“I don’t even know what to do with this,” Colbert said about the network’s news release on a scrapped interview with a Democratic politician, before putting the paper in a dog waste bag. More

As we lose our alliances and instability spreads, America is headed for more, not fewer, international entanglements. More

The project is the latest example of a push by New York City to build homes on land it owns. The building will be 100 percent affordable, officials say. More

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who won over voters with his approach to social media, is using the same strategy to try to connect City Hall to all New Yorkers. More

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