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Lex McMenamin

News and Politics Editor

Lex McMenamin is the politics editor at Teen Vogue and a GLAAD Award-nominated writer covering politics, identity, movements and culture. They have been published in New York Magazine, the BBC, Them, the Nation, i-D and elsewhere.
Politics

ACLU to DeSantis, Colleges: Pro-Palestine Organizing is First Amendment-Protected Speech

The group sent a letter to over 650 colleges and universities about the campus conflicts on Israel and Palestine.
Politics

Democrats Divided Over Israel Ceasefire Calls

Some voters are planning to withhold votes for Biden in 2024 over it.
Politics

Over 100 College Campuses Walk Out Protesting for Israel Ceasefire on Gaza

“We can't stay silent about this," says one student organizer.
Politics

JK Rowling Claims She'd "Happily" Do Time Rather Than Accept Trans People

Though I don't think anyone asked?
Politics

New Poll Puts Biden, Trump "In Dead Heat" for 2024

Though nearly 20 percent of respondents said they would vote for someone else.
Politics

Killing of 6-year-old Palestinian American Boy Investigated as Federal Hate Crime

"This incident cannot help but further raise the fears of Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian communities in our country."
Politics

Andy Ngô and Ann Coulter Think It’s Cool to Dunk on the Dead

People don’t need right-wing social media campaigns against their loved ones who have died, regardless of their politics, thanks.
Politics

Kevin McCarthy Is No Longer the Speaker of the House

The House voted to oust Kevin McCarthy, making him the first-ever to be removed from the position.
Politics

Senator Dianne Feinstein Dies at 90

Feinstein was the longest-serving woman Senator.
Politics

18 Sunrise Activists Arrested for Occupying McCarthy's Office: "The GOP Hates Gen Z"

"The GOP can try to run from the problems... but Gen Z will not stand for that."
Politics

Amazon Sued By FTC, 17 States Over Its Business Practices

They accuse the company of “exploiting its monopolies in ways that enrich Amazon but harm its customers.”
Politics

Fetterman Trolls Boebert, DeSantis Over Dress Code Freakout

"Aren’t there more important things we should be working on right now instead of, you know, that I might be dressing like a slob?"
Politics

Biden Admin Announces Climate Jobs Program to Hire, Train at Least 20,000 Young People

All participants will be paid, and you can sign up today.
Politics

Sylvia Swayne's Special Election Campaign Has a Lot of Firsts

Both for her and for the state of Alabama.
Politics

Over 100 Protesters Arrested in Biggest NYC Climate Disobedience in a Decade

"We're out of time. And Biden needs to get off his ass and actually do something."
Politics

These Campuses Are Taking a Stand in Solidarity With Starbucks Workers United

"People are really taken aback by the crazy union-busting and evil sh*t that they're doing."
Politics

UNC Chapel Hill On Lockdown Barely 2 Weeks After Campus Shooting

“I shouldn't have to associate my lecture halls with hiding," wrote a student sheltering in place.
Politics

YouTube Wanted to Be Democratizing; What Will It Do To The 2024 Elections?

"When you have the largest community on Earth and its incentive is ad-based, that has all kinds of repercussions," says Alex Winter.
Politics

16 Young Montanans Just Won the First US Climate Lawsuit of Its Kind

"Today’s ruling in Montana is a game-changer that marks a turning point in this generation’s efforts to save the planet."
Justice

Boots Riley Got Radicalized at 14 by a Group of Teen-Girl Organizers

"There's always an opening where the management and bosses don't know what to do, and we're right there right now."
Politics

It's Time for Hollywood Empires to Fall

If we can’t imagine other worlds, how can we possibly make them?
Politics

LGBTQ+ Community Mourns Brooklyn Dancer Killed While Vogueing

“They murdered him because he’s gay, because he stood up for his friends… His name was O’Shae and you all killed him.”
Music

Sinéad O’Connor Redefined Pop Stardom. It Came At a Cost

As she said herself in her memoirs: “Everyone wants a pop star, see? But I am a protest singer.”
Politics

Young People Are Less Patriotic Than Ever

Hmm, I wonder why.