Clinton Budget Kills 115 Programs, Slashes Others
WASHINGTON — President Clinton will ask Congress on Monday to kill 115 federal programs--and make sharp cuts in hundreds more--as part of an austere 1995 budget that…
Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring impact of DOGE cuts
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that government spending could be separated from gross domestic product reports, in response to questions about…
Year-round daylight saving time? More dark mornings is just one downside
Reporting from Sacramento — We’d be better off on the Fourth of July if daylight saving time were eliminated. It would get darker earlier, and we wouldn’t…
Beyond the slogan, ‘Medicare for all’ vexes Democratic presidential candidates
As Democratic candidates leap into the presidential fray, many have latched onto a catchy political rallying cry: “Medicare for all.”But don’t assume they’re all talking…
British leader says Europe faces singular moment as leaders discuss Ukraine
LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told leaders gathered Sunday for a summit on the war in Ukraine that they need to step up and continue…
What U.S. lawmakers are saying about clash between Trump, Zelensky
WASHINGTON — Key Republicans and Democrats in Congress have been stalwart supporters of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but the blowup between the Ukrainian leader and President Trump…
Communities that border Canada worry U.S. tariffs have personal cost
DETROIT — At the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, a quote from former President Reagan is engraved on one wall. “Let the 5,000-mile border between Canada and the…
Anti-DOGE protests at Tesla stores target Elon Musk’s bottom line
BOSTON — Demonstrators gathered outside Tesla stores across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the automaker’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, and his push to slash government spending…
Trump’s next first speech to Congress likely won’t sound like his last first one
WASHINGTON — The nation will hear a new president sing a far different tune in his prime-time address before Congress on Tuesday night. Some Americans will lustily…
Newsom wants companies collecting personal data to share the wealth with Californians
Reporting from Sacramento — With a legislative battle underway in California over a landmark 2018 law that allows consumers to control what online personal data companies collect…
Photos from Romney VP Paul Ryan’s past
Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin confronts President Obama’s budget with an alternative GOP budget plan that he is pushing in the House. Ryan, the…
The many meanings of a cross
I’m all for the separation of church and state. I believe that government endorsement of any particular religious sect or tradition has a corrosive effect…
Trump’s cruel ban on transgender troops faces a fight
The Trump administration‘s policies are built on a foundation of lies: Millions of foreign criminals and mentally ill people illegally stream across our borders. Doctors…
A rancher on the border with Mexico celebrates Trump’s return
NACO, Ariz. — John Ladd sleeps better knowing Donald Trump is in the White House.Not just in some figurative sense. When Ladd lies his head down at…
Here is what Joe Biden actually did in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — Four days before President Trump was inaugurated in January 2017, the outgoing vice president, Joe Biden, was in Ukraine — his sixth visit in…
Trump’s election is a dark night for America’s soul
A convicted felon and adjudicated sex offender is returning to the White House.A candidate who spoke of using the military against political foes and called…
Clinton and the Vietnam Draft: The Problem That Just Won’t Die : Campaign: Like the war itself, the governor’s draft record remains a festering sore. But the nation might not be ready to confront issues raised.
Suzanne Garment, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, is the author of "Scandal: The Culture of Mistrust in American Politics" (Times Books) WASHINGTON — They…
From the Archives: Stern agency meets unflappable mogul: Donald Trump is refusing to pay coastal panel’s $10,000 fee
Donald Trump, a Republican presidential candidate and the front-runner for the nomination, has real estate interests in Southern California. This story originally appeared in The…
Newsom suspends landmark environmental laws to speed up wildfire prevention efforts
Declaring a state of emergency, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday suspended two landmark state environmental laws to expedite measures he said were needed to protect…
Judge rules Trump’s bid to oust watchdog agency head was unlawful
WASHINGTON — The head of a federal watchdog agency must remain in his job, a judge in Washington ruled Saturday, saying President Trump’s bid to remove the…