As Trump’s lead in popular vote shrinks, does he have a ‘mandate’?
In his victory speech on Nov. 6, President-elect Donald Trump claimed Americans had given him an “unprecedented and powerful mandate.”It’s a message his transition team…
Biden becomes first sitting U.S. president to visit Amazon rainforest
MANAUS, Brazil — President Biden on Sunday became the first sitting American president to set foot in the Amazon rainforest, as the incoming Trump administration seems…
Trump’s culture of retribution has swept through American life
After a video went on social media portraying him as a radical groomer endangering children with sexually explicit books, Frank Strong, a Texas teacher, received…
How could a gunman get close enough to nearly assassinate a former president?
The attempt to assassinate former President Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday raised questions about security protocols and how a gunman could…
Anthony Fauci has a right to savage Trump. Why doesn’t he?
Over his half-century career, Anthony Fauci learned what it was like to be both loved and loathed. As director of the National Institute of Allergy…
Schumer’s Netanyahu rebuke was not norm-breaking, for U.S. or allies
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Israeli officials were quick to express outrage after Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of…
Experts rank Biden among the best presidents. Trump? Not so much
Presidents Day occurs at a crucial moment this year, with the presidency on the cusp of crisis as we inexorably shuffle toward a rematch between…