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Suddenly, Democrats and (some) Republicans in the House have joined in unorthodox bipartisanship to get government functioning again.

In a significant blow to the Marjorie Taylor Greene fringe, Speaker Mike Johnson got aid to Ukraine and Israel through the House and might yet keep his job.

New York's rules will allow prosecutors to present evidence of other bad acts in trying the former president on the Stormy Daniels hush money allegations.

The spectacular failures of House Republican attempts to humiliate Joe Biden and Alejandro Mayorkas are a win for the Constitution.

For Iranian artist Nasrin Sheykhi, bombs, missiles and guns blot out any hope for a solution in the conflicted Middle East.

Biden urged Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from retaliation against Iran even though its attack appeared to defy the president's own warning after Oct. 7.

The former president can be expected to stick to his political strategy despite its legal risks and Judge Juan M. Merchan's lack of patience for it.

Every day, parachutists, protesters, presidents and posers show up on the front lawn, and at the front door of Utah state government.

Donald Trump says the world disrespects Biden, but he's projecting his own deep unpopularity onto the president.

The special counsel urged the Supreme Court to let the case proceed as soon as possible rather than delaying it for theoretical questions about presidential immunity.

Americans are supplying the weapons that enable Israel's war. In exchange, Israel should show that it is pursuing peace.

The student's death on the University of Georgia campus should be seen in the context of violence against women. Studies show no link between immigration and lawlessness.

Even as the ex-president got a bond reduced in New York, Judge Juan M. Merchan set a trial date in the hush money case, upbraided the defense and imposed a gag order.

The question before the justices is who should decide what medicines are safe and effective: courts or the FDA?

In this election, the Republican has less reason to lean toward a more traditional vice president pick in the vein of Marco Rubio, Tim Scott or Mike Pence.

Republicans would back the recent budget deal only if it included a measure curbing American leadership on human rights.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's courageous call for the ouster of Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu stands in contrast to Trump's malevolent inanities.

The federal judge appointed by the former president keeps finding ways to delay Jack Smith's case while threatening to dismiss it later.

It's easy to misconstrue the ex-president's comment in Ohio given his incoherence and history as well as the media's biases. But it won't help get Biden reelected.

Speaker Mike Johnson says he cares about the fate of Ukraine and Europe. He could prove it by letting the House vote on Biden's aid package.

Judge Scott McAfee ruled that the Georgia racketeering case can proceed without special prosecutor Nathan Wade, but he questioned the prosecution team's ethics.

Sending out a doctored image was a bad PR move from the palace, which keeps struggling to balance transparency and optics in the post-Elizabeth era.

The Super Tuesday primaries and change of national GOP leadership made the takeover official. Now the movement will have no one to blame but itself.