The president has stretched the limits of his powers to help those at the heart of his agenda, not the many in greatest need. By Tony Romm A 2013 attempt to leverage minority power in a health care ...

Voters backed redrawing California’s congressional districts, countering Republican efforts in red states. Democrats won high-profile governors’ races in New Jersey and Virginia and notched other ...

Nations were poised to approve the first fee on pollution from ships. That’s when the Trump administration began the threats. By Lisa FriedmanMax Bearak and Jeanna Smialek When the city becomes a ...

Jeffrey Epstein cast himself as a Trump insider and wanted to leverage potentially damaging information about the president and his business dealings, according to emails with associates. By David ...

Democrats have no federal contests that would allow them to check President Trump’s power, but governors’ races, mayoral contests and referendums will test momentum and divisions in both parties. By ...

Grand jurors have to vote on indictments to approve them, but a prosecutor told the judge in the case that only the foreperson formally approved the second charging document, a move that could cripple ...

A U.S.-Russian proposal would require Kyiv to give up territory and reduce its army. If Moscow complies with the terms, it could receive benefits including reintegration into the global economy. By ...

Fresh from a stunning victory, Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, said in an interview that his supporters wanted “a politics of consistency” and aggressive action, including on taxing the rich. By Emma ...

The chief executive of a Saudi firm says a Trump-branded project is “just a matter of time.” The Trump Organization’s major foreign partner is also signaling new Saudi deals. By Vivian Nereim and ...

The C.I.A. and an Afghan intelligence official said that the shooter had been part of an Afghan “partner force,” known as a Zero Unit, trained and supported by the agency in the southern province of ...