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EDITORIAL: Kharkiv will not fall — but the price of its defense is staggering
Some cities become symbols against their will. Kharkiv is one of them. Ukraine's second-largest city, barely 40 kilometers from the Russian border, it has…
EDITORIAL: Trump Targets Brazil With 25% Tariffs — Section 301 as an All-Purpose Weapon
On June 1, 2026, the USTR (United States Trade Representative) proposed 25% tariffs on Brazilian imports under a separate Section 301 investigation — separate,…
COLUMN: Trump strips citizenship from 17 Americans — tomorrow, it could be you
In June 2026, the United States Department of Justice announced denaturalization proceedings against 17 naturalized American citizens accused of serious crimes. On paper, the…
OPINION: The CIA slams the door on the NIC — American intelligence fractures over Iran
Sources cited by Reuters and relayed by IC Brief on June 10, 2026 revealed that the CIA has stopped contributing to certain assessments by…
COMMENTARY: Bill Pulte Named Director of American Intelligence — A Nomination That Alarms Everyone
On June 19, 2026, Donald Trump named Bill Pulte acting director of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Pulte is an…
EDITORIAL: Zelensky Extends His Hand to Putin — and the World Holds Its Breath
On June 23, 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky did something many considered impossible, perhaps even beneath his dignity: he wrote directly to Vladimir Putin, proposing direct…
COMMENTARY: RFK Jr. wants to search your medical records to prove what science has rejected for 25 years
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is no longer simply seeking to reform the American children's vaccine schedule. The Department of Health and Human Services secretary…
EDITORIAL: RFK Jr. defies the courts — and children's vaccine schedules are on the line
A federal judge had said no. Clearly, legally, without ambiguity: the vaccine advisory committee reconstituted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had been formed illegally,…
COMMENTARY: The Russian Exemption Expired — Trump Tightens the Tap After Leaving It Wide Open
On June 17, 2026, the United States let the third and final sanctions exemption on Russian oil expire without renewal. This ends a cycle…