U.S. to Deploy ‘Extraordinary Measures’ to Avoid Default on Jan. 21
Janet L. Yellen, the outgoing Treasury secretary, urged lawmakers to raise the debt limit and protect the full faith and credit of the Unite...
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Janet L. Yellen, the outgoing Treasury secretary, urged lawmakers to raise the debt limit and protect the full faith and credit of the Unite...
The company argued that the law, citing potential Chinese threats to the nation’s security, violated its First Amendment rights and those of...
At a moment of peak triumph and celebration, President-elect Donald J. Trump looks stern in his inauguration portrait.
The Congressional Budget Office forecasts that annual deficits will top $21 trillion over the next decade.
President Biden’s remarks were largely a symbolic gesture of support for a century-long campaign to enshrine gender equality into the Consti...
Ten Democrats joined Republicans in voting to advance the measure in a critical test vote that put it on track for quick enactment under Pre...
Once again, an incoming Trump White House is likely to clash with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. But the court in San Fran...
The New York senator, who swallowed concerns for months and then dragged his feet on sharing them with President Biden, ultimately told him...
The former speaker clashed with Donald Trump throughout his first term, and the acrimony between the two persisted after he left office.
Scott Turner, an official during the first Trump administration, said that the country was not building enough homes and that the housing de...
Scores of Democrats joined Republicans in approving the measure, even though existing law already allows immigrants with contested legal sta...
The elite of Silicon Valley are set to revel in their new clout during a long weekend of inaugural parties as President-elect Donald J. Trum...
Shou Chew will join tech moguls like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk at President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration as the fate of the app...
Other American presidents have faced the delicate challenge of bidding farewell with grace after serving only one term in the Oval Office.
Representative Michael R. Turner, Republican of Ohio, had at times been critical of the president-elect. He told people that he was axed aft...
In the final days of the Biden administration, the F.D.A. is moving ahead with a proposal to require companies to produce a less addictive p...
The president has issued policy decisions in a number of areas in the final days of his term, including environmental justice, prison reform...
The president has sought to portray his administration as transformative, but his speech on Wednesday night comes amid a backdrop in which h...
The former Florida prosecutor is qualified to be the U.S. attorney general. But will she stand up to Trump when it counts?
The Iowa Republican’s decision dramatically increases the likelihood that Mr. Hegseth will have enough votes to be confirmed as President-el...
The nominee for Secretary of Defense wore his patriotism on his sleeve during his confirmation hearing — and his belt, his socks, and his po...
It should be derailed after today’s hearing. I doubt it will.
Republicans’ decision to push through the measure early in the new Congress indicated their belief that the issue is politically potent for...
As secretary of defense, Hegseth would channel his boss’s blend of jingoism and anger to fundamentally alter the character of the military.
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s defense secretary pick will almost surely be asked about his alcohol use and an accusation of sexual assau...
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to lead the Pentagon will field questions on Tuesday on a range of issues, including a sexual assau...
The leadership fight in Austin follows months of all-out political warfare between Republican factions and could further empower the state’s...
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s defense secretary pick will almost surely be asked about his alcohol use and an accusation of sexual assau...
The bureau did not interview an ex-wife of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary before the findings on his backgroun...
The location suggests that Mr. Musk, who owns companies with billions of dollars in contracts with the federal government, will continue to...
This cruel and sweeping bill could upend our immigration system.
The Senate’s role of “advice and consent” is a marathon of meetings and paperwork.
The report by the special counsel, David C. Weiss, criticized President Biden for making “baseless accusations” that threatened “the integri...
The comments highlighted rifts within the U.S. right wing and between two men who have been influential advisers to President-elect Donald J...
New rules aim to keep advanced technology out of China and to ensure that cutting-edge artificial intelligence is developed by the United St...
Opposition to prospective nominees, along with time-consuming Senate rules, will slow floor action despite the Republican push for approval...