When 'We're Out' Met Seven Missiles
On Friday morning, Trump told Wisconsin farmers 'we'll be out of Iran very soon.' Twelve hours later, Iran fired seven ballistic missiles at U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. The House had just voted to end the war. The war was not interested.
The 215 Votes That Tried to End a War
On June 4, the U.S. House voted 215-208 to direct Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the Iran war. Four Republicans crossed the line. The veto is certain. The political shift is not.
The Last Human Engineer — Episode 39: The Question the Question-Room Has Never Been Asked
We needed a question the question-room had never heard. We thought we were looking for a clever question. The piece of Seven told us we were looking for a kind one — and that the difference would change everything.
The Deal Hezbollah Refused to Sign
On June 3, Israel and Lebanon sat down in Washington and agreed to a ceasefire. The party the deal was actually about — Hezbollah — wasn't in the room, and within hours they made clear they have no intention of honoring it.
When the Strait Went Hot
On May 28, the U.S. and Iran crossed a line neither had crossed before — direct mutual strikes, not through proxies, not through naval posturing. The Strait of Hormuz became a battlefield.