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They did not think much of each other at first. They crisscrossed the country for months, warning voters that the other one should not be trusted with power. Their campaign …

Within minutes on Wednesday morning, San Francisco got a new mayor — and a new plan for an emergency declaration intended to combat the fentanyl scourge that has killed thousands …

President-elect Donald J. Trump blamed California’s Democratic governor on Wednesday for the failure to contain fires engulfing parts of the Los Angeles area, accusing the state’s government of letting environmental …

For more than a year, millions of Palestinians living in Gaza have been homeless, facing severe food and medical shortages and under enduring threat of Israeli airstrikes. Nearly 46,000 Gazans …

new video loaded: Carter’s Coffin Transferred to Washington transcript Back transcript Carter’s Coffin Transferred to Washington Former President Jimmy Carter’s body was moved on Tuesday from his home state of …

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s suggestion on Tuesday that the United States might reclaim the Panama Canal — including by force — unsettled Panamanians, who used to live with the presence …

The federal judge who handled President-elect Donald J. Trump’s prosecution on charges of mishandling classified documents temporarily barred the Justice Department on Tuesday from releasing a final report about the …

President Biden will travel on Tuesday to the Coachella Valley in California to announce the creation of two national monuments that together will protect more than 848,000 acres of land …

The Defense Department has reached a sweeping settlement with tens of thousands of people who were dismissed from military service because of their sexual identity, potentially paving the way for …

The photograph was an immediate symbol of Jan. 6, 2021: a man in bluejeans and a thick plaid overshirt reclining in the chambers of then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a smile …