Shortly after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, the political right spent a lot of time parsing whether the word “insurrection” was an apt description of the day’s events.

The US government has entered its 36th day without full funding, marking another record-length shutdown under President ...

The government shutdown is now tied with the longest in history, set to surpass the record on Tuesday evening.

President Trump has yet to comment on Dick Cheney’s death. The White House lowered flags on Tuesday morning, though made no ...