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The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously found a New York state official likely violated the free speech rights of the National Rifle Association by pressuring banks and insurers to cut…

A Queens man pleaded guilty Thursday to threatening to kill a congressional aide and to making more than 12,000 harassing phone calls to members of Congress over an 18-month period…

The IRS is making its free tax-filing platform permanent and open to all 50 states and D.C., the Biden administration announced Thursday, following the successful launch of the first-of-its-kind website.…

Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s reason for skipping Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021, was presented by the court’s spokeswoman: Several justices, presumably including Alito, “elected not…

Nikki Haley took a purple pen, crouched down in a tactical vest and signed an artillery shell while visiting Israel this week. “Finish Them!” she wrote. The former U.S. ambassador…

Donald Trump has complained of the indignities of a cold, uncomfortable Manhattan courtroom during his hush money trial, which began jury deliberations Wednesday morning. If convicted, Trump could face other…

Barack Obama’s election in 2008 heralded a new era in American politics. Younger Americans turned out heavily for the popular Democrat, facilitating his easy win over Republican John McCain and…

Over the past four weeks, The Washington Post’s Josh Dawsey and colleagues have done yeoman’s work documenting what Donald Trump is telling donors behind closed doors. The emerging picture is…

As New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan was providing jurors in Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial with instructions aimed at guiding their deliberations, his words — the last jurors…