Politics

Two reasons Ukraine had to resume Russian energy attacks

Resuming strikes on Russia’s energy network, President Volodymyr Zelensky risks President Donald Trump’s fury and an end to U.S. intelligence and arms support for Ukraine.

White House report card: It's starting to look like a return to first-term chaos

Welcome to Friday’s edition of Washington Secrets. We bring you our usual rundown of the president’s week, with help from our two political strategists.

'Tough to watch, impossible to ignore': reviewers on NAZA documentary

Film interviewing military insiders about mass killing of civilians in Gaza wins widespread praise around the world

Of course Trump is helping Russia in Ukraine – he’s a master of the art of betrayal

The old certainties have gone. We will have to spend whatever it takes to protect ourselves in this new and dangerous world

Power plant attacks reflect Russian blueprint to make Ukrainian cities unlivable

Kremlin turning to punishment of Ukraine’s population in major cities as frontlines remain frozen

DSA plots to 'stop' weapons shipments to Israel at airport

The New York City chapter of Democratic Socialists of America is signaling plans to “stop” overseas arms shipments from John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Russell Brand was ‘wild-eyed maniac’ when trying to drag woman into toilets, court told

Woman says she ‘wrenched’ herself free of assault that allegedly took place when she was working at MTV in 2001

Eleven more House seats shift toward Democrats as momentum builds

Projections for 11 more House seats have shifted in favor of the Democratic Party, as talks of a blue wave in the 2026 midterm elections have reached a crescendo.

US voters want more action on global heating. Why are Democrats and Republicans staying silent?

Polls show that Democrats and Republicans in battleground states want to hear more from candidates about the climate crisis

Russia strikes Ukraine after report ties White House to Starshield throttling

Russia fired airstrikes in about a third of Ukraine’s regions on Friday, as the two countries continue to exchange attacks on energy infrastructure following a week of tensions over the slowdown of Ukraine’s Starshield systems and President Donald Trump‘s declared energy ceasefire.

‘Unsafe’ conditions at Texas ICE facility put immigrants at risk of injury or death, lawsuit says

Court filing alleges ‘physical abuse by guards’, ‘filthy living conditions’ and disease outbreaks at Camp East Montana

Israeli settlers attack olive farmers and Washington Post journalist in West Bank

Settlers hurl rocks at Palestinians and beat photographer Heidi Levine as part of yearly attacks to disrupt harvest