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It began as a way to make it easier for the federal government to sell bonds to finance the U.S. role in World War I.

Objections to the date of Australia Day persist, but this year opposition to the voice bubbled to the fore

Jeff Zients made a fortune in the private sector before leading the government’s Covid response. Andrew Feinberg reports on the former management consultant’s next big assignment: White House chief of staff

Biden, Trump and Pence cases prompt calls to tighten government procedures as Republican congressman says ‘the process is broken’

The mishandling of classified documents is not a problem unique to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump

Could New Zealand descend into right-wing unreason after Ardern, like the US did after 2016?

A popular online chatbot powered by artificial intelligence is proving to be adept at creating disinformation and propaganda

As much as I’ve enjoyed my career in journalism, and the perks that have gone along with it, like playing basketball with Barack Obama, or exclusive interviews with the last three popes, I find myself thinking about the next chapter and how best to serve the public.

This month’s extended fight over the House speakership confirms once again that America’s two major parties don’t operate as mirror images of each other. While Republicans engaged in a dramatic intramural battle — complete with threats, name-calling, and even an attempted physical confrontation — Democrats behaved with relative serenity, electing…

Lessons learned from the debt ceiling standoff more than a decade ago are rippling through Washington

PHILADELPHIA — When the University of Pennsylvania launched a think tank named for Joe Biden in 2017, it didn’t just create a prestige institution tied to the man who had just left the vice president’s office.