US politics is covered here at both ends of the power structure. In Washington, the Senate delivers a rare bipartisan rebuke over Iran war powers, a tense Capitol meeting follows, and Trump blindsides Republicans by calling off a housing bill signing, while a nuclear reactor loan plan revives the energy-and-climate debate. In New York, Mamdani-backed candidates sweep the city's Democratic primaries and Frank Carone's arrest extends scrutiny of Eric Adams' inner circle. Patriot Front's July Fourth march in Washington tests how a capital handles extremist spectacle.
A masked Patriot Front march through Washington DC during the US 250th anniversary raises hard questions about public space, symbolism and response.
The US Senate passed a war powers resolution limiting military action against Iran by 50-48, with several Republicans crossing the aisle.
The former New York mayoral chief of staff is charged in a federal bribery case tied to a lucrative migrant-shelter contract, months after Adams left office.
Trump administration announces $17.5bn in loans for 10 new large reactors, putting nuclear power back at the centre of arguments over climate goals and grid reliability.
Candidates endorsed by New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani won key Democratic primaries, ousting two sitting members of Congress and strengthening his progressive movement.
The president clashed with Senate Republicans after scrapping a bill signing and confronting resistance tied to an Iran war vote.
The president abruptly scrapped a planned ceremony for a bipartisan housing bill, surprising allies who had hailed it as a win.