Piotr Smolar

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.'

Invited to speak by the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas on August 31, US Vice President JD Vance tried to clarify his position on the US-Israel relationship and the rise of antisemitism, while preserving his status as front-runner for his party's next primary.

The US president is set to speak Wednesday on the opening day of the Republican convention, which will be held in Dallas, Texas, on September 9 and 10, ahead of midterm elections that remain uncertain.

The US president promised $5,000 to every American if the Republicans win the midterms, in a lengthy, self-congratulatory speech.

Calling the Democrats 'the party of hatred,' the American vice president delivered a speech in Dallas aimed at capturing the legacy of Donald Trump ahead of the 2028 presidential election. Still, he struggled to fully step out of Trump's shadow.

The French diplomatic service's appointment of Aurélien Lechevallier, who is close to President Emmanuel Macron, had been frozen in the US due to a July 25 statement in which the service criticized Washington's stance on human rights. An official statement of contrition was issued on Friday.