Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
The challenge of Uganda’s ‘forever president’
President Yoweri Museveni is in the running for his ninth term for a record 45 years.
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Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
US weighs Iran action as deadly protests surge
More than 500 people are reported to have died as the regime moved against the demonstrations.
Scheer Post • Jan 12, 2026
Chris Hedges: The Machinery of Terror
The Trump administration is consolidating the familiar machinery of terror of all authoritarian states. We must resist now. If we wait, it will be too late.
Scheer Post • Jan 12, 2026
Sanctions, Strategy and Spin: Venezuela Lobbying Soars Under Trump
As U.S. policy toward Venezuela hardened over the course of the year, federal lobbying activity accelerated.
Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
Senate whip backs Hageman in Wyoming Senate race
Rep. Harriet Hageman’s defeat of Liz Cheney in 2022 put her in pole position for the next Senate seat.
Scheer Post • Jan 12, 2026
Cuba Vows to Defend Itself Against Trump to ‘The Last Drop of Blood’
“Cuba is a free, independent, and sovereign nation. Nobody dictates what we do,” said Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel in response to the latest threat from the authoritarian US president.
Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
Record number of Americans identify as independents
Forty-five percent of Americans now say they’re independents.
Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
Congress braces for decisive week as shutdown nears
After this week, the Senate will go on recess for a week, with the House set to follow — leaving little time for cross-chamber coordination.
Semafor • Jan 12, 2026
Trump’s affordability agenda faces friction
Two of the president’s newest proposals track closer to the GOP’s populist fringe than to its free-market core.
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Trump Posts Video That Depicts Obamas as Apes
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How to Resist Like Minneapolis
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Rep. Khanna Slams DOJ for Not Launching New Probes of Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Co-Conspirators’
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Six Vital Lessons From Minnesota’s General Strike
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Illinois Representative Asks God to Get Trump to “Do What Is Right”
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Trump’s FBI Raid Could Lead to a Takeover of Elections in Georgia’s Largest County
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ACLU Calls On UN to Initiate ‘Urgent Action’ Protocols Over Trump’s Authoritarian Abuses in Minnesota
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