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Questions last updated Sep 29, 2026
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Has the recent conflict with Iran exposed the vulnerability of U.S. military bases in the region?
Will Donald Trump’s White House media restrictions survive in court?
Are states making the right choice by trying to challenge data center expansion?
Should Big Tech be allowed to “pace the AI frontier?”
What are the political consequences of President Trump's recent efforts to ban select news outlets from the White House?
What are the implications of the Supreme Court allowing the Trump administration to use the SAVE citizenship-verification database?
Are unnecessary surgeries that support higher healthcare profits too burdensome on US citizens to be economically acceptable?
Do the benefits of ALPR technology outweigh the detriments to American privacy that come with it?
Did the recent UN General Assembly meaningfully move the needle toward peace in Iran?
Was the recent Trump-Xi summit a success in lowering tensions between the two nations?
What will be the effect of Salva Kalir’s dissolution of South Sudan’s parliament?
Will the US-China AI red phone meaningfully reduce the risk of an AI-driven crisis?
What role do Italian mafias play in preventing fentanyl overdoses in Italy?
How will Chancellor Merz’s historic unpopularity affect the future governance strategy of the CDU/CSU Coalition?
Can state-run airlines be an economic catalyst for isolated states in Nigeria?
Will the new U.S.–Denmark–Greenland defense pact repair transatlantic security relations?
On the day of the first round of the 2027 French Presidential Election, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the left-wing leader of La France Insoumise, snatched a spot in the runoff against Marine Le Pen. As French citizens decry the results, centrist parties are left scrambling to back the only candidate left to challenge Le Pen. How can French centrist parties ensure the nation doesn’t fall into the hands of Le Pen?