# foreign affairs (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover foreign affairs. Page: Feed: --- ## [Angry Ohio Voters Could Turn Their State Purple Again](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/23/angry-ohio-voters-could-turn-their-state-purple-again/) _2026-08-23 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Across Ohio, a state that receded from the nation’s political battle zone as its voting patterns turned an ever deeper shade of red, signs of discontent this year are everywhere,” the New York Times reports. “In packed public forums, residents rage about data center projects. In grocery store aisles, shoppers lament to cashiers how little \[…\] ## [The Midterms Feel Like 2006 All Over Again](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/23/the-midterms-feel-like-2006-all-over-again/) _2026-08-23 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The war in the Middle East is increasingly unpopular. So is the president as his numbers dip perilously — a common development in the sixth year of a presidency. Congressional Republicans are embroiled in unsavory scandals. Americans are shelling out big bucks for gas while economic anxiety runs high,” the New York Times reports. “The \[…\] ## [Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/23/jeffries-and-kushner-meet-privately-as-midterm-attacks-fly/) _2026-08-23 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, met privately in recent weeks with Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and top outside adviser, and discussed potential areas of common ground,” the New York Times reports. “The rare engagement was held in a private space in New York City, offered up by a \[…\] ## [Why Democrats Still Have a Shot at Winning the Senate](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/23/why-democrats-still-have-a-shot-at-winning-the-senate/) _2026-08-23 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Democrats fighting to win back the Senate from the Republicans spent their summer sweating out a last-minute candidate switch in Maine and the emergence of an antiestablishment progressive in swing-state Michigan,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The two races remain central to Democrats’ hopes of winning back Senate control in the November elections as they \[…\] ## [The Data Center Backlash Bursts Into the Midterms](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/23/the-data-center-backlash-bursts-into-the-midterms/) _2026-08-23 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The fight over data centers is suddenly at the epicenter of the midterm elections,” the New York Times reports. “One new ad in Texas begins with someone typing into a chatbot, ‘Why is my electric bill going up?’ Another in Ohio blames one of the state’s Republican senators for a proliferation of data centers, calling \[…\] ## [U.S. Economy Could Feel the Sting From Trade War](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/23/u-s-economy-could-feel-the-sting-from-trade-war/) _2026-08-23 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Since President Trump has returned to office, the United States and Canada have repeatedly come close to an all-out trade war — only for Mr. Trump to dial back some of his harshest attacks against one of America’s closest allies,” the New York Times reports. “But that period of relative calm came to an end \[…\] ## [Abdul El-Sayed Faced Wave of anti-Muslim Rhetoric](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/23/abdul-el-sayed-faced-wave-of-anti-muslim-rhetoric/) _2026-08-23 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Hours after Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan this month, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) called the man who could be the first Muslim senator a ‘TERRORIST’ and ‘RADICAL ISLAMIST’ on social media,” the Washington Post reports. ”Tuberville’s post previewed a deluge of attacks on El-Sayed’s Muslim identity from influential and high-profile conservatives.” \[…\] ## [Republican Megadonors Outpace Democrats](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/republican-megadonors-outpace-democrats/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The top donors in American politics have poured more than $1.6 billion so far this cycle into influencing the country’s politics,” the Washington Post reports. “The donors lean Republican, and cash could prove critical for the GOP to maintain control of Congress in November. Republican-leaning donors gave $1.05 billion, compared with $410 million from Democratic-leaning \[…\] ## [Ranchers React to Trump’s Beef Import](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/ranchers-and-republicans-react-to-trumps-beef-import/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ NOTUS: “Farm organizations, ranchers associations and Republicans swiftly rebuked the plan as detrimental to the American cattle industry, which is experiencing historically low numbers of cattle herds and severe weather patterns on top of Trump’s aggressive tariff measures. Importing foreign beef, agriculture groups say, undercuts American businesses that have increased their prices to stay… ## [Washington Is Facing Some Unpalatable Choices](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/washington-is-facing-some-unpalatable-choices/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Year after year, the federal government has spent more than it collected in taxes. Each annual shortfall increased the national debt, slowly at first and then by leaps, defying warnings of an inevitable reckoning,” the Washington Post reports. “Now, the reckoning may be at hand.” “This week’s bond market sell-off brought government borrowing costs to \[…\] ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/55D2ENAsSzGG) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [Trump’s June Stock Trades Top 1,000](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/trumps-june-stock-trades-top-1000/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “President Donald Trump made more than 1,000 securities trades in June, including significant purchases of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Visa Inc. Mastercard Inc. and Cintas Corp. according to a financial disclosure published Saturday,” Bloomberg reports. “The transactions totaled between $78.1 million and $263.1 million in the filing published by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, which \[…\] ## [Mark Carney Says Canada Is Now ‘at War’ with U.S.](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/mark-carney-says-canada-is-now-at-war-with-u-s/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada was “at war” over trade with the U.S. after President Trump “miscalculated” by escalating his tariff attack,” the Financial Times reports. Said Carney: “You’re at war when you’re attacked, and we got attacked.” ## [Trump Mail Voting Restrictions Await Supreme Court](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/trump-mail-voting-restrictions-await-supreme-court/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The U.S. Postal Service finalized a rule that would add extra hurdles to mail-in voting, pressing ahead with one of President Donald Trump’s priorities even as court orders keep the push on hold,” Bloomberg reports. “The new rules deviate slightly from Trump’s original plan. The Supreme Court is still weighing a lawsuit challenging the order \[…\] ## [Natalie Harp Flooded Twitter on January 6](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/natalie-harp-flooded-twitter-on-january-6/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Years before Natalie Harp became a key White House aide to President Donald Trump, she flooded her Twitter feed with posts demonstrating extraordinary devotion to him on January 6, 2021,” CNN reports. “Harp posted more than 150 tweets that day, urging Republicans to ‘FIGHT FOR TRUMP’ as he began his speech near the White House. \[…\] ## [Mark Carney Says U.S. Not Trustworthy](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/mark-carney-says-u-s-not-trustworthy/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The morning after he pulled negotiators from trade talks in Washington and set off a new round of American tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday explained to Canadians why he walked away, calling the U.S. proposal ‘a bad deal,'” the New York Times reports. Said Carney: “We’ve recognized from the start that America has \[…\] ## [GOP Lawmakers Criticize Trump’s Beef Import Plan](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/gop-lawmakers-criticize-trumps-beef-import-plan/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “House and Senate Republicans on Friday criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend tariffs on ground beef imports, with lawmakers from agricultural states decrying the impact Trump’s decision will have on farmers,” NBC News reports. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE): “I’m extremely disappointed by this decision from the White House. We all want lower grocery prices, \[…\] ## [Trump Faces a Moment of Truth On Netanyahu](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/trump-faces-a-moment-of-truth-on-netanyahu/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “A new Israeli government effort to build settlements near Jerusalem could lead to another uptick in Israeli-Palestinian tensions, and there’s little indication the Trump administration will use its influence to limit rising instability,” NOTUS reports. “Israel’s housing ministry opened bidding this week for companies to build more than 1,200 housing units in the West Bank’s \[…\] ## [The White House Freak-Out Over Natalie Harp](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/the-white-house-freak-out-over-natalie-harp/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ Jonathan Lemire: “It was a pithy and well-structured attack, but not so different from the broadsides delivered daily by Democrats on the campaign trail or on MS NOW. But one new word stood out: Natalie.” “The line got a knowing laugh from a handful of observers in the room, and it electrified a subset of \[…\] ## [Thank You for Your Inattention to This Matter](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/thank-you-for-your-inattention-to-this-matter/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ David Graham: “One of Donald Trump’s current favorite riffs is to contrast how (in his opinion) the United States was seen under his predecessor, Joe Biden, and how it’s seen now.” Said Trump: “They didn’t respect us two years ago. They laughed at us. NATO laughed at us. Everybody laughed at us. They don’t laugh \[…\] ## [For Your Weekend Listening](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/for-your-weekend-listening-136/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live. Florida’s primaries were another experiment in finding out what voters want from their political parties. Join now to continue reading. 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Preston Harp lives in Masaya, a city in western Nicaragua, and is “an ardent supporter of the Sandinistas, a Marxist-influenced revolutionary movement that has dominated Nicaraguan politics for decades under President \[…\] ## [Trump Is Living Inside a Billionaire Bubble](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/trump-is-living-inside-a-billionaire-bubble/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ MS NOW: “Trump is embracing cryptocurrency even as Americans express concern about his financial ties to the industry. He’s touting artificial intelligence data centers that have become politically toxic. And his administration is filled with multimillionaires and billionaires to a degree unmatched by his predecessors.” “Outside the White House bubble, warning lights are flashing. Gas \[…\] ## [Trump Finds Tamping Down Costs to Be Tricky](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/trump-finds-tamping-down-costs-to-be-tricky/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “President Trump is reaching deeper into individual markets to try to ease consumer price strains,” Axios reports. “The administration is under mounting pressure to deliver relief as affordability becomes a bigger political liability ahead of the midterms.” “The push is cutting against — and sometimes rolling back — pillars of Trump’s economic agenda, including tariffs \[…\] ## [Exchange of the Day](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/exchange-of-the-day-425/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ President Trump took questions from reporters on the instability in the bond market: REPORTER: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to him about another type of intervention? Is that something he will be doing? TRUMP: We have many types of intervention. That’s one. The ultimate intervention is our military. And \[…\] ## [Trump Heads Into Midterms Short On Foreign Policy Wins](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/trump-heads-into-midterms-short-on-foreign-policy-wins/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “With the Iran war now at a costly standoff and crises from Ukraine to Gaza still unresolved, President Donald Trump’s ambitious foreign policy agenda appears stuck as he heads into November’s midterm elections,” Reuters reports. ## [Canada Will Retaliate as U.S. Imposes 50% Tariffs](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/canada-will-retaliate-as-u-s-imposes-50-tariffs/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada immediately said it would retaliate, after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies,” the Associated Press reports. Said Canadian prime minister Mark Carney: “Canada will match those tariffs dollar \[…\] ## [Iran Maintains Harsh Rhetoric Ahead of New Sanctions](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/iran-maintains-harsh-rhetoric-ahead-of-new-sanctions/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Iran maintained its harsh rhetoric Saturday against the U.S.′ plans to impose tough new sanctions,” CNBC reports. Said a spokesman: “The United States’ declaration of new economic sanctions on Iran is far more than continued unlawful ‘economic warfare’ against a single country. It is an assertion of extraterritorial sovereignty over every independent Member State of \[…\] ## [Tina Peters On an Election Conspiracy Roadshow](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/tina-peters-on-an-election-conspiracy-roadshow/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Two months into her post-prison life, election denier Tina Peters traveled to Washington for high-level meetings this week with Trump administration officials, pitching her plan to invoke emergency powers and assert unprecedented federal control over elections before the November midterms,” CNN reports. “The DC trip – where Peters met Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and the \[…\] ## [Trump Urges Republicans: ‘Pretend I’m On the Ballot’](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/trump-urges-republicans-pretend-im-on-the-ballot/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “President Donald Trump wants his supporters to think beyond his endorsed candidates and imagine that he is on the ballot when they vote in this year’s midterm elections,” NBC News reports. Said Trump: “The problem that we have is, they say that Trump does great when he’s on the ballot, but when he’s not on \[…\] ## [U.S.-Canada Trade Talks Collapse](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/u-s-canada-trade-talks-collapse/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada fell apart on Friday night, shortly before a midnight deadline for 50% tariffs to take effect on $20 billion worth of Canadian products,” NPR reports. ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Fg04Qg7T9uUk) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [Democrats Test Their Party in Florida](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/democrats-test-their-party-in-florida/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ New York Times: “The progressive maverick Angie Nixon’s upset win in the Democratic Senate primary this week jolted Florida politics, reshaping the dynamics of what had appeared to be a predictable race into one fraught with uncertainty — and, perhaps, opportunity.” “Democrats, who have struggled for relevance over the past few election cycles in the \[…\] ## [Trump’s Other Ballroom](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/trumps-other-ballroom/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “One ballroom isn’t enough,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “President Trump is quietly making plans for another one—nearly 200 miles north of the White House in New Jersey.” “The new ballroom at his private golf club in Bedminster would be used by the club’s 550 members and their families for events such as weddings. Together \[…\] ## [Why Polling Chaos Could Create Big Problems for Politics](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/why-polling-chaos-could-create-big-problems-for-politics/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ New York Times: “Polls are traditionally used to measure public opinion, not mold it. But this year, several Democratic campaigns have seized on unreliable polls to push the perception that their candidates are surging to try to solidify support, attract donors and scare off rivals. The rise of prediction markets has also created financial incentives \[…\] ## [Trump’s 75-Country Immigrant Visa Ban Struck Down](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/22/trumps-75-country-immigrant-visa-ban-struck-down/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The Trump administration’s ban on visas for immigrants from 75 countries was struck down by a federal judge on Friday, who ruled it was ‘contrary to law’ and outside the statutory authority of Secretary of State Marco Rubio,” CNN reports. ## [Postal Service Publishes Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/postal-service-publishes-plan-to-restrict-mail-ballots/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The Postal Service on Friday published regulations that would restrict mail voting, its latest effort to comply with President Trump’s call to restrict the popular practice just months before the midterm elections,” the New York Times reports. “In a 95-page final rule, the Postal Service clarified how it would carry out an executive order Mr. \[…\] ## [Trump Says the Strait of Hormuz Is ‘American Territory’](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/trump-says-the-strait-of-hormuz-is-american-territory/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Donald Trump called the strait of Hormuz ‘an American territory’ on Friday, as the U.S. continues its military blockade of Iran’s shipping and ports while Trump’s administration struggles to end its war with the country,” The Guardian reports. Said Trump: “We don’t even know if we won, because I view the strait of Hormuz as \[…\] ## [Karoline Leavitt to Work for Trump-Affiliated Super PAC](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/karoline-leavitt-to-work-for-trump-affiliated-super-pac/) _2026-08-22 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Karoline Leavitt will work for President Donald Trump’s super PAC MAGA Inc. after she leaves her post at the White House,” NBC News reports. ## [Trump Says Darline Graham Will Do What He Wants](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/trump-says-darline-graham-will-do-what-he-wants/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ President Trump spoke to reporters “about Sen. Darline Graham’s (R-SC) recent debate flub where she brushed off a question about Taiwan by saying she wasn’t informed on foreign policy,” Mediaite reports. Said Trump: “She’s very smart, and she was being honest. I mean, she’s into the price of groceries, the price of food, the price \[…\] ## [Army Secretary Expected to Step Down by Year’s End](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/army-secretary-expected-to-step-down-by-years-end/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is expected to step down from his role by the end of the year, if not sooner, after months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Driscoll’s departure would leave the Army without a Senate-confirmed leader. Hegseth fired Gen. Randy George as the Army’s chief of \[…\] ## [America Ends a Summer of Lightning-Fast Primaries](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/america-ends-a-summer-of-lightning-fast-primaries/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ New York Times: “America is having a summer of political speed dating. Sudden plot twists in South Carolina, Maine and Wisconsin have foisted lightning-fast primary campaigns upon all three states. The resulting sprints to the ballot box have felt more reminiscent of European-style snap campaigns than the marathons we’ve been accustomed to.” ## [Vance’s Homecoming Is a Preview for 2028](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/vances-homecoming-is-a-preview-for-2028/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Vice President JD Vance’s return to his hometown this afternoon was in many ways a preview of the heavy load he will carry for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party on the midterm campaign trail,” NBC News reports. “Against the backdrop of voters’ mounting affordability concerns, Vance emphasized an uptick in manufacturing jobs during \[…\] ## [Trump’s Beef Tariff Relief Causes Republicans to Revolt](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/trumps-beef-tariff-relief-causes-republicans-to-revolt/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Conservative lawmakers and pundits alike spoke out on the internet Friday after President Donald Trump announced a new deal that will temporarily lift certain tariffs on ground beef imports, with Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) warning ‘this will further harm’ American ranchers, ‘most of whom are MAGA Republicans,'” Mediaite reports. Mediaite: Fox’s Tomi Lahren torches Trump \[…\] ## [Subpoenas Targeting Trump Foe Can’t Be Enforced](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/subpoenas-targeting-trump-foecant-be-enforced/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that the Justice Department could not enforce subpoenas seeking information about cases pursued by New York Attorney General Letitia James because it had unlawfully installed an ally of President Donald Trump as a top prosecutor,” NBC News reports. CNN: Trump U.S. attorney pick can no longer investigate one \[…\] ## [5 Deportees Resisted Deplaning in Liberia](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/5-deportees-resisted-deplaning-in-liberia/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “At least five people who were deported by the United States to Liberia but resisted getting off the plane were flown to Equatorial Guinea, in Central Africa, on Thursday,” the New York Times reports. “It is the first reported case in the administration’s so-called third-country deportation campaign of migrants who refused to get off a \[…\] ## [Trump Says U.S. Attorney Ed Martin to Leave Role](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/trump-says-u-s-attorney-ed-martin-to-leave-role/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “President Donald Trump said Ed Martin, a senior Justice Department official, was leaving his post in the administration, the latest in a series of high-profile departures ahead of November’s midterm elections,” Bloomberg reports. Said Trump: “Ed is now leaving to go outside to fight Legal Battles for the upcoming Midterm Election, and the Presidential Election \[…\] ## [U.S. Says American Held by China Wrongfully Detained](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/u-s-says-american-held-by-china-wrongfully-detained/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “The ​United States has designated Myanmar scholar and U.S. citizen Min Zin as wrongfully detained after his arrest by Chinese authorities in June, ‌the State Department said, a move that makes securing his release a top U.S. priority,” Reuters reports. “The designation for Min Zin, who is accused of endangering Chinese national security, comes just \[…\] ## [Mark Sanford Backs Ralph Norman in Senate Runoff](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/mark-sanford-backs-ralph-norman-in-senate-runoff/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Mark Sanford, who previously served as both a congressman and the governor of South Carolina, endorsed Rep. Ralph Norman in the Republican primary for the state’s U.S. Senate seat,” NOTUS reports. “Sanford, a Republican, is putting himself again at odds with the president, who endorsed Darline Graham, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister who is \[…\] ## [Democrats Are More Bullish About Taking the Senate](https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/21/democrats-are-more-bullish-about-taking-the-senate/) _2026-08-21 · Taegan Goddard · Political Wire_ “Democrats see signs of growing momentum in the battle for the Senate, and they’re increasingly optimistic they can expand the map into traditionally red territory ahead of November’s midterm elections,” NOTUS reports. “They’re targeting states like Iowa, Texas, North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska, Kansas and even Mississippi, hoping to force Republicans to defend the state of \[…\] ## [Overseas nurses, teachers among skilled workers bumped to back of visa queue](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-22/nurses-teachers-overseas-visa-applicant-delay/107065692) _2026-08-21 · Jane Norman · Politics_ Business leaders hope the current visa settings will be in place for 'a very short time', given the visa decision wait time blow out. ## [Federal government to fund majority of ACT gun buyback scheme](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/act-gun-buyback-scheme-federal-government-to-fund-majority/107064302) _2026-08-21 · Charlie Gore · Politics_ The ACT government committed to being part of a national gun buyback scheme in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, but until now it has remained in negotiation with the federal government over how it would be funded.