A focused view of neutral reporting on US Politics, brought together across publishers.
Explore all topics →
The president has threatened to not sign any new legislation into law until a key voter ID bill is passed on Capitol Hill.
WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post that he has “a plan” to tackle surging oil prices caused by the war with Iran after the cost per barrel briefly neared $120 — 65% higher than the pre-war price — before settling above $100 Monday morning.
The View sounded off on Donald Trump on Monday after the president kept his hat on during a dignified transfer honoring fallen U.S. soldiers.
Páginas del sitio web de Anthropic y los logotipos de la empresa se muestran en una pantalla de computadora el jueves 26 de febrero de 2026, en Nueva York. (AP Foto/Patrick Sison)
Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)
Anthropic filed a lawsuit against federal agencies and their leaders on Monday after the company was blacklisted by the Trump administration and designated a supply chain risk that threatens U.S. national security.
WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post on Monday that he’s “nowhere near” ordering US troops into Iran to safeguard nuclear material at Isfahan — as he kept his cards close on how he plans to handle the country’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
ANKARA, Turkey — Ankara on Monday said a second ballistic missile from Iran was shot down by NATO defence in Turkish airspace, as Washington urged all of its citizens to leave southeast Turkey over security concerns.
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., called on President Donald Trump to remove long-time adviser Stephen Miller from the administration on Sunday, describing him as an “embarrassment” and a “big problem” for the administration.
As the US-Israel war on Iran continues to escalate, questions have been raised about how much it is costing Washington.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer urged calm on Monday as oil prices surged amid fallout from the Iran war, calling the conflict a "short-term experience" during an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
President Trump revealed Monday that he will confer with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about when to end the military campaign against Iran, suggesting the decision would be “mutual” between the US and its Middle Eastern ally.
Democrat Evan Turnage, who is challenging Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., in the March primary, poses for a portrait in Jackson, Miss., Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates, File)
ICE launched ‘Operation Buckeye’ and ‘influencers’ claimed Somalis are running fraudulent businesses after Trump repeatedly used racist language against group in December
‘Given the situation [in the Middle East], the visit’s security arrangements must be extremely careful’
American flags are on display outside the Office of the 14th Congressional District of Georgia in the Rayburn House Office Building, Thursday, March 5, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The office most recently was occupied for former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who resigned in January. (AP Photo/Robert Y…
Hawkish US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has expressed concern over Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities.
As Congress responds to President Trump’s attack on Iran, lawmakers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan find themselves front and center in a war debate that has taken on intensely personal meaning. One of them is Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren)
Hawkish US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has expressed concern over Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities.
Standoff with DoD over Claude chatbot reignites debate over how AI will be used in war – and who will be held accountable
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Sunday in a move widely seen as an attempt to clear the air after tensions over the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Trump is choking off oil imports to the communist nation, plunging it into a crisis not seen since the fall of USSR
The company’s clash with the Pentagon is a fight over the future of American privacy
Washington has granted New Delhi a brief waiver for stranded Russian crude – but expects it to ramp up American oil purchases in return
The biggest defence companies in the United States have agreed to “quadruple production” of what President Donald Trump describes as “exquisite class” weaponry after a meeting at the White House.
Lindsey Graham, the veteran Republican senator who has been pushing for war against Iran for decades, has issued a dire warning to the Iranian government, saying it was worth spending money to “take this regime down”.
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
President Trump said spiking short-term oil costs triggered by Operation Epic Fury is a “very small price” to pay for peace.
The joint attack by the US and Israel on Iran has fuelled chaos and instability that neither Washington nor Tel Aviv will be able to control.
Congressional Democrats are demanding that the Trump administration immediately reverse a sanctions waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil as the Iran war wreaks havoc on global energy markets.
Weber State Wildcats (16-15, 10-8 Big Sky) vs. Eastern Washington Eagles (13-18, 11-7 Big Sky)
Istanbul Mayor and Republican People’s Party, or CHP, candidate Ekrem Imamoglu addresses supporters outside the City Hall in Istanbul, Turkey, early Monday, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
The joint attack by the US and Israel on Iran has fuelled chaos and instability that neither Washington nor Tel Aviv will be able to control.
Footage of a cruise missile hitting near Minab contradicts President Trump’s claims of Iranian culpability
New York/Washington: A newly released video adds to the evidence that a US missile probably hit an Iranian elementary school where 175 people, many of them children, were reported killed.
Bus ushers jump for a photos in front of the Great Hall of the People where a plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) is held in Beijing, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Most consequential external security variable may be uncertainty in the US ahead of the midterm elections in November, report warns
Washington Wizards (16-47, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (36-29, seventh in the Eastern Conference)
Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
President Donald Trump says Iran's new leader "is not going to last long" without his approval. (Reuters: Nathan Howard)
President Donald Trump says Iran's new leader "is not going to last long" without his approval. (Reuters: Nathan Howard)
Appeasing the White House at all costs indulges little but a sentimental notion of a US-Australia relationship that no longer exists
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
Jade Macmillan is a journalist in the ABC's international unit. She was previously the ABC's North America bureau chief, based in Washington DC. Jade has also worked as a political reporter in Canberra, as well as a journalist in New South Wales and Western Australia.
Iranian state TV on Sunday announced that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late supreme leader, had been named his successor. He had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war, and despite never being elected or appointed to a government position.
The winning numbers in Sunday’s drawing of the “Washington Hit 5" game were:
The winning numbers in Sunday’s drawing of the “Washington Match 4" game were:
The surge in oil prices will not stop the US from waging its war on Iran, President Donald Trump has said, after Brent shot past $100 per barrel on Sunday, marking the biggest daily gain since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.