C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana
The task force will allow the spy agency to quickly direct more financial, human and technical resources at the island,…
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After Michigan Loss, AIPAC Weighs a Second Effort to Defeat El-Sayed
The pro-Israel organization spent $32 million in an unsuccessful effort to defeat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. It…
Star Scholar Jason Arday Resigns From Cambridge
Jason Arday was hired by the University of Cambridge in 2023 as the youngest Black professor in its history. Doubt…
Senate Confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as C.D.C. Director
Dr. Schwartz, a deputy surgeon general in the first Trump administration, has publicly supported childhood vaccines.
New Zealand is Racing to Vaccinate Its Endangered Birds Against Bird Flu
Conservation experts are trying to slow the march of the viral disease in a country that is home to rare…
El-Sayed Got a Big Win for the Left. Can It Win Like This Nationally?
The new activist left is built on a coalition that may be too narrow to thrive in Democratic primaries in…
Cost of Trump’s Namesake Warships Likely to Rise by 50 Percent or More
President Trump’s goal of building a “golden fleet” of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate.
Where El-Sayed Showed Strengths, and Weaknesses, in the Michigan Primary
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed had a strong showing in college towns, while Representative Haley Stevens did well in Black urban centers.
A Democratic Governor Is Set to Pick a Former Republican Running Mate
Gov. Katie Hobbs of Arizona, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa,…
Abdul El-Sayed’s Winning New Political Uniform
Could the black T-shirt and jeans be the next big thing in Washington?