The House approved a $9 billion rescissions package late on July 17ᵗʰ, sending the bill to President Donald Trump for signature and completing the first successful use of the Impoundment Control Act’s fast-track process since 1999. The measure passed 216-213 at 12:11 a.m., with Republicans Brian Fitzpatrick
Former President Joe Biden acknowledged in an interview published July 14ᵗʰ that he did not personally sign most of the sweeping pardons and commutations issued during his final months in office, instead relying on an autopen device controlled by senior aides. “We’re talking about a whole lot of people,
Syria’s Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra declared a “complete cease-fire” in the provincial capital of Sweida at 10:00 a.m. on July 15ᵗʰ, saying an agreement had been reached overnight with “notables and dignitaries” of the Druze community. Government columns that entered the city earlier in the morning
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition began the week with a paper-thin 67–53 majority. By Monday night that margin was gone. United Torah Judaism (UTJ) pulled its six seats after Likud failed to deliver a permanent exemption for full-time yeshiva students, leaving the bloc at 61—the lowest workable
With his electoral victory in 2022 Gustavo Petro promised a new future for Colombia, one without the persistent threat of guerilla and drug trafficking violence, namely through his Total Peace plan. The plan would have seen the various guerilla organizations commit to dialogue with the central government, namely the National
President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 14ᵗʰ asked First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko to replace Denys Shmyhal as head of government, launching the biggest shake-up in Kyiv’s cabinet since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. In a post on X the president said he had invited Svyrydenko to “significantly
Israel said it destroyed three Syrian army tanks on July 14ᵗʰ after the crewed vehicles rolled into farmland near the village of Samiʿ, about nine miles from the Israeli‐occupied Golan Heights. The strike, carried out at roughly 2:15 p.m. local time, was limited to Sweida Province and
President Donald Trump warned yesterday that Russia has “exactly 50 days” to accept a cease-fire with Ukraine or face secondary tariffs of about 100 percent on all Russian goods and on countries that continue large-scale trade with Moscow. He delivered the ultimatum during an Oval Office photo-spray with NATO Secretary-General
Iran has announced that it may resume nuclear talks with the United States under specific conditions. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared that Iran will participate in negotiations only after obtaining dependable promises against future US military attacks against Iran. This, of course, comes after a major loss suffered by Iran
For decades, American policymakers have operated under the assumption that North Korea's nuclear ambitions could be managed through a familiar diplomatic playbook: engagement, negotiation, and the calculated dispensation of sanctions relief and security assurances. This approach, rooted in the belief that Pyongyang's provocations were fundamentally transactional
On June 16, 2025, the Senate passed S. 1582, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025, or GENIUS Act. An overview of key policy issues can be found here. The bill would establish a regime to regulate U.S. payment stablecoins. What Is the
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