George W. Bush

Former President George W. Bush speaks during an event to mark the 20th anniversary year of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.

Obama, Bush criticize Trump administration for ‘gutting USAID’

Morgan Kromer · July 1, 2025 12:36 pm

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while flying aboard Air Force One en route from Calgary, Canada to Joint Base Andrews, Md., late Monday, June 16, 2025.

What Trump has in common with past presidents as he ponders Iran

W. James Antle III · June 20, 2025 6:00 am

Musk dissed Trump twice before — and they made up

Paul Bedard · June 6, 2025 10:18 am

Former President Bill Clinton shakes hands with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich after his second State of the Union address on the floor of the 104th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 1995. Over and over during his address, Clinton stressed conciliation and partnership even as he offered his own program to cut taxes, shrink government and help the middle class.

Permanent low rates would give GOP edge in tax wars

Joseph Lawler and Zach Halaschak · May 27, 2025 7:00 am

First lady Melania Trump, left, reaches to shake the hand of Dorothy Bush Koch as they unveil a U.S. Postal Service Stamp honoring former first lady Barbara Bush, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Melania Trump helps unveil Barbara Bush postage stamp

Naomi Lim · May 8, 2025 5:53 pm

Travelers move through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ahead of Memorial Day, Friday, May 24, 2024, in Atlanta.(AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

National Security

Millions do not have a Real ID. Here’s what to know as the law takes effect

Anna Giaritelli · May 7, 2025 6:44 am

Beltway Confidential

Is Taiwan worth the fight?

Peter Laffin · May 3, 2025 8:27 am

Dana Perino’s book on mentoring is a must read for everyone

Salena Zito · April 25, 2025 4:33 pm

United States Vice President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Pope Francis during a congress on the progress of regenerative medicine held at the Vatican, Friday, April 29, 2016.

Biden to join Trump at Pope Francis’s funeral, Bush and Obama will not attend

Haisten Willis · April 25, 2025 9:51 am

National security veterans vexed by Trump team’s Signal use on Yemen operation

John Scott Lewinski · March 28, 2025 5:15 am

A White House unified: Trump’s second term is so far a marked contrast to the turmoil of his first

Tevi Troy · February 21, 2025 5:45 am

Washington Secrets

Trump approval at ‘his best,’ Biden ‘least liked’

Paul Bedard · February 11, 2025 9:11 am