Politics

WASHINGTON — President Trump retaliated on Thursday against Speaker Nancy Pelosi for threatening to cancel his planned State of the Union address, writing in a letter that he, in turn, was postponing her planned trip abroad,...

At a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Croatian counterpart both agreed that the 1995 agreement which ended the 1992-5 war in Bosnia is not working. Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

Today’s main reactions:  Germany’s foreign minister says the “time for games” from London is up. France activates its no-deal Brexit plans. Germany’s biggest industry association says German “companies are currently looking into the abyss.” Refresh the...

Vladimir Putin has weighed into the row over Macedonia’s name-change, accusing the US and its allies of destabilising the Balkans by “asserting their dominant role” in the region. The Russian president criticised what he described as deliberate...

WASHINGTON — Three newly empowered Democratic House committee chairmen, alarmed by statements over the weekend by President Trump about his former lawyer’s planned testimony before Congress, cautioned on Sunday that any effort to discourage or influence...

William P. Barr, who also served as attorney general under President George Bush, promised to withstand political pressure from Mr. Trump or other forces, saying his age, 68, and experience freed him to act independently. Known...

British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to suffer a crushing defeat when the UK parliament votes on her Brexit plan. With just over two months until the scheduled exit from the EU, the UK remains...

The Russian lawyer who met with Trump campaign officials at Trump Tower in 2016 has been charged with obstruction of justice stemming from her role in a federal money-laundering case, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday...

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on Saturday for international support to defend the self-ruled island’s democracy and way of life in the face of renewed threats from China. Tsai’s comments came days after Chinese President Xi...

WASHINGTON — Impeachment was always going to hang heavily over a divided Washington. But it took little more than 24 hours this week for a freshman House Democrat’s exuberant, expletive-laden impeachment promise to upend the bonhomie...