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Iran had threatened to respond to an assassination at its embassy, and did so Saturday, sparking fears of a wider confrontation. Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system is seen here firing an interceptor missile in 2022. Ilia Yefimovich/Picture Alliance via Getty…

What the debate over “white rural rage” misses. Signs supporting former President Donald Trump are displayed at a Second Amendment rally in Ionia, Michigan, on July 19, 2023. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images White rural Americans are a “racist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-gay” authoritarian fifth…

You might think a movie about a second American civil war would be a thinly veiled Trump story. It’s not — and it’s better for it. Cailee Spaeny (left) and Wagner Moura as journalists in Alex Garland’s Civil War. Murray Close/A24…

It says more about Netflix than it does about China. A pivotal scene from Netflix’s 3 Body Problem shows the violence of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Ed Miller/Netflix Aja Romano writes about pop culture, media, and ethics. Before joining Vox…

A new EPA rule imposes federal regulations for the first time. Here’s what you can do on your own. According to a study by the US Geological Survey, nearly half of the tap water in the United States is contaminated…

Plenty of data suggests Trump is making surprising gains with young Americans. The debate, explained. A child waits in line at the Waco Regional Airport ahead of Donald Trump’s rally on the 30-year anniversary of the deadly standoff between Branch…

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Switzerland’s failures on climate are a human rights violation. Protesters hold pennants during a rally before the European Court of Human Rights decides in three separate cases whether states are doing enough in…

A federal law requires hospitals to provide abortions when necessary to prevent serious health consequences. The justices could neutralize that law. Demonstrators participate in an abortion rights rally outside the Supreme Court as the Court hears oral arguments in Food…

Ukraine aid — a growing point of contention — is at the heart of the recent GOP drama. House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a tenuous balancing act over Ukraine aid. Bloomberg/Getty Images Li Zhou is a politics reporter at…

To see what a second Trump administration would mean for reproductive rights, look to the mogul’s record and alliances. Anti-abortion activists demonstrated in Washington, DC, while Donald Trump spoke at the 2019 March For Life. Mark Wilson/Getty Images Donald Trump…