Congress is Looking for a New Architect of the Capitol, With Little Success
Wanted: Motivated and versatile chief executive, preferably with engineering, architectural, academic and diplomatic skills, to manage 2,400 employees overseeing a 570-acre complex in the middle...
Pence Delivers Strong Rebuke to Trump in Campaign Announcement
Former Vice President Mike Pence announced his presidential campaign in Iowa on Wednesday with a repudiation of Donald J. Trump, portraying his former boss —...
Rishi Sunak to Talk Tech With Biden, but Ukraine Is Likely to Surface
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain began a two-day visit to Washington on Wednesday with a goal of aligning two allies on the challenges of...
Justices Thomas and Alito Delay Release of Financial Disclosures
Justice Clarence Thomas delayed releasing his annual financial disclosure form on Wednesday after recent revelations cast scrutiny on his travel, gifts and real estate dealings...
Man Charged With Spraying Police With Insecticide on Jan. 6
The owner of a Long Island funeral home was charged on Wednesday with spraying an insecticide at police officers guarding the Capitol on Jan. 6,...
Mike Pence Is Running for President Against Trump. Here’s What to Know.
Over the past eight years, Mike Pence has gone from being a skeptic of Donald J. Trump to his doggedly loyal vice president to the...
When Politics Saves Lives: a Good-News Story
Here is something I don’t write about very often: a situation in which unpredictable, seemingly irrational politics saved millions of the poorest and most vulnerable...
Doug Burgum, North Dakota Governor, Enters 2024 Presidential Race
Gov. Doug Burgum, the Republican governor of North Dakota, former software executive and billionaire, announced on Wednesday he would run for president on his economic...
Mike Pence Hasn’t Grown Less Conservative, but Republicans Have Shifted
Mike Pence is the most conservative candidate competing for the presidency. The former vice president wants abortion banned from the point of conception. He’s the...
Do Christie and Pence Make It 2016 Again? Not Yet.
It’s been feeling a bit like 2016 lately. Back then, the opposition to Donald J. Trump was badly divided. The party couldn’t coalesce behind one...
Two Black Native Americans Were Arrested. The Law Sees Only One as Indian.
Early one morning in September 2020, Michael J. Hill called the police after hearing banging on the doors and windows of his home in Okmulgee,...
Hard Right Grinds House to a Halt, Rebuking McCarthy for the Debt Deal
A group of hard-line Republicans hijacked the House floor on Tuesday, grinding legislative business to a halt for several hours in a striking display of...
How Christie and Trump’s Friendship Flourished, Then Deteriorated
Their friendship began after an introduction through Donald J. Trump’s sister. It ended nearly 20 years later, when Mr. Trump refused to concede the 2020...
What to Know About Chris Christie as He Enters 2024 Presidential Race
Former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, who announced a second campaign for president on Tuesday after a disappointing run in 2016, has had a...