Piotr Smolar

After his reciprocal tariff policy was struck down in February, Donald Trump has suffered yet another major setback before the nation's highest court. The policy in question was a flagship of his anti-immigration agenda.

A new generation of candidates, critical of elites, social injustice and US support for Israel, is making its mark in the Democratic primaries ahead of November's midterm elections.

Taken over by Donald Trump, the celebrations are set to culminate on Saturday with Independence Day. The pavilions installed on the National Mall in Washington, intended to honor history and popular culture, have failed to draw crowds.

Washington, engaged on multiple fronts, is renegotiating the transatlantic contract unilaterally by pressuring its European allies to take responsibility for their own security, the political scientist explains in an interview with Le Monde. This 'burden shifting' challenges Europe to coordinate the organization of its defense industries.

Two journalists from the 'New York Times' retrace the early months of the US president's second term, highlighting the ruptures and upheavals his approach to power has unleashed.

With three months to go before the midterms, persistent inflation and disappointing job numbers have led to a slump in the Grand Old Party's poll numbers. Cracks have begun to show within the MAGA sphere.

Following the NATO summit on July 8 in Ankara, journalists believed they were traveling with the US president aboard the former Air Force One plane. In reality, the president had been discreetly transferred to another aircraft due to threats from Iran, the 'Washington Post' and 'New York Times' revealed.

US media have reported on deteriorating living conditions for sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, deployed for over eight months. Yet the White House has shown little willingness to provide information on the conflict.

The American president, touting his 'very good relationship' with the North Korean dictator, instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to 'substantially reduce' joint military exercises with Seoul.

As midterm elections approach, the Trump administration is favoring economic pressure over military involvement, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announcing Monday some 60 new Iranian entities, individuals and ships have been added to the sanctions list. Tehran in turn denounced 'economic terrorism.'