The president suggested creating a public plan like Medicare to promote competition and criticized pharmaceutical companies for failing to lower drug prices.
Carrie Budoff Brown to Replace Susan Glasser as Politico Editor
The leadership change comes during a somewhat tumultuous time for the company, which is dealing with several prominent departures.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Awkward Sparring Match With Trump
Differences over trade policies have led to an acrimonious relationship between the business association and the presumptive Republican nominee.
Failed Spending Bills Pile Up in Senate Amid Dispute Over Budget Deal
With the parties trading accusations, it has become clear that a presidential election year was not the ideal time to try to return to so-called regular order.
2 Guantánamo Bay Prisoners Are Transferred to Serbia
The transfers underscored President Obama’s effort to release detainees on a list of those recommended for transfer under certain conditions.
Republicans Begin Hashing Out Details of Convention Platform
The draft that delegates will revise will touch on a wide range of contentious issues — immigration, marriage, family values, criminal justice reform and policing.
Wharton Business School Backers Seek Distance From Donald Trump
In an open letter online to Mr. Trump, with about 2,000 signatures so far, Wharton backers wrote that they have been “deeply disappointed” in his candidacy.
Congress Faces Last Chance at Progress Before a 7-Week Break
Lawmakers might be able to clear a measure responding to the heroin crisis, but deals are not expected on spending bills and other items of business.
After Outbreaks of Violence, Donald Trump Strains to Project Leadership
The nation’s recent tragedies have forced Mr. Trump to try to present a new persona as a calm and comforting leader. So far, success has been evasive.
First Words: What Makes a Politician ‘Authentic’?
We spend a lot of time trying to discern the inner lives of our presidential candidates, even though what we find is in the eye of the beholder.
Checking In at Trump Hotels
The man who would be president is also the name behind a string of high-end hotels. Inside his particular brand of luxury.
Gay Rights Groups to Air Ad During Donald Trump’s Acceptance Speech
The ad, which will air on Fox News, shows a transgender woman acting out a scene that advocates say occurs too often in states where anti-discrimination protections are not in place.
What Trump and the G.O.P. Can Agree On: Tax Cuts for the Rich
The tax plan shepherded by House Speaker Paul Ryan would fundamentally change the system, but both plans reduce taxes on capital gains and high incomes.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, No Fan of Donald Trump, Critiques Latest Term
Justice Ginsburg took stock of a tumultuous term for the Supreme Court after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia and gave her thoughts about a Trump presidency.
Rudolph Giuliani Lashes Out at Black Lives Matter
Mr. Giuliani said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that the movement unfairly focused on killings at the hands of the police.
Bernie Sanders, Set for Rally With Hillary Clinton, Says Campaigns Are ‘Closer and Closer’
Mr. Sanders is expected to appear on Tuesday in Portsmouth, N.H., alongside Mrs. Clinton, who has adopted some of his ideas on education and health care.
Sinosphere: Hillary Clinton, as Seen Through a Chinese Prism
Opinions on the American presidential candidate veer from admiration, mostly among women and civil libertarians, to distaste, mostly among male policy makers.
Yemeni Guantánamo Prisoner Is Transferred to Italy After 14 Years
The latest transfer from the military prison came at a time of heightened scrutiny after a former prisoner there disappeared after being resettled in Uruguay.
Letter From Washington: In U.S. Presidential Election, the Young and the Old Are Crucial
Can Hillary Clinton foster the enthusiasm that President Obama did with young voters? And can Donald J. Trump convince older voters that he’s not a big risk?
President Obama Urges ‘Serious and Respectful Tone’ in Protests
Mr. Obama implored both demonstrators and the police to treat one another respectfully as protests ramped up across the country over the weekend.
Donald Trump Keeps Distance in G.O.P. Platform Fight on Gay Rights
A contentious debate between conservatives and moderates has left Mr. Trump mainly on the sidelines, but offering assurances to both sides.
Congressional Memo: Congress’s Look-Good Season: Republicans Pursue Bills to Show Voters
Party leaders have been eagerly arming members with legislative accomplishments to use in their re-election campaigns back home.
Anti-Abortion Group Presses Ahead Despite Recent Supreme Court Ruling
Although Texas’ abortion clinic restrictions were overturned, the leaders of the National Right to Life Committee are redoubling their efforts on the “humanity of the unborn child.”
Ad of the Week: Hillary Clinton Emphasizes Her Time on the World Stage
Foreign policy experience provides stark contrasts with Donald J. Trump, and Mrs. Clinton’s campaign believes two new ads stressing that point will sting.
Bernie Sanders Allies Lose a Fight Over Democrats’ Stance on Trade
The party’s platform committee rejected a push to oppose a congressional vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, which President Obama supports.
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