US politics
Vice President JD Vance, wife Usha announce they are expecting fourth child
“We are very excited to share that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child... Both Usha and the baby are doing well, and we look forward to welcoming him in late July,” Vice President Vance shared.
Holocaust survivor to address US Congress on anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation
The Squad’s selective feminism fails Iranian women, too - comment
US lawmakers plan Denmark visit as Trump threatens Greenland takeover
NYC Jews consolidating around Cuomo in mayoral race, instead of Mamdani, Quinnipiac poll finds
A new Quinnipiac poll shows 60% of New York City’s Jewish voters support former governor Andrew Cuomo in the upcoming mayoral race, following a shift in voter sentiment after Eric Adams dropped out.
Zohran Mamdani 'not an American at all,' his mother Mira Nair claims in resurfaced 2013 interview
Nair claimed in a 2013 interview with Indian outlet Hindustan Times that Mamdani is completely culturally Indian, and that they are not Western at all.
Trump says US law blocks bid for a third presidential term
When previously asked if he would consider running for vice president in 2028, he dismissed the idea as "too cute," despite US law allowing him to do so.
Massive turnout in first days of early voting in NYC mayoral race as new poll shows tighter contest
Over 223,000 New Yorkers cast votes in the first three days of the mayoral election, with voters aged 55 and older accounting for over half of weekend turnout.
Mamdani in 2021: Anti-Israel BDS activism brought me to socialist political movement
Mamdani says cofounding the Bowdoin College Students for Justice in Palestine chapter and anti-Israel BDS activism were the "crux of the reason" he joined the Democratic Socialists of America.
Donald Trump rules out running for US vice presidency in 2028, teases third term
Trump dismisses running for vice president in 2028, calling it "too cute," but hints at a third term, sparking continued speculation about his political future.
‘I am not done’: Former VP Harris signals return to politics, slams Trump as ‘authoritarian’
The White House responded to Harris’s comments, stating that “the American people don't care about her absurd lies."
Violence, racism, and Nazi praise: The dark side of US political group chats - analysis
Leaked messages from politicians and aides across parties reveal racist, antisemitic, and violent rhetoric, sparking outrage and resignations nationwide.
As thousands of rabbis sign anti-Mamdani letter, others decry mounting ‘red lines’ among Jews
Jewish community leaders from across the country expressed worry that political partisanship may cause unnecessary divisions at a time when the Jewish people need to unite.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to back Zohran Mamdani
The report comes only a day before early voting opens and one source said Jeffries would formally announce his backing on Friday afternoon.
