Mitch McConnell, Still Hospitalized, Misses Signature Kentucky Political Picnic
Senator Mitch McConnell’s ongoing hospitalization meant he missed his final chance to attend the signature western Kentucky event while in o...
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Senator Mitch McConnell’s ongoing hospitalization meant he missed his final chance to attend the signature western Kentucky event while in o...
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, blamed shoddy construction, contradicting President Trump’s pet theory. Mr. Trump said he di...
A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding c...
Millions of Americans struggle in sometimes unimaginable ways, and Trump’s cuts in food stamps and other benefits are now making life even m...
Ukraine and its supporters have invested years in trying to undo the skepticism of the country’s war effort harbored by President Trump’s MA...
The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with...
The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from clear the United...
The president of Ukraine had warned that the country was running out of Patriot interceptors, the most reliable weapon it has to shoot down...
The president’s comments threw the confirmation of Todd Blanche, his pick to be attorney general, further into doubt.
The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health,...
Democrats are demanding that the Kentucky Republican resign. Others who were sidelined for far longer faced no such calls, but times are cha...
It was the latest sign that the president was doubling down on his fight for aspects of a deal that brings him vast benefits, even though th...
Todd Blanche’s approach has collided with the jury-of-two reality in the Senate that has, thus far, kept him from the prize he covets: the s...
Changing one’s affiliation is rare in the Senate, but it can have big consequences. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania says he is staying put as...
In a notable shift, Republican senators voted unanimously against a proposal to expand the military’s coverage of fertility treatments.
Proponents say the changes to the federal preservation rules are necessary, but critics argue they are alarming and would help expedite the...
There was no immediate comment from Hamas or Israel, though the Board of Peace said Hamas had agreed to a “road map” to give up its weapons.
In a three-hour Senate hearing this week, Dr. Fauci invoked his constitutional right to stay silent, leaving people confused about many of t...
President Trump created the international organization, aimed at resolving the long-running war in Gaza and other conflicts.
The decision to suspend tours indefinitely came after a volunteer tour guide was featured in a Times article detailing President Trump’s dra...
In standing in the way of Todd Blanche, President Trump’s choice for attorney general, a liberated Senator John Cornyn is wielding his lever...
President Trump’s threat followed a day of fruitless negotiations with two Republican holdouts, Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis.
The bipartisan bill is a long way from becoming law, but it represents the strongest opposition yet from Congress to the administration’s ag...
Even after winning approval of a measure calling on President Trump to end the war, they continue to call votes to force Republicans to answ...
Dormant for 30 years, a little-known tribunal is hearing its first case.
How the politics of raised a’s and disappearing g’s briefly came to dominate the Michigan Senate race.
This political analysis examines the accountability and responsibility surrounding key figures in American public health policy during recen...
The recent congressional hearing on Dr. Fauci's pandemic response raised critical questions about scientific communication during health eme...
Senator Rand Paul said the committee he leads would vote next week on whether to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt of Congress.
Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis accused the attorney general nominee of refusing to put on paper his promise to kill aspects of the dea...
A seven-figure settlement is announced two days before a scheduled Senate committee vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general...
A bipartisan bill in the Senate would allow President Trump to impose tariffs on the biggest importers of Russian energy.
The demand suggests the intense personal involvement of President Trump in investigating one of his longtime critics, the former F.B.I. dire...
Gov. Larry Rhoden, who ascended to the office last year when Kristi Noem left for the Trump cabinet, overcame a large Republican primary fie...
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci seemed to be the life of the party, even in the midst of a deadly pandemic.
Mr. Clayton, who shed Democratic support after he refused to clearly say Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the 2020 election, will take over the Offic...
Representative Max Miller, a Republican, is facing accusations of abuse from his ex-wife in a bitter family feud that might put his otherwis...
Millions of older Americans could pay more for their prescription drug coverage next year.
The political evolution of Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senator, both captivated and confused many of his old friends but reflected th...
Gov. Andy Beshear called on Senator McConnell, who has been hospitalized since June, to prove his capacity to serve, or resign.
After disclosing that thousands of ineligible people were added to the voter rolls, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is trying to bring accoun...
Senator Lindsey Graham helped to coordinate a group of lawmakers to rebuke the I.C.C., which was investigating Prime Minister Benjamin Netan...
Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applicat...
The South Carolinian relished serving as a “bridge” between the institution he revered and the president, but now that bridge is gone.
JD Vance's political identity continues to shift, raising concerns among analysts about consistency and authenticity in his public persona....
Closed ceremonies for the Republican senator, a stalwart ally of President Trump, will be held in Washington on Tuesday before a procession...
Days before a committee vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, Democrats demanded answers about the since-withdrawn subpo...
It would be a grave mistake for Americans to treat their place in the world as an afterthought.