Israel’s critics are winning the battle for the Democratic Party Democratic voters turned against Israel. Now their politicians are following.

Democratic voters turned against Israel. Now their politicians are following. www.vox.com/politics/486...

Donald Trump messed with the wrong pope Trump fought with Pope Francis before. He’s finding Pope Leo XIV to be a tougher foil.

Donald Trump messed with the wrong pope.

Pope Leo XIV is not Pope Francis. He starts with more buy-in from Catholic conservatives, and the war is a more divisive topic among them than other political fights.

More from @christianpaz.bsky.social: www.vox.com/politics/485...

JD Vance had a vision for the world. Trump is wrecking it. The vice president’s disastrous week reveals that he’s in a trap of his own making.

The vice president’s disastrous week reveals that he’s in a trap of his own making. www.vox.com/politics/485...

Donald Trump did something blasphemous? Wow, you're telling me this for the first time.

More surprising is how hard the pushback on the right was this time — which may be symptomatic of deeper problems beneath the surface. Read @christianpaz.bsky.social: www.vox.com/politics/485...

Viktor Orbán has fallen What it means that MAGA’s favorite strongman is out of a job.

The thing to watch right now: whether the opposition wins two-thirds of seats in Hungary’s parliament.

If they don’t, then the Orbán regime will likely survive. If they do, then there is a chance - maybe even a good one - that Hungarian democracy could come back to life. www.vox.com/politics/485...

Viktor Orbán has fallen What it means that MAGA’s favorite strongman is out of a job.

Orban defeat should make for some good ol' discourse in the US.

First: LOL Vance.

But second: The opposition united behind a conservative "Never Orban" defector to neutralize cultural attacks. Imagine Ds running Liz Cheney instead of campaigning with her. www.vox.com/politics/485...

Did the Trump administration threaten the pope? Avignon-gate, the scandal blowing up MAGA-Catholic relations, explained.

Avignon-gate, the scandal blowing up MAGA-Catholic relations, explained. www.vox.com/politics/485...

The war is on hold. But the economy is still in danger. The best-case scenario for the Iran crisis is still pretty bad.

The best-case scenario for the Iran crisis is still pretty bad. www.vox.com/politics/485...

It should be much easier to remove the president from office The 25th Amendment chatter is pointless — but it shouldn’t be.

"Let’s cut to the chase: Trump is about as likely to be removed via the 25th Amendment as he is to be deposed by an army of unicorn-riding elves."

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A new theory of Trump: the “soft TACO” Iran offers a fresh window into when Trump chickens out — and why his threats matter anyway.

Toward a new unified TACO theory www.vox.com/politics/485...

MAGA’s favorite strongman might be on the brink of defeat We’re about to find out whether an authoritarian can lose at the ballot box.

We're about to find out whether an authoritarian can lose at the ballot box. www.vox.com/politics/485...

“A whole civilization will die tonight”: How Trump is threatening war crimes Bombing all of Iran’s bridges and power plants would be illegal.

“A whole civilization will die tonight”: How Trump is threatening war crimes

My latest for @voxdotcom.bsky.social www.vox.com/politics/484...

Is AI the new “Manhattan Project”? Vox went to Los Alamos to find out. How they’re using AI at the lab that created the atom bomb.

People often say we're in a "Manhattan Project" moment with AI. So when I visited Los Alamos recently, I was curious what that looked like where the actual Manhattan project happened.

I found there are some very surprising things happening with the computers on the mesa
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The religious right is breaking up over Israel and Iran The MAGA civil war over the Iran war is opening up new and old religious and political feuds.

The MAGA civil war over the Iran war is opening up new and old religious and political feuds. www.vox.com/politics/484...

AI could reverse social media’s worst consequence The internet fractured reality. Chatbots might put it back together.

The internet fractured reality. Chatbots might put it back together. www.vox.com/technology/4...

Why the US wants to protect Iran’s oil and gas The Mideast energy truce is breaking down.

Why the US wants to protect Iran’s oil and gas
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Here’s how Iran could become a “forever war” “Mowing the grass,” explained.

“Iran doesn’t want to become one of these countries in which the US and Israel take military action based on a Google Calendar reminder every six months” www.vox.com/politics/483...

He got hooked on betting at age 11. By college he gambled 15 hours a day Underage gambling has become a popular extracurricular activity for high school and middle school kids, sometimes with dangerous consequences.

Online betting has grown so prominent among teen boys, there are now scared straight-style speakers traveling to schools across the country to warn kids about the dangers of gambling addiction.

(Free PSA idea: This is your brain on DraftKings.)

A top Trump aide resigned over Iran. Liberals should stay away from him. Anti-war antisemitism is still antisemitism.

Joe Kent's resignation letter is an antisemitic tract — the ur-text of a "stabbed in the back" myth that could do enormous damage to American Jews

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The Iran war already has a winner The spiraling conflict is a lifeline for Vladimir Putin.

The spiraling conflict is a lifeline for Vladimir Putin. www.vox.com/politics/482...

I’ve been talking to people in Iran. They face an impossible choice. People are terrified of the war — but some worry it will end too soon to free them.

“One thing people forget,” he said, “is that we haven’t even reached the PTSD part yet. We’re still in the trauma part.”

Voices from inside Iran on facing bombs above and bullets below.

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The Trump administration's war memes are not merely grotesque — they are symptomatic of an administration that experiences the online-media world as more real than reality www.vox.com/politics/482...

The Iran war is not a video game Based memes, real blood.

Based memes, real blood. www.vox.com/politics/482...

The world doesn’t have enough ammo for the Iran War How long can Iran keep shooting missiles? How long can everyone else keep shooting them down?

How long can Iran keep shooting missiles? How long can everyone else keep shooting them down? www.vox.com/politics/482...

I am glad this lives in at least one other person's head

World leaders are almost never killed in war. Why did it happen to Iran’s supreme leader? The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could usher in a new age of assassination.

The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could usher in a new age of assassination. www.vox.com/politics/481...

World leaders are almost never killed in war. Why did it happen to Iran’s supreme leader? The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could usher in a new age of assassination.

Iran's Khamenei was the first recognized head of state killed by a foreign power in decades.

@joshuakeating.bsky.social digs into why these killings have become so rare, whether it was legal, and if it's an omen of more assassinations to come.

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Donald Trump says US and Israeli strikes killed Iran’s supreme leader. He was the biggest target in a “decapitation” mission.

The theory is familiar: take out the leadership, avoid a ground war, force change from the air. But history says it rarely works. www.vox.com/politics/481...

Khamenei is dead. Regime change will be much harder. The US can’t just bomb its way to a new government.

When presidents order airstrikes aimed at debilitating an enemy’s leadership, the logic feels compelling: Strike senior figures. Shock the system. Avoid a costly ground invasion.

It is a recurring promise of modern warfare. But history suggests it's far more complicated.

What does “America First” even mean anymore? Trump’s foreign policy has come full circle.

My latest for @vox.com on a Mideast regime change war with Trumpian characteristics

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