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The Democratic Socialist Running for Mayor of Los Angeles

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Published: August 3, 2026 10:00

An incumbent mayor of Los Angeles normally faces smooth sailing for reëlection, but for the Democrat Karen Bass her term has been marked by criticism of her handling of last year’s devastating wildfires and the city’s ongoing homelessness crisis. The…

Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed Is “Not a Burn-It-Down Kind” of Candidate

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Published: July 31, 2026 17:40

Michigan’s Senate seat is a must-win for Democrats hoping to take control of the Senate in 2026. The midterms are reflecting a surge of energy behind left-leaning Democratic candidates—sometimes known as the Mamdani effect—challenging their party’s…

A Democrat and a Republican in Congress on the Blowback from Mass Detention

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Published: July 28, 2026 10:00

Though President Donald Trump came back to the White House with broad support for his border policies, his Administration’s immigration crackdown has been broadly unpopular. The staff writer Jonathan Blitzer spoke with two representatives in Congress about…

One Refugee’s Journey Through ICE Detention

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Published: July 24, 2026 17:40

In 2025, as ICE was struggling to meet an impossible goal of three thousand immigration arrests per day, the agency took an unprecedented step: picking people up when they arrived at immigration court. These were immigrants seeking legal status through…

Pick Three: Richard Brody on “The Odyssey” and Other Summer Films

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Published: July 21, 2026 10:00

The film critic Richard Brody talks with David Remnick about three notable films this summer: Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” an epic adaptation of Homer’s poem, arriving amid buzz and huge advance ticket sales; the shoplifting comedy “I Love Boosters,”…

Rahm Emanuel Says Israel’s Path Is “Not Sustainable Politically”

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Published: July 17, 2026 17:40

Rahm Emanuel is a Democratic Party elder, having served in the Clinton and Obama Administrations and as mayor of his native Chicago for two terms. He’s a centrist known for valuing political wins over ideology, making it especially notable that Emanuel…

How an Estimated Seven Hundred Thousand People Have Died from DOGE’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts

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Published: July 12, 2026 09:30

The Department of Government Efficiency, better known as DOGE, has officially been terminated. Its July 4th sunset date was part of Donald Trump’s original executive order that created the agency, which Elon Musk ran. During his tenure, Musk oversaw the…

The World Cup, the Knicks, and LeBron James’s Fate: An All-Time Summer in Sports

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Published: July 10, 2026 17:40

With all the sports news at play this summer, from the New York Knicks winning the N.B.A. Finals to Donald Trump having a direct impact on FIFA’s decisions during the World Cup, it’s time for a deep dive into the biggest sports moments of late. The New…

The Sounds of Summer, with Fred Armisen

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Published: July 7, 2026 10:00

The comedian Fred Armisen has a thing for sound: he’s a former punk-rocker who gets a lot of comic mileage from doing accents, and he released an album of sound effects—a modern update of a novelty genre from his youth. “100 Sound Effects” came out last…

Alicia Keys’s New York Musical Goes on National Tour

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Published: July 3, 2026 17:40

The unofficial anthem of New York City is “Empire State of Mind,” the Jay-Z song with that unforgettable hook, sung by Alicia Keys. So it was only fitting that when New York celebrated the Knicks’ N.B.A. Finals victory, Keys took the stage at City Hall to…