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Today — 9 October 2025Main stream

Katie Porter Goes Viral for ‘Unhappy’ TV Interview in California Governor’s Race

9 October 2025 at 09:53
The former Democratic congresswoman, known for her own grilling of executives on Capitol Hill, threatened to abandon an interview after she was asked several follow-up questions.

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Katie Porter, a former congresswoman, went viral on Wednesday after she grew frustrated by a television reporter and threatened to abandon an interview after several follow-up questions.

Texts from Jay Jones, Democratic Attorney General Candidate, Roil Virginia Governor’s Race

9 October 2025 at 07:25
In the messages, the Democratic candidate for attorney general, Jay Jones, discusses the hypothetical killing of a Republican lawmaker.

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Republicans have called on Jay Jones, the Democratic candidate for Virginia attorney general, to drop out of the race.

John Chell, Top N.Y.P.D. Chief and Adams Ally, Retires

9 October 2025 at 05:25
John Chell, New York City’s top uniformed police officer, is leaving as Mayor Eric Adams’s term is soon to expire and uncertainty looms at the Police Department.

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Chief John Chell’s departure comes two weeks after Mayor Eric Adams said he would not seek re-election.

How Zohran Mamdani Came to Embrace the Palestinian Cause

9 October 2025 at 10:06
As Mr. Mamdani seeks to reassure New York City he is open to compromise, his views on Israel and Palestinians have been the biggest exception.

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Zohran Mamdani’s opposition to Israel gained national attention in 2023, when he began a hunger strike to protest the country’s treatment of Gaza.
Yesterday — 8 October 2025Main stream

Cuomo Calls for Rebuilding Rikers Island and Keeping the Complex Open

9 October 2025 at 02:29
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wants to ditch New York City’s plan to replace the Rikers Island jail complex and use the sites for the proposed borough-based jails for affordable housing.

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New York City is required by law to close the notoriously troubled jail complex on Rikers Island by August 2027 and replace it with four borough-based facilities.

Justin Pearson, ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat, to Run for Congress

9 October 2025 at 00:36
Mr. Pearson, a member of the Tennessee General Assembly, was briefly expelled in 2023 after leading a gun control protest from the chamber floor.

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State Representative Justin J. Pearson in Nashville in 2023. He announced on Wednesday that he would challenge U.S. Representative Steve Cohen, a fellow Memphis Democrat.

Justices Appear Open to Challenge of Mail-In Ballot Rules by Illinois Politician

9 October 2025 at 02:03
A majority of the court appeared sympathetic to the argument that political candidates should be able to sue over their states’ election laws. The case is one of several lodged by allies of President Trump.

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Under Illinois law, ballots postmarked by Election Day are counted if they are received up to 14 days later.
Before yesterdayMain stream

In Tennessee Special Election, a Crowded Field for an Open Congressional Seat

7 October 2025 at 17:01
More than a dozen candidates are vying to represent the state’s Seventh Congressional District, which includes part of Nashville but was redrawn to favor Republicans.

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The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sunday. Nineteen people are competing in Tennessee’s first special congressional election in nearly four decades.

Eric Adams’s Exit From the NYC Mayoral Race Isn’t Having a Major Effect on Cuomo’s Bid So Far

There has been little evidence that Mayor Eric Adams’s decision to end his re-election bid has had a major effect on Andrew Cuomo’s bid to attract donors or voters.

© James Estrin/The New York Times

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo says that Eric Adams’s exit has changed the campaign landscape.

In Tennessee Special Election, a Crowded Field for an Open Congressional Seat

7 October 2025 at 17:01
More than a dozen candidates are vying to represent the state’s Seventh Congressional District, which includes part of Nashville but was redrawn to favor Republicans.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sunday. Nineteen people are competing in Tennessee’s first special congressional election in nearly four decades.

With Sébastien Lecornu’s Resignation, France Faces Increasing Turmoil

7 October 2025 at 12:01
The record-fast collapse of yet another government confronts President Emmanuel Macron and his country with an intensifying crisis.

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Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu of France in Paris on Monday after making the announcement that he had resigned, just a day after naming his government.

How Will Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Show Shape U.S. Politics?

7 October 2025 at 06:30
President Trump made major inroads with Latino voters last year. Whether they stick with Republicans in the midterms is a crucial question.

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Bad Bunny hosting the season opener of “Saturday Night Live.” The Puerto Rican superstar has made political commentary a centerpiece of his performances for years.

Syria Chooses a Parliament of Revolutionaries

7 October 2025 at 04:16
In the first elections since the Assad regime was ousted, there was no popular vote and women and minorities won few seats. Still, many Syrians saw it as progress toward ending authoritarian rule.

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The spokesman for Syria’s electoral committee, Nawar Najma, announces results of the first parliamentary elections since the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad, at a news conference in Damascus on Monday.

Who is Judge Immergut? Trump Appointee in Oregon Blocks Troop Deployment.

7 October 2025 at 02:06
Judge Karin Immergut worked on Ken Starr’s investigation of Bill Clinton. Now she’s ruled against Trump’s attempt to send troops to Portland.

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Judge Karin J. Immergut during her Senate confirmation hearing in 2018.

Wesley Hunt Enters Texas G.O.P. Senate Race, Complicating Path for Cornyn

7 October 2025 at 02:08
Mr. Hunt, a U.S. House member, and Senator John Cornyn will be competing for voters who dislike the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, who has led in many polls.

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Representative Wesley Hunt is one of the first Black Republicans to represent Texas in Congress.

France’s Government Is Gone (Again). What Comes Next?

7 October 2025 at 03:46
President Emmanuel Macron could appoint a new prime minister. But he is under increasing pressure to call new parliamentary elections.

© Pool photo by Stephane Mahe

A microphone was set up in a courtyard in Paris on Monday before Sébastien Lecornu’s announcement that he was resigning as prime minister.
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