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 blasts Democrats as 'lunatics' while ordering GOP bypass on border amid record shutdown
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Tehran rejects truce claim while Trump insists no ceasefire until Hormuz Strait fully open
Trump considers NATO exit amid criticism of ‘paper tiger’ allies
Trump points to Iran war backing shortfall as grounds to end 77-year alliance
Noem ‘devastated’ amid allegations of husband’s hidden fetish double life
Noem asks for privacy amid reports of husband Bryon’s alleged cross-dressing chats
Live explosive round found in Marine’s bag during airport security screening
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SCOTUS overturns Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy
SCOTUS rules 8–1 counseling is free speech, reversing 2019 ban on minor conversion therapy
Trump hails King’s visit, slams UK’s Iran stance as ‘cowardice’
Trump links 250th State Visit invitation to sharp criticism of London’s Gulf neutrality
Hegseth hints at NATO rethink as Trump considers the alliance’s future
Hegseth warns Trump may make postwar NATO decision, citing allied hesitation
White House praises ‘more reasonable’ Iranian negotiators following Hormuz tanker test
Leavitt credits Trump’s 'maximum pressure' for 30-tanker corridor amid talks with Tehran
'Stick to your knitting': Powell resists Iran war pressure on rates as oil prices surge
Powell told students that policymakers did not see a need for immediate action, saying current policy was well positioned to assess developments
Republicans weigh gutting Medicaid to fund $200B Iran war: 'Less money for health care'
'More money for war. More money for ICE. Less money for health care', Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said
Trump weighs risky commando raid to snatch Iran uranium
President eyes high-stakes raid to seize 1,000 lbs of fissile material before April 6
Trump slammed birthright citizenship as USS Tripoli deployed to Gulf
President targets 14th Amendment ‘loopholes’ as CENTCOM deploys 3,500 Marines to Middle East
Republican Nancy Mace tears into John Thune as 'thorn in the side' over Senate DHS betrayal
Nancy Mace argued the Senate's partial funding approach created internal friction and weakened the party's position on immigration enforcement
8 minors among 75 arrested as LAPD fires tear gas at LA 'No Kings' rally
Law enforcement used tear gas during Los Angeles protest clashes after individuals threw objects at a secured federal site
Trump shares Franklin Graham’s salvation roadmap, calls faith the ‘peacemaker’
Trump shares Franklin Graham’s private 2025 letter on faith and salvation for Palm Sunday
Democrats reject ‘blank check’ in DHS funding fight entering week seven
Van Hollen says Democrats won’t fund ICE without ‘independent’ oversight after shootings