John A. Sarcone III is the fifth Trump-appointed interim U.S. attorney who has been disqualified from serving in such a role.

Though largely symbolic, the measure would be a rare assertion of Congress’s role in using lethal force after the stunning raid to capture Nicolás Maduro.

Maryland’s longest serving member of Congress won’t seek reelection after having spent two decades as the No. 2 House Democrat.

Trump seized on partial video footage to impose his interpretation of the shooting as investigators worked to establish the facts.

The USS Iwo Jima and the USS San Antonio have been relocated to waters north of Cuba, and the Air Force also has withdrawn some aircraft from the region.

An anonymous trader’s perfectly timed bet on the fall of Venezuela’s leader has ignited debate over whether fast-growing prediction markets have adequate safeguards.

An anonymous trader’s perfectly timed bet on the fall of Venezuela’s leader has ignited debate over whether fast-growing prediction markets have adequate safeguards.

The director of national intelligence was conspicuously absent among Trump’s top national security advisers during the planning for the Maduro mission.

The sizable death toll adds meaning to President Donald Trump’s public remarks that the operation he approved was “effective” but “very violent.”

The March 10 election will decide who serves the remainder of her term for the state’s 14th District following her high-profile split from President Trump.

President Donald Trump appears stronger than ever as he continues his attempts to rewrite the history of the U.S. Capitol attack.

Five years after a mob of Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol to stop certification of Joe Biden’s victory, the Trump administration is still fixated on a false narrative.

As the former Venezuelan president and his wife take their first steps in the U.S. legal system, Maduro’s former vice president consolidates her hold on power.

Does Congress step in? Does the public care?

The Trump administration has targeted the Arizona Democrat, a retired Navy officer, over a video reminding U.S. troops they can disobey illegal orders.

The former Democratic vice presidential nominee stepped aside amid a growing fraud inquiry.

Gerrymandering and longer-term trends in polarization have left fewer competitive House seats in next year’s midterm elections.

Gerrymandering and longer-term trends in polarization have left fewer competitive House seats in next year’s midterm elections.

A Washington Post poll shows Americans are split on sending military forces to Venezuela to capture Maduro. Most say it should have required Congress’s approval.

Trump’s moves to assert U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere and pull back from Europe could embolden Russia and China.

Trump shared a video baselessly linking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to conspiracies over brazen political killings in the state this summer.

Trump said many Venezuelan immigrants “want to go back.” Will Maduro’s removal spark a return — or another exodus?

Democrats immediately argued that U.S. military action in Venezuela was an abandonment of the president’s promise to focus on improving lives at home.

The Secret Service has launched an effort to expand by about 20 percent to relieve pressure on an overstretched workforce and reduce reliance on outside agencies.

The top U.S. diplomat has pushed for regime change for over a decade. Now the hard part begins.

Democrats immediately argued that U.S. military action in Venezuela was an abandonment of the president’s promise to focus on improving lives at home.

Trump allies point to the capture of Panama’s Noriega in 1990 as a precedent. But Venezuela could turn out to be much more difficult.

The Venezuelan leader faces a multi-count indictment in New York. Experts in international law question his arrest, but that probably will not affect his trial.

The attack to seize Venezuela’s president came months after Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers the administration didn’t intend to invade the country.

The Minnesota governor is seeking a third term amid a welfare probe in his state that has sparked unwanted national attention.

The Postal Service is no longer guaranteeing when it will postmark mail, which could jeopardize some ballots that arrive after Election Day.

At Mar-a-Lago, official governance, private business and personal relationships converge.

Officials say an 18 year old man contacted an NYPD undercover officer posing as a member of ISIS and discussed staging an attack at a North Carolina grocery.

Expert testimony about sexual violence helped convict a Pakistani American man of assaulting his wife. His defense says the testimony relied on stereotypes.

The National Park Service is spending $54.2 million to repair seven fountains in Washington, according to procurement records reviewed by The Washington Post.