Power, Prices, and Pressure

Today’s throughline is leverage: over energy, over parties, over central banks, and over who gets protected when systems come under strain. The biggest moves are happening where money, security, and political loyalty intersect.Russia, China, and Europe’s Ukraine calculusGOP primaries as loyalty testsThe Kentucky ad war and outside moneyEbola and the limits of outbreak responseAfghanistan’s humanitarian collapseFuel shock across AfricaAI spending races ahead of householdsHousing risk shifts under the surfaceFed independence and political pressureOther developments to watchSources:Global News Podcast — Xi greets Putin in Beijing - days after Trump's China visitGlobal News Podcast — Desperation in Afghanistan leads to sale of childrenThe Daily — A Trump Dissenter Fights for His Political LifeFT News Briefing — The EU wants a Putin whispererUp First from NPR — San Diego Mosque Shooting, Primaries Test Trump Influence, Trump IRS SuitThis podcast was created with Podkey. Make your own at https://podkey.fm