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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Vance torches Senate 'vacation' amid 42-day DHS shutdown: 'Get back and do your jobs'
In an interview with Benny Johnson, JD Vance said he would cast a tie-breaking vote for the SAVE Act and blasted GOP's filibuster defense
Trump puts James Murphy in charge of broken NLRB as agency battles 500-case backlog
NLRB faced a backlog as operations resumed, with hundreds of cases awaiting review after delays from earlier inactivity
Kash Patel compromised in massive Iran-linked 'Handala' hack
Kash Patel’s personal data and emails were allegedly leaked in a 'forever remembered' retaliation for a $10 million US bounty
Trump White House launches new mobile app aimed at bypassing ‘media filters’
Trump administration debuts direct-to-citizen app as glitches and ‘empty’ news feeds mar rollout
Trump deploys Vance to end Iran war as Netanyahu rift deepens
Sources said JD Vance and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu held a call earlier this week, with disagreements over pre-war assessments and expectations
Trump and Senate remain at ‘impasse’ over Kevin Warsh nomination amid confirmation standoff
Tillis blocks Kevin Warsh’s Fed chair path as White House-Powell ‘battle royale’ rattles markets
White House says peace preferred but ready to ‘unleash hell’ on Iran
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says ‘Operation Epic Fury’ destroyed Iranian navy amid talks
Trump demands 18-month ‘clean’ FISA extension without added restrictions
President urges urgent Section 702 renewal to protect troops in Iran, vows ‘strict reforms’
Trump warns 'radical left' is stoking 'inner chaos' to distract from Iran tensions at airports
President orders unmasked ICE agents to run terminals and threatens National Guard surge
Speaker Johnson warns Tehran as massive US troop buildup expands strategic pressure
Mike Johnson says ‘Operation Epic Fury’ nears completion as US floods region to block Iran nukes
Trump ‘calls the shots’ as Waltz says he’s firmly in control of foreign policy in Oval Office exchanges
Waltz rebuffs claims of manipulation, says Trump gave ‘the business’ to Netanyahu amid Iran war
Trump eyes Thursday peace summit as 82nd Airborne deployment signals rising regional tensions
President balances 15-point ‘nuclear surrender’ proposal with troop surge amid Israel deal warnings
Rubio tells Miami court friend used ‘code words’ in alleged secret lobbying scheme
Secretary of state testifies on how ally leveraged ‘very close’ bond in Maduro lobbying case
Trump signals support for tentative deal aimed at ending 38-day DHS shutdown standoff
White House finds ‘two-step’ funding plan acceptable as TSA crisis forces breakthrough
Marco Rubio to meet 'skeptical' G7 leaders, discuss 'shared security concerns' about Iran
The G7 foreign ministers' meeting in France comes amid emerging divisions among allies over the scope and impact of the US-Israeli military operation against Iran
Governor Stitt taps energy titan Alan Armstrong as Republican candidate for upcoming Senate race
Tulsa executive Alan Armstrong will fill seat vacated by DHS Secretary Mullin until November vote
Netanyahu threatens to ‘crush’ Iran as Israel ignores Trump’s five-day pause
Netanyahu says campaign will continue until Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities are eliminated
Trump says Iran 'wants to settle' in Memphis remarks as talks unfold
President Trump said the US had eliminated key targets in Iran, including leaders, and gave Tehran one final chance to resolve the conflict.
Trump calls LaGuardia crash ‘terrible,’ says it was a ‘mistake’ in dangerous business
President reacts to Air Canada disaster as ‘messed up’ tower audio surfaces, survivor found
'No masks': Trump sends unmasked ICE to replace TSA as border war hits airports
'I would greatly appreciate, however, no masks, when helping our country out of the Democrat caused mess at the airports', President Trump wrote