National Politics

Jenean Owens spent 17 years incarcerated at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, entering prison at age 21 and leaving a young son on the outside. To her, the lockup’s beaten-up telephones …

By Eric Benson New Jersey’s working-class and middle-class families feel an economic pinch from all angles — high housing costs, wages not keeping up with inflation, difficult-to-find and expensive child …

Americans hand over a huge chunk of their paycheck for a roof over their heads. Policymakers are looking out for indications of what President-elect Donald Trump plans to do to …

President-elect Donald Trump may have quieted his lies about widespread voter fraud after his win earlier this month, but the impact of his effort to cast doubt on the integrity …

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Tuesday it’s reinterpreting federal law to allow Medicare and Medicaid patients access to anti-obesity medications to reduce their weight over the long term. The …

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to get rid of the U.S. Department of Education will be far easier said than done. As Trump seeks to redefine U.S. education policy, the …

The U.S. Census Bureau and a growing number of states are starting to gather more detailed information about Americans’ race and ethnicity, a change some advocates of the process say …

WASHINGTON — The federal election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump is over, at least during his forthcoming presidency. Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered the case’s dismissal late Monday afternoon after …