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Around town, on the pitch and even in the pool, the New York mayor keeps his suit on – what do his sartorial choices tell us? Playing football. Playing in the sand. Dancing on a stage with Alicia Keys and the entire New York Knicks roster. Swimming in a swimming pool. Swimming in the ocean. … Read more

Abdul El-Sayed may be buoyed by a younger, anti-establishment coalition as he runs against an establishment candidate Abdul El-Sayed spends a fair amount of his day not taking himself so seriously. He jokes about his haircut, films selfie videos with supporters and has taken – more than once – to cringey dancing and lip-syncing on … Read more

Experts say evidence for cognitive screening desired by health secretary ‘not great’ as taskforce idle since last year The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has called for better Alzheimer’s screening – but a critical federal panel that might have helped researchers find practical ways to do that has been prevented from meeting for … Read more

The 2026 midterm elections are 100 days away as Republicans and Democrats will battle in Congress and statehouses across the country for control over the future of the country in what is expected to be a contentious and expensive campaign season. Republicans currently hold narrow majorities in both chambers of Congress, controlling the House with … Read more

Eighty-five million Americans are disaffected and less likely to vote, our survey found. Our democratic revival depends on a sense of community Our country is at a crossroads between democracy and authoritarianism. And the only antidote is an organized, engaged citizenry. But at this critical moment when we need people to lean into the fight … Read more

The collapse of the rules-based order is not confined to the land: we’re imperilled as centuries of maritime cooperation sink beneath the waves The US military campaign to protect merchant shipping from Iranian attacks by asserting direct maritime control in the strait of Hormuz is not an idea unique to Donald Trump’s administration. Almost exactly … Read more

It’s been a tumultuous primary season, but is this the Democrats’ Tea Party moment? Or is something more pragmatic emerging?

PM promises to ‘defend national interest before anything else’ in first big broadcast interview since entering No 10 Andy Burnham has promised to disagree with Donald Trump if necessary, including in public, in his first big broadcast interview since becoming prime minister. Burnham’s comments came as Wes Streeting, the new defence secretary, said he did … Read more

President harks back to red scare of his childhood to attack US left – but will such language resonate beyond Maga base? Perhaps above all else, Donald Trump is a child of the cold war. Three months before the US president was born, Winston Churchill delivered a historic speech in Fulton, Missouri, that ushered in … Read more

More than 330,000 Haitian immigrants in limbo as Trump administration seeks to end temporary protected status More than 330,000 Haitian immigrants in the US are set to lose their ability to legally live and work in the country as the Trump administration seeks to terminate their temporary protected status. An estimated 13,000 are nursing assistants, … Read more