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Profile· No. 549

PROFILE: Trump facing the midterms — a polarizing president whose polls are slipping

In June 2026, less than five months from the November midterms, the political portrait of Donald Trump is that of a man

Commentary· No. 548

COMMENTARY: Trump-Zelensky at the G7 — the American pivot on Ukraine that shocks Moscow

At the G7 summit in France, mid-June 2026, something unexpected happens: Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky meet face to face, and Trump

Note· No. 547

OPINION: SAVE America Act — Trump forces his election law past the Senate

On June 24, 2026, Donald Trump shows up in person at the Capitol. Not as a protester, not under pressure from his

Editorial· No. 546

EDITORIAL: ICE at courthouse doors — a federal judge says no to Trump

On June 23, 2026, California federal judgeP. Casey Pitts — appointed by Biden — issues a 71-page ruling that invalidates the Trump

Column· No. 545

COLUMN: Trump at 80 — when doctors raise the alarm over the nuclear arsenal

On June 14, 2026, Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday. That is a banal biographical event — except when the man in

Reportage· No. 543

REPORT: Bill Pulte at the DNI — lightning purge and chaos in American intelligence

On June 19, 2026, Donald Trump names Bill Pulte acting director of the DNI — the Office of the Director of National

Analysis· No. 542

DECODING: Versailles, Macron and Trump — the diplomacy that saved the Strait of Hormuz

On June 17, 2026, in the gilded salons of the Palace of Versailles, a document reshapes the Middle East: the Iran-USA MOU

Analysis· No. 541

ANALYSIS: BIOSECURE Act — Trump encircles Chinese biotechs linked to Iran

In June 2026, the Trump administration crossed a decisive threshold in the economic war against China: WuXi AppTec, a Chinese giant in

Profile· No. 540

TESTIMONY: When Trump Chose Iranian Oil Over Russian Oil — and Changed the World's Rules

I have covered energy geopolitics long enough to recognize a historic turning point when it arrives. June 17, 2026 was one. That

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