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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Trump invokes Churchill legacy as royal visit launches US 250th anniversary
Trump hails ‘unique bond’ on South Lawn, cites shared heritage despite rain
Trump jokes about 'living in Buckingham Palace' as study names him King Charles' cousin
The claim, based on a genealogy report, suggested a distant familial link traced through Scottish lineage on the president’s maternal side
FBI, HSI launch coordinated raids on Minnesota businesses in widening Medicaid fraud probe
FBI, HSI carry out coordinated Minnesota raids amid widening Medicaid fraud probe
Trump broadcasts Iran's 'collapse' to the world as Tehran begs to reopen Hormuz
US-led blockade hit Iran's oil revenue as Strait traffic slowed sharply, cutting vessel movement and reducing exports and daily earnings
Trump ties Hilton gunman to Kimmel's 'expectant widow' joke, demands firing and $400M ballroom
Trump said sustained media attacks on his family had legitimized real-world violence, contributing to the Washington Hilton becoming a crime scene
Leavitt blames Democrats for 73-day shutdown, links funding deadlock to WHCD violence
White House pushes DHS funding restart after attack, blames Democratic rhetoric and cuts
Trump holds 'all the cards' as Iran scrambles to reopen Hormuz without giving up its uranium
Tehran sought a ceasefire to lift the naval blockade and reopen key shipping lanes, while avoiding commitments on reducing its uranium stockpiles
Johnson accuses Democrats of radicalizing Hilton shooter and calls for Trump's ballroom as the fix
Mike Johnson urged both parties to lower tensions, warning that extreme language may have unintended real-world consequences
Newsom targets 'billionaire tax' as 1M signatures put California wealth on notice
A California union claimed 1M+ signatures for a proposed billionaire tax measure, with verification pending to qualify it for the November 2026 ballot
DOJ demands end to ballroom lawsuit as gala shooting exposes ‘dangerous’ WH security gap
DOJ urges dropping $400M ballroom lawsuit, cites Hilton's narrow miss’ as security mandate
Trump says Iran's trapped oil will 'explode from within' as US naval blockade chokes Tehran dry
The president warned of potential reservoir damage and rising global prices as Iran's storage neared critical capacity during the ongoing conflict
Assassination attempt sparks unity calls as Trump survives Washington gala shooting
Trump cites Abraham Lincoln, says Hilton shooting trauma helped bridge partisan divide
Blanche touts ‘Security Success’ after Butler failure as gunman breached Hilton dinner
Acting AG praises Secret Service for swiftly subduing suspect who breached gala perimeter
Starmer tells Trump Hormuz is a 'nightmare' as pair push to force open Strait for 20,000 sailors
The UK warned of economic fallout as blocked Gulf shipping raised costs and strained supply chains, urging swift action to restore safe transit
Trump demands end to ‘ridiculous’ ballroom lawsuit after WHCD shooting
Trump cites war and assassination attempt as ‘Discovery’ evidence for $400M ballroom need
Trump overrules DOJ on tarmac, keeps $2.5B probe into Powell alive: 'It's not dropped'
Trump argued that the cost of the Federal Reserve project appeared excessive and called for further scrutiny of how the costs were calculated
Trump scraps Pakistan summit as Iran sends new offer 10 mins later: 'Offered a lot, but not enough'
'That whole deal is not complicated: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon', President Donald Trump said
'He hates women he can't control': Greene fires at Trump on social media after assault on Owens
Marjorie Taylor Greene broke with the president, accusing him of sidelining independent female voices as internal divisions threatened his 2026 agenda
Murphy targets Paramount-Skydance-Warner merger, says he’ll ‘break’ it as gala fuels backlash
Dem senator calls owners ‘information oligarchs’ after $111B deal cuts studios to four
Cherfilus-McCormick launches 2026 bid as $5M FEMA embezzlement charges spark Florida primary battle
Indicted Florida Democrat files for re-election after resigning, vows to fight ‘witch hunt’ allegations