Swati Sakshi Mishra
Swati is a political analyst, published academic author, and researcher who believes the personal is always political, and the local is always global. A journalism graduate who went on to study international relations, Swati connects the dots between Washington D.C. and the wider world, whose work is driven by a deep love for geopolitics and a critical eye for complex systems. Specializing in dissecting U.S. politics through the crucial—and often challenging—lenses of feminism, caste, and global power structures.
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Tillis urges Trump to drop voting bill push, says GOP should stop 'undermining' elections
Tillis argued the party should accept current rules this cycle and focus on beating Democrats, not chase changes that can't be enacted by November
Mamdani says socialist wave can sweep America after stunning New York primary wins
Zohran Mamdani said New York's progressive wins showed Democratic socialists could win anywhere, despite critics calling it an outlier
AOC mocks Trump, MAGA over 'fear' campaign after socialist wins shake New York
AOC argued voters had focused on corporate pricing, housing costs and everyday affordability rather than fear-based political campaigns
BBC demands Trump's Jan 6 phone logs and diaries in $10B defamation showdown
The BBC said the records were key to its defense, but President Trump's lawyers argued it was turning a defamation case into a Capitol riot inquiry
Fact Check: Is Sabrina Carpenter really dating Ecuador footballer Piero Hincapié?
After a FIFA World Cup match, rumors linking Sabrina Carpenter and Piero Hincapié spread on X and TikTok, with viral posts falsely citing TMZ
Trump's Board of Peace seeks blanket immunity as draft plan allows members to dodge prosecution
A leaked Gaza governance draft gives President Trump authority over immunity waivers while shielding Board members, contractors, and security forces
Iran hits US bases across Middle East in fiery payback for Strait of Hormuz strikes
After US strikes near Hormuz, Iran said it hit US military positions, putting Trump's fragile ceasefire and regional peace efforts under severe strain
Trump warns 'godless communists' will gut America from within in dire new message
President Donald Trump warned that communism was America's greatest threat and linked religion and patriotism to the nation's future
Trump says Iran shattered ceasefire with Hormuz drone strike on cargo ship
President Trump further claimed US forces intercepted and destroyed the three remaining drones before they reached their intended targets
Fact Check: Does the SCOTUS TPS ruling allow 'immediate deportation' of Haitians and Syrians?
Viral posts and news reports portrayed SCOTUS' ruling on Haiti and Syria TPS as an immediate green light for mass deportations
Mystery sender claims to have Nancy Guthrie's final-day video, demands 1 Bitcoin for evidence
TMZ authenticated the email as coming from the same source behind earlier anonymous messages before sending it to the FBI
Ex-Trump NSA John Bolton admits guilt after years of denials, faces up to 5 years behind bars
Former WH National Security Adviser John Bolton reversed his not-guilty stance and pleaded guilty in a classified records case carrying prison time
Federal judge crushes Trump's voter ID plan, permanently blocks proof-of-citizenship voting rule
US District Judge Denise Casper ruled that presidents lacked authority to rewrite election rules, dealing a blow to Trump's initiative
Trump-appointed postmaster warns states to hand over voter rolls or risk undelivered mail ballots
Sen Maggie Hassan urged David Steiner to withdraw the proposal, while voting-rights groups warned it could hinder mail-in voting
Trump takes housing bill hostage, cancels signing and demands GOP pass voter ID law first
President Trump canceled a White House housing bill ceremony, pressuring Congress to address what he called an election security emergency
Trump mocks 'wandering' Dan Goldman, says ex-congressman is chasing a political comeback
President Trump mocked former Rep Dan Goldman as a failed political opponent, accusing him of chasing relevance after years of anti-Trump efforts
Trump says Tehran accepted fee-free shipping through Strait of Hormuz or talks would end
President Trump claimed that Iran had agreed not to levy tolls, insurance surcharges, or extra fees on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz
'What's worse, vandalism or assaulting cops?' Tillis torches Pirro over Reflecting Pool crackdown
Sen Thom Tillis questioned Jeanine Pirro's call for harsh penalties over Reflecting Pool vandalism, citing Trump's pardons of January 6 defendants
Rubio scrambles to stop Hezbollah war from sinking fragile US-Iran peace talks
Marco Rubio rejected Iran's bid to link Lebanon's future to nuclear talks as Hezbollah tensions threatened a fragile US-Iran framework
Supreme Court backs Trump in green-card battle, expands immigration parole for returning residents
In a 6-3 ruling involving a Chinese national, the court held that agents could revoke arrival protections based on unproven criminal allegations