Magazine – Washington Briefing

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington on April 7, 2026.

Key law enforcement search tool faces Supreme Court scrutiny

Jack Birle · April 27, 2026 7:00 am

Backdropped by ships in the Strait of Hormuz, damage caused by airstrikes is seen on a fishing pier in the port of Qeshm island, Iran on April 13. (Asghar Besharati/AP)

Lessons from the 40-day Iran war

President Joe Biden listens as Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks at an event at the White House on Oct. 8, 2021. (Susan Walsh/AP)

Biden Cabinet members seeking high office tout records while working for unpopular president

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pose for a photo in 2024. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

The fall of Viktor Orban is the latest omen portending a reversal of fortune for Ukraine

Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) and Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) are both running for the Republican spot in California’s June 2 all-party primary for the newly-fashioned 40th Congressional District. Whether it’s Young or Calvert, they’re favored to win in the November ballot against a democratic candidate. (Ken Cedeno/Pool via AP; Jose Luis Magana/AP)

GOP House incumbents fight for same inland Southern California seat

Waiver could end for workers with disabilities

Kimberly Leonard April 26, 2019 4:00 am

Senate advances anti-robocall measure

Susan Ferrechio April 26, 2019 4:00 am

The myth of Julian Assange

Jamie McIntyre April 26, 2019 4:00 am

Climate change makes the world go round

John Siciliano April 26, 2019 4:00 am

Subsidize electric vehicles more, or not at all?

Diana Stancy Correll April 26, 2019 4:00 am

Trump embraces conventional diplomacy

Rob Crilly April 26, 2019 4:00 am

Oregon moves to secure smart devices

Grant Gross April 26, 2019 12:00 am

Record numbers sign petition against ‘meme’ article

Claude Thompson April 12, 2019 4:00 am

U.S. deterrence policy has generated plenty of criticism from Capitol Hill. But that has been aimed at the administration's supposedly narrow view of what constitutes an attack and unwillingness to spell out likely responses.

Rural areas behind in the fight against opioids

Cassidy Morrison April 12, 2019 4:00 am

Infrastructure package will come down to the money

Zach Halaschak April 12, 2019 4:00 am

child patient at the dentist

Manufacturing hungers for workers

Sean Higgins April 12, 2019 4:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on July 10, 2018.

GOP sets sights on asylum regulations

Susan Ferrechio April 12, 2019 4:00 am