The White House stands as a symbol of freedom, but the story behind its construction reveals some important contradictions.

With Vice President JD Vance and other allies in power, an emergent Catholic right expands political horizons and raises ...

President Donald Trump ordered construction of a deportee detention camp with room for 30,000 migrants on the U.S. naval base ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is staring out at a minefield as he looks to pass a sprawling tax and immigration package that ...

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

The wealthy businessman would have liked his office to be located in the center of the White House. Donald Trump decided ...

A Kentucky lawmaker has filed a bill that would put the 10 Commandments in public schools.Morehead Rep. Richard White filed ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary, made her debut in the ...

Gary Peters (D-MI) to retire at the end of his term in 2026 sent shockwaves across Capitol Hill and in Michigan political ...

The judge said her ruling is intended to "maintain the status quo." It does not block the Trump administration from freezing funding to new programs.

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a blizzard of executive orders and taken other actions since his inauguration on Jan.

A familiarity with the gears of government helped Trump’s team move with much more speed and sweep in their first week than ...