Epstein texts and yelling at Trump: US House’s year of censures Lawmakers spent much of 2025 seeking to reprimand each other – here’s a look back at what sparked such outrage The Guardian - US · Dec 27, 2025
Mamdani's $6 Billion Child Care Expansion Would Be a Handout to Wealthy New Yorkers The more the government intervenes in the market, the more New York parents pay for child care. Reason · Dec 25, 2025
New York Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani Names Ms. Rachel to Lead Inaugural Block Party Zohran Mamdani has named YouTube star Ms. Rachel to his inaugural committee, sparking fresh controversy. The children's educator joins Cynthia Nixon and John Turturro on the NYC transition team. International Business Times UK · Dec 24, 2025
Mamdani Needs a Maximalist Vision of Mayoral Power To Achieve His Goals. Lina Khan Has a Plan. As one of Mamdani's top advisers, Khan has been making a list of all the "authorities that the mayor can unilaterally deploy." Reason · Dec 23, 2025
Texture, warmth and tactile rebellion: the big graphic design trends for 2026 From handcrafted rebellion to layered storytelling. Creative Bloq · Dec 23, 2025
What does ‘globalise the intifada’ mean, and why does NSW want to ban the chant? While Chris Minns has labelled the slogan ‘hateful, violent rhetoric’, others view it as an expression of support for Palestinians. Should contested phrases be outlawed? The Guardian - AU · Dec 23, 2025
Zohran's Inner Circle: Meet the Radicals on Mamdani's Transition Team The new mayor's advisers include people who have praised antisemites and called for defunding the police. Reason · Dec 22, 2025
Mamdani Posts Hanukkah Video Days After Aide Quits Over Antisemitic Posts New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani shared a video celebrating Hanukkah with actor Mandy Patinkin days after his newly appointed director resigned. International Business Times UK · Dec 22, 2025
Inside Mamdani’s campaign: The story of 2025’s defining election Few political contests in 2025 drew as much global attention as New York City’s mayoral race. The winner in the heart of global finance was a brown, immigrant Muslim politician – unafraid to claim his identity and running on an eye-catching redistributionist platform. Zohran Mamdani’s spectacular win in this contest… Newslaundry · Dec 22, 2025
A new pope, a mayoral victory and a drunk raccoon: Guardian US readers on their favorite news moments of 2025 There were some bright spots in a year of dark news stories – here are the ones that brought readers the most joy The Guardian - US · Dec 20, 2025
Adams Stacks NYC Rent Board to Block Mamdani's Freeze for 1 Million Tenants NYC Mayor Eric Adams appoints four to Rent Guidelines Board days before his exit, threatening Mamdani's rent freeze for 1 million stabilised tenants. International Business Times UK · Dec 20, 2025
Mum of 'Two Jewish Children' Resigns From New NYC Role After Old Antisemitic Posts Resurface Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned from Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's administration one day after her appointment, apologising for resurfaced antisemitic posts from over a decade ago. International Business Times UK · Dec 19, 2025
Mamdani appointee resigns after her decade-old antisemitic social media posts resurface One of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s appointees has resigned over social media posts she made more than a decade ago that featured antisemitic tropes The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025
Mamdani has a place in NYC history. But which place in a centuries-long list of mayors? Zohran Mamdani can claim multiple firsts when he becomes New York’s mayor Jan. 1 The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025
Kiplinger · Dec 18, 2025 Mamdani's Millionaire's Tax: Let the New York Exodus Begin? Will higher income taxes drive the wealthy to flee New York in 2026?
Reason · Dec 16, 2025 17 Ways Politicians Can Make Things Cheaper, Starting With Food, Health Care, and Appliances A real affordability agenda would unleash free markets, not constrain them.
The Mary Sue · Dec 16, 2025 Ontario Premier Doug Ford asks Canadians not to change their U.S. travel plans for ‘tyrant’ Donald Trump Just a few days ago, several news outlets, including the BBC, reported that the Trump administration would be implementing stricter screening processes for visitors coming to the United States. Among the items listed, one condition that drew sharp criticism required visitors to the country to show five years’ worth of…
International Business Times UK · Dec 16, 2025 Gavin Newsom Leads 2028 Democratic Presidential Race With 37% Win Odds, While Ex-VP Harris Trails at 5% California Governor Gavin Newsom leads the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination race with 36% odds, driven by his housing, education, immigration and climate policies.
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025 AOC is staying mum on endorsing 2026 races so far - could it be a sign of a Senate run? A series of progressives are staging primary challenges in the vein of Ocasio-Cortez’s insurgent 2018 run
The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025 I spent a month trying to smile like Zohran Mamdani – it’s no easy feat While the New York mayor-elect is constantly smiling in the face of his detractors, having a perma-grin didn’t come so easily to me, writes Arwa Mahdawi
Reason · Dec 16, 2025 ISIS Gunmen Plus: Universal child care polls well, DEI and generational dynamics, and more...
Roll Call · Dec 16, 2025 Democrats close year emboldened by 2025 electoral successes - Roll Call Here’s a look back at the big campaign moments of 2025 including mid-decade redistricting and Democrats overperforming in off-year elections.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2025 Two dead in Brown University shooting – as it happened This live blog is now closed
International Business Times UK · Dec 13, 2025 Macy's Attack Update: Homeless Woman Stabs Tourist, Sparking Renewed Pressure on NYC Leaders A brutal, unprovoked stabbing of a tourist inside Macy's Herald Square has reignited public outrage and political debate in New York City over crime, homelessness, mental health policy, and public safety.
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2025 The Mamdani effect? Sales of luxury homes spike in the Big Apple as exodus fears fall flat Donna Olshan, the founder and president of Olshan Realty, called the expectations that a mass of wealthy individuals would leave the city "pretty ridiculous"