Analysis
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ANALYSIS: Jets, ships, a helicopter — China's pressure on Taiwan never lets up
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense detected 1 sortie of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around the island up to 6 a.m. (UTC+8)…
ANALYSIS: The FBI names the Mythos model as the next cybersecurity problem
The FBI publicly named, for the first time according to Tech Times , a specific artificial intelligence model as a future problem for law…
DECODING: A deal shields the Trump family from IRS audits
A deal struck between Donald Trump and his own government blocks the Internal Revenue Service from auditing his family, according to a review published…
ANALYSIS: A fifth Legionnaires' death in Manhattan, and tainted eggs in 17 states
A fifth death has been confirmed in the Legionnaires' disease outbreak centered on Manhattan's Upper East Side , according to New York City health…
ANALYSIS: Abbott still leads in Texas, but the cushion is gone
Forty-five percent against forty-two . That is the gap measured between outgoing Republican Governor Greg Abbott of Texas and Democratic state representative Gina Hinojosa…
FACT CHECK: What the generic ballot polls actually measure before November
President Trump's approval rating sits at 40.7% in the RealClearPolling average, a net of -17 points , while the Economist/YouGov poll puts it at…
DECODING: A 20% funding cut turns into a 25-state lawsuit against Trump
A coalition of roughly twenty-five state attorneys general , joined by the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania , filed suit on July 23, 2026…
ANALYSIS: New York gives 12 counties until August 25 to cut ties with ICE
New York Attorney General Letitia James sent formal letters on July 28, 2026 to a dozen local governments across the state, ordering them to…
DECODING: 444,000 asylum files, one signature, zero interviews
On Tuesday, July 28, 2026, a new federal rule from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) took effect, allowing asylum officers to skip the…