For Stephen Miller, Election Defeat Is No Reason to Back Down on Immigration Crackdown
The president’s new chief of staff has already demonstrated his intention to forge ahead with an agenda that many voters rejected.
Trump’s D.C. Construction Blitz May Be About to Get Tougher
The president has bulldozed through obstacles as he has sought to remake the face of Washington. But newly empowered Democrats and angry judges are setting up a high-stakes showdown.
South Carolina Republicans Fracture Over Stunning Defeat of Darline Graham
Some blamed President Trump for backing the novice candidate after the death of her brother, Lindsey Graham. Others accused Mr. Graham’s team of pushing her to run despite her lack of experience.President Trump campaigned with Senator Darline Graham in Rock Hill, S.C., a few days before the election
After the Midterms, the Average Age in the Senate Falls to 63
Incoming senators are nearly 15 years younger than departing ones, on average. But the chamber’s overall age isn’t shifting much.
Chuck Schumer Is on Track to Become Senate Majority Leader After Election Blowout
The Democratic leader still faces skeptics in his ranks and hostility from some activists, but aides say he has enough commitments of support to be elected majority leader.Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, and his political team engaged in a $550 million push to put more Senate seats in p
Why White Working-Class Voters Shifted Left in the Midterms
White voters without a college degree, a cornerstone of the Republican base in the Trump era, moved left this year. Some cited high prices, the war with Iran and more in their decisions.Kylee Wilson, at her house in Prairie City, Iowa, said she voted for Democrats after voting for President Trump th
Eisenkot, Netanyahu Rival and Opposition Leader, Tapped to Try to Form Government
Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief, hopes to succeed Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister by cobbling together a coalition after an inconclusive election.Gadi Eisenkot, shown in Tel Aviv last month, has the daunting task of forming an Israeli coalition from disparate parties.
Eisenkot Seeks to Oust Netanyahu as Prime Minister. Here’s How.
Gadi Eisenkot gets the chance to form a new government, replacing Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister. But the obstacles are formidable.Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief and the leading opposition candidate, at a campaign event in September in Haifa, Israel.
How Cardiologists’ High Hopes for Two Drugs Were Dashed
By every measure, the drugs were no better than placebos, full data revealed on Saturday. Was it the fault of the design of the studies, or our very hypotheses about heart disease?
Illeana Douglas Looks Back on Hollywood’s Biggest ‘Cat Fight’
After publishing a book about the 1939 classic “The Women,” the actress and writer talks about her film career and her role in #MeToo.Douglas says she has learned to be “very strong and very direct.”
We the People Finally Turn on Trump
A Norma Desmond crash-out to end all crash-outs.
What Michelle Goldberg Learned From the Most Exciting Democrats
Michelle Goldberg reported on the Democrats’ most exciting campaigns. Here’s what she saw.
More Than 50 Killed in Yemen in One of the Deadliest 24 Hours of the War
Strikes show the heavy toll since fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed government reignited in August, with civilians paying a heavy price.A boy being treated after being injured in a strike near Sanaa, Yemen, on Saturday.