August 31, 2026 · Information Integrity, Press & Democratic Norms

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State Department Plans $4 Million for Right-Wing Media in Europe Inside a $25 Million Package, Reuters Reports

Reuters reported Aug. 31 that the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor plans to spend $4 million to bolster right-wing media in Europe, citing four people familiar with the funding. Three...

July 7, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

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U.S. Announces European Force Drawdown Amid Clashes at NATO Summit

At the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 7-8, 2026, the Trump administration confirmed a phased drawdown of U.S. forces in Europe, reportedly including the withdrawal of warplanes, destroyers and submarines, the...

June 6, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

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Hegseth Uses the D-Day Anniversary at Normandy to Warn of a Migration 'Invasion' of Europe

Speaking at the American military cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France on June 6, 2026 to mark the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth linked the commemoration to European immigration...