Though the so-called forced distribution of performance ratings is “categorically prohibited” under current rules, federal ...

The "Appeal to Heaven" flag originates from the Revolutionary War era. But it is now linked to high-profile leaders as well ...

Canberra’s adoption of the IHRA definition clarifies how antisemitism is identified but leaves policing, prosecutions, and free speech law unchanged When Australia formally adopted the International ...

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of ...

The Kremlin has a new "Explanatory Dictionary of the State Language of the Russian Federation." We look into some of the revised definitions of common words.

Recent studies have shown declining levels of trust in democratic systems. We asked experts to consider democracy’s strengths ...

Tim Kaine, Virginia’s Minnesota-born, Kansas-raised junior U.S. senator, rarely passes on an opportunity to share his adoptive state’s story with others. That’s because the Democrat believes that ...

With the shutdown finally in the rearview mirror, the focus in the Senate is turning to an upcoming fight over health care, with Democrats hoping to regroup after splintering in the final stages of ...

• The longest shutdown in US history is over after President Donald Trump signed a funding bill to reopen the government. The House approved the bill earlier tonight in a 222-209 vote, with nearly ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended late Wednesday. The longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended late Wednesday, allowing observers to take stock of the impact it had on ...

The federal government remains shut down, in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Many federal workers have missed paychecks, including air traffic controllers, who are working unpaid.

'We could easily see the shutdown stretching to Thanksgiving before there's a breakthrough,' analysts say, as the closure is days away from becoming the longest ever As the government shutdown ...