Leaked Transcript of Witkoff Call Shows U.S. Deference to Russia
The White House envoy’s conversation suggests that President Trump is determined to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, even if it is mos...
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The White House envoy’s conversation suggests that President Trump is determined to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, even if it is mos...
Republican lawmakers and the White House have unloaded on one another as post-shutdown tension over policy and performance spreads across Ca...
In a podcast interview, Speaker Mike Johnson opened up about the crushing demands of a job that he joked was his in name only.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has offered a variety of creative justifications for President Trump’s import duties.
Plus, some piping hot Thanksgiving takes.
This is a classic breakup drama.
President Trump has made misleading statements about the cost of a Thanksgiving meal, turkey and gasoline.
Mary Schiely relies on SNAP benefits, as do many customers at the small grocery store where she works. The nation’s day of feasting is not t...
The dismissal of indictments that President Trump sought against his perceived foes opens the door for federal judges to pick a new U.S. att...
President Trump has always used his stamina and energy as a political strength. But that image is getting harder for him to sustain.
The move came one day after the Pentagon said it was investigating Senator Mark Kelly for his participation in the video.
A judge dismissed indictments against two of the president’s foes, but a new Pentagon investigation of a prominent Democrat shows how he is...
Republican leaders in the legislature backtracked and said they would vote on a new congressional map that President Trump wants, though sup...
A small cadre of politically vulnerable Republicans in Congress is breaking with the party to push for the extension of health care tax cred...
She has led the heavily Democratic city through confrontations with President Trump, who earlier this year sought to impose federal control...
Senator Mitch McConnell and several other lawmakers have accused President Trump’s team of appeasing the Kremlin, warning that doing so woul...
Plus, what a social media break can do for your brain.
Initially cut out of development of the 28-point peace plan, European leaders are now trying to recast its pro-Russia slant. So far, it seem...
Internal documents reveal the impact on crime fighting as the Trump administration diverts special agents to its mass deportation agenda.
The Trump administration is trading billions of dollars of taxpayer money for ownership stakes in companies. The unusual practice shows no s...
The Trump administration is using its antitrust powers mostly to protect Mr. Trump.
While President Trump attacked the Ukrainians, Secretary of State Marco Rubio flew to Geneva to seize control of negotiations that were goin...
U.S. officials have responded to a storm of criticism about the plan by insisting that it is still a work in progress.
President Trump has not made a final decision. But he is under pressure to address the cost of health care, which for many Americans will ju...
The move sets up a possible rematch between Mr. Jones, the last Democrat to win statewide office in Alabama, and Tommy Tuberville, the Repub...
Plus, a new crash-test dummy.
The White House now has conflicting approaches for Associated Press journalists as it fights the news service in court over access to presid...
Democrats also have to shed the last vestiges of woke.
Online sleuths quickly found that some accounts posting about U.S. politics, including those in support of the MAGA movement, appeared not t...
Prominent conservative influencers had different interpretations as they processed the meeting on podcasts and in social media posts.
The indictment of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff shocked many power players in California. Now, some wonder how far the investiga...
The prosecutor running an inquiry into those who investigated President Trump has established a grand jury under Judge Aileen M. Cannon, who...
The president has made misleading statements about the cost of a Thanksgiving meal, breakfast and gasoline and about prices in general.
Ms. Greene’s resignation blindsided her conservative Georgia district, which had stuck by her through ups and downs, including her split wit...
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s sudden resignation underscored the fragility of the G.O.P. majority, and exposed deep discontent on...
The Georgia congresswoman strove to be both the ultimate Trump warrior and to be taken seriously. She wound up in political exile.
Formal reprimands, once rare, dominated the chamber’s agenda this week, prompting lawmakers in both parties to call for changes to the way t...
The 77-year-old Connecticut Democrat is facing primary challenges from people who say he’s too old and has been around too long. He says his...
Trump, remarkably, finds a new low.
The Trump administration this week moved to weaken the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, two bedrock laws, among other deregul...
While President Trump at times suggested he was willing to bolster support for Ukraine, he has repeatedly accommodated Russia’s demands.
Guided by Leonard Leo, the society built a pipeline for traditional conservative judges. But that might not be enough for President Trump in...
Acid insults were set aside as New York’s mayor-elect and the president promoted their shared goals.
The request to dismiss the case came after Lindsey Halligan acknowledged she had never shown a final version of the indictment to the entire...
The meeting between President Trump and the incoming mayor of New York City was strikingly warm for two men who had expressed deep concerns...