United States Politics and Government

The federal debt is as old as the nation, and adding to it is sometimes prudent. For governments...

The misery index is a crude but effective way to measure the health of the economy. You add...

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland defended the Justice Department’s five-year investigation of Hunter Biden on Friday, forcefully rebutting...

Michael Roman, a top official in former President Donald J. Trump’s 2020 campaign, is in discussions with the...

Intelligence agencies do not believe the case of three workers from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, who became ill...

Re “ ,” by Thomas L. Friedman (column, June 14): Mr. Friedman is exactly right. ...

Watching the torrent of invective and megalomania pouring from Donald Trump on Tuesday after his arraignment for a second...

Re “ ” (front page, June 9): The indictment of Donald Trump heralds a new chapter in American history....