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U.S. allies drawing closer to China, but on Beijing’s terms
New York Times: As Washington unsettles its partners, Beijing is reaping diplomatic gains, without backing down on human…
February 1, 2026
Trump’s ‘new media’ darlings who relished their Pentagon takeover now feel gagged by Pete Hegseth
Daily Mail: The new arrivals are finding themselves just as frustrated as the reporters they replaced – trapped…
January 31, 2026
Trump could interfere with Midterm elections
New York Times: The threat took on a new urgency this week, when F.B.I. agents searched an election center in…
January 31, 2026
Protesters rally across U.S. in solidarity with Minneapolis
New York Times: Alba Lucia Morales Jimenez, a professor at Columbia University who immigrated to the United States…
January 31, 2026
Some of the most coveted jobs in America aren’t safe anymore
Washington Post: “My perception of [tech] as the most viable path to job stability has definitely waned,” Kirkwood,…
January 31, 2026
Judge denies Minnesota’s request for immediate end to immigration crackdown
Washington Post: Although Menendez acknowledged evidence that immigration agents had engaged in acts of racial profiling, excessive force…
January 31, 2026
China’s Middle East moment is stalling out
Bloomberg: Beijing’s rise as a regional power broker at the US’s expense has lost momentum amid its reluctance…
January 31, 2026
China’s genius plan to win AI race already paying off
Financial Times: A network of ultra-competitive high-school talent streams has been turning out the leading lights of science…
January 31, 2026
Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Fed chair to spark rethink of bank’s role
Financial Times: Warsh, a former Fed governor, has spent years criticising the central bank for what he views as mission…
January 31, 2026
They said they weren’t close to Epstein. New documents show otherwise.
New York Times: They said they didn’t really know Jeffrey Epstein that well. They were disgusted by him…
January 31, 2026
Pentagon defends restrictions on media outlets
New York Times: The rules require reporters to sign a 21-page form that sets restrictions on journalistic activities,…
January 31, 2026
Facing immigration backlash, Trump called Schumer to cut deal
New York Times: …the agreement to freeze homeland security spending and negotiate over new restrictions on immigration enforcement…
January 31, 2026
Judge orders release of 5-year-old, whose detention drew outrage
New York Times: A federal judge on Saturday ordered the release of a 5-year-old boy and his father…
January 31, 2026
Trump supporters who say he went too far on immigration
Wall Street Journal: Trump “is literally tearing America apart,” Garcia said, adding that she regrets her vote. “He…
January 31, 2026
Trump’s profiteering hits $4 billion
New Yorker: In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging…
January 31, 2026
China refused to sign off Starmer trip until controversial London embassy approved
iPaper: Beijing delayed approval of the landmark visit, underscoring the transactional nature of Chinese diplomacy…
January 31, 2026
‘A terrifying line is being crossed’: Mayor Jacob Frey on turmoil in Minneapolis
New York Times: Staying with the protesters, though: Homan, at his press conference, promised that “justice is coming.”…
January 31, 2026
NP View: Stephen Harper, the competent economist who outshone Carney in every way
National Post: In the past 20 years, Canada has been governed by two economists: Stephen Harper and Mark…
January 31, 2026
Aaron Wherry: Was Carney’s Davos speech a mistake if it upset Trump?
Aaron Wherry/CBC: In an interview with CBC’s Power & Politics this week, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew praised the…
January 31, 2026
Michael Ignatieff: Carney is taking calculated risk in his relationship with Trump
Michael Ignatieff: The risks that Prime Minister Carney took in confronting the Americans in his Davos speech make…
January 31, 2026