A cult of military superiority over civilians is not only unwarranted, but actively dangerous.

The lawsuit, brought by Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, tests the reach of the Constitution’s “speech or debate” clause.

Summaries obtained by The New York Times offer a detailed look at the discipline meted out to the men accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student at Cornell University.

A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time.

U.S. spy agencies see Russia and others plotting to sow distrust and misinformation in the upcoming elections.

A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.

Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...

The Trump administration may have just signed up your child — and more than 60 million others — for a 530A savings account (if you haven’t already done so).

Soldiers want to tell their stories, and we need to hear them.

Records show that campus police officers informed Tompkins County prosecutors that they had conducted additional interviews beyond taking a statement from the woman who said she was raped.

“The president wants indictments. He wants people in handcuffs.”

The Justice Department had fired Roger Rogoff as part of a larger maneuver to install its preferred judicial appointees and circumvent Senate confirmation.

Ukraine showed European partners what it said were intercepted Russian plans to cut off major cities from power, heat and water this winter.

Bari Weiss isn’t expected to have a role involving CNN at close of the deal, people familiar with Ellison’s thinking said.

The administration’s policy of detaining immigrants who crossed the border illegally years ago and holding them without a bond hearing has divided lower courts.

The fatal shooting of Ms. Good set off protests during the Trump administration’s immigration operation early this year in Minnesota.

In his “State of the Force” address, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focused on the culture war and accused reporters of “treason” over Iran war coverage.

In a fiery speech, the Pentagon chief solicited bids to build a new base, called for more focus on religion and said Elon Musk will help develop next-generation weapons.

The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.

Anything worth remembering came from a person who did not know where she or he was going until arriving.

A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a fundamental transition in the history of life on our planet.

What a new life stage can teach the rest of us about how to find meaning and purpose—before it’s too late

Our government is being run by a clique of middle-aged guys.

One of Britain’s favorite national pastimes is hurting as well as helping.

The order may have little impact because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that blocked the congressional districts that favor Republicans.

Bad decisions and arrogance lead to dead-end wars.

The administration accused California and Minnesota of fraudulent activity in their public health insurance programs.

The large number of cases suggests that excrement entered the food system on a “surprising scale.”

Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.

A little-known federal office spent decades investigating potential discrimination by government contractors — until it was stopped by the Trump administration.

The Trump White House and its history police want us all to live in their chosen bubble, immune from instability or perceived disorder.

Documents released by the Trump administration to support the president’s claims did not back up his most aggressive statements.

The late South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham made a mid-career turn to MAGA.

Tehran had a plan to choke the global economy and survive. Trump had no real plan at all.

The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in th...

No one has seen or heard from your dentist in months, but he has been making stock trades.

Many of them have been shot in their cars. Five have died, including three U.S. citizens. Here are their names and what we know about the circumstances.

The president demanded credit for a history that he regards as a sucker’s mistake.

The president threw a last-minute wrench into the Senate’s plans to quickly confirm a new intelligence chief and renew a critical spying law, while also insisting neither would proceed until Congress ...

Trump’s already notorious interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker was a rare up-close portrait of a presidential meltdown.

The Russian dictator has lost control of the narrative.

The president failed to deliver on his Iran bluster, and in the end fooled only himself.

Even the president’s supporters are alarmed.