For decades, Americans were told that “conservative values” stood for restraint, responsibility, and respect for the rule of law. The rise of Donald Trump forces an unavoidable question: were those ...

President Trump prosecutes his political opponents; deports immigrants, including some here legally, to foreign prisons ...

Iranian cities were braced for more nights of antigovernment protests over the weekend despite an escalating crackdown from the authorities, who have vowed to quell the unrest. The demonstrations ...

In a serious challenge to Iran’s authoritarian government, angry protests have spread from the markets and universities of ...

After the inauguration of Andrew Jackson, in 1829, thousands of his supporters poured into the White House to celebrate. The crowd overwhelmed the staff and trashed some of the furniture before the ...

Since President Donald Trump announced last month that the United States Navy's planned "Golden Fleet" would include a new class of battleships, critics have cited numerous reasons why the warships ...

Iranians have once again taken to the streets in defiance of their Islamist and authoritarian government. What began as demonstrations triggered by economic grievances — with the rial plummeting to ...

Freedom of speech is a foundational principle of healthy democracies and hence a primary target for aspiring authoritarians, who typically try to squash dissent. There is a point where the threat from ...

US inflation unexpectedly cooled in November, according to a delayed report, although economists warned against reading too much into the numbers because of gaps in the data. The Consumer Price Index ...

Inflation eased unexpectedly in November, but economists cautioned against reading too much into the report because of gaps in data collection during the long government shutdown. The government’s ...

Federal agencies have spent years modernizing, but modernization has not always made work easier. Many programs added tools without improving how work actually flows. Automation grew, but often in ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A judge has sentenced seven former government officials to more than a year of preventive prison as authorities investigate a $250 million corruption case ...