Abdallah Fayyad

Why voters keep shrugging off Trump’s corruption Americans say they despise corruption. So why is Trump still president?

So why is it that no level of corruption in the Trump administration — no matter how brazen or how high up it goes, from Tom Homan, the White House border czar, to other members of Trump’s Cabinet — seems to ever stick?

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The growing consensus that Israel is committing genocide A UN commission joined a chorus of experts in calling Israel’s actions a genocide. Will the world listen?

The independent UN commission's newly published report adds yet another voice to the growing consensus that Israel has committed a genocide: www.vox.com/politics/461...

Will Trump protect your city? : It's Been a Minute Why is Trump sending the National Guard to cities when crime is already falling?Earlier this month, President Trump posted this: “I love the smell of deportations in the morning. Chicago about to find...

I appreciate Brittany Luse, Liam McBain and Neena Pathak for inviting me and Vox’s Abdallah Fayyad to @npr.org's “It’s Been A Minute” to talk about Trump’s obsession with Chicago and NYC. www.npr.org/2025/09/19/n...

Background via @blockclubchi.bsky.social: blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/05/s...

Decorator-In-Chief Jackie Kennedy, eat your heart out.

Had a good conversation with @slate.com about what Trump's aesthetics and redecorating tell us about his broader political project: slate.com/podcasts/wha...

Trump isn’t just remodeling the White House. He’s rebranding America. The president’s tacky aesthetic is a window into his quest to become the single most enduring symbol of America.

"His true desire, it seems, wasn’t to simply become the president of the United States, but to become the single most enduring representation of America itself."

www.vox.com/politics/459...

Trump isn’t just remodeling the White House. He’s rebranding America. The president’s tacky aesthetic is a window into his quest to become the single most enduring symbol of America.

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Trump isn’t just remodeling the White House. He’s rebranding America. The president’s tacky aesthetic is a window into his quest to become the single most enduring symbol of America.

President Donald Trump’s tacky aesthetic is a window into his quest to become the single most enduring symbol of America.

Trump isn’t just remodeling the White House. He’s rebranding America. The president’s tacky aesthetic is a window into his quest to become the single most enduring symbol of America.

I wrote about how Trump's remodeling of the White House, his takeover of the Kennedy Center, and his whole tacky aesthetic are a window into his broader political project—and his desire to become the single most enduring symbol of America: www.vox.com/politics/459...

Why Trump thinks DC can’t govern itself The racist history that explains Trump’s federal takeover of DC police.

I wrote about the paternalistic and racist roots of Trump’s federal takeover of DC: www.vox.com/politics/458...

Seizure medication, wheelchairs, Social Security cards, dentures, urns of ashes, work uniforms — just some of what's been thrown away during cruel, degrading, utterly counterproductive homeless sweeps.

A good time to revisit this gutting @propublica.org story:

What makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza stand apart There’s a long history of using starvation as a weapon of war. But this is different.

Israel could have chosen to prevent a famine at any point. Instead, it has repeatedly blocked efforts to deliver life-saving aid to Palestinians, effectively vacuum-sealing Gaza and deliberately engineering a famine. This is not some unintended consequence: www.vox.com/policy/42262...

What makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza stand apart There’s a long history of using starvation as a weapon of war. But this is different.

There’s a long history of using starvation as a weapon of war. But this is different. www.vox.com/policy/42262...

What makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza stand apart There’s a long history of using starvation as a weapon of war. But this is different.

I wrote about the long history of engineering famines—and what makes Israel’s starvation of Gaza unique: www.vox.com/policy/42262...

Democratic voters have turned against Israel. Why won’t their leaders? Democratic voters sympathize much more with Palestinians than Israelis, but you wouldn’t know that from looking at the party establishment.

Given how far Democratic voters have moved on support for Israel — a more than 60-point swing in the last decade — why has their party’s establishment been so slow to respond? www.vox.com/politics/421...

Democratic voters have turned against Israel. Why won’t their leaders? Democratic voters sympathize much more with Palestinians than Israelis, but you wouldn’t know that from looking at the party establishment.

It shouldn’t have to be “good politics” for leaders to do the right thing—especially in this case, where there is an ongoing genocide. But even though the politics should make standing up against Israel an easy choice, Democrats are still reluctant to change. Here's why: www.vox.com/politics/421...

There’s also a gap between what Democrats say and what they do. In recent weeks, more Dems have made statements about the famine Israel engineered in Gaza, but just this month, party leaders met with Netanyahu—a man who is charged with using starvation as a weapon of war and other crimes.

Democratic voters have turned against Israel. Why won’t their leaders? Democratic voters sympathize much more with Palestinians than Israelis, but you wouldn’t know that from looking at the party establishment.

Wrote about the massive disconnect between Democratic voters and the Democratic establishment on Israel, and why despite a huge swing toward support for Palestinians among voters over the last 10 years, party leaders have resisted changing their stance: www.vox.com/politics/421...

The crimes Trump doesn’t care about Trump’s DOJ is going soft on corporate crime

Wrote about how the Trump administration is (surprise!) going soft on white collar crime: www.vox.com/policy/41995...

Zohran Mamdani’s not-so-radical agenda Despite the Democratic nominee for NYC mayor being labeled a communist, his agenda actually promises something much more ideologically modest.

A look at the hyperventilating, poorly informed and, yes, frankly racist attacks on Mamdani. www.vox.com/politics/418...

The astonishing racism in NYC’s mayoral race And 3 reasons that explain it.

Throughout Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for New York City mayor, he’s faced a barrage of attacks that have only gotten worse since he handily won the Democratic primary two weeks ago.

And this isn’t just happening at the local level. www.vox.com/politics/419...

The astonishing racism in NYC’s mayoral race And 3 reasons that explain it.

Wrote about the astonishing bigotry we’re seeing in the NYC mayoral race, and how it’s fueled by anti-Palestinian racism and a new era of crassness and cruelty. www.vox.com/politics/419...

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Zohran Mamdani’s not-so-radical agenda Despite the Democratic nominee for NYC mayor being labeled a communist, his agenda actually promises something much more ideologically modest.

I wrote about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and why his agenda is a pragmatic approach to local governance and not as scary or radical as his critics suggest. www.vox.com/politics/418...

Help union members at Vox Media win a fair contract Writers Guild of America East members at Vox Media are bargaining for a new union contract before their current CBA expires at 11:59 pm ET on June 12. Our proposed terms are fair, reasonable, and foc...

The Vox Media Union’s current union contract expires at 11:59 pm ET on June 12.

Time is running out, but Vox Media management has refused to even discuss our proposals in good faith. Send a letter urging Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff to negotiate a fair contract NOW! wgaea.st/vox-letter

The following is a statement of support for @voxmediaunion.bsky.social WGAE members at SB Nation and Vox Media from MLBPA, MLSPA, NFLPA, NHLPA, NWSLPA, PHPA, USLPA, & WNBAPA.

There’s a better way to help underpaid workers than “no tax on tips” Tipped workers need a raise, not a tax cut.

"No tax on tips" is a dumb policy that cuts Social Security and incentivizes bad employers.

As @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social notes here, raising the minimum wage, eliminating subminimum wages, and raising the standard deduction would be far better policy.

www.vox.com/policy/41403...

Trump’s Memecoin, Qatari Jet Raise Bipartisan Corruption Concerns KQED's Forum · Episode

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New York Times reporter ‪David Yaffe-Bellany & Vox policy correspondent @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about Trump’s efforts to use his office for personal gain, the dangers it poses and how far voters are willing to let him go.

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What makes good (and bad) tariff policies? I enjoyed discussing with @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social of @vox.com www.vox.com/policy/40660...

The assault on pro-Palestinian speech has a long and shameful history Detentions of pro-Palestinian students are part of a broader assault on the First Amendment.

Wrote about the history of the US government's assault on the First Amendment and pro-Palestinian speech in particular: www.vox.com/policy/40606...