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Flávio Bolsonaro: Could He Pull Brazil Into Trump’s Orbit?

Key Takeaways Who he is: Flávio Bolsonaro is a 45-year-old senator from Rio de Janeiro and the eldest son of

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  • September 29, 2026
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Trump Administration Weakens Fuel Standards: The Geopolitics of America’s Oil Bet

Washington just told Detroit it can make thirstier cars, and told the world it’s betting on oil. The new rule

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  • September 16, 2026
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Beyond the Price Tag: What the Iran War’s $38 Billion Bill Really Tells Us

The Congressional Budget Office’s tally — more than $38 billion spent fighting Iran through August 1, with the meter still

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  • September 12, 2026
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G7 Countries Are Losing the Room — And Nobody Wants to Say It Out Loud

For eighty years, the G7 countries got to act like the adults at the world’s table. Seven rich democracies —

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  • September 10, 2026
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Trump Dividend Explained: The $5,000 Promise and Its Geopolitical Price Tag

The Trump Dividend is President Trump’s pledge to send Americans a cash payment funded by tariff revenue — a figure

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  • September 6, 2026
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Ken Paxton’s Texas Fight: A Test of Trump’s Political Power

Ken Paxton was never supposed to need saving this early. Yet on September 5 2026, Trump’s MAGA Inc. super PAC

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  • September 3, 2026
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The Supreme Court Is Now America’s Most Watched Instrument of Global Power

Every superpower has a tell — a single institution that signals to the rest of the world whether its house

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Trump vs. the Kennedy Center: How a Name Change Became a Battle for Power

The Kennedy Center has been a battlefield for an ongoing clash between President Trump’s board and a federal court since

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Freefall: Trump’s State-by-State Approval Numbers Reveal a Presidency Losing Its Grip

Forget the national topline for a second. The number that should actually keep Republican strategists up at night isn’t 38%

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The Memo: Middle East Troubles Are Closing the Walls In on Trump

Six months into a war he insists he can end with a phone call, Donald Trump is discovering that the

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