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America the Evil Mastermind? Not So Fast, Russians Are Told

Five weeks ago, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, delivered a routine speech blasting the “hegemonic, egoistic” United States at the helm of...

Read the Full Transcript of President Trump’s Speech to Congress

In a speech to Congress in his first weeks in office, the president laid out his vision to remake U.S. policy on the...

Trump Says Tariffs Will Stop When Opioid Deaths Fall. They’ve Already Fallen.

One month ago, President Trump agreed to delay tariffs on Canada and Mexico after the two countries agreed to help stem the flow...

Trump Officials Mark Hundreds of Federal Properties for Potential Sale

The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it could sell hundreds of federal properties around the country, including offices for the Social Security...

Canadians and Wayne Gretzky: Anatomy of a Relationship on Thin Ice

Where have you gone, Wayne Gretzky? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.In the meantime, a statue of Gretzky would have to...

Justice Dept. Signals It Will End Challenge to Idaho Abortion Ban

The Justice Department plans to drop a Biden-era challenge to Idaho’s law banning abortion in nearly all circumstances, a move that could end...

Top Democrats Accuse Trump and Musk of Imperiling National Security

Top congressional Democrats on military, intelligence and foreign policy matters on Tuesday accused President Trump and Elon Musk of gravely undermining national security...

Here’s How Democrats Are Protesting Trump’s Speech to Congress

Some are bringing fired federal workers. Others plan to hand out stickers accusing Elon Musk of “stealing Social Security.” Several will boycott President...

Canada and China Retaliate Against Trump’s Tariffs, Amid Fears of Trade War

Sweeping tariffs imposed by President Trump threatened economic upheaval for consumers and businesses in the United States on Tuesday as the country’s biggest...

How Retaliatory Tariffs by China, Canada and Mexico Could Harm American Farmers

A trade war with China during President Trump’s first term hit American farmers hard. This time, it could be worse.On Tuesday, China’s Ministry...

Senate Democrats Call for Investigation Into Emil Bove

Senate Democrats on Tuesday asked a New York committee that disciplines lawyers to investigate whether the acting deputy attorney general violated rules of...

Mexico Gave Trump Much of What He Wanted. Tariffs Came Anyway.

Facing the threat of tariffs from President Trump after he took office, Mexico bent over backward to comply with his demands.Almost immediately, the...