President Trump’s criticism of Jay Powell has increasingly triggered calls for the Federal Reserve’s independence. But those defending Powell’s autonomy are making ahistorical claims about the ...

Millions of U.S. troops fought in Vietnam. For some Americans, the war that effectively ended with the fall of Saigon 50 ...

Unarmed protesters surround a palace. Inside, the royal mathematician frantically scribbles numbers. Nearby, an unhappy king slumps in his throne. His bags are packed. He says, “Let me know when it ...

Donald Trump in his first 100 days tested that system like rarely before, signing dozens of executive orders, closing or ...

Even if the most-brutal spending cuts are postponed until after the midterms, the “big beautiful bill” is a breathtaking ...

David R. Gergen, who helped craft and protect the image of four presidents as a senior White House communications adviser and ...

The president can’t seek a third term. But he might continue to dominate U.S. politics.

Congress and President Trump engaged in a series of political maneuverings and debates over the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” ...

I have lived under 14 different presidents. If I could, with a wave of my hand, I would bring Nixon back as our president now ...

Not many people today remember the exhilaration so many Americans felt after Israel's victory in the Six-Day War in June 1967 ...

Not many people today remember the exhilaration so many Americans felt after Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War in June 1967 ...