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- Congressional Research Service, "USMCA Joint Review: Process and Role of Congress" (R48787), 29 September 2026
- Council of the EU, "Recovery and resilience facility: Council greenlights new plan for Hungary", 10 July 2026
- FERC, "Cost Transparency and Customer Protection Initiatives", 19 October 2026
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- House of Commons Library, "Venezuela: What has happened since Maduro's capture" (CBP-12211), 24 September 2026
- Intel, "Intel and Trump Administration Reach Historic Agreement", 22 August 2025
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News reporting
- ABC News (Australia), "US midterm elections have given Democrats control... what happens next", 4 November 2026
- ABC News (Australia), federal politics live blog, 27 October 2026
- AFP (via Bangkok Post), "After Trump's midterm bashing, Europe watches for shifts", 4 November 2026
- CBS News, "Iran war: US, Trump and the midterms" (live updates), 4 November 2026
- Al Jazeera, "'Seismic shift': World reacts to US midterm election results", 4 November 2026
- AP (via Western Mass News), "US futures sharply higher after Democratic rout in midterm elections", 4 November 2026
- AP (via PBS), "Greenland approves trilateral deal with Denmark and U.S.", 3 November 2026
- AP (via PBS), "Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race", 1 November 2026
- AP (via PBS), "Justice Department sent target letters in Alaska Senate criminal probe", 3 November 2026
- AP, "Trump-endorsed Abelardo de la Espriella declared winner", 24 June 2026
- AP, "US strikes Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz", 2 November 2026
- Brasil de Fato, "Posse de Lula será em 5 de janeiro", 30 October 2026
- Axios, "U.S., Russia and Ukraine to resume peace talks in Abu Dhabi next week, Witkoff says", 3 November 2026
- BBC, "Refunds for tariffs and Trump's new levies - what to know", 21 February 2026
- BBC, "Russian bombing kills 31 people at Ukraine aid centre", 3 November 2026
- BBC, "US sanctions Rwanda's defence ministry over Congo war", 29 October 2026
- Bloomberg Tax, "Canada's Carney Says US Has Lowered Its Demands in Trade Talks", 3 November 2026
- Bloomberg, "Scott Bessent's Rosy Forecasts Are Putting His Credibility to the Test", 5 October 2026
- Bloomberg, "US Said to Plan Fresh NATO Push for Ukraine Arms Deliveries", 2 November 2026
- Bloomberg, "Ukraine Bonds Jump as Democrat Win Seen Helping Defense Efforts", 4 November 2026
- Dawn, live coverage "War returns to Iran with Israel, US strikes", 4 November 2026
- evangelisch.de, "Umfrage: 57 Prozent für AfD-Prüfung" (YouGov poll), 22 October 2026
- eNCA, "SA snubbed as US hosts first G20 meeting", December 2025
- Eye on the Arctic, "Greenland's parliament backs security deal", 3 November 2026
- Focus Taiwan, Legislative Yuan passes special defense budget, 8 May 2026
- Bloomberg, "Anthropic Said to Target Mega-IPO Before Thanksgiving Holiday", 1 October 2026
- Just Security, "Servant of the Law: The President as Chief Prosecutor", 16 October 2026
- KFOX14, "Hinojosa urges Gov. Abbott to halt new Texas data centers until lawmakers set rules", 2026
- Keystone-ATS citing Reuters, "Midterms : réactions internationales", 4 November 2026
- NPR, "2026 midterms: Democrats win the Senate", 3–4 November 2026
- NPR, "It's ACA open enrollment time. Here are the changes", 1 November 2026
- NPR, "World reacts to Democrats' midterm elections victory", 4 November 2026
- Nikkei Asia (comment), "The US-China grand bargain remains out of reach", 18 October 2026
- Nikkei Asia, "India pushes for 'competitive advantage' over peers in US trade deal", 22 October 2026
- Politico, "Democrats are ready to run Congress and investigate all things Trump", 4 November 2026
- PBS NewsHour/AP, "U.S. launches new attacks on Iranian targets days after Netanyahu pressed Trump for more strikes", 3 November 2026
- Politico Europe, "Talks underway for Trump-Xi-Putin meeting, China says", 4 November 2026
- Politico, "Democrats are on track to control Congress. What will they do?", 4 November 2026
- Politico, "Dems made Big Tech a foil and they couldn't stop winning", 4 November 2026
- Politico, "Judge mulls throwing out DOJ's leak case against James Comey", 30 October 2026
- Politico, "The races we're still waiting on", 4 November 2026
- Politico, "Trump ends National Guard deployment in 3 cities", 31 December 2025
- Reuters, "Elon Musk's business empire braces for Democratic wave as Texas flips blue", 4 November 2026
- Reuters (syndicated), "US Democratic win unlikely to ease firms' cost, tariff woes in near term, executives say", 4 November 2026
- Reuters (via AsiaOne), "Vietnam says trade talks with US nearly completed", 14 October 2026
- Reuters, "Iranian officials gloat as US voters deal blow to Trump", 4 November 2026
- Reuters, "With US midterms underway, courts rebuff Trump's pressure on state election officials", 3 November 2026
- Reuters, "Stocks rally, dollar dips after Democrats' 'blue sweep' victory", 4 November 2026
- Reuters (via The Nation), "Brent falls 1% on November 3 amid hopes for peace deals", 3 November 2026
- Reuters (via TradingView), "Trump's midterm drubbing demonstrates the power of data-centre opponents", 4 November 2026
- Reuters (via Union Leader), "Kremlin says it hopes midterm results do not affect Trump's peacemaking efforts", 4 November 2026
- Reuters, "AI data center boom faces backlash at US ballot box", 29 October 2026
- Reuters, "AI data center stocks dip, renewables surge after Democrat sweep in US midterm elections", 4 November 2026
- Reuters, "After landing in US, Flavio Bolsonaro declares himself...", 28 October 2026
- Reuters, "Brazil's Lula wins historic fourth term", 26 October 2026
- Reuters, "Denmark says US resource exploration in Greenland must follow its rules", 14 October 2026
- Reuters, "Drugmakers face 100% tariff unless they cut prices or produce drugs in US", 2 April 2026
- Reuters, "Elon Musk's xAI sues Colorado over state's new AI law", 9 April 2026
- Reuters, "Fed leaves rates unchanged to wait for more data on inflation", 28 October 2026
- Reuters, "Flavio Bolsonaro and family to receive US visas", 27 October 2026
- Reuters, "France's Marine Le Pen says she will run for president", 7 July 2026
- Reuters, "From Iran to trade: how the US midterms impact the rest of the world", 4 November 2026
- Reuters, "Global pharma companies that have publicly announced Trump drug pricing deals", 1 September 2026
- Reuters, "Google escapes ad tech breakup", 2 September 2026
- Reuters, "Mexico demands evidence of alleged cross-border shots", 5 October 2026
- Reuters, "OPEC+ keeps December oil output targets steady", 1 November 2026
- Reuters, "Trump not planning to back Bolsonaro's claim to be Brazil's leader", 30 October 2026
- Reuters, "Trump says U.S. will run Venezuela after U.S. captures Maduro", 3 January 2026
- Reuters, "Trump says US will stop $4 billion in funding to Israel", 3 November 2026
- Reuters, "Trump signs extension of Africa duty-free trade program", 3 February 2026
- Reuters, "US Justice Department intervenes in xAI challenge to Colorado tech law", 24 April 2026
- Reuters, "US clears H200 chip sales to 10 China firms", 14 May 2026
- Reuters, "US farmers push for China commitments on imports", 24 September 2026
- Reuters, "US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel", 9 October 2026
- Reuters, "US intelligence sharing has fractured under Trump, officials say", 3 November 2026
- Reuters, "US to allow Nvidia H200 chip shipments to China", 8 December 2025
- Reuters, "US to suspend South Africa and Rwanda from duty-free trade access", 2 November 2026
- Roll Call, "Massie vows week one vote in lame duck to impeach Hegseth", 26 October 2026
- SCOTUSblog, "Court prevents Trump from firing Fed governor", 29 June 2026
- SCOTUSblog, "Supreme Court allows Trump to fire FTC commissioner and overturns major restraint on presidential power", 29 June 2026
- SCOTUSblog, "The remaining questions after the Supreme Court's tariffs ruling", 17 March 2026
- Seoul Economic Daily, "Russia Confirms Three-Way Talks in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10-11", 3 November 2026
- Taipei Times, special defense budget passes Legislative Yuan, 9 May 2026
- The Canadian Press (via Barrie 360), "More intense U.S. trade negotiations have started, Carney says", 3 November 2026
- The Globe and Mail, "Resumption of trade talks with U.S. rewinds the clock", 2 November 2026
- The Globe and Mail, "Trade talks collapsed at last minute", 23 August 2026
- The Guardian, "Sanae Takaichi ... can she survive a second year in power?", 21 October 2026
- The Guardian, "The US-China trade war seems to have subsided", 1 November 2026
- The Guardian, "Trump's troubles with Iran could open the door to China", 3 November 2026
- NewsNation, "Trump posts VETO hat, blames gas prices after midterm losses", 4 November 2026
- The New York Times, "Senate Defeats Bid to Direct Trump to End Iran War", 24 September 2026
- The New York Times, "Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Law", 16 October 2026
- The Straits Times, "Post midterm elections, Asia faces a more constrained but not less unpredictable Trump", 4 November 2026
- The Hill, "Steve Witkoff announces US will mediate Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi", 3 November 2026
- The Washington Post, "Voters reject data centers across the country", 4 November 2026
- Türkiye Today, "Iran says US response 'not convincing,' links Hormuz reopening to seven conditions", 3 November 2026
- Yonhap, "N. Korea fires multiple missiles toward East Sea: JCS", 4 November 2026
- Yonhap, "N. Korea says dialogue with U.S. an option but not a must", 4 November 2026
Specialist and trade
- Argus Media, "IEA says 96mn bl yet to be released from stocks", 14 October 2026
- Arnold & Porter, "The BIOSECURE Act Becomes Law in the United States", December 2025
- Federal News Network, "White House seeks $17.5 billion for Golden Dome, but most funding hinges on reconciliation", April 2026
- Utility Dive, "FERC rejects most of PJM's large load interconnection plan", 12 October 2026
Research and analysis
- CSIS, "FY 2027 Defense Funding: Potential Post-Midterm Outcomes", late October 2026
- CSIS, "Trump-Xi 2026 Summits", 2026
- Council on Foreign Relations, "Andy Burnham: What to Expect From the UK's New Prime Minister", 20 July 2026
- EU Institute for Security Studies, "After the midterms: Europe's three-pronged strategy for dealing with America", 4 November 2026
- Freedom House, "Freedom in the World 2026: The Growing Shadow of Autocracy", 2026
- KFF, "A Closer Look at the Work Requirement Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Law", 30 July 2025
- V-Dem Institute, press release on Democracy Report 2026, 17 March 2026