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Democrats' Jeffries and Mamdani wings face off in New York
New York's congressional primaries on Tuesday will be a key test of strength for the left-wing movement challenging the Democratic Party's establishment.Why it matters: Several...
Israel fears Trump is strengthening Iran's hand in Lebanon
Israel's government is concerned that the U.S. is effectively legitimizing Iran's influence in Lebanon and eroding Israel's freedom of operation there through new understandings reached...
Liberal Education in America, the AI Challenge, and the Pope
At a mid-April dinner at a D.C. think tank, I was asked to offer a few words on education and artificial intelligence. I observed that...
Establishment Dems face blowback for trying to play kingmaker
Some Democratic candidates are learning the hard way that there's a cost to being party leadership's favorite in a hotly contested primary.Why it matters: This...
World Cup tourists discover America — and delight us all
The 2026 World Cup is generating a veritable army of modern-day de Tocquevilles discovering America.Why it matters: It's a huge moment for U.S. soft power,...
Read the transcript of Trump's interview with "The Axios Show"
Axios' Marc Caputo:Mr. President, welcome to the Axios Show.President Trump:Thank you.Caputo:We wanted to make this more of a conversation than a typical interview where we're...
Trump Faces Backlash From Allies Over His Handling of Iran War
NBC’s Garrett Haake, filling in for Kristen Welker as Moderator of Meet the Press, joins Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist to discuss the reaction from Americans...
The clock is ticking on Trump's border wall
The closer you look at Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's declaration that the border wall will be finished by this time next year, the harder...
Welcome to America, World Cup visitors. Don't forget to tip.
Millions of World Cup visitors are experiencing American cuisine for the first time and there's one menu item that's completely foreign: tipping.Why it matters: Many...
New global order: AI CEOs as heads of nation-states
It was a historic, even jarring, scene that captures a once-unimaginable geopolitical ordering. The world's most powerful heads of state gathered in the French Alps...
Vance travels to Switzerland for nuclear talks with Iran
Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran that's expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski...
Iran says it is closing Strait of Hormuz over Israeli attacks on Lebanon
The Iranian armed forces announced Saturday they will close the Strait of Hormuz — just three days after it reopened — alleging America's failure to...