u.s. government
We Talked to Five First-Time Voters About Crime and Policing
Here’s what they had to say.
By Teen Vogue Editors
SCOTUS
Supreme Court Appears Fully Ready to Gut Affirmative Action
The court's conservatives are expected to roll back decades of precedent.
By Eric Lutz
How Gen Z Candidates Deal With the Hardest Part of Campaigning
The system is “biased against basically everyone but rich, old, white men."
By Rachel Janfaza
This Dull-Sounding Electoral Practice Fuels Mass Incarceration
“Prison gerrymandering” is a major issue.
By Alexis Benveniste
Inside One of the Races That Will Decide Control of the Senate
Arizona’s Mark Kelly says we have to stop treating politics like sports.
By Fortesa Latifi
These Elected Officials Have Way More Power Than You Think
Secretaries of state have a huge impact on whose vote counts.
By Hope-Marie Delgado and Dorothy McCarty
Beto O’Rourke Warns What a Third Greg Abbott Term Could Look Like
“It’ll just be a bullet train to the extreme edge of intolerance and hatred.”
By Fortesa Latifi
Why UF Students Like Me Don’t Want Ben Sasse As Our School President
The Republican senator was chosen for the job via a secret process.
By Halima Attah
Imagine If There Were More Young People in Office
Congress is one of the oldest on average in recent history. That matters.
By Layla Zaidane
How the First Abortion Speak-Out Revolutionized Activism
Fifty years ago, women gathered in a West Village basement to share their abortion stories.
By Joy Press
What the Democratic Party Is Missing About Young Voters
We surveyed 1,173 young voters ahead of the midterms. Here’s what we found.
By Fortesa Latifi
Tish James Wants You to Say the Word ‘Abortion’
New York’s attorney general opens up in her first in-depth interview about her own abortion.
By Marisa Kabas
Understanding the Ableist Discourse Around John Fetterman’s Stroke
Of course, someone who requires closed captioning is capable of holding elected office.
By Sarah Blahovec
2022 Midterm Elections
How to Help Candidates in the Tightest Midterm Election Races
Even if they're outside your district.
By Kathleen Walsh
What I Learned Growing Up in a Conservative Black Christian Family
In college, I began to question the beliefs I grew up surrounded by.
By Hannah Mason
Republicans’ Women Problem Is Extra Jarring in This Year’s Midterms
Abortion and misogyny are taking center stage in the 2022 elections.
By Fortesa Latifi
From Facing Charges As an Organizer to Winning Elected Office
Justin Jones is now the youngest lawmaker in the Tennessee State Capitol.
By Teen Vogue Staff
Odessa Kelly Explains What ‘Defund the Police’ Really Means
The Tennessee organizer is running for Congress.
By Teen Vogue Staff
Biden Just Took a Major Step Toward Decriminalizing Marijuana
The president is pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple possession.
By Lex McMenamin
SCOTUS
Trust In the Supreme Court Plummets After Overturning Roe v. Wade
A Gallup poll found that 58% of Americans disapprove of the way SCOTUS is handling its job.
By Kelly Rissman