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The Student Debt Restart
The SAVE student loan plan ended under a March 2026 court order, and seven million borrowers are being moved onto new repayment plans with 90-day not…
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The Insider Trading Ban
On September 30, 2026, the Senate failed 53-47 to advance a bill restricting congressional stock trading, the latest failure of an idea proposed more…
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The Comey Case: Two Indictments, Zero Trials
Former FBI director James Comey was indicted in September 2025 on charges of lying to Congress, charges presented here as allegations, not findings; …
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The 2028 Shadow Primary
No candidate has declared for 2028, but the invisible primary is under way, with reported moves by Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris weighing another bid, …
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The Great Tariff Refund Fight
On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the president's emergency tariffs exceeded his authority. Importers who paid roughly $166 bill…
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Mamdani's New York: The First Nine Months
Zohran Mamdani took office as New York City mayor on January 1, 2026, promising an affordability agenda. Nine months on, the record includes the June…
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Seoul's Reckoning
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached in December 2024 and removed from office in April 2025 after his December 3, 2024 declarati…
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The EU's Trillion-Euro Budget Fight
For the 2028-2034 EU budget, the Commission proposes about 2 trillion euros, Parliament wants 10 percent more, and the Irish presidency's October 202…
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Italy's Albania Deal, Tested
The 2023 Italy-Albania protocol, the EU's first offshore asylum deal, opened centres in October 2024, but courts ordered early transfers returned, an…
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Sudan's Forgotten War
War between the SAF and RSF has continued since April 2023, and UN and OCHA figures say about 34 million people need aid, 20 million face acute hunge…
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