Investigation
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INVESTIGATION: Pokrovsk under pressure, inside one of the front's most contested hotspots
Pokrovsk, a city with a pre-war population of roughly 60,000 people in Donetsk region, has become one of the most fought-over pieces of ground…
INVESTIGATION: The Patriot license promised to Ukraine, a secret kept from its own makers
A serious investigation often begins with a simple question: who knew what, and when. In the case of the Patriot license promised by Donald…
INVESTIGATION: Mojtaba Khamenei, the silent heir now running Iran from the shadows
Some political successions are prepared for years, with ceremonies, speeches, and faces exposed to camera flashes. Mojtaba Khamenei's succession has none of that.
INVESTIGATION: Khamenei's State Funeral in Mashhad, Iran Searches for a Successor
The state funeral of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed on February 28, 2026 in a strike on his residence in Tehran at the…
INVESTIGATION: Tehran Declares the Strait of Hormuz Closed, Shock Hits Global Oil
On July 12, 2026, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to commercial shipping, an announcement whose reach extends far…
INVESTIGATION: The night of July 2, one of the deadliest strikes on Kyiv in months
On the night of July 1 to 2, 2026, Russia launched against Ukraine one of the most massive combined attacks of recent months: 74…
INVESTIGATION: Cost of Modifying Qatari Presidential Plane Sparks Criticism
When it comes to justifying federal spending, the numbers should line up. Yet that is not what is happening with the conversion of the…
INVESTIGATION: Trump's "Section 122" Tariffs Face Expiration on July 24
For months, Donald Trump's trade policy has rested on one precise legal instrument: Section 122, which allowed him to impose global 10% tariffs on…
INVESTIGATION: An appeals court reins in ICE's mass detention machine
On July 2, 2026, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals — one of the most conservative federal courts in the country, covering Texas, Louisiana,…