Global Political Pulse

US service members deployed for the Iran war face mounting fatigue and poor conditions, with the USS Abraham Lincoln slated for replacement amid...

Zambia's presidential vote pits incumbent Hichilema against Mundubile in a direct test of whether economic reforms can ease widespread frustration...

• Polling manipulation undermines trust through attacks on legitimate surveys and fabricated results designed to sway voters, evident in U.S. cycles...

August 11 primaries highlight a Democratic Party evolving through incumbent defeats, diverse nominees, and strategic blends of insurgency with...

US tariffs and bilateral deals are fracturing Mercosur's common external tariff, with Argentina gaining preferential access while Brazil faces 25%...

Federal spending faces insolvency risks from entitlements and demographics by 2030, with mandatory outlays dominating the budget.

• Local property tax...

Regional deals and military shifts signal a multipolar order taking shape.

• Iran-Oman Hormuz talks near completion, tying fees to US honoring...

A 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia days after President Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration, killing at least 175 and collapsing buildings...

Text messages lift midterm turnout by just 0.25 points yet scale cheaply to millions.

• Effective texts add social pressure and name Election Day...

Israel and Germany both face growing threats to election integrity, though from different directions.

• Israel confronts foreign disinformation...

US nearly exhausted its ATACMS and Precision Strike Missile stockpiles after five months of fighting Iran.

Patriot interceptors fell 65% and THAAD...

Two unrelated crises in late July 2026 exposed a shared pattern: far-right actors coordinating to destabilize progressive governments across...

US midterm campaigns show both parties avoiding detailed legislative platforms, with Republicans offering no new fiscal or tariff responses and...

• Senators passed the short-term bill nearly two months before the September 30 deadline, an unusual move driven by fears of campaign disruption.
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• Eight-year surplus streak: Connecticut's budget surpluses fund pension debt payoff and credit upgrades after 2017 guardrails.
• Public financing...

Sudan’s civil war has reversed decades of development gains, with GDP per capita projected to fall below 1960s levels by 2043 and extreme poverty...

Zambia's 2026 campaign feels unusually silent in Lusaka, with few posters or rallies five days before the 13 August vote. Fourteen candidates appear...

The Michigan Democratic Senate primary revealed how dramatically polls can miss.

• El-Sayed won by 2 points after surveys showed leads up to 15...

• Power shift underway: US maritime dominance wanes as China, Russia and Iran gain strength, exposing overextended military commitments.
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NLIHC’s nonpartisan Our Homes, Our Votes campaign targets low-income renters with practical voting tools less than 100 days before the 2026...