Politics

LEE CARTER: Why I believe collapsing trust, not ideology, is reshaping American politics

After every recent election in which a democratic socialist or self-described progressive outsider scores an upset victory, the same debate erupts: Is America really moving that far to the left?May...

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The Cost of America's Broken Immigration System

Border wall between Ciudad Juarez and New Mexico on April 22, 2026. —Christian Torres—Anadolu/Getty ImagesIn the afternoon of December 9, 2021, in my third month as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, I rec...

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Mamdani’s mojo comes with some blind spots

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani engineered a seismic electoral realignment in New York City. The groups he pushed to the periphery are not going quietly.The mayor, through a mix of deliberate actio...

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How public opinion is turning against AI

Demonstrators march during a protest against AI data centers in Vancouver, British Columbia. | Ethan Cairns/Bloomberg via Getty Images AI was supposed to make our lives better. Instea...

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Socialist-backed Michigan Senate hopeful calls American politics a 'disease' after professing love for US

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday described America's political system as a "disease" moments after professing his love for the country where he was raised.El-Sayed delivered blist...

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FBI boss details how agency secured record-shattering FIFA World Cup and more top headlines

1. FBI boss details how agency secured record-shattering FIFA World Cup2. US launches new wave of strikes against Iran for ninth straight night3. NORAD responds after multiple aircraft fly into res...

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Dr. Jill Lepore on why AI backlash is vital for the future

Today, I’m talking with Harvard professor and New Yorker staff writer Dr. Jill Lepore about her new book, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, which comes out on August 25. ...

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There’s a New Coalition in the Democratic Party—and the Price of Membership is Criticizing Israel

A little over a week ago, Brad Lander—fresh off his recent ousting of incumbent Dan Goldman as the Democratic Party candidate for New York’s 10th congressional district—endorsed Dr. Abdul El-Sayed ...

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Titanic-sinker or GOP ‘salesman’? A Senate fiscal hawk grabs a critical gavel

Sen. Ron Johnson is jumping directly into a legislative train wreck.The Wisconsin Republican cut his teeth as a fiscal hawk willing to irritate his own party in pursuit of his deficit-shrinking dre...

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‘Not the slick choice’: Maine Dems sweat Troy Jackson despite dominant victory

AUGUSTA, Maine — Troy Jackson is a near-lock to be Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee and officially replace scandal-plagued former nominee Graham Platner on November’s ballot. But he still has to e...

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‘A better way to be relevant’: Greens embrace data center fight

The nation’s biggest green groups have joined the fray over data centers — and they’re starting to notch some victories after 18 months of stinging environmental setbacks under the Trump administra...

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Ships continue to move through Strait of Hormuz, Chris Wright says

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that despite renewed fighting with Iran, oil tankers continue to make it through the Strait of Hormuz.Speaking to host Jonathan Karl on ABC's "This Week," ...

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The Falklands, Johnny Infantino and an invisible man: A whirlwind review of the World Cup

The World Cup has always been about more than soccer.Every four years, the global sporting extravaganza becomes a stage on which governments project power, politicians clamor for photo opportunitie...

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The ‘hopeless, bad people’ just won Donald Trump's World Cup

Turns out, revenge is a dish best served on a warm Sunday afternoon in a New Jersey swamp.President Donald Trump has spent much of his second term in office berating Spain over its anemic military ...

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Maine Democrat Shenna Bellows drops out of race to replace Graham Platner

SANFORD, Maine — Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows ended her Senate campaign on Sunday, further clearing the path for rival Troy Jackson as he consolidates support in a fast-moving Democratic...

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Troy Jackson has effectively secured the Maine Senate Democratic nomination

SANFORD, Maine — Troy Jackson has effectively secured the Democratic nomination in the crucial Maine Senate race, winning the support of a majority of the state delegates who will officially nomina...

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Drivers lose control over gas price squeeze

Gasoline has been on a roller coaster ride. Ask anyone with a truck, and they'll tell you small price changes at the pump have a big impact when the fill-up is over, and the receipt hits your pocke...

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America First, Soccer Second

What would become this summer’s most improbable and short-lived fling began with a double fist-pump and a hip-shimmy.Christian Pulisic, the U.S. national team’s “Captain America,” had just tucked a...

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Poisoned Water Is Giving Democrats an Opening in Iowa

This article was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, an independent, nonprofit news organization.MT. VERNON, Iowa — Chris Jones, the 65-year-old Democratic ...

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The soccer conquistadors: Why Spain’s World Cup has had an imperial flavor

Most people associate the phrase "the empire on which the sun never sets" with Victorian Britain, which at the dawn of the 20th century ruled over a vast array of territories including Canada, Brit...

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Troy Jackson jumps out to big lead in race to replace Graham Platner in Maine

WISCASSET, Maine — As Maine Democrats began the rushed and convoluted process to name a successor to scandal-plagued former nominee Graham Platner, it became quickly clear that progressive Troy Jac...

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