Politics

The number of abortions in the United States has increased, reversing what had been a three-decade decline, according to a new report.The uptick began in 2017, and as of 2020, one in...

Voters in several states weighed in on key contests in Tuesday’s primaries. Here are some of the most notable wins and losses:South CarolinaRepresentative Tom Rice, one of the 10 House Republicans who...

An independent panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration is scheduled to vote on Wednesday on whether to recommend to the agency that very young children be allowed to receive...

The potential for far-right Republicans to reshape the election systems of major battleground states is growing much closer to reality.As the halfway point nears of a midterm year that is vastly friendlier...

Republican voters in Nevada on Tuesday elevated conservative candidates who have ardently embraced Donald J. Trump’s false claims of election fraud, turning a key swing state into a contest this fall between...

Adam Laxalt, a former Nevada attorney general, has won the state’s Republican primary for Senate and will face Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat, in what is likely to be a highly...

Jim Marchant, one of the organizers of a Trump-inspired “America First” slate of candidates who continue to question the legitimacy of the 2020 election, easily won the Republican nomination for secretary of...

A U.S. House district in South Texas will send a Republican to Congress for the first time in its 10-year history. Mayra Flores, a Republican and respiratory-care health aide, scored a significant...

The letter was lavish.When William P. Barr stepped down as attorney general in December 2020, he showered President Donald J. Trump with praise for his “unprecedented achievements” and vowed that the Justice...

An independent panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration is scheduled to vote on Tuesday on whether to recommend to the agency that Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine be authorized for children...