After Eurovision Final, Dismay That Politics Didn’t Play a Bigger Role
Politics isn’t supposed to influence the international song contest, but more than one official commented on how countries voted this…
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Raúl Castro Has Guided Cuba for Decades
Raúl Castro is 94 and no longer holds any official title, but he still wields enormous power, experts say, particularly…
How Rubio Is Driving the U.S. Pressure Campaign on Cuba
Our diplomatic correspondent Michael Crowley explains how Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has long lobbied for an end to…
All the Republicans Trump Has Taken Down in Midterm Primaries
The president has spent a great deal of political capital this spring trying to unseat fellow Republicans he sees as…
San Diego Mosque Shooting Follows Alarm About Rising Islamophobia
Muslims pointed to a rise in overt hatred online, political attacks and harassment in the months before the killing of…
Days After Hosting Trump, Xi Serves Up Tea and Smiles to Putin
During a state visit, the Chinese and Russian leaders cast themselves as a stabilizing force in a world thrown into…
5 Things to Know About Mike Collins, Republican Senate Candidate in Georgia
The congressman is a Trump acolyte who has a history of incendiary social media posts.
Raffensperger Loses in Primary for Georgia Governor
In his campaign for Georgia governor, Mr. Raffensperger found that G.O.P. voters still blamed him for Mr. Trump’s 2020 loss.
Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Tests Constitutional Limits
The deal the president reached with his own subordinates relies on a mechanism created by Congress that legal experts had…
Ebola Crisis Sparks Debate Over Global Health Double Standards
To some Africans, the claim that the continent’s largest health agency had already bungled its response scratched a familiar wound.