HELENA, Mont. — Gov. Steve Bullock — perhaps the one potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidate with a fan club of elected Republicans back home — presented his state as a model of governance in an era of D.C. dysfunction during his final State of the State address Thursday night. “Now, you and I both know that…

President Donald Trump on Friday tried again to rectify the mess he made by saying he would likely accept dirt on a political opponent from a foreign entity, going on “Fox & Friends” to clean up the comments. Trump insisted during a meandering 50-minute interview that “of course” he would alert the FBI in such…

Former Vice President Joe Biden criticized President Trump’s “racist invective” and called for a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, and a new foreign policy direction in Latin America and the Caribbean as part of his presidential campaign’s first glimpse of his immigration policy. Biden’s announcement, which appeared Monday in a Miami Herald op-ed, was…

Former Vice President Joe Biden needs to "up his game" after underperforming at last week’s Democratic presidential debate, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said, but other candidates shouldn’t underestimate him in the crowded presidential primary race. "The narrative is that maybe it’s not his time and that he’s not up to the task," Graham said in…

Julián Castro on Monday laid out a sweeping education plan, calling for everything from universal pre-K to free college and teacher raises. The Texan and former Cabinet member is pitching the proposal as "the first comprehensive education plan" laid out by anyone in the crowded 2020 Democratic field. "We have failed to adequately invest in…

T. Boone Pickens founded the company that became Mesa Petroleum and later began a hedge fund focused on energy investments. He died Wednesday at age 91. Updated at 4:13 p.m. ET T. Boone Pickens, the legendary energy executive who became America’s best-known oil tycoon, died Wednesday at age 91. The longtime Dallas resident, who suffered…

President Donald Trump and his allies are appealing to nationalism in the trade war with China, calling on Americans to make “patriotic” sacrifices in language reminiscent of national crises and even wars. Under the “Make America Great Again” banner, Trump has sought to make patriotism cool again — and as he extends his showdown with…

National security adviser John Bolton talked to reporters outside the White House. The hawkish former U.N. ambassador is stepping down. Updated at 4:57 p.m. ET President Trump has fired national security adviser John Bolton, the lifelong proponent of American hard power, after months of division between the men over the direction of foreign and national…

Democratic presidential hopefuls at risk of being elbowed out by the debate rules may have gotten a last-minute reprieve. The deadline to qualify for the September debate is Aug. 28, just a little over three weeks away. To reach the stage, candidates have to poll at 2 percent in four Democratic National Committee-approved surveys and…

Recipients of the 2019 MacArthur fellowships, otherwise known as the “genius” grants. (Two of this year’s fellows declined photographs.) Twenty-six creators and thinkers drawn from a vast array of fields just got a big financial boost — and an even bigger name to add to their résumés. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation…