New York Times

In contrast to his rhetoric about China at home, President Trump spoke in conciliatory terms with Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader.

At a court hearing over a presidential order seeking to exert more control over elections, a government lawyer said no “responsible state” should rely on the lists to update their voter rolls.

John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, is the highest-ranking official in the Trump administration to visit the country.

Vice President JD Vance traveled to Maine for a speech, making a midterm election pitch that only Republicans could root out fraud in public benefits.

It was unclear why Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called off the deployment to Poland, which has close relations with the United States.

A scene inspired by the winter at Valley Forge has become more prominent in the Trump era, along with claims that the United States was founded as a Christian nation.

Michael Banks is the latest high-profile official to leave the Department of Homeland Security amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

The finding was the second time in eight days that the Trump administration had targeted a major medical school over admissions policies.

But two vulnerable Republicans joined Democrats in the effort to force President Trump to win authorization from Congress, in the latest sign of G.O.P. jitters over the war.

A federal appeals court ruling against the Food and Drug Administration would have restricted access by mail to mifepristone.

Adm. Brad Cooper said a strike on an Iranian school may have been the only civilian casualty incident of the war.

Pills shipped to states with bans are a reason abortion has increased since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

New research claims that bipartisan primaries have broad societal benefit, but opposition is growing, and Louisiana voters this weekend will participate in the state’s first closed primary since 1978.

Although at odds over issues like trade and Taiwan, the U.S. and Chinese leaders met in Beijing with a show of friendly gestures.

The Department of Homeland Security recently formed a unit tasked with revetting thousands of immigrants with permanent residency.

Four longtime Latino civil rights and political organizations are joining efforts to register voters and mobilize Hispanic Democrats in the wake of rising voting restrictions.

A three-judge panel showed few signs of siding with the president on his efforts to compel law firms to work for the administration or face threats.

After months of avoiding confrontation, the Trump administration has taken recent steps to call out China on Iran, artificial intelligence and spying.

A trailer heralds the latest spinoff from the Trump administration.

The G.O.P. has long opposed government regulation of broadcasters. That has changed under Trump.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are among the scheduled speakers at the event, part of festivities for the nation’s 250th birthday.

A pledge for more Chinese investment could face backlash given longstanding national security concerns in the United States.

He has minimized soaring gas prices, rising inflation and the American economy’s need for the Strait of Hormuz.

The Times broke the story that has become a dominant line of attack against Xavier Becerra, the Democratic front-runner. Here are five things to know about it.

A charity is raising money to provide security, arguing that protecting some of right-wing media’s biggest stars is a public good.

After a series of political victories under President Trump, firms are lobbying Congress for a sweeping framework they helped shape.