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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Ro Khanna accuses Musk of weaponizing wealth after trillionaire demands he be jailed
Ro Khanna accused Elon Musk of using his wealth to silence critics after reports said he sought Khanna's arrest and threatened legal action
Trump shuts down critics, says Hormuz will be open as Iran accepted 'infinity' nuclear inspections
Trump forcefully dismissed media criticism and congressional backlash, then revealed Iran had accepted indefinite, top-level nuclear inspections
White House says Fed chief Warsh isn't taking Trump's advice after holding rates steady
Although Trump had said Warsh could act freely, the rate freeze diverged from White House goals and prompted officials to defend Fed independence
Judge shuts down WHCD shooter's bid to remove Jeanine Pirro and Todd Blanche from prosecution
Defense lawyers argued prosecutors were conflicted after attending the event where Allen allegedly plotted attacks on President Trump and officials
Trump fumes as DC's Reflecting Pool vandalized, hints Comey-linked 'dirty cop' behind it
President Trump sought a 10-year prison term for monument vandalism and linked the National Mall attack to his legal fight with James Comey
Vance says Iran's unfrozen billions will fund purchases of US crops as Trump grants oil waiver
JD Vance claimed undisclosed Swiss treaty terms required Tehran to purchase US soy, corn, and wheat while granting UN nuclear inspectors access
DHS intercepts alleged IRGC-linked traveler posing as Iran soccer chief before US entry
DHS denied entry to a suspected IRGC-linked traveler after the individual allegedly posed as Iran's football federation president
CBS host corners Trump official with poll showing Americans aren't buying Iran deal
Margaret Brennan cited fresh survey data as she pressed Waltz on the White House’s messaging ahead of critical talks with Iran
Trump administration claims victory as oil traffic through Strait of Hormuz nears normal levels
The White House says a sharp rebound in tanker traffic through the vital oil chokepoint signals that Tehran’s pressure campaign has failed
Trump’s Iran deal hits major roadblock as Tehran rejects key US nuclear demand
Iran’s refusal to dismantle its enrichment program puts the biggest test yet before Trump’s new agreement with Tehran
US and Iran launch direct Bürgenstock negotiations following historic April Islamabad summit
Vice President JD Vance opened high-stakes talks in Switzerland to strengthen a fragile truce, while tensions over Lebanon threatened its collapse
Trump blasts Chicago bloodshed, asks why Pritzker won't seek his help: 'I could fix it in one month'
After a holiday weekend mass shooting, President Trump criticized Illinois leaders and claimed his law-and-order policies could quickly improve safety
Book claims Bessent called Zelenskyy 'Mr Bean on crack' and urged Trump to bar him from Oval Office
A new book revealed infighting over a Ukraine minerals deal and exposed the Treasury secretary's profane remarks about Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
Nancy Mace roasted after 'trans mice' warning gets hit with viral scientific fact-check
The South Carolina rep drew widespread online ridicule after conflating basic laboratory genomics with culture-war debates over gender politics
Lara Trump faces intense backlash after falsely claiming taxpayers funded newly opened Obama Center
Lara Trump criticized the $850 million Obama Presidential Center campus as publicly funded and over budget, prompting swift fact-checks from critics
Trump fires at Obama as Iran deal backlash grows: 'Weak leaders let Tehran get away with slaughter'
Former President Barack Obama argued the costly war left the US worse off, returning it to instability despite heavy military and financial costs
Trump blasts Meloni over Iran war support, revives feud with fresh 'begging' claim
President Trump repeated his Truth Social claims, dismissing Rome's 'neither I nor Italy ever beg' rebuttal and deepening the alliance rift
Gabbard declassifies internal pandemic files, targets Fauci as ugly DNI succession battle begins
An ODNI brief alleged that Anthony Fauci helped steer scrutiny from a possible lab leak, contradicting testimony he gave to Congress in 2024
Obama slams Trump's 100-day war, warns US 'worse off' after abandoning 2015 nuclear pact
President Donald Trump celebrated the accord on Wednesday, June 17, but it faced collapse after the IRGC reclosed the Strait of Hormuz on Friday
Iran re-closes Strait of Hormuz days after signing Trump-backed peace pact
Tehran cited regulatory gaps to halt energy transit, demanded an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, and leveraged the maritime chokepoint