A former defense secretary and congressman, he held the nation’s No. 2 job under President George W. Bush and was an architect of policies in an era of war and economic change.

Officials have accused the United States of foreign interference and called on Washington to support the country’s democracy instead of fomenting division.

Accurate, reliable results play a role in free and fair elections. So does explaining the data and helping people understand when and how it will be reported.

Sleek social media posts and a shift rightward on immigration helped a center-left party win last week’s election. But can its leader, Mr. Jetten, form a government?

A white nationalist’s rise reveals a seemingly unstoppable ratchet of radicalization on the right.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said some sectors were in a recession as he argued for more interest rate cuts.

New York will soon know who will lead the city for the next four years, but other questions remain.

President Trump has yet to make a decision, but his advisers are pressing a range of objectives — from attacking drug cartels to seizing oil fields — to try to justify ousting Nicolás Maduro.

The murder of Mexico’s most vocal anti-crime mayor shows that, despite President Claudia Sheinbaum’s crackdown on drug cartels, the battle is just beginning.

Once pitched as dispassionate tools to answer your questions, A.I. chatbots are now programmed to reflect the biases of their creators.

The rise of artificial intelligence has produced serial writers to science and medical journals, most likely using chatbots to boost the number of citations they’ve published.

A draft Security Council resolution said that an international force would ensure that Gaza be demilitarized, though specifics were unclear.

China’s new national drive to embrace artificial intelligence is also giving the authorities new ways to monitor and control its citizens.

The former vice president helped shaped the role of the United States around the world.

Companies that sell diamonds, plant sensors and wine all have one thing in common: They are weighing in against tariffs in a consequential case.

A 1975 episode introduced audiences to one of the first openly gay couples in mainstream American television not depicted as deviants or criminals.

President Trump is showing mounting frustration at his inability to win confirmation of U.S. attorneys in blue states or break the filibuster's grip on the Senate. The G.O.P. has been uncharacteristically uncooperative.

Blast waves may be damaging shooters’ brains. The Times has a new investigation on how it happens.

Voters will decide if California’s voting districts should be redrawn to help Democrats flip up to five House seats.

Data centers need to become more flexible to squeeze more from the grid.

Times photographers caught signal moments from the campaign trail as Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa battled for votes.