Politics

Nobody knows Citizens United quite like Hillary Rodham Clinton. The name of the conservative advocacy group, which five years ago won a landmark Supreme Court case governing campaign finance, has become the preferred shorthand for talking about money in politics

COLUMBUS, Ohio—The unexpected rises of billionaire Donald Trump and socialist Bernie Sanders. Signs of weakness for Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton. Curiosity about the future of Vice President Joe Biden. It’s been a summer of political chaos. Yet in Ohio, the nation’s most reliable general election bellwether, voters are taking a more measured view of […]

BOSTON—Courting unions on Labor Day, President Barack Obama denounced Republicans for a “constant attack on working Americans” and said he was using his executive power to force federal contractors to give paid sick leave to their employees. Obama was met with resounding applause at a major union rally and breakfast in Boston on Monday, Sept. […]

Lobbing rhetorical stink bombs at a large group of voters is not the normal way to get ahead in U.S. politics. Nor is alienating prominent figures of your own party.

Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that her family paid a State Department employee to maintain the private email server she used while secretary of state and compensated him "for a period of time" for his technical skills

The unexpected rises of billionaire Donald Trump and socialist Bernie Sanders. Signs of weakness for Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton

Congress returns on Tuesday with a critical need for a characteristic rarely evident through a contentious spring and summer — cooperation between Republicans and President Barack Obama

Trump's decision comes weeks after he roiled the race for the GOP nomination

WASHINGTON— The Iran nuclear deal strongly backed by President Barack Obama and just as ardently opposed by the GOP is now on track to get through Congress.In the Senate, Democratic supporters now claim a decisive 34 votes in favor, after Sen. Barbar...

New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, a liberal who is becoming a national voice on issues such as immigration, has endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton for president

President Barack Obama is just one Senate vote shy of being able to declare success on the Iran nuclear deal and cement a foreign policy legacy.

Conflicting global issues have Obama between a rock and a hard place.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's call for mass deportation of millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally

A colorful and complex figure in Maryland politics, Marvin Mandel was seen by some as an innovator who reorganized state government to be more efficient

The Democratic National Committee barely has more cash than it does IOUs, and it is being outraised month after month by its Republican competitor.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has opened up a new media feud, taking on another popular TV news personality

Supporters of the Iran nuclear deal see growing momentum on their side in the Senate, raising the possibility they'll be able to block a disapproval resolution and protect President Barack Obama from having to use his veto pen

President Barack Obama is putting people on notice: He's back from vacation feeling "refreshed, renewed, recharged" — and "a little feisty."

The Justice Department pushed back Monday against efforts by Sen. Bob Menendez to dismiss the corruption indictment against him

Opinion polls are one thing, but Nielsen numbers speak more loudly to television executives: Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump's ability to pull in viewers makes him catnip for news programs and wins a level of coverage that feeds on itself

Sign-up season for President Barack Obama's health care law doesn't start for another couple of months, but the next few days are crucial for hundreds of thousands of customers

With Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid now on board, the nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers seems to be picking up the momentum it needs to survive fierce opposition in Congress from its Republican opponents

Hillary Rodham Clinton has gone hyperlocal in Iowa.In her many visits to the leadoff caucus state, the Democratic presidential contender has spoken about the Republican governor's efforts to close mental health institutions, mourned...

It wasn't supposed to be this way.Nearly six months out from the first votes of a presidential campaign, candidates should be fleshing out who they are and what they stand for.Instead, some of the best-known 2016 candidates are toting hea...

It wasn't supposed to be this way.Nearly six months out from the first votes of a presidential campaign, candidates should be fleshing out who they are and what they stand for. Instead, some of the best-known 2016 candidates are toting hea...

Calling Charles Dharapak a White House photographer wouldn’t do him justice. But the truth is since 2003 he’s been covering the political hive of Washington

Republican front-runner Donald Trump rallied thousands of supporters in south Alabama by telling them: "I would like to have the election tomorrow. I don't want to wait."