New York Times

The global benchmark price is down more than $20 a barrel since late October, when it traded for around $113.

The workings of a U.S.-controlled bank account shed light on how Washington manages Venezuelan revenue after capturing the country’s president.

Representative Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, set in motion a vote that must occur by Wednesday. If the House approves the charges, it will prompt a Senate trial.

A U.S. Army unit in Germany is not sure what’s next as the Pentagon considers a major drawdown of forces in Europe.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has shown a willingness to endure a high price to get what he wants in Ukraine, and he sees little reason to stop fighting now, analysts say.

The president has defended his defense secretary and called the impeachment drive the effort of “a stone cold loser.”

The defense secretary has indicated that he will fight accusations that he violated the Constitution and federal law.

The Massachusetts senator said it is imperative that Democrats address economic pain after running campaigns that centered cost-of-living issues.

If these projects come to fruition, Washingtonians will lose access to sports fields, fishing spots and other tent poles of everyday city life.

The photographer Peter Adams visited 15 presidential libraries, chronicling individual objects that offered insights about the men who have sat in the White House.

The department said Lyft and its drivers routinely deny rides to people who use stowable wheelchairs or travel with service animals. Lyft disputed the allegations.

In the past two weeks, prosecutors in the capital have failed to secure indictments in at least three cases, an acceleration of the problems the Justice Department has had with grand juries.

The suit claims that any payments to Alex Bruesewitz, a Republican strategist, could have violated federal law. He has denied ever taking such funds.

President Trump told reporters Monday that he believed Jensen Huang’s account and said he did not recall receiving a briefing warning him about Mr. Huang’s liaison.

Despite its win, the administration signaled it had adjusted construction plans in the national park with an aim to “preserving the unique landscape and public access.”

The agreement brings the biggest U.S. oil company a step closer to pumping oil again in Venezuela, nearly two decades after it left the country.

Researchers say the administration’s actions would “devastate” social science.

Congressional leaders raise concerns in a letter as Nvidia investigates its chief executive’s affair with a suspected Chinese spy.

The party is debating how, and how hard, to push back now that it has power.

An investigation into Megaspeed, a Singapore company that was buying advanced Nvidia A.I. chips, was transferred to the Justice Department after a top Nvidia executive reached out to Commerce Department officials.

The driver of a silver sedan was arrested after crashing his car into a placard just north of the White House. The authorities also arrested a second man who jumped a barricade at a nearby park.

A handful of Democrats scored improbable victories in races against Republican incumbents who were favored to win.

As Democrats prepare to take power in Congress, some centrists are brushing off the victories of left-wing candidates. The left is pushing back.

President Trump, who initially said he would accept the midterm results, renewed his unsubstantiated claims that voting was manipulated.

The Democratic Party threw its support behind independent Senate candidates in deep-red states, but they came up short.

State leaders and residents in Virginia have opposed NextEra’s acquisition of Dominion Energy, fearing that it will accelerate rate increases.