Politics

Zohran Mamdani to face a pugnacious rival in the embattled Eric Adams

NEW YORK — Now that he’s all but won the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani enters a general election against incumbent Eric Adams, who is eager to keep his seat and has ...

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Democrats are scrambling to figure out what Mamdani’s win means for the party

Seven years later, Democrats still don't have a playbook for when a socialist from New York pulls off an upset against an establishment politician.Zohran Mamdani's all-but-certain victory in Tuesda...

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Watch live: Hegseth gives remarks on Iran strikes after assessment leak

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan 'Razin' Caine will give remarks early Thursday on the U.S. strikes in Iran and to push back on reporting contradicting P...

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What Jaws Got Wrong

In a cramped, $50-a-month room above a New Jersey furnace-supply company, Peter Benchley set to work on what he once said, half-jokingly, might be “a Ulysses for the 1970s.” A novel resulted from t...

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UN watchdog: Iran nuclear program suffered 'enormous damage'

Iran's nuclear facilities "suffered enormous damage" from the U.S. airstrikes Saturday, but more extensive evaluation is needed, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Thursday. ...

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The President’s Weapon

Photo-illustrations by Mike McQuadeIn the summer of 1974, Richard Nixon was under great strain and drinking too much. During a White House meeting with two members of Congress, he argued that impea...

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Humanity Is Playing Nuclear Roulette

On October 27, 1962, the 12th day of the Cuban missile crisis, a bellicose and rattled Fidel Castro asked Nikita Khrushchev, his patron, to destroy America.“I believe that the imperialists’ aggress...

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Panetta: Trump contradicting intelligence assessments 'a very scary prospect'

Former CIA director Leon Panetta described President Trump's recent remarks doubting the intelligence community while launching military action against Iran as "very scary" on Thursday. ...

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Hegseth goes on attack in Pentagon press briefing on Iran strikes

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday called a rare Pentagon press conference to defend the U.S. strikes on Iran and lambast the media’s coverage of the effectiveness of the operatio...

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Supreme Court clears way for states to kick Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid

The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for states to exclude Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs.In a 6-3 decision divided along ideological lines, the court’s majority concluded...

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8 Top Democrats on Zohran Mamdani’s Win and the Future of Big City Politics

Zohran Mamdani ran for mayor of New York on a campaign to freeze the rent, provide free buses and establish city-owned grocery stores. Critics scoffed at the 33-year-old democratic socialist’s pie-...

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Polling missed Mamdani’s surge. Pollsters tell us where it went wrong.

No pollster was able to fully capture the energy of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani as he cruised to victory in New York City’s mayoral primary Tuesday — including failing to see the enthusiasm...

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Pence praises Jan. 6 rioter for rejecting Trump pardon

Former Vice President Mike Pence penned a letter to a woman who rejected a pardon from President Donald Trump for her participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, lauding her “honorable decision” and ...

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Trump’s spy chiefs say new intel shows Iran’s nuclear facilities were destroyed

Two of President Donald Trump’s top intelligence chiefs issued statements on Wednesday stating that new intelligence indicates Iran’s nuclear facilities were “destroyed” in U.S. airstrikes over the...

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Carville calls socialist's victory in NYC mayoral primary a 'potentially damaging event' for Democratic Party

Veteran strategist James Carville warned on Wednesday how democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani winning the New York City mayoral primary may be a burden for the Democratic Party.Mamdani, a Ugandan-b...

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Trump calls for Netanyahu to be pardoned, corruption trial canceled

President Trump on Wednesday called for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be pardoned and his corruption trial canceled. “I just learned that Bibi has been summoned to Court on Mo...

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California Democrats stage internal war over Gavin Newsom's late push to build more housing

SACRAMENTO, California — Gavin Newsom thought he could push an ambitious housing proposal through California’s Democratic-controlled Legislature. Instead, he ran into a wall of resistance from shou...

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5 takeaways behind Mamdani’s historic NYC win

NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani shocked the nation Tuesday by besting Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. Behind the 33-year-old’s historic win were several feats that surpris...

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Wall Street Panics As Socialist Set To Take Over New York, REITs Tumble At The Idiocy Of It All

Wall Street Panics As Socialist Set To Take Over New York, REITs Tumble At The Idiocy Of It All On Wednesday morning, ground zero of global capitalism woke in a cold sweat from a nig...

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Morning Glory: Trump's Iran strike and Trump's Doctrine

A half-dozen B-2 bombers dropped at least a dozen Massive Ordinance Penetrators on Iran’s nuclear weapons faculty at Fordow, but since the mountain didn’t explode like the Death Star in Star Wars, ...

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Pay Attention to How Zohran Mamdani Won

Zohran Mamdani won the New York Democratic primary by keeping his focus on voters’ most important issue: affordability. The rest of the Democratic Party should take notice. Zohra...

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