Before the year is out, the United Nations must appoint a new secretary-general. This is an opportunity to be seized, not a misfortune to be endured — precisely because multilateralism is navigating heavy headwinds. The U.N. must rediscover its core mission: guardian of peace and provider of humanitarian relief at the intersection of national sovereignties. […]
A desire among a handful of Senate Republicans to codify the death of the Trump administration's $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund is threatening the party's ability to pass a $70 billion immigration enforcement funding package.
The House is on course to pass legislation that would aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy despite opposition from Republican leaders who warn the bill will undermine negotiations designed to achieve a comparable but stronger result.
The situation facing the U.S. Postal Service is a "five-alarm fire," the Postal Regulatory Commission told a congressional panel Thursday, meaning redefined expectations more than money could fix the problem.
A pair of new polls on embattled Maine Senate Democratic candidate Graham Platner show him losing some of his lead against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday urged Congress to suspend the federal gas tax as U.S. consumers deal with higher fuel prices due to the Iran war.
MIKE PENCE on the current GOP: "I wanted people to know around the country that a new threat to conservatism has emerged from within our movement. And it's -- I call it the populist right. And essentially advances policies of protectionism, isolationism, marginalizing traditional values."
Former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to keeping classified information stemming from his work during the first Trump administration.
