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PROFILE: Ketanji Brown Jackson calls out the fast pass, then makes Washington wait
Profile· No. 5367

PROFILE: Ketanji Brown Jackson calls out the fast pass, then makes Washington wait

Monday, 4 p.m. That is the time written into the docket of the Supreme Court of the United States, case 26A406.

COMMENTARY: Around Cuba, Washington sounds out military police, not strike units
Commentary· No. 5365

COMMENTARY: Around Cuba, Washington sounds out military police, not strike units

A combat sustainment support battalion. An engineer battalion. An expeditionary sustainment command. A medical brigade. A forward resuscitative surgical team.

ANALYSIS: Trump reportedly told Xi “unacceptable”; Beijing omits Iran and keeps Mahan Air flying
Analysis· No. 5363

ANALYSIS: Trump reportedly told Xi “unacceptable”; Beijing omits Iran and keeps Mahan Air flying

Iran. The word isn’t there. On September 25 at 7:50 a.m. Beijing time, China’s Foreign Ministry published its readout. The previous day’s talks between…

OPEN LETTER: Ms. Kelly, Canada won’t say thank you under a 50% tariff
Open letter· No. 5357

OPEN LETTER: Ms. Kelly, Canada won’t say thank you under a 50% tariff

Ms. Kelly, one street sign was enough. On September 23, Ottawa city council voted unanimously to start renaming Trump Avenue, in the Central Park…

INVESTIGATION: Beijing cuts Africa to 2.1 billion in loans but moors Latin America to Chancay
Investigation· No. 5356

INVESTIGATION: Beijing cuts Africa to 2.1 billion in loans but moors Latin America to Chancay

2.1 billion — the lowest figure in almost twenty years, according to the loan registers kept by Boston University and the calculations of Oxford…

SPECIAL REPORT: Beijing buys 40 cargoes of sanctioned Russian gas at a discount — but Washington sanctions no more
Investigation· No. 5353

SPECIAL REPORT: Beijing buys 40 cargoes of sanctioned Russian gas at a discount — but Washington sanctions no more

On August 28, 2025, a tanker named Arctic Mulan moored at the Beihai terminal, in Guangxi, southern China.

EDITORIAL: Trump approves H200 chips for Beijing and takes a 25% cut — but his own hawks call the levy illegal
Editorial· No. 5352

EDITORIAL: Trump approves H200 chips for Beijing and takes a 25% cut — but his own hawks call the levy illegal

On December 8, 2025, two announcements landed in Washington, the same day, a few hours apart.

INVESTIGATION: 2.9 million TSMC chips diverted to Huawei — and Washington still hasn't closed the door
Investigation· No. 5341

INVESTIGATION: 2.9 million TSMC chips diverted to Huawei — and Washington still hasn't closed the door

It all starts in a Canadian laboratory, far from the clean rooms of Taiwan.

EDITORIAL: Drug Prices Fall 3.1%, the Sharpest Drop Since Kennedy, and Trump Wants All the Credit
Editorial· No. 5340

EDITORIAL: Drug Prices Fall 3.1%, the Sharpest Drop Since Kennedy, and Trump Wants All the Credit

March 1963.

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