United States Politics and Government

Jack Smith, Who Led Prosecutions of Trump, Resigns

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Mr. Smith, a special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, had signaled that he would step down before Donald J. Trump’s inauguration.

Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts

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Financial disclosure forms show hundreds of millions of assets including property in the Bahamas and investments in Bitcoin and China’s currency.

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

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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

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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

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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’

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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

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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.