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PROFILE: DeSantis, Trump and the 21,000 deportees of Alligator Alcatraz — anatomy of an iron policy
In the summer of 2026, the phrase "Alligator Alcatraz" has entered the vocabulary of American immigration politics as both metaphor and operational
OPINION: DOGE is dismantling the Pentagon — the GAO sounds the alarm on defense cuts
On June 23, 2026, the Government Accountability Office released a damning document: the massive civilian workforce cuts imposed by the Department of
INVESTIGATION: The Senate refuses to rein in Trump on Iran — war powers at the heart of a late-night vote
On the night of June 25, 2026, the American Senate rejected the war powers resolution concerning Iran. That late-night vote, at the
REPORT: Trump sabotages bipartisan housing bill to impose the SAVE Act on Congress
On June 25, 2026, Washington witnessed a spectacular political reversal. A bipartisan housing bill, passed by the Senate with an unprecedented score
DECODING: Trump Signs Two Quantum Decrees — A Practical Computer in 5 Years, Federal Crypto Before 2031
On June 22, 2026, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on quantum computing that chart the contours of an ambitious —
ANALYSIS: USMCA Dead on July 1 — Trump Abandons $1.3 Trillion in North American Free Trade
On July 1, 2026, the USMCA — United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, known in French Canada as ACEUM — technically expired without the Trump
TESTIMONY: Section 301 Tariffs on 60 Economies — Trump Launches America's Largest-Ever Trade War
I must first be honest with you: I am not an importer. I am a columnist. The testimony I am constructing here
OPEN LETTER: One Big Beautiful Bill in the Senate — The Marathon Vote Under a July 4 Ultimatum
Ladies and Gentlemen of the United States Senate, I am writing to you from Paris, a city of light that watches with
FACT-CHECK: The Supreme Court Allows Trump to Deport 330,000 Haitians and Syrians — 6-3 Ruling
On June 25, 2026, the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision that will echo for years through the history of