Trump’s Go-To Justification for Contentious Decisions: National Security

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick stands accused of stealing $5 million in federal funds. She said she would step down minutes before an ethics panel was to vote on...

The issue threatens to renew chaos at airports as lawmakers remain divided over a deal to end the two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

In-person turnout on Tuesday is trailing far behind that of last year’s governor’s race, which set a state record in a nonpresidential election.

The unassuming look of the outgoing Apple chief executive was an asset, as he navigated pop culture, the president and following Steve Jobs.

The action comes after the release of the Epstein files, in which Bill Gates and some former advisers figure prominently.

A federal judge found the National Park Service had improperly rushed plans to strip out bike lanes connecting downtown Washington to the Tidal Basin.

The Iranians are notoriously slow negotiators. Our reporter David E. Sanger explains what the history of U.S.-Iran negotiations could mean for the latest rou...

Active since last week, the Lyrids meteor shower is expected to reach peak viewing tonight.

The damage to a region that has driven global economic growth for decades may be hard to contain.

With the cease-fire on the verge of ending, President Trump said on Tuesday that he would keep it in place until Iran’s “proposal is submitted, and discussio...

In a host of books he attacked conventional ideas on subjects including the battle of the sexes and the usefulness of high school math.

The Interior Department had imposed restrictions on wind and solar projects across the country, prompting developers to sue.