Thousands of people gathered today on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to engage in an eight-hour taxpayer-funded evangelical worship event to “rededicate” the nation to Christianity.

Bulgaria was not among the favorites to win. But performer Dara's catchy, banging anthem bested 24 other nations at the 70th edition of the international singing extravaganza.

Seventy-two years ago tomorrow, on May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously decided Brown v.

The final of the Eurovision Contest arrives Saturday, with tight security and rainy weather failing to dent the enthusiasm of fans, or the opposition of critics who think Israel shouldn't be invited.

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Two weeks ago today, the U.S.

The biggest story in the country, today and always, is that the president of the United States is mentally unwell.

The story of the Trump Mobile phone seems a microcosm of the Trump administration.

There were two very different celebrations in Russia and in Hungary yesterday.

"Motherhood and activism are not mutually exclusive," writes Victoria Livingstone. "Rather, they are categories of identity that inform each other."

If you google the history of Mother’s Day, the internet will tell you that Mother’s Day began in 1908 when Anna Jarvis decided to honor her mother.

In case you’re wondering what kind of a news day it was, President Donald J.

Today Tennessee state representative Justin Jones burned a Confederate battle flag in the rotunda of the Tennessee State Capitol in protest of the legislature’s redrawing of the state’s congressional ...

It has not been a banner day for members of the Trump administration.

Late yesterday, Republicans in the Senate released their funding request for the budget reconciliation bill.

According to a new Washington Post–ABC News–Ipsos poll, fifty-nine percent of Americans believe President Donald J.

Late on Friday night, President Donald J.

Today was the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby, which was launched in 1875 as horse racing—with its famous Black jockeys, who won more than half of the first 28 derbies—was gaining an audience in t...

Today is the deadline for President Donald J.

The judge called the request by the federal government "wildly overbroad."

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I will have plenty to say about the Supreme Court’s decision today in Callais v.

There is a frenzied feeling to the news coming from the White House these days.

Today Assistant Attorney General Brett A.

Tonight the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) held its annual black-tie dinner, which is designed both to raise money for the institution and to provide a glitzy night out for journalists...

On April 25, 1945, delegates from fifty nations met in San Francisco to establish a permanent forum for international cooperation: the United Nations.

Yesterday Secretary of the Navy John Phelan spent the day talking to lawmakers about the Navy’s plans for new ships and about the Pentagon’s huge budget request only to get a call from Defense Secreta...

Virginia voters yesterday agreed to a constitutional amendment that would temporarily redistrict the state if any other state redistricted for partisan reasons: that is, in retaliation for the partisa...

There is the unmistakable feeling that the wheels are coming off the MAGA bus.

Late Saturday evening, Josh Dawsey and Annie Linskey of the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was so unstable and angry after learning on April 3 that Iranians had shot down an American jet that...

And, just like that, President Donald J.

This morning, after a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect Thursday, Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial ships.

White House budget director Russ Vought has been key to implementing the Trump agenda. But before joining the administration, he was a central figure in drafting Project 2025, the controversial policy...

Congress is back in session, and there is a frantic feel in the air.

On the evening of April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln and First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln went to Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C., to see a production of the comedy Our American Cousin. The Linc...

There are signs the political game has changed in the United States since Hungarian voters rejected Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s leadership on Sunday, April 12.

Residents of a St. Louis suburb turned out in droves to unseat four incumbents just days after the council approved a development agreement for a $6 billion data center.