Politics

C-SPAN video of the House speaker election in January. The tumult that broke out last month during the election of Kevin McCarthy for speaker illustrated the potential for profound dysfunction in the...

The F.B.I. found one classified document after searching the Indiana home of former Vice President Mike Pence for five hours on Friday, an adviser to Mr. Pence said.Mr. Pence and his aides...

Driven by his Christian faith, the kind that emphasizes caring for “the least of these,” as the Bible puts it, Mr. Gerson in a memoir summed up his philosophy as “a conservative respect...

WASHINGTON — When he hosts world leaders, President Biden typically exchanges thoughts on trade policy or national security and maybe swaps old election stories. But on Friday, for the first time, he...

WASHINGTON — To hear President Biden tell it, his wife is not merely a Philadelphia Eagles fan.She is, in Mr. Biden’s own words, “obnoxious” about her fandom and so much of a...

WASHINGTON — At Senator John Fetterman’s desk in the Senate chamber, there is a newly installed monitor that rises or lowers, depending on whether he sits or stands, and provides closed captioning...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — In the mid-1970s, when Mark Raddish wasn’t more than 11 years old, his coal-mining grandfather picked him up from a mining camp and took him a thousand feet underground,...

She celebrates mothers finding paid work that adds meaning to their lives, but believes government should help parents of both sexes spend more time on child-rearing.The job of parents, in her view,...

Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to cling to office after he lost his bid for re-election, a person...

The Energy Department on Thursday announced a $2 billion loan to help a Nevada company step up production of critical components of electric vehicle batteries.The company, Redwood Materials, plans to use the...