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For 50th anniversary of Vietnam War ending, I traveled in Vietnam. The war's painful schisms were personal for me: I'm the son of Robert McNamara.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) supported the blueprint based on assurances the White House was committed to deficit reduction. In a ...

Senate Democrats on Saturday blasted their GOP colleagues after the upper chamber advanced a budget blueprint overnight seeking to protect President Trump’s legislative agenda. The ...

Dr. Kaye Whitehead examines the end of America's representative democracy and suggests a new path forward. Learn about ...

Stablecoin advocates achieved another legislative victory on Wednesday night, adding fresh momentum to one of the few issues with bipartisan accord in a deeply divided Washington. The legislation, ...

Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

Michigan State’s Tre Holloman plans to end his college career at another school and Xavier Booker is shooting for a fresh start. Holloman’s agent, Brandon Grier, said the guard entered the transfer ...

Elon Musk is on X trying to convince everyone that it was voter ID—and not the state Supreme Court race that he spent ...

President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” is here.For months, Trump kept businesses and nations across the globe ...