Maxime Marquette
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ANALYSIS: With decree 686, Putin hides who buys Russian oil and how his refineries are holding up
Decree 686, signed by Vladimir Putin on September 28, does not ban refining oil: it bans publishing the volumes.
OPINION: Why Warsaw is right to shoot down what comes from Russia on the radar’s word
A Russian military helicopter spent 42 seconds in Polish skies on September 23, north of Braniewo, and nobody fired.
ANALYSIS: Trump says he offered Iran nothing. His own officials describe relief after nuclear steps
On September 28, Axios reported, citing American officials, that Donald Trump was willing to lift sanctions and unfreeze Iranian funds in return for concrete…
FACT CHECK: Hegseth’s Pentagon didn’t hide its eight wounded Marines. It just never said a word
On September 18, Pete Hegseth branded a report on undisclosed deaths “FAKE.” Four days earlier, his own Pentagon had said nothing about eight Marines…
EXPLAINER: Judge Ali frees more than $200 million in counterterrorism money FEMA had tied to the vote
On September 28, federal judge Amir Ali struck down a 20% holdback on the money Washington sends states and cities to prepare for attacks.
SPECIAL REPORT: Trump’s 100% tariff on patented drugs spares Europe and ignores Canada
Since 12:01 a.m. this Tuesday, September 29, a 100% duty has hit patented drugs imported into the United States by manufacturers that have reached…
EDITORIAL: American taxpayers pay for a 2024 ad the White House only stripped of its logo
Between two football games, on September 26 and 27, a president walks alone down a hallway and promises the “final battle.”
COMMENTARY: Trump’s Iowa steel mill is good news due in 2030, not on November 3
On September 28, in the Oval Office, Donald Trump announced a US$15 billion steel mill that will not pour a single ton of steel…
QUICK TAKE: Hegseth vows a no-fail mission for the vote, and the White House wants to erase CISA’s
Pete Hegseth called the protection of American elections a “no-fail mission” in a memo made public on September 28, 2026.