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 senator asks tax authority to strip Muslim civil rights organisation of nonprofit status

Trump administration reverses new guidelines tying Fema funds to Israeli boycotts

US speaker Mike Johnson visits Ariel settlement as violence against Palestinians soars

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Former Israeli PM Bennett says Israel is seen as a 'leper state' in US

US Congressman Khanna leads push to recognise Palestinian state

Zohran Mamdani's support for Palestinian rights sealed mayoral primary win, poll shows

US court rules that Trump's ban on birthright citizenship is unconstitutional

US-Israel relations

How Israel is losing support from conservative America

Mitchell Plitnick

Tunisian president shows photos of starving Palestinian children to US envoy during visit

US envoy Tom Barrack accused of plotting Turkey's partition

Trump warns US will attack Iran's nuclear sites again 'if necessary'