President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to downgrade cannabis from the most restrictive category of drugs, easing some...

Speaking this month at an international finance conference in Tokyo, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan used an unusual turn...

Hannah C. Dugan, a Wisconsin state judge, was found guilty on Thursday of obstructing federal agents, a high-profile victory for...

European leaders agreed early on Friday morning to keep Ukraine funded for two years with a loan of 90 billion...

An investigation into fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs has broadened significantly, federal prosecutors said on Thursday. The prosecutors told...

A “warrior dividend” bonus check that President Trump announced on Wednesday would go to more than 1.4 million active-duty service...

The case against the men accused of orchestrating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks briefly sputtered back to business this week,...

It all might make more sense if he actually were drinking. By all accounts, President Trump doesn’t touch the stuff....

Democratic lawmakers from more than half a dozen states vowed on Thursday to push back next year on President Trump’s...

James B. Hunt Jr., who burnished North Carolina’s reputation as a beacon of moderation in the South over four terms...

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is scheduled on Friday to hold his annual news conference, an event that is...

At the start of the year, as President Donald Trump began the process of withdrawing the United States from the...

To the Editor: Re “Not All Targeted Killings Are the Same. Hegseth’s Boat Strikes Are Illegal,” by Jeh C. Johnson...

The United Nations General Assembly selected Barham Salih, a former president of Iraq and veteran Kurdish politician, as the leader...

In justifying his administration’s boat strikes and its mounting pressure campaign on Venezuela, President Trump has regularly relied on assertions...