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The Trump Administration's Hormuz Oil Numbers Don't Add Up

Oil The Trump Administration's Hormuz Oil Numbers Don't Add Up Energy Secretary Chris Wright claims that more oil left the Middle...

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Trump Teased a Deal To Open Hormuz 'Tomorrow.' It's Been a Week.

Middle East Trump Teased a Deal To Open Hormuz 'Tomorrow.' It's Been a Week. The war with Iran continues to hold up oil flows from...

10.08.2026 4

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Trump Says He Took Venezuela's Oil. Here's What Actually Happened.

Venezuela Trump Says He Took Venezuela's Oil. Here's What Actually Happened. Trump put Venezuelan revenues in a secretive bank...

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The American Fingerprints on the Genocide in Sudan

Foreign Policy The American Fingerprints on the Genocide in Sudan Reuters and the U.N. accuse an operator with extensive U.S....

05.08.2026 7

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Trump Backs Down From Yet Another Empty Threat to Iran

Foreign Policy Trump Backs Down From Yet Another Empty Threat to Iran We’re locked in a cycle: The president threatens to resume...

03.08.2026 3

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Border Agents Can Lie to Search Your Phone, but Wiping Your Own Data Could Land You in Prison

Search and Seizure Border Agents Can Lie to Search Your Phone, but Wiping Your Own Data Could Land You in Prison The government is...

29.07.2026 8

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Waltz: Interceptor Shortage Is Biden's Fault, Fake News, and Illegal To Discuss

Foreign Policy Waltz: Interceptor Shortage Is Biden's Fault, Fake News, and Illegal To Discuss The Trump administration official...

27.07.2026 4

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The Iran War Is Back, Sort Of

Foreign Policy The Iran War Is Back, Sort Of The U.S.-Iranian peace memorandum has broken down, and violence is slowly ramping back...

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Iran Used Ad Tracking To Hunt American Soldiers: Report

Surveillance Iran Used Ad Tracking To Hunt American Soldiers: Report The U.S. government has used private ad data to get around the...

16.07.2026 6

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Thomas Massie Sparks a Democratic Civil War Over Israel

Foreign Aid Thomas Massie Sparks a Democratic Civil War Over Israel His amendment to cut all military aid to Israel split the...

16.07.2026 5

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The Push for an Embargo on Israel Is Vague and Confused

Israel The Push for an Embargo on Israel Is Vague and Confused Are critics talking about a government-to-government weapons...

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Last of the Neocon 'Three Amigos': Lindsey Graham Dies Unexpectedly

Lindsey Graham Last of the Neocon 'Three Amigos': Lindsey Graham Dies Unexpectedly The one thing Graham was consistent about was...

13.07.2026 9

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Before the NSA Honored Historian David Kahn, the FBI Investigated Him

Surveillance Before the NSA Honored Historian David Kahn, the FBI Investigated Him Newly declassified files reveal that J. Edgar...

10.07.2026 6

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Trump's World Cup Intervention Shows His Sore Loser Philosophy

Sports Trump's World Cup Intervention Shows His Sore Loser Philosophy In sports as in foreign policy, he treats cheating as a...

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In Europe, Just Reposting Russian Propaganda Can Land a Blogger in Jail

Sanctions In Europe, Just Reposting Russian Propaganda Can Land a Blogger in Jail Don't assume this couldn't happen in America too....

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On America's 250th Birthday, the United States Arms the World's Tyrannies

America 250 On America's 250th Birthday, the United States Arms the World's Tyrannies On a Fourth of July, John Quincy Adams warned...

04.07.2026 10

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I Survived Europe's Heat Wave Without AC—No Thanks to Regulation

Energy & Environment I Survived Europe's Heat Wave Without AC—No Thanks to Regulation European countries are stubbornly...

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Don't Let Sanctions Strangle Cuba's Transition To Markets

Foreign Policy Don't Let Sanctions Strangle Cuba's Transition To Markets If the promised Cuban economic reforms are for real, the...

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Why Did Congress Vote To End the Iran War After It Finished?

Congress Why Did Congress Vote To End the Iran War After It Finished? Democrats and Republicans alike dragged out the process to...

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Trump Lets Americans Buy Iranian Oil for the First Time Since the 1980s

Peace Trump Lets Americans Buy Iranian Oil for the First Time Since the 1980s As part of peace negotiations, the U.S. Treasury...

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America Spent a Fortune Shooting Down Cheap Drones. Now the Missile Stores Are Bare.

Defense Spending America Spent a Fortune Shooting Down Cheap Drones. Now the Missile Stores Are Bare. After burning through...

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The U.S. and Iran Are Exchanging Nuclear Concessions for Economic Relief. That's Compromise, Not Surrender.

Iran Compromise With Iran Isn't 'Surrender' Hawks don’t understand what diplomacy is: Both sides give something up and both sides...

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No, Trump Isn't 'Paying' Iran $24 Billion To End the War

Foreign Policy No, Trump Isn't 'Paying' Iran $24 Billion To End the War There’s a lot of confusion about sanctions relief and the...

17.06.2026 10

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The Iran War Is Over, For Now

Foreign Policy The Iran War Is Over, For Now The U.S. and Iran have moved to the next stage of the peace process. Hawks on all...

15.06.2026 20

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‘Why Is America Hosting the World Cup If It Is So Hostile?’: Trump’s Border Crackdown Spoils Soccer Tournament

Sports Trump's Border Crackdown Spoils World Cup America pushed to host the international tournament. Now the government is...

12.06.2026 10

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Marco Rubio's 'Cage Fights for Diplomacy' Are Another Form of Crony Capitalism

Crony Capitalism Marco Rubio's 'Cage Fights for Diplomacy' Are Another Form of Crony Capitalism Instead of dismantling the cultural...

11.06.2026 10

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Trump's Middle Eastern Ceasefire: Fiery But Mostly Peaceful

Foreign Policy Trump's Middle Eastern Ceasefire: Fiery But Mostly Peaceful The White House keeps insisting that peace is around the...

08.06.2026 10

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The Debate Over Israel Aid Is Coming. Congress Wants To Future-Proof the Relationship First.

Foreign Aid The Debate Over Israel Aid Is Coming. Congress Wants To Future-Proof the Relationship First. The Israeli government is...

05.06.2026 10

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Republican Hawks Don't Want an Iran Deal—and Opportunist Democrats Are Helping Them Along

Foreign Policy Republican Hawks Don't Want an Iran Deal—and Opportunist Democrats Are Helping Them Along Bipartisan pressure is...

03.06.2026 10

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Why did the FBI Want Dilbert Creator Scott Adams' Twitter Data?

FOIA Why did the FBI Want Dilbert Creator Scott Adams' Twitter Data? The cartoonist caught the FBI’s attention over a bizarre...

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Iran Is Turning America's Sanctions Playbook Against It

Sanctions Iran Is Turning America's Sanctions Playbook Against It The U.S. Treasury is trying to fight the kind of trade embargo...

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Does Reporting Bad News About the Iran War Make You a Foreign Agent?

Free Speech Does Reporting Bad News About the Iran War Make You a Foreign Agent? The Trump administration invokes the notoriously...

27.05.2026 20

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Why Has Trump Stopped Selling Weapons to Taiwan?

Foreign Policy Why Has Trump Stopped Selling Weapons to Taiwan? The administration is avoiding conflict with China to focus on war...

26.05.2026 10

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Review: A Victim of Chinese Authoritarianism Explains Censorship and Surveillance

Censorship Review: A Victim of Chinese Authoritarianism Explains Censorship and Surveillance "A primary aim of censorship is to...

22.05.2026 10

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Why Does Trump Keep Bringing Up Decades-Old Foreign Grievances?

Foreign Policy Why Does Trump Keep Bringing Up Decades-Old Foreign Grievances? Instead of making the case for war in Venezuela,...

21.05.2026 20

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The U.S. Government's Shifting Excuses for Bombing a School in Iran

War The U.S. Government's Shifting Excuses for Bombing a School in Iran The Trump administration has come up with contradictory...

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There Was No Delcy Rodríguez in Iran

Foreign Policy There Was No Delcy Rodríguez in Iran The Trump administration thought it was repeating the Venezuelan model in...

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Judge Stops U.S. Treasury From Sanctioning Someone's Speech

Sanctions Judge Stops U.S. Treasury From Sanctioning Someone's Speech The Trump administration accused Francesca Albanese of...

15.05.2026 20

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Hantavirus Fear Comes to the Remotest Islands in the World

Pandemic Hantavirus Fear Comes to the Remotest Islands in the World Tristan da Cunha and Pitcairn Island are nearly...

13.05.2026 20

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Even Dictatorships Don't Fight Wars This Way

Foreign Policy Even Dictatorships Don't Fight Wars This Way The American public never got a satisfying explanation for why Trump...

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Trump's Bluff to Iran Didn't Work

Foreign Policy Trump's Bluff to Iran Didn't Work After trying to open the Strait of Hormuz by force, the U.S. is ready to accept an...

06.05.2026 20

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Civilians Across the Middle East React to the Iran War: 'A Fear That Settles in Your Heart'

War Civilians Across the Middle East React to the Iran War: 'A Fear That Settles in Your Heart' "Now they are hitting everything....

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A Pointless War: How Iran Hawks Finally Got Their Way

War A Pointless War: How Iran Hawks Finally Got Their Way President Donald Trump and his predecessors spent decades putting the...

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Is Ukraine Helping Al Qaeda Conquer West Africa?

Foreign Policy Is Ukraine Helping Al Qaeda Conquer West Africa? The proliferation of drones to Malian rebels is a bizarre,...

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War Hawks' 'Credibility' Obsession Makes America Less Credible

Foreign Policy War Hawks' 'Credibility' Obsession Makes America Less Credible Trump is making the same mistakes Nixon did, doubling...

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Rubio Falsely Accuses Iranian Exiles of Being Soleimani's Nieces

Immigration Rubio Falsely Accuses Iranian Exiles of Being Soleimani's Nieces The State Department and ICE claimed to have caught...

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Neither War nor Peace With Iran

Foreign Policy Neither War nor Peace With Iran The Trump administration is stuck in a standoff that is unstable and damaging to the...

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Kodak Invented This Film for World War II Spy Planes. Then It Became Art.

Art Kodak Invented This Film for World War II Spy Planes. Then It Became Art. Aerochrome photography is a beautiful example of a...

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Trump's Iran Deal Looks a Lot Like the Previous Ones He Hated

Foreign Policy Trump's Iran Deal Looks a Lot Like the Previous Ones He Hated What exactly was the point of killing thousands of...

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The U.S. Military Has Finally Left Syria

Foreign Policy The U.S. Military Has Finally Left Syria After considering a permanent U.S. presence, the Trump administration...

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