Georgia Senate GOP primary heads to runoff where electability is a top issue
Georgia was among six states where voters participated in primaries Tuesday. Its Senate race is among a handful that could determine party control next year.
Pentagon says U.S. will cut thousands of troops from Europe
Poland was set to receive forces whose deployment was abruptly halted last week.
Vance and Rubio step behind the lectern and deeper into 2028 territory
Parallel briefings by the two men offer a view of their contrasting styles.
Admiral accuses lawmaker of inappropriate remark at Iran war hearing
Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, appeared frustrated with questions from House Democrats who pressed him on a range of issues about the conflict.
Trumps extraordinary $1.8 billion legal fund to his allies
Why the enomorous fund is so controversial.
Trump endorses Paxton in Texas Senate primary over incumbent Cornyn
The president faced pressure from his base to endorse the states attorney general, Ken Paxton. Advisers had urged him to support Sen. John Cornyn, arguing that Paxton has too much baggage.
The Republican senators speaking out against Trump
Sen. Bill Cassidy joins a short but notable list
Trumps China summit shows toll of a difficult year for the president
A year ago, Trump promised a new era during the first major foreign trip of his second term. On his recent visit to Beijing, the war with Iran and economic strain clouded his diplomacy.
GOP senator who defied Trump on impeachment faces voters, five years later
Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, is in danger of losing his primary.
A North Carolina farmer is testing whether Democrats can still win rural America
In North Carolina, Jamie Ager is distancing himself from his national party to win a congressional seat.
Federal civil rights watchdog wants to stop tracking data on race and sex
The EEOC has proposed ending a civil-rights-era program collecting demographic information from private companies.
Parents of teens who break curfew in D.C. will be prosecuted, DOJ says
The Justice Departments crackdown on crime comes ahead of 250th anniversary events in the nations capital.
Virginia countys immigration policies on trial in congressional hearing
Republicans accused Fairfax County Commonwealths Attorney Steve Descano of allowing people in the country illegally to get away with serious crimes.
Tracking who Trump is appointing to fill key administration roles
Follow President Trumps progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
In pageantry and politics, China summit yields Xis goal equal footing with U.S.
The image of peer superpowers during President Trumps visit displayed a dynamic that analysts say the Chinese have long sought and Americans had resisted.
Supreme Court preserves access to mail distribution of widely used abortion pill
The decision maintains access nationwide to medication abortion, the most common way of ending pregnancies in the United States, while litigation continues.
JD Vance praises Sen. Susan Collins, a GOP moderate and occasional Trump foe
The warm words came at a Maine rally as the vice president touted Republican House candidate Paul LePage and highlighted anti-fraud efforts.
Louisiana, at center of voting rights fight, moves to redraw Black House district
Thursdays vote was one of many in Southern states following the Supreme Courts recent decision to weaken the Voting Rights Act.
Mapping where the redistricting fight stands and where its headed
As Trump pushes for a more Republican-friendly House map, more than half a dozen states are potential targets for mid-decade tweaks to congressional boundaries.
Xi warns Trump that mishandling Taiwan could spark conflicts
Chinas leader made clear his top priority is the fate of the contested island and its U.S. military support, a striking move given President Donald Trumps effort to mend ties and deliver trade deals.
A new Chinese spelling of Rubio sidesteps Chinas travel ban
Chinese officials are using a different transliterated character for the secretary of state's name, perhaps to allow him to visit without lifting the 2020 ban.
