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COLUMN: Hegseth Demands $350 Billion — The Pentagon Between Ambition and Republican Chaos
Picture the scene. Pete Hegseth, the American Secretary of Defense, stands before Republican members of Congress to present a request for 350

INVESTIGATION: Trump and Zelensky — From Contempt to Respect, Anatomy of a Spectacular Reversal
Just days ago, United States President Donald Trump was suggesting that Ukraine lacked the resources to effectively defend itself against the Russian

REPORT: CISA in Freefall — DOGE Has Bled America's Digital Defense Dry
Exactly one year ago, the teams from the Department of Government Efficiency — that instrument of brutal austerity steered by Elon Musk

DECODING: Trump, Midterms, and Iran — The Perfect Storm That Could Shake Everything
The American midterm elections are looming on the horizon, and the Trump administration is searching for victory narratives to present to voters.

ANALYSIS: Bill Pulte at the DNI — DOGE Takes on American Intelligence
On June 19, 2026, Trump appointed Bill Pulte — head of the FHFA (Federal Housing Finance Agency), better known as the heir

TESTIMONY: The Courtroom as a Trap — When ICE Was Arresting Asylum Seekers
On June 23, 2026, in a courtroom in the Northern District of California, federal Judge Pitts — appointed by Biden — issued

OPEN LETTER: Republican Senators, Vote Against This $3 Trillion Abyss
This letter is addressed to the Republican senators who are still hesitating — those who understand what the Congressional Budget Office is

FACT-CHECK: Trump's Health at 80 — What We Know, What We Don't, What's Being Hidden
On June 14, 2026, Donald Trump turned 80 years old — as confirmed by IBTimes UK on June 24, 2026. He became

ESSAY: A Billion for Drones — When the West Finally Chooses Ukraine's War Industry
For more than four years, Western support for Ukraine followed a simple and largely insufficient model: manufacture elsewhere, deliver over there. Missiles