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COMMENTARY: Trump-Zelensky at the G7 — the American pivot on Ukraine that shocks Moscow
At the G7 summit in France, mid-June 2026, something unexpected happens: Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky meet face to face, and Trump
OPINION: SAVE America Act — Trump forces his election law past the Senate
On June 24, 2026, Donald Trump shows up in person at the Capitol. Not as a protester, not under pressure from his
EDITORIAL: ICE at courthouse doors — a federal judge says no to Trump
On June 23, 2026, California federal judgeP. Casey Pitts — appointed by Biden — issues a 71-page ruling that invalidates the Trump
COLUMN: Trump at 80 — when doctors raise the alarm over the nuclear arsenal
On June 14, 2026, Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday. That is a banal biographical event — except when the man in
INVESTIGATION: DOGE at the Pentagon — 82,940 civilians cut, $350 billion demanded
The paradox is striking: on one side, DOGE has eliminated 82,940 civilian Pentagon positions since January 2025, reducing the workforce from 778,188
REPORT: Bill Pulte at the DNI — lightning purge and chaos in American intelligence
On June 19, 2026, Donald Trump names Bill Pulte acting director of the DNI — the Office of the Director of National
DECODING: Versailles, Macron and Trump — the diplomacy that saved the Strait of Hormuz
On June 17, 2026, in the gilded salons of the Palace of Versailles, a document reshapes the Middle East: the Iran-USA MOU
ANALYSIS: BIOSECURE Act — Trump encircles Chinese biotechs linked to Iran
In June 2026, the Trump administration crossed a decisive threshold in the economic war against China: WuXi AppTec, a Chinese giant in
TESTIMONY: When Trump Chose Iranian Oil Over Russian Oil — and Changed the World's Rules
I have covered energy geopolitics long enough to recognize a historic turning point when it arrives. June 17, 2026 was one. That