The NY-12 Primary Is Awash with Money but Short on Belief
The race—whose candidates include Micah Lasher, Alex Bores, George Conway, and Jack Schlossberg—is at once glitzy, confusing, and uninspiring.
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admin How the Trump Administration Pushed Judges to Deport Children
The D.O.J. has fast-tracked immigration cases for unaccompanied minors and fired judges who appear not to comply. E. Tammy Kim…
Donald Trump’s Iran Deal Is Israel’s Disaster
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has few allies but Trump—and that partnership is now in question. Ruth Margalit reports.
Can Zohran Mamdani Sway the Commie Corridor’s “Civil War”?
Famously, mayors of New York City almost never graduate to higher office, but in Claire Valdez, a candidate in the…
The Hole in Donald Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Strategy
Stephania Taladrid on why American investors are rushing back to Venezuela’s vast oil sector, where promises of reform are fueling…
How to Canoe to the World Cup in New Jersey
MetLife Stadium, the site of eight FIFA matches, is surrounded by creeks and canals. With public transportation priced exorbitantly and…
How Scott McTominay Led Scotland Back to the World Cup
Ed Caesar writes about Scott McTominay, a star midfielder for Scotland’s national soccer team who, Caesar argues, secured the country…
Iran Can Hold America Hostage in Either War or Peace
Robin Wright on Iran’s enduring strategy of taking hostages—now evolved to include strategic ports like the Strait of Hormuz—and how…
Has Nancy Mace’s Crusade Against Sexual Violence Ruined Her Career?
Last year, the Republican congresswoman accused her ex-fiancé of sexual assault. It may have doomed her bid for South Carolina’s…
The Supreme Court’s Latest Blow to Black Voters’ Rights
Ruth Marcus reports on the Supreme Court’s unsigned order legitimatizing an Alabama congressional-district map that a lower court had claimed…