Washington & Politics

After charming leaders, Queen Elizabeth sits back for parade

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LONDON — Fresh from charming leaders at the Group of Seven summit, Queen Elizabeth II was back at her residence at Windsor Castle on...

Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial

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President Joe Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando that he will sign a bill...

Lawsuit: ICE detained US citizen for a week in Tacoma

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SEATTLE — A naturalized U.S. citizen from Mexico is suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the agency held him in detention for a...

To curb drug prices, Democrats still seeking a balance

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WASHINGTON — Democrats are committed to passing legislation this year to curb prescription drug prices, but they're still disagreeing on how to cut costs...

Teachers wary of new laws limiting instruction on race

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As middle school teacher Brittany Paschall assembled a lesson plan on the history of the Negro Baseball Leagues, she wondered how...

Mike Pence, wife buy suburban Indianapolis home for $1.93M

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CARMEL, Ind. — Former Vice President Mike Pence and his wife have purchased a $1.93 million suburban Indianapolis house that sits on a 5-acre...

Iran nuclear talks aimed at reset, face major challenges

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VIENNA — Talks between Iran and global powers restarted Saturday with the goal of trying to restore a landmark agreement to contain Iranian nuclear...

French far-left chief floured in march against far right

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PARIS — A French far-left leader got a faceful of flour at the start of a Paris march Saturday against “the ideas of the...

Making history: The scramble to document presidents’ summits

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If President Joe Biden has any private words with Russia’s Vladimir Putin at their meeting next week, U.S. interpreters and diplomats will be standing...

GOP governors tie economy to relaxed approach to coronavirus

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JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — Republican governors running for reelection have begun trumpeting the party’s more hands-off approach to the coronavirus pandemic, trying to flip...