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EDITORIAL: Taiwan is not a negotiating chip, so unfreeze the $14 billion before Xi gets his verb
Editorial· No. 5397

EDITORIAL: Taiwan is not a negotiating chip, so unfreeze the $14 billion before Xi gets his verb

There is still a blank page. On Thursday evening, after Donald Trump met Xi Jinping at the White House, Washington had released no official…

SPECIAL REPORT: Washington’s sanction shuts four Iraqi airports, and the Najaf pilgrim pays first
Investigation· No. 5381

SPECIAL REPORT: Washington’s sanction shuts four Iraqi airports, and the Najaf pilgrim pays first

A departures board. Two in the morning. A line that disappears. On September 25, at 2 a.m., Najaf International Airport suspends all flights to…

INVESTIGATION: Trump gathers cabinet members and contractors, a faceless group pays for dinner
Investigation· No. 5376

INVESTIGATION: Trump gathers cabinet members and contractors, a faceless group pays for dinner

On September 18, 2026, NASA signs. US$946 million to SpaceX, for three astronaut flights to the International Space Station. Crew-15, Crew-16, Crew-17. SpaceX’s contract…

EDITORIAL: Trump bans three outlets, the judge gives 14 days, the First Amendment waits
Editorial· No. 5375

EDITORIAL: Trump bans three outlets, the judge gives 14 days, the First Amendment waits

Aboard the pope’s plane, CNN is welcome. At the White House, it took a judge.

REVIEW: Ro Khanna promises a trillion for child care, paid with money already promised
Review· No. 5373

REVIEW: Ro Khanna promises a trillion for child care, paid with money already promised

The number fits in two words, and it is enormous: a trillion. On September 25, 2026, at 5:03 a.m., ABC News publishes an exclusive…

FACT CHECK: Patriot license, Trump’s “final decision” still has no number and no date
Analysis· No. 5372

FACT CHECK: Patriot license, Trump’s “final decision” still has no number and no date

Unconfirmed. That is the provisional verdict on one sentence. On September 25, Volodymyr Zelensky tells journalists what Donald Trump reportedly said to him in…

COMMENTARY: Trump frets over the yen, and behind the yen sit $1,104 billion in Treasuries
Commentary· No. 5370

COMMENTARY: Trump frets over the yen, and behind the yen sit $1,104 billion in Treasuries

Satsuki Katayama refused to say one thing. On September 25, 2026, at her regular press conference, Japan’s finance minister makes a disclosure. At the…

QUICK TAKE: The FAA cleared a flame on Trump’s arch, not snipers or drones
Note· No. 5369

QUICK TAKE: The FAA cleared a flame on Trump’s arch, not snipers or drones

From the top of the Lincoln Memorial steps, we look toward Virginia. We see the bridge. We see the water of the Potomac. At…

OPINION: The author of Section 301 says Trump misuses it, and the buyer keeps the receipt
Opinion· No. 5368

OPINION: The author of Section 301 says Trump misuses it, and the buyer keeps the receipt

Two things are true at once. A tax can be ruled illegal, then refunded. And the person who paid part of it at the…

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