September 23, 2026 -

From the World’s Podium, a President Weighs Driving a Nation Into Hell

Before 193 nations, Donald Trump openly asked whether to “annihilate” Iran, two days after wondering aloud on Fox News when to “blow the entire nation up.” The threat did not make America stronger. It left Americans abroad more exposed, allies more estranged, and families at home no closer to affording gas, groceries, or a doctor.

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Cash for Contracts, and the Corruption Probe Trump Let Die

A ProPublica investigation published this morning reveals that FBI agents were preparing a sweeping bribery inquiry that reached toward Sen. Susan Collins and other powerful lawmakers. Then the Trump administration dismantled the teams doing the work. What was lost is not one case, but the government’s willingness to ask the question at all.