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Analysis· No. 5245
FACT CHECK: Spain Invokes 72,000 Ceuta Attempts for Italy Checks

Analysis· No. 5244
ANALYSIS: TSMC’s $265 Billion Arizona Bet Moves the Chip Map

Analysis· No. 5243
FACT CHECK: 90–6 Passed the Senate. It Did Not Fund Government Through 11 December

Analysis· No. 5242
DECODING: Russia’s 5.731-Trillion-Rouble Deficit Is Outrunning Its Budget Plan

Reportage· No. 5241
NARRATIVE: 5 August Images Show Ukraine Advancing at Two Points Near Vovchansk

Essay· No. 5240
ESSAY: Congress Voted Its Objection—The Executive Still Holds the Weapons
On July 23, 2026, the House voted 214–208 for a war-powers resolution while the Senate rejected its companion by 47–49. The gap between those…

Commentary· No. 5239
COMMENTARY: Three Carriers at the Peak, 44 Ships Diverted: The War Is Being Fought at Sea Too
CENTCOM says it redirected 44 commercial vessels, while U.S. carrier groups enforced maritime missions in the Middle East. That number is not a footnote…

Analysis· No. 5238
DECODING: Patriot and THAAD Stock Claims Clash—Factory Timelines Do Not
About 20 Patriot interceptors a month and 15 Tomahawks a month: those reported production rates are harder to argue with than the competing claims…

Investigation· No. 5237
INVESTIGATION: The Pentagon’s 704 Casualty Count Exists—But Its Two-Page Method Is the Story
The Intercept reported on August 4, 2026 that combining two Pentagon casualty pages produced a total of 704 U.S. casualties. The harder fact is…