President Trump sounded genuinely baffled by George H.W. Bush’s 1988 campaign slogan, “A thousand points of light," during a rally in Montana last week.
This is a big win for White House chief of staff John Kelly, who has been on the outs but has pushed hard internally for Pruitt's removal over the past several weeks.
President Trump's comments were laughed off by foreign policy experts as the kind of bluster people have come to expect from the reality TV star turned commander in chief. But he was serious.
Politics and investigations reporter Elise Viebeck fills in for James.
Politics and investigations reporter Elise Viebeck fills in for James.
Politics and investigations reporter Elise Viebeck fills in for James.
A wealthy British businessman and his hard-partying associates have sparked the interests of special counsel Bob Mueller.
Justice Anthony Kennedy announced Wednesday that he is retiring from the Supreme Court, a move that will give Trump a chance to replace the pivotal justice and solidify a more conservative majority on the court.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez embodies and personifies several trends we’ve seen in this election cycle. She’s a woman. She’s a first-time candidate. Her mother immigrated to New York from Puerto Rico. And she beat 10-term incumbent Joe Crowley.
Harley-Davidson's decision to move its production of motorcycles bound for European customers are another tangible display of the costs associated with the president’s so-called ‘America First’ agenda.
These episodes, which have gone viral on social media, risk backfiring by playing into Trump’s hands, allowing him to galvanize conservatives and alienating middle-of-the-road independents who prize tolerance and respectful discourse.
In scenes reminiscent of the botched ‘Muslim ban’ in the early days of the Trump presidency, federal agencies Thursday were largely left to interpret the sudden changes ordered by the White House the day before and figure out how to implement them.
President Trump lost the battle on family separations, but he’s not surrendering the war.
President Trump and top administration officials are unwilling — for the moment, at least — to unilaterally reverse the separation policy.
Time and time again, the president has sought to shift the blame for his own decisions and their consequences to his political opponents.
Administration officials are alternating erratically between defending the policy, blaming Democrats for it, trying to use it as leverage in negotiations with Congress and even denying that it exists at all.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions used religion to defend the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy toward adults who attempt to cross the border illegally.
Senator Orrin Hatch, an 84-year-old conservative Mormon from Utah, used to be one of the most outspoken critics of gay rights in Congress. Yesterday, he delivered a passionate speech on the Senate floor in an attempt to atone.
Mark Sanford survived the fallout from his “hike” on “the Appalachian trail,” but he couldn’t survive the backlash to his past criticisms of President Trump.
President Trump said he “developed a very special bond” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their historic summit in Singapore on Tuesday.
Both nations have sought to lower expectations for an immediate breakthrough this week.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders sat down with James at The Washington Post’s headquarters on Wednesday for The Daily 202 Live, a monthly events series that convenes newsmakers.
President Trump, who knows little about history, had a tense phone call late last month with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the steel and aluminum tariffs, during which the president erroneously blamed Canada for the War of 1812.
On the biggest primary day of the year, with voters going to the polls in eight states, the national Democratic establishment got the last laugh.
Exactly two years before his death, on June 6, 1966, Robert F. Kennedy delivered the best speech of his life at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
Most legal experts say that the assertion that a president cannot obstruct justice is absurd and legally indefensible
President Trump said Thursday that Rod Blagojevich should not have gone to jail for the crimes he was convicted of in Illinois.
President Trump could fire Sessions at any time, but for nearly a year, he has chosen instead merely to insult his attorney general.
Mitt Romney is heavily favored to win the June 26th primary, but he’s bending over backwards not to directly criticize the president – even as he expresses concern about some of his policies.
Rep. Thomas Garrett (R-Va.) announced Monday that he is struggling with alcoholism and will abandon his run for a second term in Congress so he can focus on recovery and his family.
