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The deferred-maintenance bill is estimated at $50 billion, but repairing elevators, leaks, and roofs depends on a grinding funding process.

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The deferred-maintenance bill is estimated at $50 billion, but repairing elevators, leaks, and roofs depends on a grinding funding process.

A court win for Trump is sharpening midterm narratives, while Congressional Republicans disagree on what housing should mean in campaign terms.

A politically diverse Winston-Salem congregation is using shared fundraising to erase medical debt in the surrounding community.

When online claims flare during extreme heat, executives need to know what’s evidence, what’s panic, and what changes next.

Hungary’s incoming leadership moves fast on anti-corruption, media reform, and democracy protections, reshaping risk for investors.

A behind-the-scenes push to expand executive power could make nearly every federal personnel decision more political.

The drone and missile escalation collides with Hormuz reopening plans, putting U.S.-Iran negotiations and shipping risk front and center.

Foreign Policy argues Iran’s relationship with Hezbollah is changing as the war reshapes costs, control, and leverage for Tehran.

The exhibit links Western artistic production to colonial aggression, reshaping how executives should think about cultural power.

A first structure for ending hostilities: Lebanese control in two pilot zones, disarmament process, and $100 million US humanitarian commitment.

Foreign Affairs explores who is winning Africa’s drone wars and what that means for decision-makers watching autonomous conflict.

A war with Iran, plunging poll numbers, and a filibuster fight collide, exposing a GOP that is starting to defy him.