US POLITICS

Guy Reffitt’s 19-year-old son took the stand against him in federal court in a remarkable tableau that captured how one family was split by the attack on the Capitol. Prosecutors…

Surprised by the speed at which sanctions have been poured on Russia, Biden’s top aides suspect that Putin’s reaction will be to double down and lash out — and perhaps…

The antics of Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert, as well as recent stumbles by other Republicans, have drawn unflattering attention to their party. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was…

Building a criminal case against the former president is very difficult for federal prosecutors, experts say, underlining the dilemma confronting the agency. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot…

At the core of the theory of a possible criminal case against former President Donald J. Trump is the argument that he knew he had lost the election and sought…

DeAnndra Domino, a phlebotomist, draws doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a community vaccination site in San Francisco. Top federal health officials said Thursday that they intend to begin offering…

Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill are pursuing the ban to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, but the White House is opposed, warning of energy price spikes. An…

Ukrainian troops have mounted a stiffer-than-expected opposition against a superior force in the early days of the war. But U.S. officials say it may not last. Ukrainian troops after a…

Florida regulators found that a company working on the charitable event had not registered properly. The former first lady’s office said it would be rescheduled. Melania Trump, the former first…

A Guantánamo detainee had sought information from two former government contractors to aid in a Polish criminal inquiry into a facility there. An airport in Poland where C.I.A. planes landed…