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Semaforby Wael Mahdi3 Sept 2026
Wael’s view Saudi Arabia’s deepest crude discount since the pandemic points to deeper divisions within the world’s most important oil group, and potentially to Riyadh’s mounting anxiety about...
Semaforby Burgess Everett3 Sept 2026
The News Democratic leaders face tough decisions on where to spend limited party resources to win the Senate majority. Annie Andrews wants to make sure South Carolina is on their battleground map.
Semaforby Nicholas Wu3 Sept 2026
The News House Democrats are debating how far to go in punishing lawmakers who break with the caucus after Reps.
Semaforby Shelby Talcott2 Sept 2026
The News Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman, is emerging as a top contender for the Army secretary role, multiple Trump administration officials and people familiar with the matter told...
Semaforby David Weigel2 Sept 2026
David’s view House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries shared good news with his caucus this week: His Democrats’ bid for a midterm campaign focused on “affordability” is cutting through the noise.
Semaforby Manal Albarakati2 Sept 2026
The Scene Jebel Ali is one of the largest container ports in the world. Driving through the port and free zone last week, I saw a single crane in operation: A jarring scene for those used to the...
Semaforby Burgess Everett2 Sept 2026
The News After warring with President Donald Trump for more than 20 months, Senate Democrats are considering a high-profile bipartisan deal with him that would reshape college sports.
Semaforby Eleanor Mueller2 Sept 2026
The News The Trump administration’s deal for a US government stake in a Venezuelan oil company marks the riskiest foray yet for a little-known Pentagon office that was created for another purpose —...
Semaforby David Weigel2 Sept 2026
The News Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., decisively won his primary on Tuesday, defeating Rep. Seth Moulton on a bad night for insurgent Democratic candidates.
Semaforby J.D. Capelouto1 Sept 2026
The Scoop Meta has disabled the photo- and video-taking abilities for thousands of its Glasses users after detecting they had tampered with the light that discloses that the device’s camera is on.
Semaforby Liz Hoffman1 Sept 2026
Liz’s view Hi, and welcome back. A lot happened while Rohan and I were on vacation, but the one thing still on my mind — freshly cleansed by Hudson Valley air — is Kevin Warsh’s speech in Jackson...
Semaforby Ben Smith1 Sept 2026
The Scoop Apollo founder Leon Black’s career started falling apart in October of 2020, when The New York Times revealed that he’d been one of Jeffrey Epstein’s main financial patrons, relying on...
Semaforby Tim McDonnell1 Sept 2026
US President Donald Trump hasn’t won the energy war in Venezuela yet. The White House this week released the first details of the deal Trump announced Friday between Washington and Caracas: The...
Semaforby Manal Albarakati1 Sept 2026
The News Abu Dhabi-based Neurovia AI is pitching Saudi security agencies software it says can compress video files by up to 95%, lowering the cost and processing demands of the vast camera networks...
Semaforby Matthew Martin1 Sept 2026
The Scoop Saudi Arabia’s ROSHN Group has hired its first full-time chief executive in more than two years, filling one of several leadership vacancies at companies controlled by the kingdom’s...
Semaforby Andy Browne1 Sept 2026
Andy’s view To have any hope of countering China’s industrial challenge, the US needs a coalition.
Semaforby Ben Bland1 Sept 2026
Ben’s view Analysis of China is often so polarized that a casual observer might get the impression that Beijing is both an unstoppable force on the verge of global domination and a precarious...
Semaforby Burgess Everett1 Sept 2026
The News Republicans are counting on President Donald Trump’s cavalry to carry Ken Paxton to victory — but it hasn’t come yet. Ultimately, the GOP expects MAGA Inc.
Semaforby Alexis Akwagyiram31 Aug 2026
Alexis’s view Insecurity was a major issue during Nigeria’s 2015 election, my first as a Reuters correspondent there.
Semaforby Alexander Onukwue31 Aug 2026
The News The mass abduction of hundreds of people from mosques in northern Nigeria this month was at once shocking and yet unsurprising: The targeting of civilians by insurgents and bandits has...
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