Two fundamental issues dividing Republicans and Democrats are taxes and spending, and the size and jurisdiction of government.

Former governor Thomas P. Salmon, who died Monday, at age 92, was a plain-spoken politician, lawyer-businessman, Democrat with a deep-seated aversion toward the left-leaning wing of his party.

Lawmakers in two states are pushing to change rules around the taxation of Social Security benefits. Tens of millions of Americans receive Social Security benefits every month, with some 40 percent of ...

President Biden previously ordered that flags fly at half-staff until Jan. 28 to honor former President Jimmy Carter.