Opinion

In his first big test as House speaker – coming up with a credible plan to avert a government shutdown, which passed the chamber on a bipartisan vote on Tuesday – Mike Johnson, R-La., has offered a sign that he might be a more skillful and pragmatic leader than many thought possible.

Time for studded tires to go

By Chris Cargill

Two things Palestinian supporters forget

By Robert Huitt, Pui-Yan Lam and Justice Forral

Council voting without fully reading

By Hillarie Hagen

The witness stand in Justice Arthur Engoron’s courtroom at 60 Centre St., in lower Manhattan, is an ordinary wood-paneled box off to the side of the bench.

Dear Kiantha,

EV misconceptions

If you are one of the 75% of Americans who doesn’t use X, the social media platform that will forever be known as Twitter to everyone except Elon Musk, then you may be unaware of the ongoing battle to capture the narrative on the war in Israel.