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Diplomacy and weather collide this week. U.S. and Iranian negotiators have concluded high-level talks in Switzerland with a roadmap toward a final peace deal, but the political signals from Washington…
The Lone Star Dispatch: US and Iran open negotiations in Switzerland as the Middle East ceasefire tests its limits, crypto faces an institutional exodus, and Texas braces for a dangerous convergence o…
The US-Iran peace deal signed this week is reshaping the Middle East in real time—but so far it's proving fragile. Meanwhile, severe weather is hammering Texas and the central US, crypto markets are r…
The Lone Star Dispatch: The new Iran peace deal faces early stress as Israel and Hezbollah clash, politics heats up ahead of the 2026 midterms, and extreme weather continues to pound Texas.
The 100-day Iran war we've been tracking formally ends today with Trump's signature on a surprise memorandum in Versailles—a diplomatic pivot that reshapes the Middle East but is already fracturing th…
The Iran deal nears its formal signing as geopolitical winds shift, U.S. politics splinters over war powers, and the ongoing Texas storm cycle escalates into a named tropical threat. Here's what's unf…
The US-Iran peace agreement nears a formal signing as regional tensions ease, crypto markets find footing on renewed risk appetite, and the Supreme Court prepares decisions that could redefine preside…
The week opens with a breakthrough in US-Iran negotiations, escalating friction over AI regulation, and ongoing weather threats in Texas. We cover the peace deal's implications, Anthropic's response t…
The US-Iran negotiations are at a critical juncture as the two sides offer conflicting timelines for a peace agreement. A mass shooting in West Texas raises serious questions about fugitive tracking a…
Congress has left town with a critical surveillance tool expiring on its doorstep, and the US and Iran are signaling a war-ending deal while drones still fall from the sky. It's a day of high-stakes s…