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Gaby Del Valle

Gaby Del Valle

Policy Reporter

Gaby Del Valle is a policy reporter at The Verge. Her past work has focused on immigration politics, border surveillance technologies, and the rise of the New Right.

The best way to get rid of all the clutter you don’t need

Moving often means downsizing, and fast. Enter: Facebook Marketplace and Buy Nothing.

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Microsoft agrees to settle California parental leave investigation for $14 million.

The settlement would resolve an investigation by California’s Civil Rights Department, which had for years been investigating claims from employees who said they were retaliated against for using parental, disability, and family-care leave.

Employees who used these benefits said they were denied raises, promotions, and stock awards as a result. Microsoft, which has previously been lauded for its leave policy, denied the allegations.


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“Will you accept the results of the election?”

It was a yes or no question.

There were a lot of words said, none of which was exactly a yes. Instead, Trump reminded us he still hasn’t really accepted the results of the past election.


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Maybe Trump reminding us about his relationship to Twitter in the aftermath of January 6th is not the best move?

On account of, you know, Twitter permanently suspending his account for inciting violence.


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What is Trump going to do to help Americans struggling with opioid addiction?

Uh, China, tariffs, not exactly answering the question...


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FYI, undocumented immigrants can’t get Social Security! Or Medicare!

But a lot of them pay into both. Billions, even!


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We had Steve Jobs, Johnny Cash, H2O.

Now we have no jobs, no cash, and no H2O.