German (DE) 
English (US) 
Spanish (ES) 
French (FR) 
Hindi (IN) 
Italian (IT) 
Russian (RU) Nicki Minaj comes to Trump's defense on Nigeria
Our Election Guide
Morning Bid: November lift ahead of tariff hearing
Trump fires back during intense '60 Minutes' interview: 'CORRUPT!'
How Medicaid’s New Work Requirement Will Work
Philadelphia’s progressive district attorney seeks third term as shootings decline. Critics contend he’s soft on criminals
NYC mayoral candidates make final push ahead of Election Day
It’s clear why Zohran Mamdani has a double-digit lead in the New York mayoral race | Margaret Sullivan
Headlines
Our Election Guide
Tomorrow is an off-year Election Day across the United States. We explain what is happening.
View Full Coverage
How Medicaid’s New Work Requirement Will Work
Poor Americans will face new challenges to enroll, and states will have to build new bureaucracies.
View Full Coverage
Philadelphia’s progressive district attorney seeks third term as shootings decline. Critics contend he’s soft on criminals
Larry Krasner is favored to be re-elected on 4 November while progressive prosecutors around the country have been losing favor with votersThis story ...
View Full Coverage
It’s clear why Zohran Mamdani has a double-digit lead in the New York mayoral race | Margaret Sullivan
There’s a clarity about Mamdani’s message that stands in sharp contrast to most Democratic politiciansFor someone who exudes positive energy and seldo...
View Full Coverage
Abortion is on the ballot in three US states, from supreme court to governor
Reproductive justice has changed the face of judicial and gubernatorial races as abortion sanctuaries fight backWhen the US supreme court overturned R...
View Full Coverage
The Big Elections to Watch This Week, and a Louvre Heist Update
Plus, squeezing in a marathon before your full-time job.
View Full Coverage
America is bracing for political violence — and a significant portion think it’s sometimes OK
A majority of Americans think it’s likely a political candidate will be assassinated in the next five years.
View Full Coverage
US government shutdown nearing record for longest in history as Trump delays food benefits to millions – US politics live
Republicans claim US president ‘desperate’ to end shutdown, which has now entered 33rd dayGood morning, and welcome to our live coverage of US politic...
View Full Coverage
In Israel, an Unfamiliar Word Is Heard: Peace
A new kind of Mideast peace process is underway, as a determined Trump administration and its allies in the Muslim world seek to broaden a tenuous cea...
View Full Coverage
In Redistricting Battles, Here’s How Trump, Republicans and Democrats Are Faring
President Trump is imploring lawmakers to redraw their congressional maps to stave off Democratic control of the House. But the debate over redistrict...
View Full Coverage
Elections Across the U.S. Will Test Democrats’ Momentum Ahead of 2026 Midterms
Democrats have no federal contests that would allow them to check President Trump’s power, but governors’ races, mayoral contests and referendums will...
View Full Coverage
The Nationwide Battle Over Electoral Maps
What began with Texas drawing what could be five new Republican districts in the House of Representatives at President Trump’s behest has spiraled int...
View Full Coverage
Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power
The justices face so-called legitimacy dilemma as they deal with a tricky legal dispute and a president who has made clear he would view defeat as a p...
View Full Coverage
These Israeli Dissidents Can Show Americans How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country
And why it matters so much to try.
View Full Coverage
Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water sources for 6 million people
The persistent pollutants which build up in the environment have been linked to serious illnesses.
View Full Coverage
India Wins Women’s Cricket World Cup
A team that faced seemingly insurmountable odds wins its first championship, with wider ramifications for the role women play in public life.
View Full Coverage
How Maduro Future-Proofed His Dictatorship in Venezuela
Maduro has built a system in which the only people who can truly tear down the dictatorship are the ones with the most to lose from its demise.
View Full Coverage
At Least 10 Dead and Hundreds Injured After Strong Quake Hits Afghanistan
The 6.3-magnitude quake struck near Mazar-i-Sharif, a northern city known for its magnificent Blue Mosque. The extent of the damage was not immediatel...
View Full Coverage
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gapThe collective wealth of the top 10 ...
View Full Coverage
Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes
France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police ca...
View Full Coverage
‘Americans are democracy’s equivalent of second-generation wealth’: a Chinese journalist on the US under Trump – podcast
Once a stalwart of Hong Kong’s journalism scene, Wang Jian has found a new audience on YouTube, dissecting global politics and US-China relations sinc...
View Full Coverage
Trump says Maduro’s days are numbered but ‘doubts’ US will go to war with Venezuela
President’s remarks, made during CBS interview released on Sunday, come as the US amasses military units in CaribbeanDonald Trump has sent mixed signa...
View Full Coverage
New Weapons Testing Ordered by Trump Won’t Include Nuclear Explosions, Wright Says
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the testing ordered up in a surprise announcement by President Trump last week would focus on “the other parts” of ...
View Full Coverage
N.Y.C. Early Voting Ends With 735,000 Ballots Cast, as Younger Voters Surge
This year’s mayoral race saw the highest early in-person turnout ever for a nonpresidential election in New York.
View Full Coverage
Trump news at a glance: Republicans insist Trump is ‘desperate’ to resolve shutdown as Snap payments end
Mike Johnson claims ‘big-hearted’ president wants to reopen government; FBI fires official amid Patel’s outrage over stories about jet use – key US po...
View Full Coverage
George Clooney says replacing Joe Biden with Kamala Harris ‘was a mistake’
Actor says Harris ‘was given a very tough task’ because ‘she had to run against her own record’, and extends an olive branch to Hunter BidenGeorge Clo...
View Full Coverage
Explosion at Harvard Building Affected Small Section of Hallway, Officials Say
There was no structural damage to the building, they said, as investigators pursued two suspects.
View Full Coverage
