Warren to rip Clarity Act on Senate floor ahead of key preliminary vote
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer during the Senate Finance Committee hearing titled «The President’s 2026 Trade Policy Agenda,» in Dirksen building on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Tom Williams |…
Amid France’s political ‘fragmentation’, ‘a case needs to be made for participatory democracy’
Carys Garland is pleased to welcome Dr. Andrew Smith, Historian of Modern France and Lecturer in Liberal Arts at Queen Mary University of London. He argues that Marine Le Pen and the National Rally’s commanding position in early presidential polling…
Superstars and broken records: 2026 Emmy highlights
The 79th Emmy awards were record-breaking and star-studded. Welsh actor Matthew Rhys made history with wins in two lead actor categories for his work in Widow’s Bay and The Beast in Me. Watch the highlights from television’s biggest night of…
Una tarde poética con el PEN Club de Escritores Cubanos en el Exilio
El encuentro se inscribe en la larga trayectoria de actividades literarias desarrolladas por el PEN cubano en el sur de Florida. Miami/El PEN Club de Escritores Cubanos en el Exilio convoca a Una tarde poética, un encuentro dedicado a celebrar la poesía…
U.S. seeks crypto, saying it’s from Iran oil sales to Chinese buyers
Stablecoin Tether and Circle’s USDC dominate the market. Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. has filed a civil forfeiture complaint against $61 million in cryptocurrency that it alleges proceeds from black-market sales of sanctioned Iranian…
Lack of ‘enforcement of EU laws’: Consumer products contain ‘illegal levels of restricted chemicals’
Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Hélène Duguy, Senior Environmental Lawyer at ClientEarth. PFAS pollution is widespread, these highly persistent chemicals have been detected in water and soil, food and consumer products, and even the human body. The…
China tightens travel restrictions for citizens
China has imposed a range of sweeping new rules restricting travel in and out of the country in a move that observers say will give the government even more control over its citizens. Citizens deemed to have «harmed» China’s national security or…
Rusia: Rusia celebra que Trump pidiera a Zelenski que deje de atacar refinerías
Moscú/El Kremlin saludó este lunes que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, pidiese a su homólogo ucraniano, Volodímir Zelenski, que dejase de atacar refinerías en Rusia porque está provocando «una escasez de diésel». «Sin lugar a dudas solo…
10-year Treasury yield rises to highest since 2007 as Fed rate-hike expectations rise
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 09, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield climbed to its highest level since 2007 on Tuesday as a sell-off in U.S. government…
Iran war exposes US munitions shortfall, industrial bottlenecks, Pentagon report says
The US Defense Department’s inspector general revealed Monday that the United States is facing a shortfall in ammunition as a result of its costly war in Iran. In a first-of-its-kind mandatory report to Congress, the inspector said that between…