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Zohran Mamdani speaks after winning the mayoral election.

From unknown rapper to mayor: What Mamdani’s victory can teach the Democrats

The 34-year-old’s rapid rise has shocked the establishment as much as it has excited large parts of the Democratic base.

  • Michael Koziol

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Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as the powerful Speaker of the US House of Representatives, announces that she will not run for re-election to Congress in 2026, ending a four-decade career.
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Nancy Pelosi to retire from Congress

Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as the powerful Speaker of the US House of Representatives, announces that she will not run for re-election to Congress in 2026, ending a four-decade career.

The deep animosity between Democrat Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump spilled over during his State of the Union address in 2020.
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Nancy Pelosi rips up Donald Trump's State of the Union speech

The deep animosity between Democrat Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump spilled over during his State of the Union address in 2020.

Nancy Pelosi rips up her copy of then President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in 2020.

The moment animosity spilled over between Trump and his chief adversary

When Donald Trump arrived to deliver his State of the Union address in 2020, he refused to shake Nancy Pelosi’s hand. She reacted with dramatic flair.

  • Richard Cowan

How Gavin Newsom got under Trump’s skin – with jokes

Hollywood looks, a sense of humour and pushback against the president have put the California governor in the spotlight. Could he end up in the top job? One test is coming up next month.

  • Angus Holland
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was a close ally of US President Donald Trump.

Charlie Kirk was practising politics the right way

The assassinated right-wing firebrand and I were on different sides of most political arguments, yet we were on the same side on the continued possibility of American politics. It’s supposed to be an argument, not a war.

  • Ezra Klein
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President Donald Trump walks with Elon Musk’s son X Æ A-Xii on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 14, 2025, in Washington to depart on Marine One. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘Tremendous mistake’: Democrats turn on each other in fight over Trump ‘slush fund’

When a handful of Democrat senators supported a Republican funding bill late on Friday night, their colleagues were furious.

  • Michael Koziol
US President-elect Donald Trump.

A list of those who could be in line for Trump’s ‘retribution’

US President-elect Donald Trump believes he has been wronged by current and former officials, members of the media and more.

  • Michael S. Schmidt and Matthew Cullen
Nancy Pelosi, seen here at the Capitol in Washington, has undergone hip surgery.

Nancy Pelosi undergoes surgery after ‘hard fall’ in Luxembourg

Pelosi was taken to hospital after a fall during a visit to Luxembourg marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.

  • Maegan Vazquez

The dinner that showed why Trump and a cardinal should go to confession

Instead of telling Trump he was over the line, Cardinal Dolan enabled him to cast his campaign as a quasi-religious crusade.

  • Maureen Dowd