Democrats in Split-Screen: The Base Wants It All. The Party Wants to Win.

By ALEXANDER BURNS and JONATHAN MARTIN June 11, 2017 DUNWOODY, Ga. — Democrats are facing an open breach between the demands of their political base and the strict limits of their power, as liberal activists dream of transforming the health...

Religious Liberals Sat Out of Politics for 40 Years. Now They Want in the Game.

Religious Liberals Sat Out of Politics for 40 Years. Now They Want in the Game. By LAURIE GOODSTEIN June 10, 2017 The Rev. William J. Barber II, organizer of the “Moral Mondays” protests in North Carolina, in April at Riverside Church in...

N.S.A. Contractor May Have Mishandled Secrets Before, Prosecutor Says

Reality Leigh Winner, 25, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges she leaked a classified National Security Agency report to an online news outlet. By ALAN BLINDER June 8, 2017 AUGUSTA, Ga. — A federal prosecutor said on Thursday that Reality Leigh...

A Key Republican Demands Subsidies to Calm Insurance Markets

By ROBERT PEAR June 8, 2017 WASHINGTON — A powerful House Republican said Thursday that Congress should immediately provide money for subsidy payments to health insurance companies, which have been demanding big rate increases or fleeing from...

Comey: Hero, Villain, Shakespearean Character Who Lived Up to Hype

Washington was braced for high drama as the deposed F.B.I. director testified before a Senate committee. And James Comey delivered, with a gift for narrative and a dose of humility.

John McCain’s Questions Leave James Comey, and Observers, Confused

The Arizona senator appeared to conflate two separate investigations as he questioned the former F.B.I. director.