One of the hardest-fought political battles in 2024 happened inside California's Capitol between a group of grieving parents who lost their kids to fentanyl… and a handful of powerful California politicians who were opposed to increasing criminal penalties.https://www.cbsnews.com/video/californias-fentanyl-fight-lawmakers-v-grieving-parents/
Helping those with less isn’t charity – it’s a shared investment in a better future. Yet global development financing is under strain. An upcoming UN conference in Sevilla, Spain, aims to change that by mobilizing large-scale investment for a more just and sustainable world.https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/06/1164856
Zohran Mamdani, a state assemblyman and democratic socialist, had a commanding lead over former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who conceded in the Democratic primary.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/nyregion/cuomo-mamdani-mayor-primary-nyc.html
The emergence of Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is likely to divide national Democrats, who are already torn about what the party should stand for.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/nyregion/democratic-party-zohran-mamdani.html
Here are some of the factors that drove Zohran Mamdani to the cusp of a seismic upset, and how they will affect the general election in November.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/nyregion/nyc-mayor-primary-mamdani-takeaways.html
The shape of the mayor’s race in November and the future of Andrew M. Cuomo are now in flux after Zohran Mamdani’s performance on Tuesday.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/nyregion/nyc-mayor-election-november.html
Plus, the 100 best films of the 21st century.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/podcasts/the-headlines/nyc-mayor-mamdani-iran-strike.html
A new drug that gives almost complete protection against the virus was to be administered across Africa this year. Now, much of the funding for that effort is gone.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/health/hiv-lenacapavir-vaccine-trump-cuts-africa.html
The administration has gutted agencies like U.S.A.I.D., and President Trump has denigrated their work as wasteful and rife with fraud. His views on humanitarian assistance have seesawed since he entered political life.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/health/trump-usaid-foreign-aid-video.html
Other countries used to need spies to discern the thinking of American presidents. Now they just need a Truth Social account.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/politics/online-trump-transparency-complications.html
Will America’s pre-emptive strike discourage other countries from pursuing a weapon — or just the opposite?https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/world/middleeast/iran-trump-nuclear-weapons.html
How Russia’s terrifying long-range drone program has brought about a deadly new phase in the war.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/magazine/ukraine-russia-war-drone-shahed-iran.html
Eight people died when a surprise storm caused dangerous waves on the lake along the California-Nevada border, upending boats and tossing passengers into the frigid water.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/lake-tahoe-deaths-weather.html
The Trump administration faces hard choices in determining what industries to protect as it uses tariffs to construct an industrial policy.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/business/textile-manufacturing-trump-tariffs.html
The celebration of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez has divided a city that centuries ago set the standard for opulence.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/world/europe/venice-jeff-bezos-lauren-sanchez-wedding.html
A huddle of trucks has become the most reliable place for cleanup crews and contractors to find lunch.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/dining/taco-trucks-palisades-fires-california.html
Democratic leaders have a curiosity problem, and it’s losing them elections.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/opinion/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party.html
What’s the real cost of motherhood? Here’s what our readers said.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/opinion/motherhood-penalty-career.html
We’re covering the upset in New York City and the weather.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/briefing/a-primary-and-a-heat-wave.html
Seth Meyers said that even with “zero standards of expectations for Trump,” he was shocked to see the president use profanity on the White House lawn.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/arts/television/late-night-trump-profanity.html