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Recent briefings below
Recent Briefings
A marathon voting session at Fresno's City Hall has dramatically reshaped the city's political landscape, successfully halting the mayor's third-term bid while placing a crucial sales tax on the Novem…
The U.S. and Iran have fully resumed military hostilities, unleashing a heavy wave of strikes that is rapidly pulling neighboring nations like Jordan and Egypt into the crossfire. Today on The Garden …
The brief de-escalation in the Middle East has collapsed, with U.S. and Iranian forces openly trading fire once again today. Elsewhere in this edition of The Garden Gate Gazette, a century-old pillar …
Today on The Garden Gate Gazette: Washington takes center stage today as President Trump navigates a fragile pause in U.S.-Iran hostilities during high-stakes meetings with Israeli and Ukrainian leade…
An escalating proxy battle in the Caspian Sea is threatening to merge the Russia-Ukraine war with the Middle East crisis, even as direct U.S.-Iran strikes pause for a third day. Closer to home, we are…
The U.S. and Iran have held their fire for a second day, though a bizarre accusation involving a Ukrainian vessel in the Caspian Sea threatens to open a brand new front. Back in Washington, the Trump …
Today's edition tracks a fragile pause in the U.S.-Iran conflict, a significant admission of politically motivated funding cuts by the Trump administration, and a surprising new challenge for Californ…
The military exchange between the U.S. and Iran continues to intensify on its thirteenth day, disrupting Red Sea shipping and pushing global oil prices above $100 a barrel. We are also following Presi…
Twelve consecutive nights of airstrikes have pushed the U.S.-Iran conflict into a dangerous new phase, bringing attacks on civilian infrastructure and fresh threats to global energy shipping. We are a…
Global trade chokepoints are under severe pressure as the U.S.-Iran military conflict stretches into an eleventh day, pushing oil prices above $94 a barrel amid new threats to the Red Sea. In Washingt…