McCarthy Faces Balancing Act on Debt Ceiling Deal
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is attempting a difficult balancing act as he tries to extract spending concessions from President Biden in exchange for raising the debt...
A History of U.S. Surgeon General Warnings: Smoking, TV, Safer Sex and More
A warning issued by the United States surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, on Tuesday provided guidance about an issue that has been front of mind...
F-16 Training Planned for Ukraine’s Pilots
It could take less than half as much time — just four to six months — to train Ukrainian fighter pilots to fly American-made F-16...
Harlan Crow Refuses to Give Senators Information About Gifts to Clarence Thomas
The News The billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow refused this week to comply with the Senate Judiciary Committee’s request to hand over information about gifts...
Arizona Judge Tosses Kari Lake’s 2022 Election Lawsuit
An Arizona judge threw out a lawsuit filed by Kari Lake over her defeat in last year’s race for governor, ruling that she had failed...
Ron DeSantis Floats ‘7-2 Conservative Majority’ on Supreme Court
On the eve of declaring his candidacy for president, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has begun articulating a new rationale for why Republicans should nominate...
Driver Who Crashed Truck Near the White House Threatened to Kill Biden
A 19-year-old man who is facing multiple charges after crashing a box truck into security barriers near the White House on Monday night told the...
Nashville Parents Ask: Must a Mass Shooter’s Writings Be Made Public?
Barely two months after an armed assailant fatally shot three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville, the lack of information...
Prosecutors Sought Records on Trump’s Foreign Business Deals Since 2017
Federal prosecutors overseeing the investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s handling of classified documents have issued a subpoena for information about Mr. Trump’s business...
Biden Sees Coming ‘Thaw’ With China, Even as He Rallies Allies Against Beijing
President Biden and his allies spent much of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, announcing new arms packages for Ukraine, including a pathway to providing...
Carper Says He Will Retire, Vacating Seat in Solidly Democratic Delaware
Senator Thomas R. Carper, a veteran Democrat from Delaware, announced on Monday that he would not seek re-election next year, opening up a seat in...
Justice Dept. Investigated Clinton Foundation Until Trump’s Final Days
The Justice Department kept open the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s family foundation for nearly all of President Donald J. Trump’s administration, with prosecutors closing the...
Tim Scott: Five Things to Know About the Presidential Candidate
Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, who announced his presidential campaign on Monday, is the first Black Republican senator from the South in more than...
How DeSantis Is Trying to Lure Older Voters Away From Trump
As a 44-year-old member of Generation X, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida might be an unlikely candidate to wrest his party’s older voters away from...