As L.A. Fires Rage, Trump and Newsom’s Hostilities Resurface

California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, and President-elect Donald J. Trump have long feuded. Can the rancor be set aside to help a devastated city recover?

Despite Trump’s Attacks, Republicans Made Big Gains in Mail Voting

As Republican voters embraced a practice that Donald J. Trump railed against for years, softening his tone only slightly in 2024, the party eroded a key Democratic advantage across the country.

Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say

More car buyers are expected to eventually pick battery-powered cars and trucks as prices fall and technology improves, even if Biden-era incentives disappear.

Biden Calls Meta’s Ending of Fact-Checking Program ‘Shameful’

Responding to a question from a reporter, the president said he believed Americans “want to tell the truth.”

As a Felon, Trump Upends How Americans View the Presidency

President-elect Donald J. Trump has worked for years to discredit any and all criminal and civil cases against him as nothing more than politically motivated witch hunts.