An expert helps explain why people don’t always immediately push back when politicians attack their democracies.

Mr Roberts wanted to lead a Supreme Court that would transcend partisanship and speak with one voice. He wanted to stop the ...

China claims Taiwan as its own and says that it is prepared to invade, especially if Taiwan declares its independence. But ...

Under Mayor Ras Baraka, Newark has endured crises — lead in the city’s water and the recent fatal shooting of a police ...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris used a high-profile speech to sharply criticize President Donald Trump amid speculation ...

South Korea’s acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, says he is resigning amid reports he will run in next month’s ...

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse missed the vote to rebuke Trump's global tariffs on Wednesday, which ended in a 49-49 tie.

Conservatives have been plotting ways to insert transformational changes in federal rulemaking into the Republicans’ massive ...

Jay Inslee, a Democrat, was governor of Washington from 2013 to 2025. It is a rare moment when a single action can address ...

Democrats newly buoyed by President Trump’s steadily sinking approval ratings are stubbornly divided over their resistance ...