Politics

Where Mamdani Has Refused to Moderate

The New York City mayor is not soft-pedaling his views on Israel.

Independents of America Unite!

Yes, trying to organize a group that’s averse to affiliation is hard. But independents’ uncoordinated approach is self-defeating.

Salman Rushdie Doesn’t Want to Be Your ‘Free Speech Barbie’

Speaking with George Packer at the New Orleans Book Festival, the author was eager to return to the subject of fiction.

This Year’s Oscar Winners Will (And Should) Be …

The front-runners for some of the ceremony’s biggest prizes are far from certain.

Why Trump Got Sick of Ric Grenell

The outgoing president of the Kennedy Center leaves the institution renamed, nearly closed, and wildly unpopular.

Everyone Has Trump’s Phone Number Now

The president’s personal iPhone has been lighting up.

Israel and Lebanon to hold talks as Israel prepares invasion: Report

Israel and Lebanon are reportedly set to hold face-to-face peace talks in the coming days to seek an off-ramp to the fighting across their border that began with the Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah launching missiles against the Jewish state on March 2.

Iranian foreign minister says there's 'no problem' with new Supreme Leader

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insisted on Saturday that there is “no problem” with the country’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, despite his absence from the public eye.

Carr threatens to strip broadcasters of licenses over Iran coverage

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is calling for broadcasters to “correct course” over their coverage of the Iran war or lose their licenses.

Chile's New President Faces Big Challenges at Home and Abroad

Decades after a 1973 bombing which left its walls in ruins and led President Salvador Allende to take his own life, the Palacio de La Moneda — Chile’s neoclassical presidential palace at the heart of Santiago — is once again becoming a private residence. Breaking nearly seventy years of precedent, newly elected president Jose Antonio Kast moved into the government headquarters following his inauguration this week.

Where GOP Senate Candidates Stand on SAVE America Act Fight

Republican candidates running in some of the most competitive Senate races in 2026 are increasingly weighing in on a growing fight inside the GOP over whether to force Democrats into a “talking filibuster” to advance election legislation backed by President Donald Trump.

The feminist movement has abandoned women like Brooke Slusser

There is a strange rule in modern progressive politics: Women are to be believed — until the man involved identifies as a woman. In that moment, belief suddenly becomes optional, empathy evaporates, and the woman who speaks up is quickly reframed as the aggressor.