He Signed the Law. Then He Bought the Diesel.
Three weeks after signing a law to choke off Russia's war money, the White House handed Moscow a six-month sanctions holiday, a guaranteed market for its diesel, and, by Zelenskyy's word, a smokescree…
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The Pentagon Wants You to Watch
For the first time in nearly a century, America is preparing a public execution, and the Pentagon has promised that anyone can watch it happen on their screens. "gonna get a firing squad of soldiers, …
Trump: I Wanted to Gamble Your Retirement
At a White House ceremony celebrating a $1,000 stock-market account for every American baby, the president confessed to a 2017 plan to bet the nation's retirement trust fund on Wall Street. "Had we do…
He'll Pay You $5,000 to Vote for Him
The president has priced the November 3 ballot: $90 if you are on Medicare, $500 if you bought your own health insurance, and $5,000 to every adult citizen if your party wins. "That's not capitalism o…
They're Prosecuting the Protest Before It Starts
In a quiet Vermont town where ICE's national spy hub sits among the farmland, the state's top prosecutor spent the eve of the biggest protest the center has ever faced filling out charging papers on t…
He Confessed to a War Crime. The Army Closed the File.
A soldier walked into a police station, confessed to killing an unarmed Afghan man, and asked to be held accountable. The Army obliged, in its way: it closed the case. "I committed a war crime." — A U…
The War Is Over. The Bombers Ran Home Anyway.
The United States declared this war over in July. In October, its bombers ran home from England, because the military could no longer protect them. "I'm not concerned at all." — Admiral Brad Cooper, C…
He Called It a Scam. Now He's Telling His Base to Vote It
The man who built a second term on the claim that the ballot was broken just told his base to use the broken ballot. "Whether you vote early, absentee, by mail, or in-person, we must 'swamp' the Radic…
The Measles Deaths Vanished From the Data
A disease America declared beaten in 2000 is back, and the man now in charge of keeping it down is treating the comeback as a win. "Even if I got hit by a truck tonight, HHS will never go back to what…