A key statute was designed to rein in the Homeland Security secretary and prevent deadly mistakes. Lawyers say its provisions are difficult to enforce.

The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C. It’s been a very quiet partial government shutdown.

When the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his second presidential bid in 1988 in Pittsburgh, he saw the campaign as a chance for ...

Obama aides have described how they underestimated Donald Trump before his 2016 presidential run, even as his influence grew online and in politics.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced in a letter to Congress that the Department of Justice has released what she described as “all” of the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying the agency has ...

Columbia University’s Incite Institute offers more than 450 perspectives from the Obama White House and beyond.

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama attended the NBA All-Star Game with one special person in tow: Their 24-year-old daughter Sasha Obama, who made a rare appearance for the occasion.

Analysis of the Trump administration's repeal of the 2009 CO2 endangerment finding and its impact on climate policy.

When their terms end, US presidents must move out of the country's most famous address and make other living arrangements.

A video on President Donald Trump’s Truth Social profile that included a short clip depicting former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes has been deleted from his ...

Jason Furman, President Obama's chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, said over social media that Warsh has both the substance and independence to lead the central bank. That comment points to ...

SPRINGFIELD — The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago plans to proudly include artifacts from throughout the former president’s life and early career in the city, exploring the role his adopted home ...