Politics

Race to be next UN secretary general could rest on US and China trade-offs

Numerous possible last-minute entrants being discussed as current field of seven candidates struggle to garner support

Trump set to press Zelenskyy at UN to agree energy ceasefire with Russia

President to meet Ukrainian counterpart in New York as Ukraine steps up attacks on Russian energy sector

Retiring centrist Democrat backs Mike Lawler in rare cross-aisle endorsement

Retiring Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) is throwing his weight behind Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), a rare show of bipartisan support between sitting lawmakers.

Houthis move to seize strategic terrain after Trump calls off airstrikes at last minute

US president reportedly changed his mind over Saudi Arabia’s pleas for assistance as bombs were being loaded

Hegseth thinks the solution to his woes is to 'send himself.' It's not

Welcome to Monday's edition of Washington Secrets. If a friend sent you this and you’d like to sign up, CLICK HERE. Today, we run the rule over Pete Hegseth’s testosterone-fueled weekend, plus what’s next for the White House TV pool, and who denied they were a lesbian?

Mark Carney is making an eloquent case for an alliance sidelining the US

The Canadian prime minister’s remarks before the European parliament outlined a vision of the west without its most powerful member

US strikes on alleged drug boats may constitute ‘crimes against humanity’, UN expert says

Dozens of US attacks on boats in the Pacific and Caribbean have killed more than 230 people since September 2025

Europe is under attack from three sides – but the EU and Nato are unfit to defend us

Ursula von der Leyen’s outreach to Canada and new security proposals are wise – but she may not be the right messenger

Rubio opens UN General Assembly in New York with bell ceremony

Secretary of State Marco Rubio began the United Nations General Assembly, a major week in diplomacy, by ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday.

The Washington press corps needs to boycott White House events

CNN, MS Now and Politico accurately call last week’s sudden lockout ‘a direct assault on the first amendment’. That’s right

Converse apologizes for sneaker ad after critics say it uses racist imagery

Updated on: September 21, 2026 / 4:40 PM EDT / CBS News

Canada is seeking new global neighbors – no wonder, as Trump rolls out stupidities at scale

As the White House doles out threats and insults, it would be easy to hold out for better times. Mark Carney is right to court the EU instead