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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) speaks to reporters between votes at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2024/
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What We’re Watching: Senate vote on Trump’s big bill, Thai PM in hot water, Japan's name-change game

Police in and around a high school in Graz, Austria, after a gunman killed nine people at the school, on June 10, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: School shooting in Austria, Duterte impeachment update, Crapo shoots for the moon

A gunman killed at least nine people at a school in Graz, Austria, on Tuesday, in what appears to be the worst school shooting in the country’s post-war history.

Graphic Truth: The Big, Beautiful, Expensive Bill
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: The Big, Beautiful, Expensive Bill

The Congressional Budget Office estimates how much the House-passed tax-policy bill will add to the deficit.

​Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, 2025.
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HARD NUMBERS: Tiananmen Square anniversary, Prison break in Pakistan, & More

​Polish presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki in Warsaw, Poland, on June 1, 2025.
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What We’re Watching this week: Poland retains a right-wing president, UN Security Council to vote on new members, & More

A roundup of three major storylines that we’re keeping an eye on this week.

Leading Republican senators during their weekly briefing in the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., USA, on May 20, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: “Big Beautiful” bill heads for the Senate, UK gives up Chagos Islands, Taiwan pivots to drones

Senators are already plotting changes to the tax-policy bill that the House passed on Thursday morning.

Donald Trump will take office with unprecedented power
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Donald Trump will take office with unprecedented power

Donald Trump pitched a vision to voters of almost unlimited presidential power. His election win means he'll enter office with a strong mandate to enact his agenda and remake Washington from the ground up.

Biden's vigorous SOTU speech aims to prove doubters wrong
US Politics In 60 Seconds

Biden's vigorous SOTU speech aims to prove doubters wrong

Ahead of his State of the Union address, the big question around Joe Biden was: Is he up to the task? 75% of Americans beg to differ, but in his latest attempt to prove them wrong, he gave a vigorous speech for an hour, which officially kicked off his campaign.

Why Mitch McConnell is stepping down
US Politics In 60 Seconds

Why Mitch McConnell is stepping down

At 82 years old, Mitch McConnell does not represent the new generation of Republicans. So the time had come to pass on the torch, and McConnell chose this February to announce it. Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, DC shares his perspective on US politics.

Israel-Hamas War: Can the US count on its Arab allies?
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Israel-Hamas War: Can the US count on its Arab allies?

Can you count on your partners when the chips are down? That's what President Biden is likely wondering after his trip to the Middle East was severely curtailed. US Democratic Senator Chris Murphy was particularly keen to discuss this in his interview with Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.