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EDITORIAL: American taxpayers pay for a 2024 ad the White House only stripped of its logo
Editorial· No. 5472

EDITORIAL: American taxpayers pay for a 2024 ad the White House only stripped of its logo

Between two football games, on September 26 and 27, a president walks alone down a hallway and promises the “final battle.”

COMMENTARY: Trump’s Iowa steel mill is good news due in 2030, not on November 3
Commentary· No. 5471

COMMENTARY: Trump’s Iowa steel mill is good news due in 2030, not on November 3

On September 28, in the Oval Office, Donald Trump announced a US$15 billion steel mill that will not pour a single ton of steel…

QUICK TAKE: Hegseth vows a no-fail mission for the vote, and the White House wants to erase CISA’s
Note· No. 5470

QUICK TAKE: Hegseth vows a no-fail mission for the vote, and the White House wants to erase CISA’s

Pete Hegseth called the protection of American elections a “no-fail mission” in a memo made public on September 28, 2026.

FIELD REPORT: Under four litres, the ban Trump signed stops the small distiller’s bottle
Reportage· No. 5466

FIELD REPORT: Under four litres, the ban Trump signed stops the small distiller’s bottle

The bottle of wheat rye that James Lester used to sell in the United States has not crossed the border since 12:01 a.m. this…

ESSAY: Why Canada owes Trump no “Sir, we are sorry”
Essay· No. 5465

ESSAY: Why Canada owes Trump no “Sir, we are sorry”

On Monday, September 28, in the Oval Office, Donald Trump predicted that Canada would soon come to him and say, “Sir, we are sorry.”

REVIEW: Navarro faults Ottawa for siding with Beijing as his own list lets U.S. lobster in
Review· No. 5464

REVIEW: Navarro faults Ottawa for siding with Beijing as his own list lets U.S. lobster in

Peter Navarro, Donald Trump’s trade adviser, accused Canadians on Monday, September 28, in the Oval Office, of getting into bed with China to turn…

EDITORIAL: Trump wants Russian refineries spared, and Kyiv must hold its cards while the Kremlin refuses
Editorial· No. 5458

EDITORIAL: Trump wants Russian refineries spared, and Kyiv must hold its cards while the Kremlin refuses

Donald Trump told reporters on September 27 that he had asked Volodymyr Zelensky to “take it easy” on Russian refineries. We say no.

ANALYSIS: November 3 would time Trump’s strikes on Iran, and Tehran reads the same calendar
Analysis· No. 5448

ANALYSIS: November 3 would time Trump’s strikes on Iran, and Tehran reads the same calendar

On NBC, on September 27, Mike Waltz insisted that when it comes to the war against Iran, “politics have nothing to do with this.”…

EXPLAINER: Vought gives Congress five days on $810 million the law protects for 45 days
Analysis· No. 5447

EXPLAINER: Vought gives Congress five days on $810 million the law protects for 45 days

On Friday evening, September 25, the White House announced the cancellation of $810 million that Congress had appropriated. The U.S. fiscal year ends on…

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