'Pinky promise'

For female veterans in Congress, it’s a small club

When Rep. Chrissy Houlahan sits down to question witnesses at a House Armed Services Committee hearing, it can feel like a time machine back to her own military service....

Mamdani becomes New York’s youngest ever mayor

Zohran Mamdani, 34, is set to become the youngest mayor of New York City since 1892, the first of Indian background, the first Muslim and the first born in...

What New York’s new mayor Zohran’s really like

I remember the first time Zohran Kwame Mamdani spoke seriously about entering electoral politics. It was 2019, and four of us were at dinner in Manhattan — his father,...

Disruptive change

Zohran Mamdani's victory marks watershed for South Asian Americans

In a victory speech capping his meteoric rise, New York's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani quoted at length from the famous 'Tryst with Destiny' address by independent India's first prime minister...

Cut to size

Democrats' hopes for 2026 boosted by California vote

Democrats head into next year's elections with a fighting chance to win back the US House of Representatives, after victories that showcase sharply different visions of the party as...

'Hearing' problem

Tim Roemer’s focus turns to preserving democracy

There are many fronts in the battle to preserve democracy, and former Rep. Tim Roemer is in the middle of the action on all of them. The Indiana Democrat,...