President Donald Trump’s decision to campaign in Nebraska reflects a broader political calculation: the Republican Party is entering the final stretch before the November midterm elections with economic concerns becoming increasingly difficult to separate from electoral strategy.

Trump’s...

Harvard University’s battle with the Trump administration over federal research funding has moved to a new stage, with a U.S. appeals court examining the legal basis for restoring billions of dollars that the government sought to terminate.

The dispute places a much broader issue alongside...

The United States is intensifying its campaign against suspected maritime drug trafficking, with the latest military strike in the Caribbean highlighting both the operational reach of the strategy and the growing legal scrutiny surrounding it.

The U.S. Southern Command said a strike on...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s decision to move John Coale from his diplomatic assignment in Belarus to the White House’s hostage affairs portfolio reflects the administration’s growing reliance on specialized negotiators in cases involving Americans detained overseas.

Coale, a...

The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to consider a climate litigation dispute that could have consequences well beyond Colorado, placing the financial exposure of major oil companies and the authority of state and local governments at the center of a growing national debate.

The case was...

The opening of the U.S. Supreme Court's new term places several of the country's most contested constitutional questions back before the justices, with the potential consequences extending far beyond the individual disputes on the docket.

The court is preparing to examine cases involving...

The U.S. Supreme Court is entering a new term with a docket that reaches well beyond constitutional disputes, placing government policy, corporate exposure and competitive rules under judicial scrutiny.

The cases scheduled for the term cover several areas with direct consequences for...

The Pentagon is creating a new Office of Religious Affairs in a move that places religious-support policy closer to the department’s senior leadership and gives military chaplaincy a more direct channel to the defense secretary’s office.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to review the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy places a broader question about the structure of immigration enforcement before the nation’s highest court: whether immigrants living in the United States can obtain a bond hearing while their...

When people discuss the relationship between citizens and government, the conversation often begins with what the state should provide. Better services, stronger institutions, greater transparency and meaningful accountability are all legitimate expectations. But there is another question that...

Italy is facing a delicate diplomatic test following the conviction in Rome of three Egyptian security officials over the 2016 abduction of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni. While the ruling closes a major judicial chapter for Regeni’s family, the Italian government is signaling that the case...

President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear negotiations within seven days, saying the proposed agreement was unacceptable.

Speaking outside the White House on Saturday, September 26, Trump indicated that he remained interested in...