politics

Teen Vogue spoke to attendees of the new NYC mayor's block party.

“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”

“Politicians are the OG influencers,” Ali, the youngest candidate in Jersey City, New Jersey’s mayoral race, told Teen Vogue.

From late-night host cancellations to removing LGBTQ+ history from government sites, politicians in both parties are contributing to the overwriting of the internet — a place where lots of queer and trans people first find community.

Media coverage of climate change has dropped roughly in half since 2023, according to the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.

Nine universities across the country were given a test of loyalty from the Trump administration. Now, students are demanding their schools not sign the president’s 10-point compact agreement.

Until 1975, Latinos’ right to vote was not explicitly protected by the law. In his twenties and thirties, Velásquez mobilized countless voters.

Under the Trump administration, fashion is losing its playfulness and taking cues from authoritarian aesthetics and conservatism.

No one knows how long the government shutdown will last.

“If they are willing to do this to a congressional candidate in front of a bunch of press, imagine what they're doing behind boarded-up windows.”

The body of 21-year-old Demartravion "Trey" Reed was found on September 15. The family is calling for an independent autopsy.

“This can’t be interpreted as anything else but an attack directly on trans kids.”

There's a lot of talk about teen boys and the internet, but there's plenty of sexist influencers for women, too.

“Young progressive voters are stepping into their full economic and political power."

"It's one thing to fight against my community and try to silence us. It's a whole ‘nother thing if we just lay down and take it."

The race made national headlines after Foxx, widely seen as the underdog, was able to capture the attention of young progressives across the country through her social media platforms.

3.5 million people voted after one episode of the reality show. Fans say politicians can harness that beyond the villa.

Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," argues Kierra Jones, is part of "conservatives’ political crusade to ban abortion and gender-affirming care, and to deprive Americans of their reproductive and bodily autonomy."

“It’s time to rekindle the revolutionary spirit of urgency and invention. Gen Z is ready to lead our country into the future.”