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X’s new feature raises questions about the foreign origins of some popular US political accounts

They go by names like @TRUMP_ARMY— or @MAGANationX, and their verified accounts proudly display portraits of President Donald Trump, voter rallies and American flags. And they’re constantly posting ...
The New York Times

X Displays Users’ Locations, Fueling Scrutiny Over Political Accounts

Online sleuths quickly found that some accounts posting about U.S. politics, including those in support of the MAGA movement, appeared not to be based in the United States. By Yan Zhuang X ...
The Economist

The US in brief: Democrats call for Chuck Schumer’s head

Sign up here to receive “The US in brief” as a newsletter, each weekday, in your inbox. Democrats are in disarray after seven of their senators (and an ...
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New York Mayor-elect Mamdani taps a budget and policy veteran to be his No. 2 at City Hall

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appointed a veteran budget official to be his first deputy mayor on Monday, tapping a seasoned hand of city and state government to lead operations of City ...
The New York Times

Federal Judge, Warning of ‘Existential Threat’ to Democracy, Resigns

Judge Mark L. Wolf, writing in The Atlantic, said he was stepping down to speak out against the “assault on the rule of law” by President Trump, whom he accused of “targeting his adversaries.” By ...
The Economist

The US in brief: Donald Trump says he has picked next Fed chair

Donald Trump said he had decided who to nominate to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, though he declined to name his pick. Kevin Hassett, a senior economic adviser to Mr Trump, ...