Imagine January 2027. Donald Trump is still president, but Democrats control both chambers of Congress. He continues to run the executive branch, speak for the United States abroad and command the armed forces. Yet major spending programs, appointments and controversial…
Imagine the morning of October 20, 2026. Russian television interrupts its programming to announce that Vladimir Putin has suddenly died. Foreign governments seek to establish who now makes decisions in Moscow. In Ukraine, the question is immediate and deeply personal:…
With two weeks left before the November 3 midterm elections, the United States faces a vote that could define the rest of Donald Trump’s second term. Republicans risk losing the House of Representatives, and the Senate has become competitive enough…
Donald Trump still teases the idea of 2028 from time to time, but the U.S. Constitution puts a barrier in front of a third presidential term that cannot be cleared by an ordinary campaign. The subject is not purely rhetorical:…
Donald Trump can defend his diesel arrangement with Vladimir Putin in simple terms: Americans need lower fuel prices, and a U.S. president is expected to put the economic interests of his own citizens first. In domestic politics, that argument is…
When a U.S. president reaches a diesel deal with Vladimir Putin and Washington immediately opens a sanctions exception for the trade, the Ukrainian reaction can easily be compressed into one phrase: Trump “sold out for diesel.” The line is emotionally…
Less than three months remain before the end of 2026. Diplomatic contacts continue, but they are unfolding alongside infrastructure strikes and active front-line fighting. Russia publicly rejects short pauses in favor of a broader long-term settlement, Ukraine wants stronger pressure…