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President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts.
The rise and later persecution of Andrew Mellon, one of our greatest Treasury secretaries.
The case comes as the high court’s conservative majority has pared back the power of federal regulators. But even some conservatives appeared skeptical of going further.
Nowhere was Trump's arson more obvious than in Texas.
Schoolchildren will learn about Donald Trump more than a hundred years from now, but his successor will likely be a footnote and historical nobody.
Top progressives in Washington say it's time for the party to keep its campaign promises by passing actual legislation.
As US Special Envoy to Sudan, Tom Perriello was sent to help return the country to civilian rule. Sudanese democrats say his choices empowered the very networks that buried it.
An expanding legal fight over the proposed site of President Trump’s 250-foot triumphal arch looms over his visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day.
Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out.
In making Stephen Miller his new chief of staff, President Trump unleashed an avalanche of pent-up resentment toward his new top aide.
After an inconclusive election, Israel’s Arab parties hold the balance of power—but a renewed war with Iran may yet hand Netanyahu another chance.
Health systems are racing to guide millions of patients through new eligibility hoops, slated to go into effect Jan. 1.
Scott Stump, a Marine veteran from North Carolina, spent 16 years battling Congress and bureaucracy to build the Desert Storm memorial on the Mall.
The making of John Boorman's misbegotten sequel to ‘The Exorcist’ and our fascination with creative failure.
The president’s warnings about Beijing’s technological ambitions collide with his close relationships with tech executives and a desire to preserve relations with Xi Jinping.
The court said that the request was too broad and could reveal numerous unrelated confidential sources.
John Thune and Senate Republicans agreed to a resolution to maximize their remaining 54 days in power before Democrats take control next year.
Ilhan Omar's attorneys were spotted leaving her Capitol Hill office after a two-hour meeting as federal probes into immigration and her finances mount.
Rep. Thomas Massie, a fellow Republican and frequent critic of President Trump, argued that the Iran war and the defense secretary’s controversial stewardship of the Pentagon were grounds for his removal.
Don’t blame energy prices for this general rise.
We treat every hour as preparation for some future payoff, but some of the best ways to spend a life accomplish nothing at all.
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democr…
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Senate Republicans opted to stick with John Thune (South Dakota), who will become minority leader rather than majority leader in January.
Candidates endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America will hold eight House seats and run the two largest cities next year, as well as serving in dozens of local and state offices.
‘What Congress should do is get together and work out how it can restore its authority in this realm.’
As he braces for Democrats to assume legislative control in Washington, President Trump has sought to take back center stage with some discordant maneuvers.
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The secretary of state, who is required to travel by government plane, defended his trips to his alma mater to see his son play.
People who use heating oil will see increases of around 70 percent because the war in Iran has greatly reduced supply of that fuel.
Two new books detail the workings of cults—from nineteenth-century Prussian heretics to the ‘rationalist’ Zizians of California
The planned 250-foot-tall arch would cast a shadow on both the former president’s eternal flame and his memorial, an analysis by The Post found.
The Treasury secretary, who is leading an economic pressure campaign against Iran, is the latest Trump official to leave his home over security concerns.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was reportedly relocated to a military base as Iranian assassination plots against U.S. officials intensify.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
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Dakota Meyer reenlisted in 2025 and completed reconnaissance Marine training at 38, calling it the hardest thing he's ever done in his life.
James Uthmeier says a subpoena targets the Democratic Socialists of America over possible foreign donations tied to Cuba and China delegations.
The legal filing argues that the arch would cast a shadow on Kennedy family graves and disrupt the sightline from the eternal flame memorializing the former president.
Ms. Salazar, a Republican, had released an ad in which she said the White House had “gone too far” on immigration amid worries of Hispanic voter backlash within her party.
The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marria…
Supreme Court justices Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett urged Americans to study civics education as the nation turns 250.
The government isn’t even receiving its desired share of the sales revenue.
Nothing short of being at the precipice, on the sharp edge between the world as it was and the world as it will be, ever seems able to describe the present in terms that adequately capture it.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
Simon Sebag Montefiore’s sprawling 125-year history of the Middle East is flawed and overambitious but filled with eye-catching detail.
Rep. Thomas Massie introduced a privileged resolution to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, meaning it had to be considered by the full House.
Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania indicated to Politico that she's thinking about potentially mounting a bid for U.S. Senate.
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The president’s proposal for the massive monument won final approval from review panels, but it faces a lawsuit that may head to the Supreme Court.
Sam Wasson’s new Capra biography is a welcome corrective, but it goes too easy on the director and misreads his decline.
Its name and mission also overlap with a company that left the United States after the administration sought to end corporate networking programs for women and people of color.
Pete Hegseth calls eight impeachment articles mere "policy disagreements" as Rep. Thomas Massie alleges war powers violations and unlawful strikes.
The minority leaders in the House and Senate are well-positioned to become majority leaders. But not everyone is on board.
The defense secretary has posited a claim that warrants scrutiny. A too-rapid House impeachment finding would confirm claims of a political stunt.
See the latest Florida 27th Congressional District election results as incumbent Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R) faces Eliott Rodriguez (D).
If Vance wants to be able to run as his own man, without having to simultaneously navigate his relationship with Trump, he will need to wait.
It is a remarkable triumph for Jordan, long regarded as a perpetual bridesmaid in the GOP’s leadership sweepstakes, never the bride.
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Video shows protesters throwing an object and screaming at Joe Biden's motorcade outside Trinity College Dublin, where Hunter Biden accepted a prestigious award.
Markwayne Mullin says the Department of Homeland Security is deporting roughly 3,600 people a day and promises "zero change" after midterm elections.
Elon Musk has announced that the distinctive Tesla vehicle will be phased out of production beginning next year.
Senator John Cornyn reflects on the Texas Senate race and what's next for him after James Talarico is sworn in.
Does Democratic success signal a broad realignment in American politics? Or is it a temporary turn away from an unpopular president?
The former deputy mayor of Jerusalem on her family’s Sephardi history, 7 October, and why she wants Jewish students to study in Israel.
The progressive leader was among a few Democrats who signaled skepticism about Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, though his allies offered support and called for party unity.
Trump is stubbornly doubling down on a bad bet.
The G.O.P. banded together to shelve impeachment articles against the defense secretary, sparing him from a damaging rebuke and potential ouster.