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Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. makes a point of going to the State of the Union address. But he does not enjoy it, once calling it “a political pep rally.”He was...

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from firing Cathy Harris, the chair of an independent board that protects government workers from political discrimination and unfair labor practices, including wrongful...

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on Tuesday morning to determine whether the Mexican government can proceed with a $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gun makers.Mexico sued U.S. gun makers...

The Senate voted along party lines on Monday to confirm Linda McMahon as the nation’s next education secretary, putting the former pro-wrestling executive in charge of an agency that the Trump administration...

Democrats on Monday blocked a Republican-written bill aimed at barring transgender women and girls from school sports teams designated for female students, thwarting consideration in the Senate of the G.O.P.’s latest move...

President Trump’s executive order making English the official language of the United States reached into history to argue its case, noting that the country’s founding documents were written in English.But it turns...

Mexico’s president offered a warning last month in response to news that the Trump administration planned to designate drug cartels as terrorist groups.“If they declare these criminal groups as terrorists, then we’ll...

A 3.9-magnitude earthquake caused mild shaking in and near the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles late Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said.The quake struck after 10 p.m. local time, and its...

Mexico braced for the worst when President Trump threatened steep tariffs on its exports. But as a deadline looms, Mexico’s leaders hope they have found a formula for staving off tariffs by...

A fire near Myrtle Beach, S.C., doubled in size overnight as more than 170 fires burned in the Carolinas on Sunday, prompting evacuations near the coast and in the mountains.The largest fire...