaign against trans rights, explained

By Nicole Narea and Fabiola Cineas March 10

The Delphi murders were a local tragedy. Then they became “true crime.”

By Aja Romano March 6

SNAP boosts kept millions out of poverty during Covid. Now they’re gone.

By Ellen Ioanes March 4

The exciting new AI transforming search — and maybe everything — explained

By Sara Morrison March 4

CPAC used to be a barometer. Now it’s all about Trump.

By Ben Jacobs March 3