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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.

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…

FACT CHECK: Zelensky is right about Lyman, but his 10,660 Russian casualties remain unverifiable
Analysis· No. 5459

FACT CHECK: Zelensky is right about Lyman, but his 10,660 Russian casualties remain unverifiable

Volodymyr Zelensky said on September 27 that the Ukrainian army had put 10,660 Russian soldiers out of action in one week. On Lyman, he…

ANALYSIS: 100 strikes on warehouses since June, and Moscow takes its war to Kyiv’s shelves
Analysis· No. 5454

ANALYSIS: 100 strikes on warehouses since June, and Moscow takes its war to Kyiv’s shelves

ACLED has recorded about 100 Russian strikes, or series of strikes, on civilian warehouses in the Kyiv region since mid-June, against around 50 between…

EXPLAINER: Mishustin withholds the military figure; Kyiv reads US$12 billion for jet drones
Analysis· No. 5451

EXPLAINER: Mishustin withholds the military figure; Kyiv reads US$12 billion for jet drones

The draft budget the Russian government approved on September 24 shows no amount for the military.

ANALYSIS: Copenhagen fears a limited Russian strike, and Moscow decorated the Gedser commander
Analysis· No. 5450

ANALYSIS: Copenhagen fears a limited Russian strike, and Moscow decorated the Gedser commander

On September 24, Danish military intelligence wrote that Moscow could strike a NATO country bordering Russia “in the coming months.”

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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