The push to ban books in libraries, schools, and bookstores throughout the country remains strong. Pioneering actor, author, and activist George Takei has been named honorary chair of Banned Books ...

The federal government entered a shutdown at midnight on Oct. 1 when lawmakers failed to pass new funding bills. It’s unclear how long the stalemate will last, and lawmakers do not appear to be any ...

The U.S. government has shut down for the first time since 2018, as federal funding expired at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday. While shutdowns are rare, they have occurred more often in recent decades.

The great-power contest is not unfolding on battlefields or carrier decks, but inside data halls cooled by air conditioning, far from America’s shores. Rows of servers and racks of graphics processing ...