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Graphic Truth: Europe tries to fill US void in Ukraine funding
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Graphic Truth: Europe tries to fill US void in Ukraine funding

​US President Joe Biden looks on after he delivered his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 15, 2025.
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Biden’s farewell speech sounds alarm

In an ominous farewell address from the Oval Office late Wednesday, President Joe Biden concluded half a century of public service by warning about the emergence of an “oligarchy” in America.

A smooth Biden-Trump transition is vital to protect US interests, says Jake Sullivan
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A smooth Biden-Trump transition is vital to protect US interests, says Jake Sullivan

Jake Sullivan on the critical need for collaboration between the outgoing Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration, given that adversaries often see presidential transitions as opportunities for disruption and instability.

In divided America, anything goes in the name of “protecting democracy"
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In divided America, anything goes in the name of “protecting democracy"

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: The one thing that almost all Americans today can agree on is that their political opponents at home are fundamentally opposed to democracy. When you believe that your political opponents are opposed to democracy, you take away their value as people, you think that their political views are wrong and they need to be erased.

Israel, Hamas and US in impasse over cease-fire deal
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Israel, Hamas and US in impasse over cease-fire deal

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: President Biden has said that an attack into Rafah by the Israelis would be a red line. And the Netanyahu government has said, “This is not a red line. The red line is destroying Hamas.” And so we're going to do absolutely everything in our power to do that. Hamas, on the other hand, want a permanent cease-fire or nothing.

US inching away from Israel on Gaza war
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US inching away from Israel on Gaza war

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: The United States continues to publicly inch further away from the war position of Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. This is hurting the US on the global stage with its allies in the Global South. It's hurting the United States and Biden in particular at home and with his constituents in an election year.

As Israel presses conflict, US frustration grows
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As Israel presses conflict, US frustration grows

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: The United States is shifting towards support of a Security Council resolution that would call for a temporary cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, which reflects public frustration from the Biden administration.

The U.S. Capitol.
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The US government is heading toward a shutdown. What does that mean?

The US government looks set to shut down this Sunday after House Republicans indicated that they would not support a bipartisan Senate bill that would fund the federal government past this weekend’s deadline.

Politics, trust & the media in the age of misinformation
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Politics, trust & the media in the age of misinformation

Ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, GZERO World takes a hard look at the media’s impact on politics and democracy itself. In 1964, philosopher Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase, “the media is the message.” He meant that the way content is delivered can be more powerful than the content itself.

Pete Buttigieg's lessons learned about parental leave
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Pete Buttigieg's lessons learned about parental leave

In the fall of 2021, US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten, became parents overnight. After adopting infant twins, Buttegieg became the first out gay parent in the US cabinet. Because of the unique circumstances, Buttigieg was also the first US cabinet secretary ever to take parental leave.