Former Biden administration ambassador Rahm Emanuel fired back to double down on branding President Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth an “alcoholic” in a tense moment after ...

Crises — either real or merely perceived — can make or break political careers as news media and the voting public judge how those who hold or aspire to office respond.

During a crisis, the news media and voting public will judge the actions of those who hold or aspire to office.

During a crisis, the news media and voting public will judge the actions of those who hold or aspire to office.

A crisis is a terrible thing to waste,” Stanford economist Paul Romer said at a venture capital seminar 21 years ago, referring to the increasing levels of education in other countries that would

Like any big decision in Washington, this one has winners and losers: — WINNER: The U.S. Secret Service. Yes, a presidential inauguration is probably the most intricately planned, thoroughly secured mass public event in American life.

The Kennedy family spans more than five generations and includes many famous members. Here’s everything to know about the Kennedy family tree.

As he seeks to lead the health department, Mr. Kennedy wore a thin tie dotted with feathered creatures to cap a classic suit.

Rahm Emanuel and Jesse Jackson Jr. have hordes of critics and rivals, but they won’t be looking over their shoulders.

Sanders, the senior minority party member on the committee, pressed Kennedy to concede that health care was a human right, as his father, Robert F. Kennedy, and his uncles, John F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, had done. Kennedy again did not give a definitive answer.

Alexandra Sifferlin, a health and science editor for Times Opinion, hosted an online conversation on Wednesday with the Opinion columnist Zeynep Tufekci and the Opinion writers David Wallace-Wells and Jessica Grose about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first of two confirmation hearings for secretary of health and human services.

The hearings were packed to capacity with protesters and fans, while the spillover crowd hung out in hallways and overflow rooms.