Politics

Former President Donald J. Trump will speak at the conservative event known as CPAC on Feb. 28, his first public appearance and lengthy address since he left the White House for a final time last month.A senior aide to Mr. Trump confirmed that he would attend the Conservative Public Action Conference, which is being held in Orlando, Fla., this year, and that he planned...

President Biden used his first public encounter with America’s European allies to describe a new struggle between the West and the forces of autocracy, declaring that “America is back” while acknowledging that the past four years had taken a toll on its power and influence.His message stressing the importance of reinvigorating alliances and recommitting to defending Europe was predictably well received at a session...

new video loaded: Abbott Says Power Is Being Restored but Water Remains a ChallengetranscriptBackbars0:00/1:44-1:44transcriptAbbott Says Power Is Being Restored but Water Remains a ChallengeGov. Greg Abbott of Texas said Thursday that two million homes had power back but that access to clean water was still a problem. He plans to ask for a major federal disaster declaration to release emergency...

President Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel had an hourlong phone conversation on Wednesday, four weeks after Mr. Biden took office and at a time of clear disagreement over the new administration’s effort to re-enter the nuclear deal with Iran.Both countries issued official descriptions of the call that described it in the vaguest terms and gave no details of the conversation, especially...

Last Wednesday afternoon, when former President Donald J. Trump’s legal team gathered in a conference room in a special suite at the Trump hotel in Washington, a longtime adviser to Mr. Trump, Justin Clark, had an announcement to make.Mr. Clark told one of the lawyers, Bruce L. Castor Jr., that after his widely panned performance a day earlier, Mr. Trump did not want him...