Hugs and personal equations between leaders do not make a nation a country of consequence. That truth needs to be faced head-on.

Both Democrats and Republicans alike readied for a unanimous House vote Tuesday to pass a bill to force the release of the case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But in the end, one lawmaker stood alone in opposition: Clay Higgins

TMC leader Mahua Moitra sparked controversy by comparing India’s election process to Bangladesh’s, drawing sharp criticism from the BJP. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders voiced concerns over the Election Commission’s voter roll revision exercise, alleging it could disenfranchise legitimate voters and calling it a “sinister attempt to destroy Democracy.”