The address to the nation was intended to reassure the public ahead of the November mid-term elections. The President speaks of a Chinese conspiracy (“Colossal theft of electoral data”) and the deep state, and calls for the Save America Act. Yet the documents declassified by the White House tell a different story

The Israelis do not need to take action against the regime, even though the war has resumed. An agreement between the Americans and the Iranians is a long way off; it is enough simply to stand by and watch

The US President’s sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, are investing in military tech firms that hold government contracts. The brothers’ companies, Pentagon funds and the generous “patriotic capitalism”