When Max Frankel ascended to The Times’s top spot in 1986, he set out to respect traditions while pushing forward a period of ...

A central dictum in the Trump White House is that Joseph R. Biden Jr. is to blame for just about anything and everything.

Already, Mr. Trump has squandered his post-election honeymoon. His approval rating is back under 50 percent, with slightly ...

Why has fighting and opposing Trump proved so hard? It’s not just because Republicans hold all the cards in government.