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

Democrats ask Pompeo if Israel used US equipment to destroy Palestinian village

US border agents detained Iran-linked travellers unlawfully, emails show

'Vicious cycle of militarism': Biden's defence team criticised for ties to arms industry

Trump to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan and Iraq before exit

Hate crimes in US rise for fourth consecutive year, FBI data shows

US military buying location data harvested from popular Muslim prayer app

'Dangerous precedent': Palestinian premier warns Pompeo over settlement visit

Iraqi translators working with US military fear retaliation from Iran-backed militias

Obama says disagreements with Israel carried 'domestic political cost'

Pompeo to become first US secretary of state to visit illegal Israeli settlement

Groups critical of Israel to be branded 'antisemitic' under Pompeo plan: Report

Trump signs $23 billion weapons deal with UAE