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Trump’s war with Iran, briefly explained
Cameron Peters, Vox
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: The US is at war with Iran. Hi readers, by now I’m sur…
Feb 28, 2026, 8:21 PM
US strikes Iran: What you need to know
Vox Staff, Vox
Early Saturday, the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran, marking the start of what appears to be a far-reaching and open-ended war. President Donald Trump said the operation was meant to eliminate an “imminent threat,” destroy Iran’s missile a…
Feb 28, 2026, 7:22 PM
What does “America First” even mean anymore?
Joshua Keating, Vox
With the decision to once again launch major airstrikes on Iran, in conjunction with Israel, and call for the overthrow of the Iranian government, President Donald Trump’s foreign policy has come full circle. The US has once again launched the sort of regime …
Feb 28, 2026, 4:29 PM
Trump’s case for the Iran war makes no sense
Zack Beauchamp, Vox
Early Saturday, the United States launched an open-ended war on Iran. And nobody really knows why. For the past several weeks, the United States has been amassing forces in the area — with an estimated 40 to 50 percent of its entire deployable air fleet in th…
Feb 28, 2026, 4:08 PM
Why did the US strike Iran?
Joshua Keating, Vox
President Donald Trump announced early Saturday morning that the US and Israel had launched an attack on Iran, saying the goal was to eliminate an “imminent threat” from Iran, “raze their missile industry to the ground” and “annihilate their navy” and for Ira…
Feb 28, 2026, 12:20 PM
The nuclear nightmare at the heart of the Trump-Anthropic fight
Joshua Keating, Vox
President Donald Trump ordered the entire federal government to stop using products from the AI company Anthropic on Friday to stop what he called a “radical left, woke company” from encroaching on the military’s decision-making. The public feud between the …
Feb 27, 2026, 9:40 PM
Mamdani charms Trump (again)
Cameron Peters, Vox
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: So far, so good for New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s de…
Feb 26, 2026, 10:41 PM
The Pentagon’s battle with Anthropic is really a war over who controls AI
Bryan Walsh, Vox
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth sometimes appears as if he’s more interested in the optics of playing the part of a military leader than he is in actually being a military leader. Maybe that’s why he has chosen a Hollywood-esque high noon — or, at least, late …
Feb 26, 2026, 10:40 PM
Meet the toymaker who helped take down Trump’s tariffs
Kelli Wessinger, Noel King, Vox
Late last week, the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s tariffs imposed under the federal International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as unlawful. The Court did not, however, say how or when — or whether — the Trump administration will …
Feb 26, 2026, 7:47 PM
One big takeaway from Trump’s SOTU, briefly explained
Cameron Peters, Vox
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 gave a very long State of the U…
Feb 25, 2026, 10:58 PM
How Democrats reorganized their State of the Union resistance
Christian Paz, Vox
When President Donald Trump addressed Congress a year ago, the Democrats seemed to be, as the meme would have it, “in disarray.” They were lambasted for their disorganized responses to Trump — remember those little ping-pong paddles? But things were differen…
Feb 25, 2026, 2:33 PM
The most important line from Trump’s State of the Union
Zack Beauchamp, Vox
Donald Trump’s State of the Union address was the longest ever given. But to understand its core purpose — arguably, the core purpose of his presidency — you need only to hear one line. It came during a discussion of the SAVE Act, a Republican bill designed t…
Feb 25, 2026, 5:16 AM
How to use AI for your taxes — and how not to use it
Adam Clark Estes, Vox
Tax season starts early this year. Or at least it should for you, because this one is a doozy. Thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which Congress passed in 2025, there are some significant and potentially confusing changes coming to your tax ret…
Feb 24, 2026, 11:30 PM
The Epstein files Trump’s DOJ is withholding
Cameron Peters, Vox
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: The Trump administration isn’t being honest about the …
Feb 24, 2026, 10:21 PM
Trump’s Iran buildup, briefly explained
Cameron Peters, Vox
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: The Trump administration is staring down another confl…
Feb 23, 2026, 10:58 PM
The Supreme Court just blew up Trump’s foreign policy
Joshua Keating, Vox
President Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy so far has been to speak loudly and carry a big stick. On Friday, the Supreme Court took away his favorite stick. From Cuba, to China, to Greenland, it’s not an exaggeration to say that tariffs are the defau…
Feb 20, 2026, 9:31 PM
Trump’s tariff defeat, briefly explained
Cameron Peters, Vox
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: Donald Trump’s tariffs are unlawful, the Supreme Court…
Feb 20, 2026, 8:11 PM
The Supreme Court’s tariff decision could save you $1,000
Eric Levitz, Vox
The Supreme Court just upended President Donald Trump’s trade war. In a 6-3 decision, the Court ruled on Friday that the bulk of Trump’s tariffs were unconstitutionally enacted. Trump had rested his trade agenda on a peculiar interpretation of the Internati…
Feb 20, 2026, 5:06 PM
Why a Republican Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs
Ian Millhiser, Vox
The Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision in Learning Resources v. Trump on Friday, with a total of six justices concluding that a wide range of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are illegal. Chief Justice John Roberts, a Republican, wro…
Feb 20, 2026, 4:43 PM
It really looks like we’re about to bomb Iran again
Joshua Keating, Vox
The US military is in the midst of its largest build-up of forces in the Middle East in decades, in preparation for some sort of military action in Iran. Military officials say strikes could come as early as this weekend and some US personnel are being evacua…
Feb 19, 2026, 9:28 PM
The FCC (probably) didn’t censor Stephen Colbert
Christian Paz, Vox
For the 12 of us who woke up Tuesday morning wondering what we had missed on Monday’s late-night shows, CBS greeted us with a concerning development. Overnight, Stephen Colbert had laid into his network, dedicating time at the top of The Late Show to claim th…
Feb 18, 2026, 5:08 PM
The Trump threat looming over late-night TV, briefly explained
Cameron Peters, Vox
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: The Trump administration is mucking about with late-ni…
Feb 17, 2026, 11:10 PM
Could lab monkeys soon become a thing of the past?
Marina Bolotnikova, Vox
The Trump administration’s scientific agenda has been widely characterized — rightly so — as a war on scientific progress. But, hear me out here: There is more to the story. This administration’s science policy is being shaped not solely by anti-science ideo…
Feb 13, 2026, 12:45 PM
In the fight against climate change, Trump sides with climate change
Cameron Peters, Vox
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: The Trump administration is shredding the federal gove…
Feb 12, 2026, 11:26 PM
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