US affairs

Stories/published pieces about anything related to the US, from politics, social issues and more.

Epstein

Unfiltered

A great betrayal at the heart of Epstein scandal media coverage

Over 3 million documents were released from the Epstein files, but the unprecedented evidence has been followed by unprecedented inaction, writes Olivia Hooper.

Olivia Hooper

17 February, 2026

Protesters march during a student-led demonstration against ICE in Houston, Texas, on 16 February 2026. [Getty]

Live Story

How a DHS funding bill caused a partial US gov't shutdown

Brooke Anderson

17 February, 2026

US civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson dies at 84, leaving a legacy of activism, presidential bids and decades fighting racial injustice

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US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

17 February, 2026

Iran–US nuclear talks r

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Second round of Iran-US talks end as threat of war looms

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

17 February, 2026

Vessel [Getty]

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US forces board ship in Indian Ocean that fled Trump blockade

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

16 February, 2026

Bad Bunny PR [Getty]

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Bad Bunny celebrates Puerto Rico at Super Bowl, angering Trump

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

10 February, 2026

Emad Hajjaj Cartoon

Graphic Truth

White House Banquet for Netanyahu

Emad Hajjaj

10 February, 2026

US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack holds a press conference in the capital Beirut, Lebanon on August 18, 2025

Is US envoy Tom Barrack a peacemaker for the Middle East?

Mahmoud Khalaf Al-Deiri

10 February, 2026

Iran warns of 'destructive' influence on diplomacy ahead of Netanyahu's US trip

Iran

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Iran warns Netanyahu US trip could harm diplomacy

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

10 February, 2026

Jeffrey Epstein - Ghislaine Maxwell

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US Congress to depose Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

09 February, 2026

US - Donald Trump

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Trump refuses to apologise for racist clip of Obamas as monkeys

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

08 February, 2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at Gouverneur Health in Manhattan

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Mamdani quotes Quran to defend rights of immigrants in the US

The New Arab Staff

07 February, 2026

Trump urges new nuclear treaty after Russia agreement ends

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Trump urges new nuclear treaty after Russia agreement ends

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

07 February, 2026

Kamala Harris, the United States' vice president

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Kamala Harris reactivates campaign social media account

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

07 February, 2026

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US strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat kills two in Pacific

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

06 February, 2026

Trump deletes Truth Social video showing AI apes with Obama imagery after backlash over racist content, as White House blames staff error.

US-Iran relations

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US announces new Iran oil sanctions moments after talks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

06 February, 2026

Hamas elections

Hamas

How Western policy in Gaza paved the way for 7 October attacks

Mandy Turner

06 February, 2026

Afghanisatan

Afghanistan-Pakistan

After Imran Khan, is Pakistan America's enforcer in Afghanistan?

Ahmed-Waleed Kakar

06 February, 2026

Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, greets after being administered the oath of office during an inauguration ceremony at City Hall in New York, US, on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026

Live Story

Will New York divest from Israel Bonds?

Brooke Anderson

05 February, 2026

Immigration_raids

Trump's travel ban

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Palestinian families left in limbo by Trump's travel ban

Marwa Elessawy

05 February, 2026

Pax

Pax Silica is the outcome of US fear of losing dominance

Nandita Lal

04 February, 2026