Diplomatic, by Laura Rozen

Trump is becoming a lame duck

Off-year elections, polling, & consumer sentiment surveys show Trump is failing to deliver on the single biggest issue he won the election over…

Nov 13 • 

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Dem wins show Trump failures on economy, cost of living

Sweeping, double-digit Democratic victories in the governors’ races in Virginia and New Jersey and in other races beyond this week show the degree to…

Nov 6 • 

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October 2025

Zadie Smith on mind control and freeing one’s attention

‘Everything online has been talked about as if it’s not ideological, as if it’s neutral...But something that is colonizing your attention, manipulating…

Oct 31 • 

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‘Shocking’: Trump levels White House East Wing

A painful metaphor for the destruction Trump has wrought on United States democracy and laws since his return to office nine months ago.

Oct 23 • 

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In backsliding democracy, ‘public mobilization is the guardrail’

Civil society experts and current and former U.S. officials speak on how to try to reverse accelerating democratic erosion in the U.S.

Oct 17 • 

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All 20 living Israeli hostages freed in deal

“The long and painful nightmare is finally over… and a beautiful and much brighter future appears suddenly within your reach,” Trump proclaims in speech…

Oct 13 • 

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War and peace: As Trump pursues Gaza peace, he incites civil strife at home

‘A Trump-led deployment of federalized Guard & active-duty troops to quell a fabricated insurrection inside American cities should only be understood as…

Oct 7 • 

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September 2025

Trump’s horrifying speech to U.S. generals: ‘It’s a war from within’

Trump tells U.S. generals that he plans to primarily use the U.S. military to fight “the enemy within,” in American cities.

Sep 30 • 

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Virality, and vengeance

The Trump administration ramps up threats to clamp down on perceived critics in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Sep 18 • 

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Trump WH shaken by Israel strikes on Hamas in Qatar

“We want to get the hostages back, but I was very unhappy about how that went down,” Pres. Trump said tonight about Israeli strikes targeting a Hamas…

Sep 10 • 

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Trump to declare ‘Dept. of War’ as his peace efforts falter

As questions swirl about Trump’s health and he fails to advance peace on Russia/Ukraine, Trump sends US military forces into US cities, attacks alleged…

Sep 4 • 

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August 2025

Iran, E3 FMs to hold call on snapback

An Iranian delegation is also set to travel to Vienna on Friday to meet with the IAEA, diplomatic source said.

Aug 21 • 

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