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May 09, 2026
Where things stands in the race for House control after recent court rulings.
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May 09, 2026
The president has reworked his tariffs repeatedly — sometimes because they have been declared illegal — with more updates still to come.
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May 09, 2026
Republicans are charging ahead in the nation's redistricting race, and showing new bullishness after months of growing midterm fears.
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May 09, 2026
Gov. Abigail Spanberger had initially been skeptical of the push for new maps, but as the state's leading Democrat she had a political stake in its fate.
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May 09, 2026
JetBlue Airways is adding flights at Spirit Airlines' former home airport as it tries to turn a profit again.
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May 09, 2026
The "majority-minority" House districts struck down by the Supreme Court last week sent a surge of Black and Hispanic lawmakers to Congress. They also opened opportunities for the G.O.P.
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May 09, 2026
Four states are considering drawing new maps in the coming weeks. Another dozen or more could join the fray next year.
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May 09, 2026
A staff member on the House China Committee was promised $10,000 for U.S. policy insights, on issues like Venezuela and rare-earth minerals.
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May 08, 2026
Where things stands in the race for House control after recent court rulings.
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May 08, 2026
Of the 57 attacks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific against boats accused of drug trafficking, there have rarely been survivors.
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May 08, 2026
The targeted Americans are accused of misdeeds that can qualify them to lose citizenship, but denaturalization has rarely been invoked in the past.
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May 08, 2026
State officials urged the justices to allow them to jettison Alabama's congressional district map, citing the Supreme Court's recent decision that dealt a blow to the Voting Rights Act.
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May 08, 2026
A federal appeals court declined, for now, to halt an order requiring D.H.S. to permit unannounced visits to immigration detention centers by Democrats in Congress.
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May 08, 2026
Immigration hard-liners have grown frustrated with the level of deportations and the Department of Homeland Security's attempts, under its new secretary, to stay under the radar.
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May 08, 2026
The vice president dropped into the state to stump for a vulnerable House Republican and, maybe, lay a little groundwork for a potential presidential run.
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May 08, 2026
The Pentagon on Friday released online what it called "new, never-before-seen" files, dating back decades, related to unidentified flying objects.
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May 08, 2026
Dr. Makary has been a supporter of the Make American Healthy Again Movement but made some enemies in the administration over vaping, the abortion pill and rejections of new drugs.
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May 08, 2026
President Trump handpicked a firm he said had worked on his swimming pool to repair the iconic site near the Lincoln Memorial.
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May 08, 2026
The ruling was a major lift to the G.O.P. efforts to build a structural advantage through redistricting.
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May 08, 2026
The targeted Americans are accused of fraud or other misdeeds that can qualify them to lose citizenship, but denaturalization has rarely been invoked in the past.
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May 08, 2026
Experts have been quick to reassure the public after the deaths aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, but images and turns of phrase have rekindled anxieties from Covid's early days.
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May 08, 2026
The decision is a major victory for Republicans, wiping away a measure approved by voters to allow Democrats to gain as many as four House seats in the midterms.
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May 08, 2026
The decision is a major victory for Republicans, wiping away a measure approved by voters to allow Democrats to gain as many as four House seats in the midterms.
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May 08, 2026
The initial files are murky images that show what could be anything. The government said more would be released on a rolling basis.
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May 08, 2026
Forced to fight for political survival because of redistricting, Ken Calvert and Young Kim, both Republicans, are accusing each other of being insufficiently MAGA.
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May 08, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio flew to Rome this week after an unexpected spat between President Trump and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy, once one of the president's best friends in Europe.
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May 07, 2026
The State Department said it would review all Mexican consulates in the United States, following claims in conservative media that the consulates interfere in politics.
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May 07, 2026
The Trump administration is moving to more strictly enforce a 1996 law that gives the State Department the authority to revoke passports over unpaid child support.
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May 07, 2026
Saudi Arabia's refusal of support suggests that President Trump's unpredictable approach to Iran has strained ties with one of his closest allies in the Middle East.
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May 07, 2026
In an opinion piece in The Washington Post, the Pennsylvania senator wrote that while he was "at odds" with the party's approach to some issues, his values had not changed.
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May 07, 2026
The exchange was the latest twist in a week of mixed signals in the region and tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, as President Trump searches for an off-ramp in the war that he started.
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May 07, 2026
The escalating attacks raise the threat that the cease-fire could break down.
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May 07, 2026
The request comes after a federal appeals court temporarily blocked a Food and Drug Administration regulation that has greatly expanded access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
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May 07, 2026
The project would transform the granite exterior of the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which dates to the 1800s.
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May 07, 2026
Federal judges in Rhode Island ordered an investigation into a lawyer who withheld information about a migrant's international criminal charges. Now, D.H.S. says it can't find the migrant.
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May 07, 2026
President Trump and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who have had a rocky relationship, met for talks on trade and other issues. But they skipped a planned joint appearance.
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May 07, 2026
The United States and its partners have burned through an enormous amount of air defense missiles in the Iran war, and production is slow.
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May 07, 2026
A three-judge panel in Washington heard arguments in the lawsuit aimed at stopping the Pentagon from disciplining Senator Mark Kelly for a video warning about illegal military orders.
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May 07, 2026
After a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Republicans carved up a majority-Black Memphis seat as the national redistricting wars continue.
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May 07, 2026
The move would further solidify the U.S. refugee program as a pipeline for the white minority from South Africa.
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May 07, 2026
Representative Tom Barrett, a Michigan Republican facing a tough re-election race, introduced a bill to impose limits on the use of military force in Iran and end the fighting this summer.
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May 07, 2026
Our national political correspondent Lisa Lerer explains the impact of President Trump's spate of attacks against Pope Leo XIV ahead of the closely contested midterm elections.
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May 07, 2026
In strikingly different ads, Graham Platner argued that "Susan Collins's charade is over" while Senator Collins highlighted the economic benefits she has brought to Maine.
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May 07, 2026
The Trump administration has slashed funding for infectious disease research and has far fewer employees, including disease detectives, to respond to outbreaks.
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May 07, 2026
The Fifth Circuit, reversed more than any other appeals court, has a reputation for taking extreme positions.
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May 07, 2026
Candidates debated housing and insurance policy in the first half, then furiously attacked one another at the end.
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May 07, 2026
The meeting at the Vatican followed President Trump's condemnation of Pope Leo XIV for opposing the war in Iran.
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May 07, 2026
The meeting at the Vatican followed President Trump's condemnation of Pope Leo XIV for opposing the war in Iran.
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May 07, 2026
President Trump and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who have had a rocky relationship, will meet on Thursday for talks on security, trade and critical minerals.
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May 07, 2026
Candidates debated housing and insurance policy in the first half, then furiously attacked one another at the end.
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May 06, 2026
The ruling is the latest in a saga driven by President Trump's desire for redemption in the state, which he lost in 2020. The county is likely to appeal.
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May 06, 2026
The Republican senator from Maine, running for re-election at age 73 in one of this year's top Senate races, made the disclosure after mounting online scrutiny on the left.
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May 06, 2026
Four candidates have emerged as leaders in the primary election to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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May 06, 2026
The Trump administration has eliminated more than 350,000 federal jobs. But an annual effort to inspire talented people to serve the public continues.
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May 06, 2026
The administration's latest shifts on the status of the conflict show how treacherous it is to speak for a president who cultivates an erratic style.
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May 06, 2026
At a private event in Washington last month, Mr. Smith, the former special counsel, accused Justice Department leaders of targeting people for prosecution to please and impress the president.
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May 06, 2026
Attacks are flying, prominent Democrats are taking sides and the fight is just getting started.
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May 06, 2026
Low approval ratings? MAGA divisions? The president was able to turn out party loyalists in an Indiana primary to help him oust Republican state lawmakers who had crossed him.
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May 06, 2026
The finding stems from a 2023 Supreme Court decision that overturned race-conscious admissions. U.C.L.A. officials said the school accepts students on merit.
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May 06, 2026
The vice president, a skeptic of the war, made his first visit of the cycle to the state that will kick off the 2028 nominating process.
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May 06, 2026
The U.S. military is essentially on standby as officials give contradictory signals about the status of the Iran war effort.
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May 06, 2026
Founders of the Ben Franklin Fellowship are trying to dismantle pro-diversity practices in the agency and to boost career diplomats who promote President Trump's ideas.
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May 06, 2026
The commerce secretary appeared for hours in a closed-door session on Wednesday with the House Oversight Committee
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May 06, 2026
In articles and books, he wrote about the rapid racial, political and economic changes that transformed his state — and the South as a whole.
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May 06, 2026
Two people familiar with the case said the search of a lawmaker's business office was related to a Biden-era investigation of possible corruption and bribery related to marijuana dispensaries.
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May 06, 2026
The suspect, a 45-year-old from Texas, faces three charges, including assaulting federal officers with a dangerous weapon.
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May 06, 2026
The war in Iran has added to a tectonic shift in public opinion — a bipartisan swing away from Israel. Some on the far-right are fighting to keep President Trump's movement aligned with the Jewish state.
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May 06, 2026
The lawsuit, which follows a separate suit the agency filed against the city of Denver on Tuesday, involves a state ban of high-capacity ammunition magazines.
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May 06, 2026
Two people familiar with the case said the search of a Democratic lawmaker's office was related to a Biden-era investigation of possible corruption and bribery related to marijuana businesses.
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May 06, 2026
Founders of the Ben Franklin Fellowship are trying to dismantle pro-diversity practices in the agency and to boost career diplomats who promote President Trump's ideas.
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May 06, 2026
Michael Marx, a 45-year-old Texan, is accused of shooting at Secret Service agents by the Washington Monument on Monday.
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May 06, 2026
Shipping, taxes, competition and environmental regulations all play a part in the cost of gasoline. That can lead to stark differences in pump prices.
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May 06, 2026
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's intervention in contested primaries in critical House races has highlighted deep divides over the party's tactics and its future.
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May 06, 2026
After Watergate, Congress tried to curtail the role of money in politics. But a pivotal Supreme Court case nipped it in the bud. Years later, new details are emerging on how wealthy Americans were conferred with a "right to spend" on elections.
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May 06, 2026
Seven candidates sparred in the first nationally televised debate in the 2026 California governor's race. Many tried to launch attacks in a last-ditch effort to gain ground on their opponents.
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May 05, 2026
Michael Marx, a 45-year-old Texan, is accused of shooting at Secret Service agents by the Washington Monument on Monday.
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May 05, 2026
The president helped unseat most of the state lawmakers he targeted after they rebuffed his call to draw new House maps to help Republicans.
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May 05, 2026
The attack was the second in two days, and the latest in an ongoing campaign against people the United States says are engaged in drug smuggling at sea.
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May 05, 2026
The White House is turning to rhetorical leaps as President Trump tries to put the biggest political crisis of his presidency behind him.
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May 05, 2026
The fake image of Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York and Senator Chuck Schumer of New York was similar to a post from September that was widely denounced as racist.
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May 05, 2026
The vice president acknowledged economic headwinds, including rising energy and fertilizer costs. "We got a little — a little blip in the Middle East," he said, referring to the war in Iran.
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May 05, 2026
Venezuela must repay $60 billion in defaulted bonds as it looks to stabilize its economy.
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May 05, 2026
A grand jury approved a fourth count against Cole Tomas Allen, who prosecutors say wounded a federal officer while attempting to kill President Trump.
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May 05, 2026
A grand jury approved a fourth count against Cole Tomas Allen, who prosecutors say wounded a federal officer while attempting to kill President Trump.
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May 05, 2026
The employee, Dean DelleChiaie of Nashua, N.H., was accused of emailing the White House about his plans to kill the president, after using his work computer to conduct related searches.
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May 05, 2026
Michael Marx, a 45-year-old Texan, is accused of shooting at Secret Service agents by the Washington Monument on Monday.
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May 05, 2026
Officials withheld a detainee's overseas arrest warrant from a federal judge. When she ordered his release, they used the same information to attack her publicly.
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May 05, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration proposed a system for designating certain "critical infrastructure" sites off limits to unmanned aircraft.
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May 05, 2026
The agency's scientists and data contractors reviewed millions of patient records for studies that were pulled back before release.
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May 05, 2026
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said the paper had engaged in "unlawful employment practices" against the man, who did not get a sought-after promotion.
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May 05, 2026
The money would go toward security improvements as part of an East Wing construction project, including a new ballroom that President Trump has said would be built with private dollars.
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May 05, 2026
Called the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, it adds laser guidance to a weapon first used in the Korean War.
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May 05, 2026
Both exports and imports rose after the Supreme Court struck down many of the president's highest levies in February.
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May 05, 2026
The Education Department's civil rights arm said admitting "biological males" to the women's college may violate anti-discrimination laws.
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May 05, 2026
Ford Motor has written off $20 billion in electric vehicle investments but says it is forging ahead with an electric pickup that will sell for $30,000 next year.
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