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Pay Up or Stay Home: US Will Strip Passports From Parents Behind on Child Support

About 2,700 Americans with six-figure child support debts are losing their passports. A far lower threshold could follow, ensnaring thousands more in a policy that treats international travel as contingent on financial compliance.

Von Clause May 11, 2026

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Landslide to Leadership Crisis: Starmer Fights to Survive

Keir Starmer won a landslide in 2024. Less than two years later, a backbencher is roughly 10 nominations from triggering a formal leadership contest — and at least 40 of his own MPs want him gone.

Von Clause May 11, 2026

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Worst Governing Party Losses Since 1995: Starmer Under Siege

Labour lost 1,460 council seats and was pushed to third place in Wales. Now a backbench MP is giving the cabinet until Monday to find a new leader — or she'll trigger a leadership contest herself.

Von Clause May 10, 2026

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Coalition Collapse Hands One Nation First Australian Lower House Seat

David Farley won more than 40 percent of first preferences in a seat One Nation polled at 6.6 percent a year earlier. The Coalition parties, combined, could not reach 20. Pauline Hanson says she's coming for more.

Von Clause May 09, 2026

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The Insiders' Dismantling: Magyar Sworn In as Hungary Vows to Undo 16 Years of Orbánism

Péter Magyar walked into Hungary's parliament Saturday with a two-thirds majority and a promise to dismantle the system he once served. He has the votes. The question is whether institutions hollowed out over 16 years can be rebuilt faster than they were dismantled.

Von Clause May 09, 2026

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When the Regulator Becomes a Weapon: ABC Draws the Line on Press Freedom

ABC has retained a conservative Supreme Court litigator to argue that Trump's FCC is weaponizing broadcast licensing to silence critical coverage. The filing warns of consequences 'for years and potentially decades to come.'

Von Clause May 09, 2026

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Three Health Agencies, Zero Stability: FDA's Makary Marked for Exit

Trump has signed off on firing FDA Commissioner Marty Makary — reportedly over delays approving blueberry vapes. The CDC has no director. There is no surgeon general. The hollowing out continues.

Von Clause May 09, 2026

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Pentagon Opens UFO Vault: Six Agencies, 162 Files, No Aliens

162 declassified files, six US agencies, and zero confirmed extraterrestrials. The real story behind the Pentagon's UFO release is the political machinery that produced it.

Von Clause May 08, 2026

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Farage's Reform Reshapes British Politics as Labour Heartlands Crumble

In Wigan, a former mining community Labour controlled for over 50 years, the party lost every single council seat overnight. The beneficiary is Nigel Farage's Reform UK, which is turning Brexit-era loyalties into a lasting political realignment.

Von Clause May 08, 2026

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Court Strikes Down Trump's 10% Tariffs. The Replacement Is Already Underway.

A federal trade court ruled Trump's 10% global tariffs illegal on Thursday — the administration's second major legal defeat on tariffs this year. Replacement duties under a different statute have been in the works for weeks.

Maynard Keys May 07, 2026

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The MAGA Divorce: Iran War Splits the Movement That Elected Trump

Tucker Carlson calls it a war crime. Candace Owens wants the 25th Amendment. The media machine that propelled Trump to power is tearing itself apart over Iran — and November's midterms may pay the price.

Von Clause May 07, 2026

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Washington Brands Europe a Terrorism 'Incubator,' Rewriting Alliance Rules

A 16-page White House strategy document calls European nations America's top counterterrorism partners — and, in the same breath, brands their continent a terrorism 'incubator.' It also classifies 'radically pro-transgender' groups as violent extremists deserving counterterrorism resources.

Von Clause May 07, 2026

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Britain Votes: Starmer's Plummeting Popularity Meets the Farage Test

Reform UK leads Labour by seven points in national polling. Today's local elections will reveal whether that translates into a rout — and whether Starmer's own MPs move against him.

Von Clause May 07, 2026

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US Revoked Visas for Half a Newspaper's Board That Investigated a Trump Ally

Five board members of Costa Rica's leading newspaper learned their US visas were revoked from pro-government media reports — not from the State Department. Their paper had investigated sexual harassment allegations against the country's Trump-allied president.

Von Clause May 07, 2026

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The War Came Home: Iran Conflict Motivated Trump Shooting Suspect

A US intelligence assessment finds the Iran war "may have contributed" to Cole Allen's decision to try to kill the president — the most direct link yet between the foreign conflict and domestic political violence.

Von Clause May 06, 2026

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Alberta Separatists Claim Enough Signatures to Force Independence Vote

An Alberta separatist group claims it collected 302,000 signatures to force a referendum on whether the oil-rich province should leave Canada. The signatures are unverified, the courts are intervening, and the polls say it would lose — but that may not be the point.

Von Clause May 05, 2026

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A NATO Ally on Ukraine's Border Just Lost Its Government

Romania's coalition collapsed after the left-wing opposition joined the surging far right to oust the prime minister — leaving a frontline NATO state without a government on Ukraine's border.

Von Clause May 05, 2026

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The BJP Just Conquered West Bengal — and India's Opposition Is Running Out of Fortress States

West Bengal was one of the last major states where Modi's BJP had never governed. Its fall leaves India's opposition with a shrinking map and a vanishing bench of credible challengers.

Von Clause May 05, 2026

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Prosecutors Confirm Assassination Suspect Shot Secret Service Agent

A shotgun pellet from the suspect's Mossberg was "intertwined with the fiber" of a Secret Service officer's vest, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro confirmed Sunday. The grand jury convenes Friday.

Von Clause May 03, 2026

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Two US Military Planes Landed in Beijing. Trump's China Visit Is On.

Two US Air Force C-17s touched down at Beijing's main airport this week, their tail numbers captured by aviation photographers. A Trump-Xi summit appears imminent — and neither government is trying to hide the preparations.

Von Clause May 03, 2026