US politics

In Israel, public tributes to Charlie Kirk include a street naming, a mural and a missile in Gaza

After the American conservative activist was assassinated on Wednesday, many Israelis are honoring his legacy in unique and meaningful ways.

Charlie Kirk holds an Israeli flag outside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) speaks as the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement meets in the Rayburn House Office Building on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC

GOP Nancy Mace to Jewish progressive: ‘I have a good surgeon if you need to get your nose done'

Candles are placed next to a picture of Charlie Kirk during a vigil under the line "In Memory of Charlie Kirk, for freedom, patriotism and justice" in front of the Embassy of the United States in Berlin, Germany September 11, 2025.

Nation on edge: Experts warn of 'vicious spiral' in political violence after Kirk killing

A memorial is held for Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed in Utah, at the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. September 10, 2025.

Death of Charlie Kirk lays bare deep US political divisions - analysis


New York Mayor Adams vows to stay in race and seek re-election

Adams said press reports of him being in Washington for meetings about his future were wrong, but he did not directly address whether he had been in talks with Trump's team.

 New York City Mayor Eric Adams addresses reporters at a Feb. 2025 press conference.

Trump signs order to rename Department of Defense the 'Department of War'

The order would authorize Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and subordinate officials to use secondary titles such as "Secretary of War" and "Deputy Secretary of War."

US President Donald Trump speaks with the media on the day of the signing of an executive order to rename the Department of Defense the "Department of War", accompanied by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 5, 2025.

Steve Bannon: Netanyahu uses Oct. 7 footage to distract from intel. failings

The far-right political figure criticized the Israeli government, accusing Netanyahu of attempting to distract from possible intelligence failings.

Steve Bannon, former advisor to former U.S. President and now President-elect Donald Trump, speaks with the media outside New York Criminal Court, on the day of a pre-trial conference hearing in his fraud case stemming from a fundraising effort to build a border wall, in New York City

Trump takes tariffs fight to US Supreme Court

The legality of Donald Trump's unprecedented invocation of a 1977 emergency tariff law will be argued in the Supreme Court.

US President Donald Trump, next to Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during an event to announce that the Space Force Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 2, 2025

Jerry Nadler, Congress’ most senior Jewish member, says he will not seek reelection

“I don’t know what to say at this point,” Nadler, a longtime pro-Israel stalwart, told the New York Times. “I can’t defend what Israel is doing.”

 House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., votes yes on the second article of impeachment as the House Judiciary Committee holds a public hearing to vote on the two articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump in the Longworth House Office Building.

Trump said Rudy Giuliani will receive top US civilian honor

Following a car crash in New Hampshire, President Trump will award the former New York mayor a prestigious civilian medal.

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani greets Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump at the Trask Coliseum at University of North Carolina in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., August 9, 2016

Trump says he will order voter ID requirement for every vote

"Voter ID Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!," Trump said on Truth Social.

US President Donald Trump an announcement in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 22, 2025

Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules

The tariffs have given the Trump administration leverage to extract economic concessions from trading partners but have also increased volatility in financial markets.

US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order, as US Vice President JD Vance and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 25, 2025.

Former Biden officials are speaking out about what happened behind the scenes on Israel-Hamas War

Former officials publicly disagree on the previous administration's diplomatic involvement in the Israel-Gaza war.

Former U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House, May 13, 2024 in Washington, DC

Trump fires CDC Director, railways regulation board member

 “Susan Monarez is not aligned with the President’s agenda of Making America Healthy Again," Desai continued.

US President Donald Trump waves while boarding Air Force One, as he departs for Alaska to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, August 15, 2025

Netanyahu's partisan remarks burn bridges with US Democrats - editorial

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that October 7 probably would not have happened were Trump president at the time risks alienating Democrats, undermining bipartisan US-Israel support.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu oversees the IDF strikes on Yemen's Sanaa, August 24, 2025.