Politics

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio disembarks from a military airplane upon arrival at Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday as he travels to a G-7 foreign ministers meeting. (Saul Loeb / Associated Press) Top diplomats from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies gathered in Canada on Thursday as President … Read more

President Trump, in a Thursday morning social media post, vowed a new escalation in his trade war if the European Union pushes ahead with a planned 50% tariff on American whiskey. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) President Trump on Thursday threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, champagne and spirits if the European Union goes … Read more

In what was billed as a “major announcement,” the Democratic National Committee on Wednesday unveiled not a new policy platform, but a new logo — one with a familiar ring. It is the first rebranding effort by the party since Bill Clinton was president, officials say, and is meant to deemphasize the traditional notion of … Read more

Two months after suffering a minor stroke at a campaign stop, Rep. Grace Napolitano is back in Washington. The 79-year-old returned for a handful of votes in mid-March with little fanfare before the spring recess began. There was no announcement in the House, no social media post. Napolitano said she just wanted to get back … Read more

A candidate and his staff can never be too careful when it comes to unscripted moments. It was late afternoon on a recent spring day when Barack Obama visited a track meet at the University of Oregon. Obama stepped onto the track, surrounded by reporters and photographers, just as Virginia Tech runner Tasmin Fanning won … Read more

Al Gore has whittled the list of potential running mates for the Democratic presidential ticket to just six–four senators, the party’s House leader and a governor, top Gore advisors disclosed Thursday. Among the contenders is Gov. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, who had not figured prominently in the speculation, at least in public. And a … Read more

In deciding to endorse in a California gubernatorial election for the first time since 1970, this newspaper realized that any evaluation of Pete Wilson has to be tempered by a fair respect for the turbulent and depressing economic environment in which he has had to govern. This must be said at the outset in evaluating … Read more

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 11, 2025. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images) When President Trump returned to the White House, tech executives from Apple, OpenAI, Oracle and other companies pledged to create thousands of jobs, fuel innovation and invest billions of dollars in the United States. But … Read more

A pedestrian walks by the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco, one of 16 federal buildings in California potentially on the chopping block. (Godofredo A. Vásquez / Associated Press) The future of several prominent federal buildings in California that provide resources for broad swaths of the state’s residents is in jeopardy, as the … Read more

Using two huge yellow earthmovers as his backdrop, and giddy over driving a third, President Bush sought Tuesday to calm fears about globalization, the nation’s economic future and the risks of easing trade barriers, arguing that free trade benefits U.S. workers. “The temptation is to say, ‘Well, trade may not be worth it, let’s isolate … Read more