U.S. Politics

The status of a $110 million air base in the desert remains unclear as the West African country deepens its ties with Russia.

Israel hit a strategic city with carefully measured force, but made the point that it could strike at a center of Iran’s nuclear program.

Prosecutors and defense lawyers tried to divine the political leanings of prospective jurors in the former president’s Manhattan criminal trial from their answers to questions about what media they consume.

A Democrat warns that the independent could siphon crucial support from Biden.

Progressives in the House who oppose unfettered military aid to Israel are pressing their colleagues to vote against the $26 billion bill, which is likely to pass, to send a message to President Biden.

Mr. Kennedy’s success in landing on the battleground state’s ballot guarantees that he will shape the race this November. Both parties are racing to define him.

Dozens of theater, film and media stars turned out on Thursday night for the opening of “Suffs,” a new musical about women’s suffrage.

The agency announced new rules to address the dangers of exhaustion for controllers, who often work grueling round-the-clock schedules.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and his counterparts, who met on the Italian island of Capri, welcomed signs that tensions between Iran and Israel might not worsen.

Austin Smith, a Republican in the Arizona House, also withdrew from his re-election bid on Thursday as his candidate petitions drew scrutiny in a constituent’s court complaint.