Investigative Journalism
It begins with a sentence as simple as it is cutting: "The circumstances surrounding the entry of the 3 Somalis and the role of left-wing NGOs like Pro Asyl must be clarified." Spoken by Alice Weidel, parliamentary group leader of the AfD, ...
There are many ways to go down in history. Some earn their place through courage, others through the power of words. Donald Trump, however, has chosen the most difficult path - through his hair. It is an architectural ...
A political chamber play in five acts - written not in ink, but in steel. There are days when you no longer wonder who is actually governing - but rather who is playing with whom. Not with power, but with vanity...
It started with a sentence. One of those sentences that are more than just an opinion - a harbinger. "I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it." What was meant was the termination of multi-billion-dollar government contracts ...
It was a sentence spoken with the nonchalance of a man who never had to wait in a basement for the end of a bombing raid. "That wasn't a great day for you." ...
It was a sentence so cold and cynical that it seemed to drop the temperature in the Oval Office: “That was not a great day for you.” Spoken by a President of the United States – directed at German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ...
It wasn't the first time Elon Musk wielded his verbal wrecking ball. But what he posted on his platform X on June 5, 2025, was more than a provocation. It was a frontal assault...
It was a Saturday that could hardly have started more uneventfully. Marcelo Gomes da Silva, 18 years old, a student at Milford High School in Massachusetts, got into his father’s car to head to volleyball practice, just like so many times ...
It was a sentence spoken with the carelessness of a man who has never been forced to wait out the end of a bombing raid in a basement. “Maybe it's better to let them fight for a while.” ...
It begins with a photo. A young man, his eyebrow raised with slight irony, stands in front of the seal of the Department of Homeland Security. The pose: confident, almost coy. The context: shocking. Because this 22-year-old man, Thomas Fugate, is not an intern, not an observer, not a visitor ...
There are stories that make even seasoned observers pause. Cases so cruel in their banality that you feel as if you’ve stepped into the wrong movie. This is one of those cases. And that says a lot ...
The view of the United States in June 2025 is not a view of a lost nation - it is a view of a deliberate decision. A decision for a politics that no longer negotiates difference but governs through exclusion. Donald Trump, who began his second ...
It begins with a number - and could end in a political turning point. 3,000 arrests per day. That was the order Stephen Miller, Donald Trump's powerful deputy chief of staff and mastermind of immigration policy, gave to senior ICE officials ...
“Tough guys. The Courts must let me do the job.” With these words, posted Wednesday evening on Truth Social, President Donald Trump cemented a policy that not only challenges the rule of law but also shakes the very foundation of academic freedom...
It was a day that will go down in history – not for an upheaval, not for a sudden turn of events, but for two judgments that positioned the promise of the Constitution against the cynicism of power. On June 4, 2025, the U.S. judiciary ...
Washington, early summer 2025. The sun had just risen over the Capitol when a moment of collective relief unfolded in the House chamber. After a night of intense debate, whispered strategy, tactical maneuvering, and a final showdown, ...
Washington, summer 2025. While rainbow flags wave through the streets of the capital and hundreds of thousands of people from around the world gather for World Pride, she stands on a small stage with the calm of someone who has seen ...
It was a sentence that almost got lost in the noise of the news - and yet it heralds a geopolitical earthquake. “Putin told me very strongly that Russia will respond to Ukraine’s attack ...
It was a Tuesday morning in Minneapolis, gray with rain and heavy with history - and yet a day that stands like a harbinger over a fractured nation. An armored vehicle bearing the ...
It does not begin with a scandal, but with a system. Not with an outrage, but with a decision: Research – yes, but only if it fits the worldview. Migration – ...
It sounds like the next big showdown in Washington - but this time, the loudest opposition comes from within. While Donald Trump celebrates his “Big, Beautiful Bill” full of tax breaks, spending cuts, and a debt ceiling increase as a triumph, ...
Some laws sound dry and technical, almost like trivial bureaucracy. Yet hidden between sober paragraphs lies, at times, an explosive force capable of shaking the foundations of a democracy. One such law is Trump’s latest project,..
West Virginia prosecutors are now charging women for miscarriages - a dystopian reality - It sounds like a scene from a dystopian novel, yet it has become reality: In West Virginia, women now face criminal prosecution for miscarriages, starting as early as the ninth week of pregnancy...
It is a ruling that could easily be overlooked amid the flood of political decisions – and yet it marks a moment of relief for thousands of people, a legal pause in the face of the radical upheaval triggered by the Trump administration’s ...
It is not a new accusation – and yet it sounds sharper, more personal, more unflinching than many before. Michael Wolff, long-time Trump observer and author of several bestselling books about the president, ...
New York City, June 2, 2025 – It was a quiet, poignant moment at the foot of a symbol of hope: More than fifty people gathered yesterday on the steps of the Statue of Liberty, ...
It was early on a Saturday morning when Ruth Eleonora López was arrested in her home. No summons, no judicial warrant, no timeline – just the vague accusation that she had helped ...
It was a quiet yet significant moment this Monday. The United States Supreme Court chose—with as much deliberation as signal effect—not to intervene. Two central cases concerning gun rights in America were not taken ...
From a president, one expects composure, judgment, at least the appearance of moral integrity. But what if, instead, a bouncer takes office - with a criminal record on his back, old acquaintances in shady circles, and a firm determination ...
On the evening of May 30, 2025, the city of San Diego, California, witnessed a law enforcement operation that left many residents and guests in utter shock: Around 6 p.m., units from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...
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