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OCTOBER 19: US Turns Back on Tomahawk Missile Shipment to Ukraine
OCTOBER 18: Millions Protest Against Trump in "No Kings" Rallies
OCTOBER 18: Survivors of US Strike on Vessel Returned to Home Countries
OCTOBER 17: Tariffs Hit the Furniture Industry
OCTOBER 17: Trump Commutes Santos' Sentence
OCTOBER 17: Trump Appeals National Guard Deployment to Supreme Court
OCTOBER 15: District Judge Halts Shutdown Layoffs
OCTOBER 15: Trump Authorizes CIA Action in Venezuela
OCTOBER 15: African Union Suspends Military-Ruled Madagascar
OCTOBER 14: US Military Strikes Alleged Venezuelan Drug Boat, Kills Six
OCTOBER 14: Madagascar's Military Ousts President Amid Youth-Led Protests
OCTOBER 13: Venezuela Closes Its Norwegian and Australian Embassies
OCTOBER 13: Machado Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Highlights — One Big Beautiful Bill: The Complete Receipt
What’s really in the One Big Beautiful Bill, a piece of legislation with impacts spanning from green energy cuts to urban affairs? In 18,278 words, our writers broke the full text down: title by title, and section by section. We explained what the legal jargon actually says in plain English, how it affects you, and the impacts hidden between the lines. Read the most comprehensive analysis and warranted implications of the bill that you'll ever discover.
October 6th, Finian Knepper
However, the judge assigned to oversee the lawsuit between Trump and Illinois has stated...
October 6th, Daniel Song
Both left-wing and far-right opposition parties criticized the government and threatened to oust it...
Trump Floats Use of the Insurrection Act
October 6th, Arnav Goyal
The governors of these states have called the move "patently unlawful"...
In domestic news, read about updates on the government shutdown, Trump's new compact for higher education, the weaponized DOJ, and the Trump Administration's use of the Insurrection Act.
In international news, see briefs on Beijing's dismantling of Hong Kong democracy, tensions growing in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Trump's Gaza peace plan.
PFers can read about how the eurozone and its requirements affects debate on the resolution.
CXers are informed about recent Russian encroachment in the Arctic, and LDers can read analysis on how to respond to the argument of court clog.
July 26, 2025
Finian Knepper, Azzy Xiang, Elisa Ma, and Arnav Goyal
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