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Cawthorn Challenge Raises the Question: Who Is an ‘Insurrectionist’?

Mr. Bopp, in an interview, declared the matter “the most frivolous case…

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A Political Scientist Warns the Democratic Party Is Off Course

The following excerpts have been edited for length and clarity:There’s lots of…

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U.S. to Bolster Europe’s Fuel Supply to Blunt Threat of Russian Cutoff

Russia provides about one-third of the gas and crude oil imported by…

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Russia Steps Up Propaganda War Amid Tensions With Ukraine

WASHINGTON — As the United States issued warnings last month about the…

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C.I.A.-Backed Afghan Fighters Are Still Waiting to Reach U.S.

WASHINGTON — During the frantic evacuation from Afghanistan in August, the American…

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With Some Voters ‘Ready to Move On,’ Democrats Search for New Message on Virus

Some Democratic officeholders say they’re ready to defend their actions, noting that…

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Court Throws Out Alabama’s New Congressional Map

Alabama’s secretary of state, John H. Merrill, declined to comment on the…

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War May Loom, but Are There Offramps?

Defusing UkraineIt is possible that Mr. Putin’s bottom line in this conflict…

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Pentagon Puts 8,500 Troops on ‘High Alert’ Amid Ukraine Tensions

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has put 8,500 American…

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