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Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.

President says Russia is beginning to develop its own satellite communications system, claiming it might be better than US version

Those fleeing the town will have to go through Russian-occupied Crimea, or to Russia, before they can return to Ukraine, officials say

In his letter, the vice president suggested an immediate resumption of comprehensive talks, including about Iran’s nuclear program.

Representative Haley Stevens has been less than enthusiastic about Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, injecting late intraparty tensions into a race that could decide Senate control.

How discarding the Weinberger-Powell doctrine fuelled an asymmetric trap that fractured regional alliances and broke naval power.

Sen Dems on Jan 5 unanimously name Sen Hubert Humphrey to new post as Deputy Pres pro tem of Sen; chauffeured limousine, entree to White House leadership meetings and $7,450 raise comes with position;...

The Arab parties have long been kept on the political sidelines. But stunning turnout by their supporters makes the Arab minority an Israeli political reality that cannot be ignored.

Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation’s fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase “Sí, se puede!” has died. She was 96.

When Donald Kennedy, a biologist and editor of the eminent journal Science, was asked what had led so many American scientists to feel that George W. Bush's administration is anti-science, he isolated...

The president lashed out at the former representative after The New York Times reported that her campaign and national Democrats helped recruit spoiler candidates to the race. He offered no explanatio...

The judge ruled that no immediate action was necessary, dealing another setback to the administration as it moves to target voting by noncitizens.

The San Francisco 49ers have spent over $2.6 million in Santa Clara politics this year ahead of next week’s election, as they mount a multimedia blitz targeting mayoral candidate Kathy Watanabe.

After fierce debate, faculty members will begin voting Thursday on a resolution to condemn the administration’s handling of campus sexual assault.

The U.S. military may be planning a return to war, but the director of planning is out.

Now charged with a felony, the passenger who sent the text said that he had been drinking, and that the message was poorly worded banter between co-workers.

A Russian official said potential relief for a state investment fund was part of talks. Russia has sought to wring economic benefits from the negotiations on ending the war with Ukraine.

A Wild West frontier ethos has persisted to this day.

The world’s most popular AI tool dodged a consequential question.

For the first time, the Pentagon reported costs incurred by each armed service. The figures are almost certainly on the low side, congressional officials said.

The White House has been rocked by turnover and anxiety over the midterms. The president, who is tightening his inner circle, has lashed out at critics, held meandering rallies and feasted on a diet o...

The company is making changes to a popular message board called Memegen that some employees say sounds a lot like censorship.

As Trump officials stump for Republican candidates facing difficult races, ethics experts say they are being lax about complying with the Hatch Act, a federal anti-corruption law.

Over the course of decades, the Supreme Court has legalized behavior that is poisonous to a functioning democracy.

Renovation projects. Losers. Cheesecake wars. And a lot of talk about butts.

Neither Benjamin Netanyahu nor his rivals won a majority, leaving Arab lawmakers as potential kingmakers in the new Parliament.

Mallee has worked closely with Pete Crow-Armstrong during his time as the Cubs’ assistant hitting coach.

Nicki Minaj thought she was demonstrating political power. Donald Trump demonstrated the difference between being valued for your influence…

Why Everyone Keeps Losing on Purpose

Keisha Lance Bottoms, in her bid for Georgia governor, has faced pointed criticism of her leadership in Atlanta and disappointment in her decision to leave after one term.

Voters’ worries about inflation and gas prices have seemed to dominate the midterms—but late polling shows another issue vaulting to the top of their list of concerns.

With street talk and tactics from the far-right’s playbook, André Janones used a WhatsApp channel to help organize millions of Brazilians online.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, submitted sworn statements to a federal court regarding the construction project.

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem warned that US borrowing is on an unsustainable trajectory as he offered an unusually blunt assessment of American tax and spending policy, which is putting pressu...

The news outlets argued in an updated lawsuit that they should be granted access to the White House reporting pools.

A botanics lesson on two wheels

When "The Office" originally aired, its resident fool made for easy comedy. Fifteen years later, it’s hard to watch Dwight without seeing tragedy.

A “bad actor” tried to breach the system, according to a Federal Election Commission email, disrupting political finance disclosures for two days during the final week of campaigning.

The actor Cheyenne Jackson’s social media campaign highlights the increasing struggles of working actors to book enough parts to remain insured.

Walter Jones, a longtime Canandaigua town justice, repeatedly used a slur aimed at Black people while telling a story set on his grandfather’s cotton farm.

Sancties Strafhof: Jan van Zanen, burgemeester van Den Haag, is initiatiefnemer van de brief aan Commissievoorzitter Ursula von der Leyen. Hoewel er vanuit het Europees Parlement wordt opgeroepen tot ...

Jennifer Shuford, who had been Texas’s health commissioner, was part of a team hired to restore confidence in the agency.

Long before its baroque décor and class identity became midterm talking points, this durable restaurant chain survived some withering critiques.

Votes are still being counted, and much is in flux. But as the stage was set for bitter talks over forming a government, nearly all sides could face disappointment.

The party will need to make the most of whatever majority it has.

Bij de IND: Het Europese migratiepact, van kracht sinds juni, dwingt landen asielprocedures te versnellen. De nieuwe werkwijze van de IND geeft interne onrust, blijkt uit gesprekken van NRC met tien medewerkers. „Je moet beslissen op basis van minder informatie.”