Iran’s top diplomat said Thursday that peace talks involving the U.S. have been “more complicated and more difficult” after U.S. airstrikes over the weekend. Days before the U.S. struck three Iranian nuclear facilities, officials met in Geneva to discuss the dismantling of Iran's nuclear program. But Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said hopes of returning...
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, the apparent winner of the Democratic primary, said he’s “not at all” worried about former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) launching an independent bid after conceding to the state lawmaker earlier this week. Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, said Thursday that the two have already faced off once and...
On the menu: Our obsession with obsessions; Iran strikes scramble domestic politics; MAGA turnout machine; Massie resistance; NoKo beach bingo As Democrats nervously eye their party’s nominee for New York mayor, they find themselves in the same situation with Zohran Mamdani that Republicans for two decades have faced with their own far-out populists: How to...
The Supreme Court on Friday is set to issue the remaining six opinions of its term, including a long-awaited decision having to do with the legality of nationwide injunctions in the context of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. The court appeared divided on the matter when it heard arguments in the case in May....
The Senate parliamentarian has rejected a Republican attempt to exempt a small number of religious schools, including Hillsdale College — where many graduates go on to careers in conservative politics —— from an income tax on college endowments. The GOP bill would substantially raise the tax on the returns of wealthy college endowments but it...