Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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UK Elections Explained: Farage’s Reform Cruises to Victory as PM Starmer REFUSES to Leave.

RAHEEM J. KASSAM Editor-in-Chief
Analysis
WESTMINSTER, LONDON — Last week, Reform UK leader and perpetual thorn-in-the-establishment's-side, Nigel Farage, told the press he intended to be on the streets of Havering in East London on the morning of Friday, May 8th, celebrating Reform UK's first capital city breakthrough
WESTMINSTER, LONDON — Last week, Reform UK leader and perpetual thorn-in-the-establishment's-side, Nigel Farage, told the press he intended to be on the streets of Havering in East London on the morning of Friday, May 8th, celebrating Reform UK's first capital city breakthrough

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Editor’s Notes

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Britain’s Feckless Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, May be Jobless After Tomorrow’s Elections. Here’s How…

RAHEEM J. KASSAM Editor-in-Chief
Analysis
On Thursday, voters across England, Scotland, and Wales head to the polls in the most fragmented set of British elections in living memory — with projections pointing to the simultaneous collapse of two-party politics across all three nations
On Thursday, voters across England, Scotland, and Wales head to the polls in the most fragmented set of British elections in living memory — with projections pointing to the simultaneous collapse of two-party politics across all three nations

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Berlin Doubles Down on Making Americans Pay.

RAHEEM J. KASSAM Editor-in-Chief
Analysis
If you were to walk into a New Jersey pharmacy and ask for a year's supply of Eliquis, a blood thinner that millions of Americans take to prevent strokes, the list price will be in the region of $7,100
If you were to walk into a New Jersey pharmacy and ask for a year's supply of Eliquis, a blood thinner that millions of Americans take to prevent strokes, the list price will be in the region of $7,100

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If Trump Signs the ‘Grown in America Act’ Before His China Trip, He’ll Limit Xi’s Ability to Hurt American Farmers.

RAHEEM J. KASSAM Editor-in-Chief
Analysis
President Trump will fly to Beijing on May 14, and when he sits down across the table from Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist leader will almost certainly reach for the same card he has played against every American administration for a decade
President Trump will fly to Beijing on May 14, and when he sits down across the table from Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist leader will almost certainly reach for the same card he has played against every American administration for a decade

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Republicans Are Leaving Congress in Numbers Not Seen Since 1930 – Here’s Why…

RAHEEM J. KASSAM Editor-in-Chief
Analysis
PULSE POINTS ❓WHAT HAPPENED: A near record number of Republican lawmakers in the modern political era are retiring from Congress ahead of the 2026 midterm elections
PULSE POINTS ❓WHAT HAPPENED: A near record number of Republican lawmakers in the modern political era are retiring from Congress ahead of the 2026 midterm elections

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Georgia’s Kratom Crackdown Runs Against RFK’s Health Vision, Creates Govt Database of Buyers.

RAHEEM J. KASSAM Editor-in-Chief
Analysis
Most people aren't spending their afternoons thinking about the availability of things like kratom, or about 7OH, the kratom compound now sitting squarely in lawmakers' sights, which is precisely why they think they can get away with using this market as a test case
Most people aren't spending their afternoons thinking about the availability of things like kratom, or about 7OH, the kratom compound now sitting squarely in lawmakers' sights, which is precisely why they think they can get away with using this market as a test case