Politics

A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily halted a guilty plea hearing for the man accused of masterminding the Sept....

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. received a call on his cellphone Tuesday. It was President-elect Donald J. Trump, calling from...

The Senate on Thursday came closer to passing a bill requiring the deportation of undocumented immigrants charged with minor crimes...

The House on Thursday passed legislation that would impose sanctions on officials at the International Criminal Court, making a frontal...

The five living presidents are making a rare simultaneous appearance on Thursday at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral.It is unusual...

A weeklong series of tributes to former President Jimmy Carter culminates on Thursday with a solemn state funeral in Washington...

President-elect Donald J. Trump on Wednesday blamed California’s Democratic governor for the failure to contain fires engulfing parts of the...

Republicans are preparing to cut taxes, slash spending and slow immigration in a broad agenda that will require unifying an...

They did not think much of each other at first. They crisscrossed the country for months, warning voters that the...

Within minutes on Wednesday morning, San Francisco got a new mayor — and a new plan for an emergency declaration...