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 tours Detroit plant, credits tariffs for 24/7 shifts, dismisses Canada-Mexico trade deal
President claims the auto industry is booming because of his 'America First' policies, attacking the Federal Reserve Chairman and Senator Thom Tillis during the visit
Trump pays tribute as 'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams dies at 68
The 'Great Influencer' passed away following a battle with cancer, with his ex-wife sharing a final poignant message during a livestream
Trump warns of 'day of reckoning and retribution' in Minnesota as anti-ICE protests grow
President Trump lashes out at Minnesota amid anti-ICE protests, defending agents and threatening action in a Truth Social post
Fact Check: Are international fans canceling World Cup tickets over Trump’s immigration crackdown?
A viral claim alleges nearly 17,000 fans have canceled World Cup tickets due to the US political climate, but official data shows record-breaking demand
Elizabeth Warren tells Democrats cost-of-living relief must anchor campaign messaging
Elizabeth Warren urged Democrats to confront economic pressures, saying that voters wanted leaders who tackled affordability and broken systems
Trump predicts massive repayment burden if tariffs are struck down by Supreme Court
President Donald Trump warned that a Supreme Court ruling against tariffs could hurt the economy, forcing the US to repay billions
US commits $115M to counter-drone systems before FIFA World Cup
DHS unveiled $115M counter-drone plan to secure the 2026 FIFA World Cup and America250, marking a shift to advanced airspace defenses
Trump denies role in DOJ's Federal Reserve subpoenas: 'I don't know anything about it'
Jerome Powell warned the DOJ threats were retaliation, saying charges stemmed from resisting Trump's push for lower rates, calling it 'unprecedented'
Trump calls reporter's Iran threats query 'stupid' during Air Force One exchange
Donald Trump referenced past military actions like the Soleimani and Baghdadi strikes to argue that adversaries took his threats seriously
Energy Secretary Chris Wright signals US companies may expand role in Venezuela’s oil sector
Secretary Chris Wright says the US has placed a 'quarantine' on Venezuelan crude exports, controlling the flow of funds to force rapid change after Maduro's ouster
Tim Kaine warns Trump’s Greenland rhetoric could trigger crisis, ‘end NATO’
Virginia senator says any US military move against Denmark would be 'disastrous' and says bipartisan opposition in Congress would block it
Rand Paul urges caution as Trump weighs military strike on Iran
Republican senator cautions that military threats against Tehran could produce unintended consequences and could backfire by rallying citizens to the regime
Sen Tina Smith accuses Trump officials of cover-up in Minneapolis ICE shooting
Kristi Noem quickly labeled Renee Good a domestic extremist, but Tina Smith said that such claims undermined public trust in an unbiased probe
Ex-RNC Chair Michael Steele says American institutions collapsed rapidly under 'bully' Trump's rule
Michael Steele said that Donald Trump, within six months in office, struck at institutions which left them cowering 'in a corner' instead of resisting
NYC GOP Minority Leader David Carr vows resistance to Mayor Mamdani's socialist vision
David Carr vowed to counter socialist-inspired proposals like city-run grocery stores, calling them a failed ideological experiment
Trump issues executive order shielding Venezuelan oil revenue from US court seizures
The White House labeled Venezuelan oil funds as sovereign property, securing them for government use and shielding them against private claims
Congress weighs ICE accountability measures after Renee Good's shooting
Chris Murphy proposed a bill to curb DHS powers by banning face coverings, limiting interior raids, and boosting transparency after Renee Good's death
USDA halts over $120M in payments to Minnesota amid fraud concerns, Secretary Rollins confirms
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins cited Feeding Our Future, housing aid abuse, and daycare fraud probes to justify the funding freeze
Trump warns Iran of retaliation amid deadly crackdown on protesters: 'We'll start shooting'
'I tell the Iranian leaders - you better not start shooting because we’ll start shooting, too', President Donald Trump told Tehran leaders
House Judiciary Committee prepares for Jack Smith's public testimony
Jack Smith's team welcomed public scrutiny, with attorney Lanny Breuer noting he had long offered to testify openly and never resisted transparency