domestic affairs

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“Events are in the saddle,” said Whipple, whose two most recent books document Biden’s struggles to straddle foreign and domestic affairs.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

But Tehran's top diplomat said Sunday that the decision was Iran's alone, adding it would "allow nobody to interfere in our domestic affairs".

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Overwrought rhetoric on domestic affairs is one thing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

It governs its own domestic affairs, but decisions on foreign and defence policy are made in Copenhagen.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

Caesar and his father took care of the planting and the stables, his mother the domestic affairs.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead