Taken together, it all feels like the fuse was lit on a powder keg with the potential to reshape this already-precarious political moment. We’ll get to Padilla and California shortly. But first, let’s ...

The first term was historically corrupt. But this time Trump has grabbed billions already—and by the time he’s done, he may ...

The roughly $29 trillion Treasury market was dealt another big blow on Monday as bond yields jumped after Moody’s decision on Friday to strip the United States of its last set of AAA credit ratings.

Marines were heading to Los Angeles after scattered demonstrations downtown late Monday. The California governor said sending ...

As the president prepares to host Les Mis at the Kennedy Center, a Hugo biographer imagines the French author’s perspective.

LINCOLN — U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., confirmed Friday that he is considering retiring from Congress, although he is just coming off one of his best fundraising quarters. Bacon told the Nebraska ...