Democrats Swept Congress. Here’s What That Means For Ukraine
Democrats’ victories give them new powers over spending and oversight, while Trump retains executive authority on foreign policy and veto power.
Deep Dive
Whoever Wins the Midterms, Ukraine Is Losing Important Allies in Congress
The senators who wrote the sanctions bill and the House leaders who broke the 2024 Ukraine aid blockade are leaving Washington. The question for…
As Starlink Falters for Ukraine, Russia’s Rival Rassvet Network Is Already Flying Over the Front
Rassvet is small, slow to launch and partly broken, analysts say. It's also already steering Russian drones over the front — at the moment…
Ukraine’s Lyman Counteroffensive Enters Its Final Stage — and Keeps Taking Ground
Four months into Ukraine's once-secret counteroffensive, the corps that stopped Russia's push toward Lyman is now edging deeper into Russian positions. Analysts say the…
Apathy and Great Concern ‘Look Exactly the Same’: Reading Russia After the Duma Vote
Three Russia scholars on what message Putin is sending with his new Duma — and why United Russia's heavily managed election result may mean…
‘I Want You to Help Me Sue Putin’: How a Daughter Rescued Her Disabled Father from Occupied Ukraine
A 64-year-old Mariupol man with a disability was forcibly confined to a care facility in the occupied Donetsk region. A year after his daughter…
‘The $300 People’: How Russia Recruits Ukrainians on Telegram — and Throws Them Away
Russian handlers find them on Telegram, pay them $300 and increasingly detonate the evidence. Ukraine fights back with billboards and prosecutions. It also sometimes…
Trump Signs Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill Named After Lindsey Graham
Most Democrats dismissed it as a blank check for Trump to impose tariffs. Republicans — and some Democrats — called it much needed leverage…
Sanctioning Russia Act: Can Congress Finish What Lindsey Graham Started?
The Senate passed the late senator's sanctions bill as a tribute. Six weeks later, it's stuck in a House fight over Trump's tariff powers…
