Opinion | Let’s Make It Easier for Public Officials to Be Honest

Government officials should not be allowed to own shares of public companies.

Stephanie Grisham, the Latest White House Memoirist, Offers Apologies and Payback

In “I’ll Take Your Questions Now,” the former press secretary under President Trump makes some withering assessments and compares her and the first lady to Thelma and Louise.

Panel Subpoenas 11 in Capitol Riot Inquiry, Eyeing Jan. 6 Rally Planners

The second round of subpoenas issued by the House select committee investigating the attack signaled that it was moving aggressively to go after crucial witnesses.

Kyrsten Sinema Is at the Center of It All. Some Arizonans Wish She Weren’t.

The centrist senator is key to President Biden’s agenda in Washington. Her positions have angered some Democrats back home.

Biden Struggles to Unite His Own Party Behind His Economic Agenda

The president canceled a trip to Chicago in an attempt to salvage a pair of bills containing trillions of dollars in spending on infrastructure, education, climate change and more.

Opinion | Memo to Democrats: ‘Grow Up. Do Your Job.’

Suggestions for Democrats in Congress; the return of live performances; Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; an airline no-fly list; boys' struggles.

Democrats Move to Avert Shutdown, but Divisions Imperil Biden’s Agenda

Democrats prepared a spending bill to keep the government funded past a Thursday deadline, but moderates dug in harder against their ambitious social safety net bill.

Biden Struggles to Unite His Own Party Behind His Economic Agenda

The president canceled a trip to Chicago in an attempt to salvage a pair of bills containing trillions of dollars in spending on infrastructure, education, climate change and more.

Defense Chief Says He Advised Against Staying in Afghanistan ‘Forever’

Lloyd J. Austin III’s testimony before a House panel shed light on an apparent discrepancy about the advice President Biden said he had gotten from top military advisers.

‘This Was a Failure’: Biden’s A.T.F. Pick Says White House Left Him Open to Attack

David Chipman’s defeat was a loss for gun control groups, which saw the appointment of a strong director as the most important move the president could make on guns.

‘This Was a Failure’: Biden’s A.T.F. Pick Says White House Left Him Open to Attack

David Chipman’s defeat was a loss for gun control groups, which saw the appointment of a strong director as the most important move the president could make on guns.

Opinion | Voters Had Their Say. Partisans Ignored Them.

The independent commissions set up against gerrymandering might be hopeless.

Opinion | I’m One of Biden’s Advisers. Here’s How I Think About His Economic Agenda.

For decades, politicians have rewarded wealth over work, putting big corporate interests above working families. That has to stop. 

Opinion | How Much Does How Much We Hate Each Other Matter?

A lot hinges on the answer.

How to Build a Paid Family Leave Plan That Doesn’t Backfire

Congress is designing a policy as part of Democrats’ safety net spending plan. Evidence from around the world suggests what works and what doesn’t.

Republicans at Odds Over Infrastructure Bill as Vote Approaches

With a bipartisan infrastructure bill set for a Thursday vote in the House, a campaign by business groups and some Senate Republicans to secure G.O.P. support may be the measure’s last hope.

Opinion | Do Democrats Have the Courage of Liz Cheney?

When one party in our two-party system goes completely rogue, it falls on the other party to protect democracy.

Obama Breaks Ground on Presidential Center in Chicago After Lengthy Discord

The project has been bogged down by legal challenges and a federal review. Barack Obama’s presidential papers won’t actually be housed there — they’ll be digitized, another point of contention.

How the Debt Ceiling Came to Be a Political Cudgel

The current fight over raising the debt limit is proving to be another lesson in American political dysfunction.

Opinion | ‘I Want to Go to a Hospital or Clinic Where Everyone Is Vaccinated’

Vaccine mandates in hospitals and schools; Haitians and immigration policy; abortion and Republicans.