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Editorial· No. 5501

EDITORIAL: Two hours of diesel for sanctions, Donald Trump’s bad bargain

A tanker. Forty thousand tons. Russian diesel. Bound for New York. Enough to cover barely two hours of American demand, analyst Ieva Miyares calculates.

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FACT CHECK: Trump’s million against voter fraud, what the numbers really say
Analysis· No. 5497

FACT CHECK: Trump’s million against voter fraud, what the numbers really say

One million. In dollars. Promised to anyone who reports voter fraud leading to an arrest, then a conviction. Donald Trump makes the offer. It…

COLUMN: Melania Trump wrests a truce for Oleshky, and Moscow has a different date
Column· No. 5493

COLUMN: Melania Trump wrests a truce for Oleshky, and Moscow has a different date

Melania Trump bent two general staffs. Not with missiles. With a calendar. Oleshky will breathe. A local truce starts on October 29, 2026. The…

ANALYSIS: Carney signs in Ankara while Trump says he holds all the cards
Analysis· No. 5490

ANALYSIS: Carney signs in Ankara while Trump says he holds all the cards

Donald Trump was walking to Marine One. A reporter brings up Canada. The answer drops. “We have all the cards.”

FACT CHECK: Trump says more oil flows through Hormuz than before the war, the data say 82%
Analysis· No. 5489

FACT CHECK: Trump says more oil flows through Hormuz than before the war, the data say 82%

Donald Trump wrote on Thursday. Iran is “making up fake attacks, mines, and everything else.”

COMMENTARY: Washington bans Wall Street from buying homes, and Wall Street had already left
Commentary· No. 5487

COMMENTARY: Washington bans Wall Street from buying homes, and Wall Street had already left

Starting January 7, 2027, a large investor will no longer be able to buy a single-family home.

REVIEW: $5,000 if you vote right, zero if not, Trump’s campaign puts a price on the ballot
Review· No. 5486

REVIEW: $5,000 if you vote right, zero if not, Trump’s campaign puts a price on the ballot

Five thousand dollars. For every American adult. If Republicans keep the House and the Senate. Otherwise, nothing. The president says so himself.

ANALYSIS: Trump says he offered Iran nothing. His own officials describe relief after nuclear steps
Analysis· No. 5476

ANALYSIS: Trump says he offered Iran nothing. His own officials describe relief after nuclear steps

On September 28, Axios reported, citing American officials, that Donald Trump was willing to lift sanctions and unfreeze Iranian funds in return for concrete…

EXPLAINER: Judge Ali frees more than $200 million in counterterrorism money FEMA had tied to the vote
Analysis· No. 5474

EXPLAINER: Judge Ali frees more than $200 million in counterterrorism money FEMA had tied to the vote

On September 28, federal judge Amir Ali struck down a 20% holdback on the money Washington sends states and cities to prepare for attacks.

SPECIAL REPORT: Trump’s 100% tariff on patented drugs spares Europe and ignores Canada
Investigation· No. 5473

SPECIAL REPORT: Trump’s 100% tariff on patented drugs spares Europe and ignores Canada

Since 12:01 a.m. this Tuesday, September 29, a 100% duty has hit patented drugs imported into the United States by manufacturers that have reached…

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