Politics

If that’s confirmed by additional higher-quality polling as primary season gets underway, Mr. Trump is no front-runner.Why such a large gap? (Wonkiness rating: 6/10)There are many reasons polls can disagree, but most...

PHILADELPHIA — Upending decades of political tradition, members of the Democratic National Committee voted on Saturday to approve a sweeping overhaul of the Democratic primary process, a critical step in President Biden’s...

After years of crippling problems and a changing mission, the Navy pushed to retire nine of its newest ships. Then the lobbying started.

WASHINGTON — Bilal al-Sudani was no stranger to American counterterrorism officials.Before joining the Islamic State affiliate in Somalia, Mr. al-Sudani was subjected to punitive sanctions by the U.S. Treasury Department in 2012...

Former President Donald J. Trump’s 2016 campaign will pay $450,000 as part of a settlement of a long court fight over its use of nondisclosure agreements, according to documents filed on Friday...

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials have said they are looking for the labor market to cool as they assess how much more they need to do to slow the economy, and the...

China’s Ministry of National Defense, which usually comments on military issues, did not comment.“China is a responsible country, always strictly abides by international law, and has no intention of violating any sovereign...

WASHINGTON — The United States has detected what it says is a Chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northwestern United States, the Pentagon said on Thursday, a discovery that...

WASHINGTON — President Biden and his aides have tried to reassure Chinese leaders that they do not seek to contain China in the same way the Americans did with the Soviet Union...

Republicans were comparatively sober as they made the case for removing Ms. Omar.“Individuals who hold such hateful views should rightly be barred from that type of committee,” said Representative Mike Lawler of...