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Global Watch covers the international developments influencing the geopolitical landscape, with a focus on foreign policy, global conflicts, and strategic alliances. This section brings together key events from around the world and explains their relevance through a clear, analytical lens.

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Drone Strike on UAE Nuclear Plant Widens Iran Conflict as U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire Hangs by a Thread

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Story Highlights A drone strike on Saturday caused a fire in a generator at the UAE's Barakah Nuclear Power Plant; the generator was described...
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Acting AG Blanche Ignored Ethics Order to Recuse From Trump Cases, CNN Investigation Reveals

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Story Highlights DOJ ethics official Joseph Tirrell briefed Blanche in March 2025, telling him recusal from Trump-related legal matters was required; Blanche signed an...
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New Analysis Finds 446 Hospitals at High Risk of Closure Under Trump’s Medicaid Cuts as Rural Health Crisis Deepens

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Story Highlights A Public Citizen analysis of financial data from approximately 95% of U.S. hospitals found 446 facilities at high risk of closure or...
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Trump Personally Directed DOJ to Subpoena Journalists Over Iran War Reporting, Sending “Treason” Note to Attorney General

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Story Highlights President Trump personally gave acting Attorney General Todd Blanche a stack of news articles topped with a sticky note reading "Treason" in...
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DHS Launches New Unit to Revert Thousands of Green Card Holders, Targets More Than 50 for Deportation

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Story Highlights DHS's new revetting unit has already reviewed nearly 3,000 green card cases, of which approximately 2 percent — around 60 individuals —...
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CIA Director Ratcliffe Lands in Havana With Trump’s Ultimatum as Cuba Faces Energy Collapse

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Story Highlights Ratcliffe met in Havana with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro — a grandson of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro — as well as...
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Senate Iran War Powers Vote Falls One Short as Murkowski Flips, Signaling Growing Republican Unease

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Story Highlights A War Powers Resolution to halt the Iran war failed 50-49 on Wednesday, the closest vote yet, with Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski...
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Vance Withholds $1.3 Billion in Medicaid Funds From California, Threatens All 50 States Over Fraud

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Story Highlights The administration is deferring $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California, citing the state's alleged failure to take hospice and home health...
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Trump Taps Former Private Prison Executive David Venturella as New Acting ICE Director

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Story Highlights David Venturella will become acting ICE director on June 1, replacing the departing Todd Lyons. Venturella previously worked for GEO Group, a...
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Trump Personally Pushed DOJ to Subpoena Wall Street Journal Reporters Over Iran War Leaks

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Story Highlights Trump gave acting AG Todd Blanche a stack of news articles marked "Treason" before DOJ issued subpoenas to the Wall Street Journal. ...
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One Year After DOGE Mass Layoffs, Federal Workers and Experts Ask: What Was Actually Saved?

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Story Highlights Approximately 212,000 federal workers have left or been removed since DOGE began operations in January 2025 A Government Accountability Office analysis found...
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Maduro Narco-Terrorism Trial Advances in New York — Next Hearing Set for June 30

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Story Highlights Maduro and Flores appeared for a March 26 pretrial hearing and are set to return to court June 30 The Trump administration...
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Senator Slotkin Confronts Hegseth on Ballot Seizure: “Dude, Just Answer the Question”

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Story Highlights Hegseth refused to say clearly whether he would comply or refuse an order to seize ballots in the 2026 midterms Trump has...
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Trump Tells Congress the Iran War Is “Terminated” to Dodge the 60-Day War Powers Deadline

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Story Highlights Trump notified Congress on May 1 that Iran hostilities "have terminated," bypassing the War Powers Resolution's 60-day deadline The U.S. military continues...
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Trump Awaits Iran’s Response as U.S. Forces Strike Oil Tankers in Persian Gulf

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The United States fired on two Iranian-flagged oil tankers attempting to bypass the American naval blockade in the Persian Gulf on May 9, even...
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