Global Affairs This Week: US–China Détente, Russia’s NATO Warning and Iran’s Stalled Talks
International politics is moving on several fronts at once. Here are the biggest foreign-policy threads, what’s confirmed and what each
Governance
Thune to Seek Another Term as GOP Leader — Even if Republicans Lose the Senate
Exclusive Interview Reveals Defiant Strategy as Trump Tensions Boil Over WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) plans to
Xi Jinping’s Foreign Policy Roadmap: Economic Security, Trade, and Eurasian Alliances
Xi’s September diplomacy ran from Bishkek to Cairo to New Delhi, with a Washington state visit next. Inside China’s multipolar
Kash Patel’s 2026 Senate Judiciary Hearing: Inside the Five-Hour Grilling
Key Takeaways The Epstein Files Flashpoint Patel defended the FBI’s handling of records released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act,