U.S. Energy Funding Fight: Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla joined colleagues in demanding the Trump administration restore $2B+ in canceled clean-energy grants, after the White House admitted the cuts were “based solely” on politics—hitting California projects like the ARCHES hydrogen hub. MAGA Party Shake-Up: Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson are teaming with other Trump critics to plot a new political party, signaling a fresh split inside the right. Global Youth Politics: India’s VCK leader Thirumavalavan says Gen Z protests are reshaping politics with fast, decentralized, social-media-driven mobilization. Europe Energy Crisis: Hungary faces an energy emergency as drought forces the Paks nuclear plant shutdown, prompting conservation rules and EU monitoring. South Asia Elections & Governance: In Nigeria, Atiku urges youths to reject vote-buying and divisive ethnic politics; in South Sudan, parties sign a declaration backing peaceful elections. Malaysia State Power: BN’s Ismail Lasim is sworn in as Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar after the election, while DAP vows a post-mortem review of its defeat. Local Governance Watch: Karnataka leaders again put farmers’ interests and drinking water above politics in the Cauvery talks. U.S. Politics & Markets: Trump’s Truth Social “Truth API” paid early access draws corruption concerns over potential market-moving posts.