Cameron Joseph

Senior Political Reporter

cameron.joseph@vice.com

Cameron Joseph is VICE News' award-winning senior political reporter. He covers the modern Republican Party, elections, voting rights, and threats to democracy. He also writes for the Almanac of American Politics.

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AI Political Ads Are Here, and No One Knows How to Handle Them

“Fuck, I didn’t know you could do that,” one Republican admaker told VICE News.
Cameron Joseph
4.27.23
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Tucker Carlson Is Out at Fox News

“FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” the network said in a surprise statement on Monday.
Cameron Joseph
4.24.23
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Trump Called ‘Four-Time Loser’ by GOP Governor

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu argued that Trump isn’t a shoo-in for the GOP nomination—and warned he would lose again in 2024.
Cameron Joseph
4.24.23
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DeSantis Finds Out Being an ‘Asshole’ Has Its Downsides When You’re Running for President

“He’s just a very arrogant guy, very focused on Ron DeSantis,” the governor’s former GOP colleague said this week.
Cameron Joseph
4.21.23
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Fox News Paid $787M to Avoid Saying ‘Sorry’ for Lying About the 2020 Election

Those who hoped this case would lead to a true reckoning, where Fox would admit its lies to its own viewers, were always going to be disappointed.
Cameron Joseph
4.19.23
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Fox News Just Blinked

Fox News agreed to a $787.5 million last-minute settlement to avoid a defamation trial with Dominion Voting Systems over its 2020 election lies.
Cameron Joseph
4.18.23
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Republican Uses ‘Great Replacement’ Theory to Justify Abortion Ban

“Our state population has not grown except by those foreigners who have moved here or refugees who have been placed here... because we’ve killed 200,000 people.”
Cameron Joseph
4.13.23
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Anti-‘Groomer’ Republican Accused of ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ With Intern

Texas Rep. Bryan Slaton called all-ages drag shows “grooming events” that “sexualize” children. An official complaint alleges he had an “inappropriate relationship” with a young intern.
Cameron Joseph
4.11.23
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Former GOP Speaker Took $110,000 in Bribes for Weed Licenses

The bribes included cash payments and free travel on a businessman’s private plane.
Cameron Joseph
4.7.23
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Democrats Just Won the Most Important Election of the Year

Liberals won a majority on Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court, a boon for abortion rights and election integrity in the 2024 presidential election.
Cameron Joseph
4.5.23
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A Judge Asked Trump to Chill. Trump Mocked the Judge’s Wife.

“I have a Trump-hating judge with a Trump-hating wife and family,” the former president said just hours after leaving the courtroom.
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Cameron Joseph
4.5.23
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Look at the First Ever Photos of a US President Charged With a Crime

Former President Donald Trump was charged with 34 counts.
Cameron Joseph
Greg Walters
4.4.23
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