Carl Hulse is the chief Washington correspondent for The Times, primarily writing about Congress and national political races ...

In cities across America, we share a simple truth: offering a hand to those most in need isn’t a red issue or a blue issue, ...

In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the U.S. military has killed at least ...

Limited government requires not only laws but also the ambition of the political branches to check each other.

A documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement for voting in U.S. elections hasn’t been able to pass Congress and has been ...

The Senate failed to advance two partisan bills that would have paid some federal workers during the shutdown. Democrats and ...

While leaders in Europe are grappling with overtourism at popular sites, tourism officials in the United States are ...

The speaker led a rogues’ gallery of Republicans impugning the patriotism of the No Kings rallygoers. On Saturday, the real ...

Government shutdown 2025 is now the second longest in history, but how much longer is it expected to last? See the odds on ...

The second-longest government shutdown enters its 24th day with Congress out of session and the funding lapse heading toward ...

The president bet that no one would stop him from land attacks in Venezuela. And Congress hasn’t given him any reason to ...

President says US is ‘just going to kill people’ as military accelerates campaign against South American regimes ...