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After everything that Novak Djokovic had put himself through over the past few years, the French Open began with the possibility, finally, of a Grand Slam tournament free of drama.But...

Speaker Kevin McCarthy toiled on Wednesday to lock down the votes to pass his deal with President Biden to suspend the debt ceiling and set federal spending limits, as a...

A bipartisan deal to suspend the government debt ceiling and set federal funding limits was headed on Tuesday toward climactic House votes, even as hard-right Republicans revolted over the deal...

“Public safety has become so important in the minds of average citizens that state officials don’t trust local officials to govern on this issue effectively,” said Andrew Sidman, a political...

Even in a city where people have adapted the routines of ordinary life to wartime, the spectacle unfolding overhead in Kyiv was a reminder that while the fighting has been...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, invoking themes of Turkish nationalism and counterterrorism, has been the main obstacle toward Sweden joining the NATO alliance after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.His fierce...

Why It Matters: Harris County could tilt the power balance in Texas.Harris County, the state’s most populous county, has become a reliable Democratic stronghold.The passage of the bills marked the...

It’s been two decades, but I still feel jittery when I think of an old boss of mine. One day she nominated me for an award for service to the...

Top White House and Republican negotiators on Saturday reached a deal in principle to raise the debt limit for two years while cutting and capping some government spending over the...

Young, educated and motivated, José Leonardo Cabrera Barroso is just the kind of immigrant the government says Germany needs.Originally from Venezuela, he settled into Germany, learned the language and got...