Under Donald Trump, the federal government is like a bad parent: never there when you need him but eager to stick his nose in ...

Steven Bannon, the influential Trump adviser who has long been critical of Musk, crowed that the tech billionaire’s attacks ...

Jay Bhattacharya, the the agency’s director, has made a point of welcoming dissent. A letter from his officials will test ...

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Democratic organizers are hesitant to admit when get-out-the-vote efforts don’t work. One group is trying to change that.

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As the president prepares to host Les Mis at the Kennedy Center, a Hugo biographer imagines the French author’s perspective.

The phrase has become a pejorative. Why?

After years of trying to improve his hospital in Riverton, Wyoming—first as a doctor, then as a board member and volunteer ...

Ordering the National Guard to deploy in Los Angeles is a warning of what to expect when his hold on power is threatened.

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