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ANALYSIS: Farm Bill 2026 — SNAP remains the Gordian knot of a divided Senate
On June 23, 2026, the United States Senate Agriculture Committee published its farm legislation proposal — the Agricultural Act of 2026, more
TESTIMONY: Oil at $70 — the Iran deal eases the pump but strains the budgets
On June 25, 2026, the WTI — the benchmark American crude barrel — collapsed to $70.05, its lowest level since mid-February of
OPEN LETTER: DOGE is destroying student aid — $1.7 trillion in loans at risk
Let me be direct: DOGE, the department of government efficiency steered by Elon Musk, has just slashed 40% of the staff at
FACT-CHECK: Trump blocks housing for electoral lockdown — the facts behind the SAVE Act
On June 25, 2026, Washington was the stage for an unprecedented legislative crisis: Donald Trump had cancelled the signing ceremony for a
ESSAY: The Second Amendment triumphs in Hawaii — the Supreme Court reshapes an armed America
On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down Hawaii's strict gun law. The decision follows directly from
PROFILE: DeSantis, Trump and the 21,000 deportees of Alligator Alcatraz — anatomy of an iron policy
In the summer of 2026, the phrase "Alligator Alcatraz" has entered the vocabulary of American immigration politics as both metaphor and operational
OPINION: DOGE is dismantling the Pentagon — the GAO sounds the alarm on defense cuts
On June 23, 2026, the Government Accountability Office released a damning document: the massive civilian workforce cuts imposed by the Department of
INVESTIGATION: The Senate refuses to rein in Trump on Iran — war powers at the heart of a late-night vote
On the night of June 25, 2026, the American Senate rejected the war powers resolution concerning Iran. That late-night vote, at the
REPORT: Trump sabotages bipartisan housing bill to impose the SAVE Act on Congress
On June 25, 2026, Washington witnessed a spectacular political reversal. A bipartisan housing bill, passed by the Senate with an unprecedented score