US Politics

How Scott Bessent's 'economic statecraft' aims to justify US coercion

The treasury secretary has made a candid admission: Washington intends to write one set of rules for itself, and another for the rest of the world

How Zohran Mamdani is the Daredevil of a new generation

Hamid Dabashi

Pro-Palestine immigrant ousts 30-year veteran in Colorado Democratic primary

US Supreme Court rejects Trump's effort to limit birthright citizenship

For Gen Z voters, Gaza was a defining issue in the New York Democratic primaries

US-Iran agreement amounts to 'conditional surrender', analyst says on Tucker Carlson's show

America's 'independence' celebrates 250 years of jingoism and genocide

Joseph Massad

A battle of narratives emerges as Mamdani-backed candidates sweep New York primaries

US to pull 2,200 troops from Iraq, leaving 3,000 behind to fight Islamic State

At least 37 million people displaced by America's two-decade 'war on terror'

Hamas denies links with far-right US movement 'Boogaloo Bois'

Kamala Harris vs Nikki Haley: Black or white, their politics are the same

Hamid Dabashi

Family of US-born Israeli settler files $1bn lawsuit against Iran and Syria for West Bank stabbing

US sanctions senior ICC officials, calls court 'corrupt' and 'illegitimate'

US Elections 2020

Muslim group asks for probe into potential voter suppression in New York

US lawmakers demand probe into reports Muslim detainees forced to eat pork

Israel normalisation deals

Pompeo exchanges views on Israel, Libya conflict and Iran with UAE counterpart

US Elections 2020

Muslim Americans care more about civil rights than foreign policy, survey claims

Washington slams Erdogan for hosting Hamas officials

Jamal Khashoggi: New lawsuit seeks to unveil US findings on murder