Politics

Michelle Bachelet withdraws from race to become UN secretary general

Former president of Chile drops out after support collapsed in security council straw poll, leaving seven candidates in contest

'I have nothing in the UK at all': British man torn from his Swedish wife and home

Charles lands at Heathrow with just two bags and nowhere to go as a result of Brexit and Stockholm’s hardline immigration position

US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show

Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule

Ukraine launches heavy Moscow drone attack as Russia votes

The State Duma vote, the first since Russia launched its full-scale war in Ukraine, is likely to see the ruling United Russia party easily retain its dominance.

‘I don’t trust him anymore’: Pennsylvanians come to grips with John Fetterman’s rightwing turn

The maverick senator has isolated himself from supporters as he has become a strident supporter of Israel

190 Days Without a Homicide

How a record stretch of peace ended in my hometown.

Six major cases the Supreme Court will hear in its upcoming term

The Supreme Court returns from its summer recess at the start of October, when the justices will begin hearing the first of several closely watched cases on their schedule, including major cases regarding the First and Second amendments.

Guatemala’s Democracy Dilemma

A reformist president weighs the pressure to move fast against the imperative to restore institutions his people can trust.

The Pinball President

No commander in chief has been better at seizing public attention than Donald Trump. But there is a difference between getting attention and doing something with it.

The Firebrand

Abdul El-Sayed wants to win the Michigan Senate race his way—as an unabashed progressive populist and a fierce critic of Israel.

El Sayed-aligned Islamic council issued fatwa to fund Muslim candidates

A preeminent Islamic council with organizational ties to a suspected financial collaborator of terrorism has authorized followers of Islam to flood Muslim and anti-Israel candidates with financial support using monetary obligations under Sharia law.

Vulnerable Republicans search for daylight with Trump

A growing number of congressional Republicans are keeping President Donald Trump at arm’s length, and at times rebuking him directly, as polls suggest a looming November blue wave.