Andrew Prokop

A decades-old study that said vaccines cause autism is now being called an elaborate fraud.

A decades-old study that said vaccines cause autism is now being called an elaborate fraud.

A decades-old study that said vaccines cause autism is now being called an elaborate fraud.

I'm Andrew Prokop, senior correspondent, Vox, covering politics.

I'm Andrew Prokop, senior correspondent, Vox, covering politics.

I'm Andrew Prokop, senior correspondent, Vox, covering politics.

Time flew. I didn't really realize that it was the year 2028.

Time flew. I didn't really realize that it was the year 2028.

Time flew. I didn't really realize that it was the year 2028.

I've been thinking about it as I tried to, you know, rise above the day-to-day headlines and focus on the recurring stories, things where big things have happened already that have made a difference. And I think there are really four stories of that nature so far. The first is the economy and tariffs.

I've been thinking about it as I tried to, you know, rise above the day-to-day headlines and focus on the recurring stories, things where big things have happened already that have made a difference. And I think there are really four stories of that nature so far. The first is the economy and tariffs.

I've been thinking about it as I tried to, you know, rise above the day-to-day headlines and focus on the recurring stories, things where big things have happened already that have made a difference. And I think there are really four stories of that nature so far. The first is the economy and tariffs.

The second, I would say, is immigration, as Trump attempts to impose his mass deportation agenda, as he is making the U.S. a less welcoming place for foreigners generally. All sorts of big, high-profile battles and showdowns, and we're probably just at the beginning of that.

The second, I would say, is immigration, as Trump attempts to impose his mass deportation agenda, as he is making the U.S. a less welcoming place for foreigners generally. All sorts of big, high-profile battles and showdowns, and we're probably just at the beginning of that.

The second, I would say, is immigration, as Trump attempts to impose his mass deportation agenda, as he is making the U.S. a less welcoming place for foreigners generally. All sorts of big, high-profile battles and showdowns, and we're probably just at the beginning of that.

The third, I would say, is Elon Musk and Doge and this general agenda of kind of dismantling government, cutting government spending.

The third, I would say, is Elon Musk and Doge and this general agenda of kind of dismantling government, cutting government spending.

The third, I would say, is Elon Musk and Doge and this general agenda of kind of dismantling government, cutting government spending.

firing federal workers. But the fourth, I think, and one in which in some ways is the most ominous, is what I view as Trump's agenda of retribution.

firing federal workers. But the fourth, I think, and one in which in some ways is the most ominous, is what I view as Trump's agenda of retribution.