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

Democracy triumphs in America. Now the US must support it in the Arab world

David Hearst

NYC mayoral candidate blasted for comparing BDS to 'fascist boycotts'

Biden's diversity cabinet will 'do little for communities of colour', experts say

Confronting white supremacy: How domestic terror laws harm people of colour

US President Biden reverses ‘Muslim Ban’ on his first day in office

'Historic moment': Biden reverses Muslim ban on inauguration day

In pictures: Amid social unrest and pandemic, an inauguration unlike any other

Eeriness hangs over Washington as Biden takes office

World leaders welcome Biden presidency with parting shots at Trump

Iran and China sanction outgoing Trump administration officials

'Ma'a salama, adios': Democratic lawmakers celebrate Trump's exit

Executive orders Biden is expected to sign on inauguration day