Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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EXPLAINER: In Gaza, the Israeli army grounds the drone that holds its buffer zone
Two reservists died on Thursday, September 24, in northern Gaza. The drone that exploded was their own.
COLUMN: Helsinki and Stockholm share runways, and Russian aircraft meet two flags
The Gulf of Finland, late September. A low sea the color of slate. Granite islets. Ferries shuttling between Helsinki and Tallinn. On shore, people…
REVIEW: Twenty hours to prove disadvantage, and Duffy’s rule bills 41,000 small firms
This is not a law. It is not a vote in Congress. It is not the end of the program, which the Department of…
INVESTIGATION: Trump gathers cabinet members and contractors, a faceless group pays for dinner
On September 18, 2026, NASA signs. US$946 million to SpaceX, for three astronaut flights to the International Space Station. Crew-15, Crew-16, Crew-17. SpaceX’s contract…
EDITORIAL: Trump bans three outlets, the judge gives 14 days, the First Amendment waits
Aboard the pope’s plane, CNN is welcome. At the White House, it took a judge.
ESSAY: Three justices and the Fed chair at dinner for Xi, with independence as a guest
There is the vice president. There is the secretary of state. There is the Treasury secretary. The attorney general. The chief justice of the…
REVIEW: Ro Khanna promises a trillion for child care, paid with money already promised
The number fits in two words, and it is enormous: a trillion. On September 25, 2026, at 5:03 a.m., ABC News publishes an exclusive…
FACT CHECK: Patriot license, Trump’s “final decision” still has no number and no date
Unconfirmed. That is the provisional verdict on one sentence. On September 25, Volodymyr Zelensky tells journalists what Donald Trump reportedly said to him in…
COLUMN: Orders hold, the 30-year climbs, and the borrower pays 7%
At 8:30 a.m., nothing drops. That is the bad news. On September 25, 2026, the Census Bureau releases August orders for durable goods. Virtually…