Amanda Anisimova came back from a set down to advance to the semi-finals and eliminate Iga SwiatekAlexandrova 3-3 Rybakina* (* denotes server): Rybakina sends down a blistering serve to Alexandrova's backhand; it's not one for returning. At 30-all, Alexandrova returns with a stonking forehand winner: break point. Rybakina's whippy backhand makes it deuce ... and she saves another break point to hold.*Alexandrova 3-2 Rybakina (* denotes server): Rybakina attacks Alexandrova's second serve, coming inside to hit a deep forehand return that makes it 15-30. The former steps into a backhand winner to make it 30-40, but Alexandrova resists, closing the game with an ace. Continue reading...
A historic campaign that focused on the theme of affordability can offer wider lessons to a re-energised oppositionSince the re-election of Donald Trump last November, a demoralised Democratic party has struggled to reverse a palpable sense of downward momentum. Ata grassroots level, amid plunging poll ratings, there has been a yearning for renewal and a more punchy, combative approach in opposition. Against that bleak backdrop, the remarkable election of Zohran Mamdani to the New York City mayoralty is a moment for progressives to savour.Mr Mamdani entered the mayoral race last October as a socialist outsider with almost zero name recognition. He won it with more than 50% of the vote after the highest turnout in more than half a century, and despite the best efforts of billionaires to bankroll his chief rival, the former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, to victory. That achievement makes him the youngest mayor of the US's largest city for more than 100 years and the first Muslim to occupy the role. Continue reading...
Starbucks Workers United voted to authorize open-ended strike if deal with company is not reached by 13 NovemberUnionized Starbucks baristas voted to authorize an open-ended strike ahead of Starbucks's high-traffic holiday season, announced Starbucks Workers United on Wednesday.The union said workers are prepared to strike if a contract is not finalized by 13 November, which is the company's Red Cup Day, and strike actions could hit more than 25 cities and escalate if there is a lack of progress. Continue reading...
For too long, the centre has been adopting the language of the right but deploying it with greater civility - to disastrous endsZohran Mamdani was forged in the era of Donald Trump. He came to socialism through watching Bernie Sanders run for the US presidency in 2016, in the contest that ultimately gave us Trump I. Last November, a few days after the election of Trump II, he asked voters why they'd backed that guy. The conversations prepared Mamdani in his battle for New York, and the film of them reveals so much about the politics of this era that it repays watching.Those of us schooled in the tactics of Bill Clinton and Tony Blair might roll our eyes at yet another listening exercise", starring a powerbroker and his retinue in some beautifully lit hall, but this is no such thing. Here stands an unknown on a street corner in the Bronx, waving a placard as doughtily as a Seventh-Day Adventist. Rather than read off a Rolodex of platitudes, this politician sees his public - some of whom look a little like him, yet whose faces and bodies are etched with the strains of the city. Never having spoken to power, even a lowly state assemblyman such as Mamdani, they talk of lives made smaller and shorter in an economy where the daily basics are too costly. Politics has failed them, so they consider politicians to be failures.Aditya Chakrabortty is a Guardian columnistDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...
The ranked-choice election went into a second round of tabulations, putting him ahead of state senator Omar FatehMinneapolis mayor Jacob Frey fended off progressive challengers on Tuesday to win his third term to lead the city.The ranked-choice election went into a second round of tabulations after no candidate topped 50% in the first round. Frey gained more second-round votes, putting him ahead of Omar Fateh, a state senator who challenged Frey from the left, according to Minneapolis Elections and Voter Services. Continue reading...
Federal judge concerned that justice department sought to indict first and investigate later' in case of ex-FBI directorA federal judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of the former FBI director James Comey to produce a trove of materials from the investigation, saying he was concerned that the justice department's position had been to indict first and investigate later".Magistrate judge William Fitzpatrick instructed prosecutors to produce by the end of the day on Thursday grand jury materials as well as other evidence that investigators seized during the investigation. The order followed arguments in which Comey's attorneys said they were at a disadvantage because they had not been able to review materials that were gathered years ago. Continue reading...
His win is a huge victory for all New Yorkers, but it is also meaningful far beyond the five boroughs of this cityThe people of New York have spoken. Despite all the odds, a 34-year-old Muslim Democratic socialist has been elected to lead the largest city in the United States. Zohran Mamdani's win is a huge victory for all New Yorkers, but it is also meaningful far beyond the five boroughs of this city.Just as amazing was that this election wasn't even close. Mamdani's main opponent, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, ran a campaign that was as devoid of imagination as it was of hope and even personality. Having dramatically lost the democratic primary this past summer, Cuomo was forced to run as an independent, an almost comical political affiliation for a man whose campaign was utterly dependent on donations from the billionaire class.Moustafa Bayoumi is Guardian US coolumnist Continue reading...
Aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff at Louisville international airport, killing at least nine and injuring 11Dozens of air safety investigators are set to arrive in Kentucky on Wednesday to piece together evidence on how a UPS cargo plane crashed and erupted into a huge fireball, killing at least nine people and injuring a further 11.At least 28 National Transportation Safety Board agents will start searching for clues about the possible cause of the disaster, which saw the UPS plane crash shortly after takeoff at the Louisville Muhammad Ali international airport, leaving behind a fiery trail of destruction on the ground and a huge plume of black smoke. Continue reading...
KitKat, affectionately known as mayor of 16th Street' was struck and killed by a Waymo in the city's Mission DistrictThe death of beloved neighborhood cat named KitKat, who was struck and killed by a Waymo in San Francisco's Mission District last week, is sparking uproar in the city and across the internet. Now, local politicians and community leaders are harnessing momentum to put new limits on the fast-spreading autonomous vehicle industry.KitKat was a regular fixture at the deli and liquor store Randa's Market, and was well known in the neighborhood and on social media. In a recent podcast interview, Daniel Zeidan, part of the family that owns Randa's, described KitKat as unequivocally adored. Continue reading...
Labour's Luke Charters and Sadiq Khan hail result while Israeli minister warns New York walking into the abyss'Liberal politicians outside the US have watched Zohran Mamdani's election win as New York mayor with interest, with some saying it offers lessons in how to combat the rise of rightwing populism around the world.The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, congratulated his US contemporary. New Yorkers faced a clear choice, between hope and fear, and just like we've seen in London, hope won," he wrote. Continue reading...
New York traded away two of their best players in an extraordinary few hours. But they could finally have made a decision that makes senseIt's rare to see a franchise accept what everyone else already knows - that what they've built isn't working. The Jets didn't just tweak their roster at the deadline; they detonated it. In a dizzying few hours, they dealt cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Colts and defensive lineman Quinnen Williams to the Cowboys. Continue reading...
A report shared exclusively with the Guardian documents how a civil rights law has become a tool to impose ideological priorities on US schoolsUS government investigations into universities over antisemitism allegations surged following the 7 October 2023 attacks and Israel's subsequent war in Gaza, with more investigations open in the last two months of that year than in the two decades prior, according to a report published on Monday that was shared exclusively with the Guardian.The data, compiled by the Middle East Studies Association and the American Association of University Professors and relying on publicly available records, offers a detailed account of how landmark civil rights legislation - and particularly Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act - has become a primary tool to restrict speech on campus. Continue reading...
The second lady is no victim - she has been a major force in JD's meteoric rise. But as a former Democrat, what does she really think of the political world she's landed in?Usha Vance is a very clever woman with terrible taste in men. The Yale and Cambridge-educated lawyer quit her job at a prestigious DC firm the same day her husband was picked to be Donald Trump's running mate. She trailed after him on the campaign trail, smiling for the cameras. A former Democrat, she aligned herself with Trump, a man her husband once called America's Hitler".In exchange for her loyalty, the second lady now has a taxpayer-funded mansion, regular trips in a private jet, and a husband who acknowledges white supremacist attacks on her - saying Don't attack my wife" - but has failed to condemn them head on. Speaking during an event at the University of Mississippi last Wednesday, the vice-president said that he hoped his wife, raised in a Hindu household, would convert to Christianity. JD, by the way, used to be an atheist, then converted to Catholicism in 2019, saying he really liked that the Catholic church was just really old".Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...
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A broken wrist and time away from the sport helped Kate Courtney find new purpose - and the freedom that led to another world titleIn early September, Kate Courtney lined up at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships for the 12th time in her career, but the first time targeting the marathon distance. A figure at the front of the pack in the shorter cross country and short track distances, Courtney would surprise everyone by winning the 77-mile race, claiming the second rainbow jersey of her nearly decade-long career.The competition at the sharp end is so high and the course was brutal, so I was productively intimidated," said the 30-year-old Courtney, I didn't think much about the pressure of winning, which let me just focus on myself." Continue reading...
CCTV footage shows the moment a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff, erupting into a massive fireball near Louisville Muhammad Ali international airport in Kentucky. At least seven people died and 11 were injured. The Honolulu-bound plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, had three crew members onboard and crashed at about 5.15pm local time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration
We'd like to hear what people make of Zohran Mamdani's win of the New York City mayoral electionDemocratic nominee Zohran Mamdani was elected on Tuesday as the 111th mayor of New York City, defeating the former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and making history as the city's first Muslim mayor.We'd like to hear what people make of Mamdani's win, and what New Yorkers' hopes are for their city. Continue reading...
Zohran Mamdani supporters said they were 'elated' and 'hopeful' after the Democratic candidate was elected as the new mayor of New York City. Mamdani's socialist campaign promising to freeze rent and make buses free seduced New Yorkers who voted for him en masse, securing victory for him with more than 50% of the vote. He will be inaugurated as the 111th mayor of the city in January
In today's newsletter: With more than 50% of the vote, Mamdani tells supporters: In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light"Good morning. A few hours ago, Zohran Mamdani was declared the winner of the New York City mayoral election with more than 50% of the vote on the biggest turnout since the 1960s. A rank outsider when the race started, he will become the city's first Muslim mayor and its youngest in more than 100 years. And as an avowed socialist who has emerged as a national symbol of opposition to Donald Trump, he has given progressive Democrats something they believe is worth fighting for.It was a good night all over for Democrats, who won governorships in Virginia and New Jersey and saw voters in California support a redistricting plan designed to counter Republican efforts to redraw the map to their advantage in red states. But Republicans believe Mamdani is a gift for them, too: in frequently racist attacks on his candidacy, they have tarred him as a Jihadist", a communist and claimed he represents a new extremity on the left.NHS | An ugly" racism reminiscent of the 1970s and 1980s has become worryingly commonplace again in modern Britain and NHS staff are bearing the brunt of it, Wes Streeting has warned. Racist abuse now happens so often that it has become socially acceptable to be racist", the health secretary said.Productivity | Employers have been told in a landmark government review that fixing Britain's health-related worklessness crisis will require them to spend 6bn a year. The report said that a drastic expansion in occupational health was needed to help prevent hundreds of thousands of people from falling out of the workforce.US politics | Dick Cheney, the divisive US vice-president under George W Bush who helped lead the country into a disastrous invasion of Iraq, has died aged 84.UK politics | Rachel Reeves is considering slashing funding for more energy-efficient homes to pay for a reduction in energy bills, sources have told the Guardian, as the chancellor looks for ways to ease the cost of living in this month's budget.US news | A UPS cargo plane has crashed shortly after take off in Kentucky, erupting into a massive fireball that left at least seven dead and 11 injured. Continue reading...
Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York and gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey have given Democrats a night better than they dared hope forAmerica gave Donald Trump a bloody nose.On the first big election night since Trump swept back into power, the results were better than Democrats could have dared hope. Continue reading...
Approval of measure could determine if Republicans keep full control of government in next year's midterm electionsVoters in California on Tuesday approved a high-stakes redistricting measure, a national triumph for Democrats hoping to stop Donald Trump and Republicans from retaining full control of the federal government in next year's midterm elections.It was a decisive victory for Democrats in deep-blue California, who had raced to counter a gerrymander in Texas, engineered at the US president's behest, to carve out new safe Republican districts. The Associated Press declared Proposition 50 had passed almost instantly when polls closed statewide. Continue reading...
Supporters and high-profile New York Democrats gathered in Brooklyn to celebrate New York's first Muslim mayorAt Zohran Mamdani's election night party in downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday night, hundreds of his supporters erupted in cheers and applause as the democratic socialist from Queens was elected the next mayor of New York City.I'm ecstatic!" This is life-changing!" I'm lost for words!" were just some of the refrains from the crowd as they celebrated history in the making: New York has its first Muslim mayor. Continue reading...
The Democratic party appears listless and unprincipled, unwilling to fight because they do not believe in anything. Zohran Mamdani is the opposite of thisReports of the death of the Democratic party seem to have been greatly exaggerated. On Tuesday night, Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old political novice who won New Yorkers over with an affable demeanor that seemed to take infectious joy in the people of the city and a relentlessly focused message of affordability, swept to the mayoralty of the US's largest city with a commanding lead.In so doing, Mamdani defeated what has been, since 2010's Citizen's United decision unleashing unlimited money into American political campaigns, one of the most indefatigable forces in electoral politics: the preferences of billionaires. And it wasn't close - Mamdani trounced his billionaire-backed opponent by nearly nine points.Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist
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Our panelists discuss what Zohran Mamdani's victory in the mayoral race means for New York and beyondSet aside for a moment the interminable back and forth over whether Zohran Mamdani represents the future of the Democratic party. This much is beyond dispute: Mamdani represents the immediate future of New York City, America's largest town and the financial capital of the world.Osita Nwanevu is a columnist at Guardian US and the author of The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American FoundingJudith Levine is Brooklyn-based journalist, essayist and author of five books. Her Substack is Today in FascismMalaika Jabali is a columnist at Guardian USBhaskar Sunkara is the president of the Nation, the founding editor of Jacobin, and the author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in An Era of Extreme Inequalities Continue reading...
Democratic nominee Mikie Sherrill has been elected to be the 57th governor of New Jersey, defeating Jack Ciattarelli, a former state representative and Republican. The Associated Press called the race for Sherrill just two hours after polls closed. The contest - one of only two gubernatorial races this year - drew national attention as a potential preview for what's to come in the 2026 midterms and an early gauge of Trump's standing with voters
Democrat becomes first female governor in Virginia's history and placed focus on living costs and public serviceVirginia has had 74 governors over two and a half centuries. All were men. On Tuesday Abigail Spanberger smashed the state's glass ceiling by winning election as the first female governor in its history.The former US congresswoman and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) case officer won with a campaign emphasising cost-of-living issues and carefully targeting Donald Trump's policies rather than the president himself. Continue reading...
Democrat Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governor's race, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears. Spanberger said her win sends 'a message to the whole world'. Virginia chose 'pragmatism over partisanship', she said to cheers from the crowd. Continue reading...
Decisive races in New York City, Virginia and New Jersey in US government shutdown's 35th day - key US politics stories from 4 November 2025 at a glance
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Demands of absolute loyalty and attacks on institutions have raise memories of Mao-style chaos from US watchers in ChinaWhen Vickie Wang, a budding standup comedian, gets on stage in New York, she's not just thinking about what jokes to crack. She's also thinking about which ones to avoid. I don't criticise the administration directly," she said. Or if she does, she makes sure it's not recorded for social media. I would never publicly publish something where I directly criticise the government ... I think it's a learned behaviour from China".Wang, 39, lived in Shanghai for nearly a decade, leaving in 2022. In 2025 she relocated to the US. When she arrived, she went on a frenzy of revenge bingeing on democracy", going to talks, protests and diving into New York's public library. Continue reading...
Transport secretary says 35-day shutdown is causing severe air traffic controller shortages and warns of mass chaos'The US may close portions of its airspace if the federal government shutdown continues, the transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, has warned.Duffy made the announcement on Tuesday, as the government entered its 35th day of shutdown, tying the record for the longest in history. Continue reading...
But talks between factions are under way as Democrats and Republicans try to bring standoff to a closeThe US federal government shutdown was poised to move into record-breaking territory on Tuesday after the Senate rejected for the 14th time a funding package already passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.With the shutdown now in its record-equalling 35th day, frantic behind-the-scenes talks were under way to bring the standoff to a close amid expressions of alarm from Democrats and Republicans alike about its disruptive effects on millions of Americans. Continue reading...
Jamie Raskin in a letter questioned why justice department abruptly ended investigation into Epstein co-conspiratorsA top Democrat has demanded to know why the Trump administration inexplicably killed" a criminal investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's alleged co-conspirators as he accused the justice department of a shameful and gigantic cover-up".Jamie Raskin, a House judiciary committee ranking member and congressman from Maryland, claimed the decision to end the investigation in July had shielded an alleged network of powerful individuals accused of enabling and engaging in the massive billion-dollar sex trafficking operation" while ignoring the accounts of women exploited by Epstein. Continue reading...
Republicans ousted her after she dogged Trump for January 6, but the Cheneys' influence lingers in his administrationWeeks before one of America's best-known businessmen, Donald Trump, was sworn in as president on an overcast day in Washington DC, a different politician with a similarly familiar name took her oath of office elsewhere in the Capitol.Liz Cheney was then both a freshman congresswoman from Wyoming and a stalwart of the neoconservative philosophy espoused by her father Dick Cheney, the former vice-president under George W Bush who died on Monday. Trump had repudiated Bush's invasion of Iraq in his campaign for president, but the congresswoman nonetheless went on to become an ally in bending Republican lawmakers to his will. Continue reading...
Logan David Patterson and Dominick Frank Cardoza face charges of conspiracy to damage by fire or explosiveTwo Massachusetts men were arrested on Tuesday in connection with a weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School, authorities said.Logan David Patterson and Dominick Frank Cardoza face charges of conspiracy to damage by means of fire or an explosive, according to the charging document. Patterson, 18 and from Plymouth, and 20-year-old Cardoza from Bourne were arrested on Tuesday morning and due to be arraigned in federal court later in the day. Continue reading...
More than 500 people received letters from MaineHealth expressing condolences and providing estate instructionsMaine's largest healthcare system accidentally sent condolence letters to more than 500 living patients in effect informing them that they had died.MaineHealth attributed the blunder to a computer system error and apologized. Continue reading...
US vice-president who served under George W Bush and pushed hard for the invasion of IraqThe former US vice-president Dick Cheney, who has died aged 84, was one of the most influential holders of that office in American history. While many vice-presidents had to settle for marginal or ceremonial roles, Cheney held a huge sway during the presidency of George W Bush, to the point that he was often referred to as the real president".Bush resented such a characterisation and said the relationship was more complex. He noted that Cheney was respectful, always referring to him in public as Mr President, while he referred to him as Dick. Bush disputed even descriptions of their relationship as a partnership because it implied that they were equals. In spite of such protestations, Cheney found the laidback president pliable on a whole raft of policy decisions. Continue reading...
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