The NYC Demographic Trends That Shaped Mamdani’s Win
Moderate Black voters and young progressives favored Zohran Mamdani for mayor, while Andrew Cuomo won many wealthy New Yorkers and those who voted for Donald Trump.Read More
‘It Feels Like I’m in a Nightmare’: Inside the First Deportation Flight to Iran
For decades, Iranians fleeing persecution have found protection in the United States. But this fall, the Trump administration deported a planeload of people to Iran after making a deal with Tehran.Read More
Democrats Denounce Shutdown Vote, and Trump Issues Flurry of Pardons
Plus, a new gambling scandal in pro sports.Read More
Iraqis Are Voting for a New Parliament. Here’s What to Know.
Iraq is caught in the conflict between Washington and Tehran, with the Trump administration insisting that the next government disarm powerful Iran-backed militias.Read More
As Iraqis Vote for a Parliament, U.S. Presses to Rid Country of Iran’s Influence
After a U.S. occupation, years of sectarian violence and a jihadist insurgency, Iraq has become an improbable haven of calm in the Middle East.Read More
Senate Passes Bill to Reopen Government Amid Democratic Rift
The vote, on Day 41 of the shutdown, signaled an end in sight to weeks of gridlock. Eight members of the Democratic Caucus supplied the critical backing.Read More
Dismantled by DOGE, a Foreign Policy Center Finds New Life
The Kennan Institute, which researches Russia and the surrounding region, has re-emerged in a form that is smaller but more impervious to government control.Read More
2025 Booker Prize Goes to David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’
The rags-to-riches tale had already made fans of Zadie Smith and Dua Lipa. Roddy Doyle, who chaired the judging panel, called the book “singular” and “extraordinary.”Read More
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Verdict in E. Jean Carroll Case
The president said the assertions behind a judgment that he sexually abused and defamed the writer were “implausible” and “unsubstantiated.”Read More
Trump Pardons the Husband of a Republican Congressional Ally
Robert Harshbarger Jr. pleaded guilty in 2013 to health care fraud and distributing a misbranded drug. His wife, Diana Harshbarger, is a member of Congress.Read More