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Meanwhile, Mexico: Tensions still simmer south of the border

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'The president doesn’t want you here any more': Anthony Scaramucci on what really happened during the 11 days he worked in the White House

Sacked after less than two weeks as Donald Trump’s communications director, the financier and podcaster reflects on the mistakes he made in an exclusive extract from his new book

‘I said, if you want to fire me, just fire me. And so he did’: my showdown with Donald Trump

What’s it like to be shown the door by the US president? A former national security adviser, an Apprentice contestant and more share their stories

Trump Will Never Mail the $5,000 Checks

Deconstructing a policy proposal that makes no sense on any level

Newsom concedes California’s housing crisis is fair criticism

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) acknowledges that one of the most persistent criticisms of his state — its housing and homelessness crisis — has merit.

Xi Jinping gets red carpet at Brics summit amid thaw in India-China relations

Chinese president’s arrival in Delhi seen as step towards reconciliation after deadly 2020 military clash

Trump personality cult alive and well in Dallas

President the star of the show at two-day convention, but party’s plan to treat November elections as referendum on Trump himself poses grave risks

What next for Venezuela?

After almost six and a half years abroad, Armando Armas flew home to Venezuela this week. The first thing Armas did was sit down at a family table.

Venezuela needs a presidential election in 2027

Venezuela needs elections: regional, municipal, parliamentary, and, above all, presidential. After 27 years of authoritarianism, kleptocracy, and institutional destruction, the country must rebuild almost from scratch. But sequencing matters — one election cannot be postponed, substituted, or sacrificed for the others. The transition ends only when the Chavista system ends, and power is transferred democratically. Electing new governors, mayors, or even a new National Assembly means little while the central question stays unresolved: Who governs Venezuela, and with what legitimacy?

Putin doesn’t need to beat NATO

As a boy of 14, I was very fortunate to find a hobby shop near my home that was owned by a retired PBY captain named Al Younghaus. It is where I met lifelong friends and where I first began playing wargames, a hobby I continue today. I can remember my first game, played on a blue carpet with miniature World War II ships. The game was Seekrieg.

Reflecting on the 25 Years Since September 11

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Let's Stop Calling It 9/11

A date is a terrible way to remember the worst morning in modern American life. “9/11” tells you only when. It does not tell you who we were, who we are, or who we are meant to be.I lived through that day. A generation that did not can mark the anniversary, post a flag emoji, and move on. I did not feel, this year, or for the past several, the same widespread public mourning that once bound the country. Worse, some people now treat the attack as someone else’s tragedy, or as a punchline in an ideological war against the America that was struck. Dates fade. Names do not.That is why I call on President Donald Trump to give 9/11 a name and make it a federal holiday: Todd Beamer Day.