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's latest demand leaves vulnerable Republicans with no good option
Lawmakers in competitive races weighed returning home to boost reelection bids or staying in Washington to pursue legislation despite slim Senate odds
Trump already has a vision for 2028, and it starts with one GOP ticket
Axios reports Trump is already looking beyond the midterms, aiming to shape the GOP's future as kingmaker with a preferred 2028 ticket
Republicans break silence on Mitch McConnell as election deadline approaches
Senate Republicans say Mitch McConnell is recovering and expected back as pressure mounts ahead of Kentucky's special election deadline
Trump tries to settle Reflecting Pool dispute with newly released footage
Donald Trump released what he called direct visual evidence, shifting focus from the DOJ's revised findings to claims of intentional vandalism
Trump publicly breaks with his own DOJ over Reflecting Pool case
Trump rejected his Justice Department's explanation for the Reflecting Pool damage, keeping alive a dispute prosecutors thought was settled
Kamala Harris breaks with her own 2024 campaign as 2028 speculation grows
Kamala Harris embraced several progressive proposals absent from her 2024 campaign, signaling a notable political shift as 2028 questions intensify
Trump's latest move may have just sunk his attorney general nominee, GOP senator says
Senate resistance hardens after Trump reignites fight over the anti-weaponization fund, casting fresh doubt on Blanche's confirmation
Trump claims Israel 'very happy' with Gaza deal despite signs of trouble from Netanyahu's camp
The roadmap outlined a phased process in which Hamas disarmed, Gaza shifted to new Palestinian rule, and Israeli forces withdrew in stages
Trump's Gaza peace roadmap runs into an immediate problem on the Israeli side
Ben-Gvir's criticism signaled political resistance Benjamin Netanyahu could face over limiting future military operations against Hamas
Trump's Gaza peace plan comes with a little-noticed $400M question
Gaza's incoming technocratic authority could inherit major obligations as radical groups relinquish power and Israel begins a phased withdrawal
Trump's FBI is using a new tactic to hunt for voter fraud, and it could reach 43 states
New Jersey Gov Mikie Sherrill said about 6,600 self-identified noncitizens were registered to vote due to a Motor Vehicle Commission software error
'Never had a problem': Trump points to what changed before Cornyn opposed his DOJ pick
Trump backed Paxton over Cornyn, who lost the primary and left Congress, but Cornyn denied retaliation, saying his objection was about the DOJ deal
Netanyahu discreetly lays out plan to Trump for an Israel that no longer needs US military aid
The Israeli prime minister told President Donald Trump he wants Israel to phase out US military aid over the next decade, signaling a major shift
Fact Check: Does Fauci's 2014 pardon date point to secret Ukraine biolab activity?
Real links between US funding, Ukrainian labs, and a Hunter Biden-backed firm fueled a broader online conspiracy theory
Trump's conservative Supreme Court has a surprising new problem with Republicans
GOP approval of the justices plunged 21 points in under a year, helping drive confidence in the nation's highest court to a historic low
Fauci takes the Fifth, but his lawyer's next move sends hearing off the rails
Dr Anthony Fauci refused to answer Rand Paul's questions for the first time in decades of congressional testimony as their Covid-era feud resurfaced
Trump reveals private Biden call he says was 'well received', but one warning went ignored
Trump's latest Covid broadside includes a little-known exchange with his successor as Anthony Fauci faces renewed scrutiny in Washington
Pentagon's new Iran war accounting begins on the same day Trump's war clock reset
Questions grow after the Pentagon quietly changes how Iran war casualties are tracked as wounded surge past 600 and a new category appears
Trump's next move on Iran now hinges on one condition
President Donald Trump said the pause in fighting could end quickly if negotiations failed to achieve Washington's objectives
Trump isn't done with Kaitlan Collins as he takes feud in unexpected new direction
The president shared an AI-edited image after Collins' apparent social media response, extending their public clash beyond the dinner