The Widening Gap Between Global Displacement and Humanitarian Funding
Global displacement has hit record levels, but humanitarian funding hasn’t kept pace, forcing aid agencies into painful triage decisions about which crises get support.
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Why Bilateral Trade Deals Are Replacing Big Multilateral Agreements
With big multilateral trade talks stalled, countries are increasingly striking smaller, faster bilateral deals — trading a unified framework for speed, and adding a growing patchwork of complexity along the way.
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The Global Race to Write Rules for the Deep Sea, Orbit, and the Arctic
Diplomats are racing to update decades-old international agreements for the deep sea, satellite orbits, and the Arctic — even as commercial activity in those spaces moves faster than negotiations can keep up.
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How Chip Export Controls Are Redrawing the Global Semiconductor Map
Export controls on advanced chipmaking technology have reshaped a once-open global semiconductor market, and building genuine self-sufficiency is proving to be a much longer project than the controls themselves.
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The Redistricting Fights Reshaping Congressional Maps Ahead of the Next Election
A fresh round of congressional redistricting is underway following updated population data, with both parties accusing each other of drawing maps to lock in partisan advantage.
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Why So Much Unrelated Policy Gets Attached to the Annual Defense Bill
The defense policy bill passes every year like clockwork, which has made it an increasingly popular vehicle for unrelated riders that couldn’t pass as standalone legislation.
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Why Congress Still Hasn’t Banned Its Own Members From Trading Stocks
Bills to restrict congressional stock trading have failed for years despite broad bipartisan public support, repeatedly stalling over enforcement details rather than the core idea.
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Congress Wants Federal AI Rules. It Just Can’t Agree on What They Should Say
Lawmakers broadly agree that AI used in hiring, lending, and law enforcement needs oversight — but remain divided on the details of federal rules as state regulations multiply in the meantime.
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How Razor-Thin Majorities Are Reshaping the Way Congress Actually Works
Razor-thin majorities in both chambers have turned routine legislative business into drawn-out negotiations, giving individual members outsized leverage over leadership’s agenda.
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The Missing Middle Housing Reform Sweeping Through City Zoning Codes
Cities and states are legalizing duplexes and small multi-unit buildings in single-family zones, betting that missing middle housing can help close a persistent supply gap.
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