A Resignation That Didn’t Take Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced his resignation on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. Within minutes, the Chamber of Deputies voted 78-0 to impeach him anyway. The trigger was the collapse of Ueno Bank, a digital lender with roughly 3 million customers. The central bank seized it this week, freezing private savings and hundreds of millions of dollars...
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Paraguay’s Bank Collapse Becomes a Presidential Crisis
A Resignation That Didn’t Take Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced his resignation on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. Within minutes, the Chamber...

The Iran War Was Supposed to Take Six Weeks. The Bill Came Due at the Ballot Box and in the Streets
Introduction When U.S. and Israeli forces struck Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, the administration predicted the campaign would last four to...

The Blue Wave Arrived. Now Comes the Hard Part: Impeachment No. 3 and the Fight Over ICE Money
Introduction Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections. By Wednesday, Democrats had secured...

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