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When the echoes of the 1973 oil crisis reverberated across continents, six leaders found themselves in the vaulted halls of a 14th‑century French castle, where the seeds of a new global fo...
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In a headline‑making decision, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division approved Paramount Skydance Corp.’s $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (WBD) on Fri...
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On Friday, former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard turned the spotlight on a hidden network of U.S.-funded biolabs, claiming that the United States has financed more than 120 ...
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The U.S. Department of Justice announced on June 3, 2026 that it had obtained a superseding indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a nonprofit that has long positioned it...
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In a decisive ruling Friday, four activists tied to the pro‑Palestinian group Palestine Action received prison terms after a violent break‑in at Elbit Systems UK’s factory in Patchway,...
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On June 8, 2026, a U.S. Navy missile strike off the coast of Oman struck the Palau‑flagged tanker MT Settebello, killing three Indian sailors aboard. The vessel carried 24 Indian crew memb...
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On June 16, 2026, voters in Washington, D.C. cast the first ballots in the district’s history that use ranked‑choice voting (RCV). The change, approved by a 73‑percent majority in Init...
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On June 9, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA) by a vote of 230 to 193. The bill, which originated with the Teamsters union, requires emplo...
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On Tuesday, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) issued a statewide reminder that placing political signs in the right‑of‑way of state highways is illegal. The notice arrives j...
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A new report estimates that the State of Qatar has spent more than $400 billion on U.S. institutions, a figure that could rise to $1.2 trillion. The money has flowed into universities, K‑1...
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On June 11, 2026, the Trump administration announced that it had prevented New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from holding a scheduled meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro. The mee...
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If you hear "Patriots," your first thought might be the NFL franchise, but the word actually spans a surprisingly wide spectrum—from discount clubs to defense systems.A sweep of public web...
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On May 13, Venezuela announced it would formally begin restructuring its external debt, a move that could finally lift the country out of a decade‑long default that started in 2017. The an...
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The Trump administration halted a scheduled meeting between New York City’s mayor and Colombian president on Friday, June 11, 2026. The event, set for a university campus in New York City ...
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On Friday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a trove of declassified documents that reveal how U.S. taxpayers have financed more than 120 biological laboratories in mo...
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On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 5th Circuit ruling that had threatened to dismantle federal oversight of the thoroughbred racing industry. The decision restores the Horserac...
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President Donald Trump announced on June 10 that the United States will not seek to renew the United States‑Mexico‑Canada Agreement (USMCA) in its current form. Trump said the U.S. does ...
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On June 3, 2026, Michael Burkentine—a partner at Burkentine & Sons and co‑founder of the America First Policy Institute’s “Make Housing Great Again” initiative—tuned in to the Wa...
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Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC‑JIR) filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Friday, arguing that the state’s ...
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On Tuesday, Representative Shri Thanedar (D‑MI) filed a House bill that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a comprehensive policy for public‑facing commun...
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When Mark Carney took the helm in April 2025, the Liberal Party seemed to have found a new footing. A federal election that saw the Liberals secure a fourth consecutive mandate produced a mi...
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When a wall of billionaire cash falls on a state Senate race, the stakes rise beyond the local. In South Carolina’s 2026 U.S. Senate contest, a coalition of nearly 100 wealthy donors has f...
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When a senior’s hospital stay ends, the next step—post‑acute care—can become a bureaucratic hurdle. On June 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the I...
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Daniel A. Smith, a long‑time faculty member of the University of Florida’s Department of Political Science, was honored with the 2026 Career Achievement Award by the State Politics and P...
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