The Democrats are headed for a grand slam in the local elections in the US. US expert Erik Åsard describes it as a setback for Donald Trump. But the real gauge of value will not come until next year, he says.
World politicsDemocratic candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral election in New York, the AP news agency reports. "My sole purpose when I wake up every morning will be to make this city better for you than it was the day before," Mamdani said in his victory speech.
World politicsTwo new governors, a heated mayoral race, judges and state legislatures. And then Americans will decide on redrawn electoral maps, free school meals and other initiatives. It's "Election Tuesday" and nearly 10,000 votes are being held in the United States - even though 2025 is a year without presidential or congressional elections.
World politicsThe state attorney of New York, Letitia James, denies the allegations in an indictment concerning suspected mortgage fraud. James, who secured a conviction against Donald Trump, is one of several high-profile "enemies" of the president who have recently been brought to court.
World politicsThe former head of the US federal police FBI, James Comey, explained that he was innocent of the allegations of perjury. He has been prosecuted by the US Department of Justice for having lied in a congressional hearing five years ago.
WorldThe President of the USA, Donald Trump, will host a UFC match at the White House on his 80th birthday.
SportsA step towards a more authoritarian form of government in the USA – this is how President Donald Trump's and Minister of War Pete Hegseth's speeches to hundreds of hastily summoned American military personnel earlier in the week are being interpreted. The entire American constitution was built to avoid monarchical power, and that is what they are heading towards now, says Magnus Christiansson, lecturer at the Defence University.
World politicsThe goal of what is now called the US Department of War is to wage war, and win them. This was stated by the responsible minister Pete Hegseth at a hastily convened meeting with hundreds of generals and admirals from the US military in Quantico, Virginia, where the President also spoke.
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