China Blinks: Why Did Xi Fly to Pyongyang?

China Blinks: Why Did Xi Fly to Pyongyang?

For the first time in seven years, Xi Jinping was on the ground in Pyongyang this week. That alone is news. But the real story isn’t a friendship tour: it’s Beijing trying to pull its most volatile neighbor back into orbit before North Korea becomes permanently Moscow’s. The China-Russia-North Korea triangle is one of the most underreported strategic problems in the world right now, and it just got a lot more interesting.

The Verdict That’s Got Texas Talking: Why Does the Austin Metcalf Case Matter?

On June 9, a Collin County, Texas jury convicted Karmelo Anthony of murder and sentenced him to 35 years in prison for stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf to death at a Frisco high school track meet in April 2025.

Washington’s Warrantless Spying Tool Has Days to Live: FISA 702 Explained

FISA Section 702 — the surveillance authority the intelligence community uses to hoover up digital communications without a warrant — expires on June 12, and the Senate killed the reauthorization vote. Seven Republicans, citing Fourth Amendment concerns, joined Democrats to block a procedural motion 52-47. This isn’t partisan noise. It’s a rare, genuine revolt against the surveillance state — and it might actually stick. Here is an explanation of the status of FISA 702.