Political Pulse & Weather

• US-Iran claims clash over Hormuz control as shipping hits weekly lows and Tehran vows to keep it closed.
• Oil holds in low $90s amid tensions and...

• Small firms hit hardest: 90% of executives at businesses with 10-49 employees are more concerned than in January, compared to 69% at firms over...

• CPI data shows headline inflation at 3.4% in July, down from 3.5%, with core at 2.5%.
• Monthly price rises stayed modest at 0.1-0.2%, yet services...

Connecticut and Louisiana primaries reveal evolving political dynamics in both states.

• Connecticut: Longtime Rep. John Larson's primary defeat...

The Global Economic Policy Uncertainty Index offers a monthly GDP-weighted average of national EPU measures across 20 major economies, including the...

The unipolar hegemon fades, creating space for rising global forces in a multipolar world. “The future is multipolarity,” declared Constantin von Hoffmeister at the July 2026 New York event.

A surprising Wisconsin vote has triggered widespread doubt over the reliability of US election polling ahead of future contests.

Public deliberation improves policy efficiency beyond fiscal costs by addressing five key dimensions.

• Evidence and feasibility: Builds policies on...

• Cost: Taxpayers have spent at least $600 million on the federal deployment in Washington, D.C.
• Controversy: President Trump declares victory, but...

Two recent cases reveal distinct threats to U.S. voting systems.

• Identity theft scheme: Colombian national Carlos Felipe Jaramillo Grajales...

AI emulators trained on reanalysis data show skill in multi-decadal extreme weather prediction and can outperform physics-based models. A new...

• Ansarallah clashes with Saudi-backed forces in Yemen's Marib and Hadramout regions killed dozens.
• Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a new...

Meteorologist Trevor Birchett is live tracking three areas in the Atlantic for possible tropical development, delivering real-time updates on emerging weather threats.

Drones and digital networks have made Ukraine's battlefield more transparent and lethal, enabling rapid observation-to-attack cycles. Yet they have...

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