The one thing Ozempic still can’t fix
Patients taking Zepbound, Wegovy and other GLP-1 medications report feeling judged by their friends, family and even doctors.
The quiet way Republicans are trying to undo abortion rights again — starting in Kansas
Red-state courts kept abortion legal. Now voters might change the courts.
The simple idea that helped prevent millions of traffic deaths
The world has cut road-death rates by treating crashes as system failures, not just bad-driver mistakes. The US still has…
Five months of war with Iran
Trump’s Iran war cycle, briefly explained.
The Republican resistance to Todd Blanche was never serious
Two key Republican senators drew a line in the sand. It wasn’t far from where Trump already stood.
Trump still really wants a slush fund
Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing sank this particular fund, but Trump is still attempting to steer federal money into accounts he…
Welcome to the August issue of The Highlight
Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world,…
The US might lose the AI race to China. Should Americans care?
Everyone in Silicon Valley and the Beltway is freaked out about Chinese AI, but there’s less consensus on what to…
The hidden cost of Mamdani’s plan for cheap groceries
Zohran Mamdani announced last week that his city-owned grocery stores will sell meat and bread at 30 percent below market…
How a fringe idea about race took over the Supreme Court
A brief history of “colorblindness,” the idea that gutted the Voting Rights Act.