Politics

TL/DR - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Morocco for meetings with international counterparts, which could be impacted by ongoing U.S. political instability. Recent developments such as a near-debt default, threats of a government shutdown, and the removal of Kevin McCarthy as House speaker are harming the U.S.’s credibility. The…

TL/DR - Kari Lake, who is set to announce her bid for the Republican nomination, initiated a debate with U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego over social media on the subject of border security. The two continued their discussion at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, where Lake insisted on the necessity of finishing the border wall and criticized…

TL/DR - The US plans to transfer thousands of seized Iranian weapons and ammunition to Ukraine to mitigate shortages in the Ukrainian military. The US Central Command is expected to announce this policy soon. It remains unclear under what legal authorisation the US will execute the weapon transfer as the UN requires seized weapons to be either…

Article Summary Kevin McCarthy, the Republican US House of Representatives speaker, is facing a potential ousting by members of his own party, led by Representative Matt Gaetz. This is due to McCarthy's decision to pass a stopgap funding measure with Democratic support to prevent a government shutdown. A motion to vacate, a procedure to remove the…