President Donald Trump is preparing to effectively dare Democrats to shut down the government in a matter of weeks, taking a hard line against any major concessions ahead of negotiations over a ...

At a glance, it might seem like government support would strengthen religious institutions. In reality, it can backfire, ...

Washington Post correspondent Dan Balz reflects on his career—and what his reporting reveals about politics today.

As the Trump administration has fired vaccine advisers, terminated research grants in droves, denied the existence of gender, ...

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the tragic school shooting in Minnesota, the Trump ...

While more money is pouring into the U.S. election system than ever before, the traditional relationship between elected ...

Democratic consultant Jim Ross and his Republican consultant brother, Tom, say their affection and mutual regard is something no campaign can ever sunder — even in these contentious times.

A petition seeking to bar utility companies and government contractors from making political donations is set to begin ...

The prime minister of Yemen's Houthi-run government and several other ministers were killed in an Israeli strike on the ...