Dan Balz The Washington Post

Aided by a strong economy and perceptions that he has dealt with it effectively, President Donald Trump's approval rating has risen to the highest point of his presidency, though a slight majority of Americans continue to say they disapprove of his performance in office, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.

There are many reasons to be cautious about the presidential prospects of former Vice President Joe Biden. The obstacles in his path and doubts about him as a candidate are well known, including to those in his inner circle.

Tom Ridge, the former homeland security secretary and Pennsylvania governor, has been dealing firsthand with first responders for decades, but never quite like on the morning of Nov. 16.

Presidents often are tested early, by unexpected crises or provocations by foreign adversaries. President-elect Donald Trump's first test has come even before he is sworn in, and so far he has responded with denial, equivocation and deflection.

Donald Trump declared war on the Republican establishment Tuesday, lashing out at House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (Wisconsin), Sen. John McCain (Arizona) and other GOP elected officials as his supporters geared up to join the fight amid extraordinary turmoil within the party just four weeks before Election Day.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton weren't on the stage at the vice-presidential debate here Tuesday night, but it didn't really matter. They were still front and center.

British Prime Minister David Cameron came under intense pressure Saturday from stunned continental diplomats to begin the painful process of extracting his nation from the European Union, as political aftershocks rocked both sides of the English Channel following Britain's historic vote to leave.

A day after British voters defied widespread warnings of economic and political peril should they cut ties with the European Union, the country reckoned with the consequences as markets tanked across the globe, the prime minister said he would resign and the United Kingdom felt the renewed pressure of a breakup.

If anyone still needed a reminder that the phrase "it can't happen here" should be struck from the lexicon of 2016, Britain's historic Brexit referendum provided one more dramatic piece of evidence. The question is how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and their allies interpret the results of what did happen here.

Prime Minister David Cameron staked his political future on remaining in the EU

After 15 hours of voting, from the remote Scottish isles to the tip of Gibraltar, Britain on Thursday braced for a momentous choice as officials began counting ballots in a referendum that could reshape the country's place in Europe and radiate economic, political and security implications across the globe.

A prospective general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton could significantly alter which states are in play this fall and heighten more than in any recent election the racial, class and gender divisions within the national electorate.

South Carolina's Republican primary has often had a truly clarifying effect on the party's presidential nomination race. Saturday's results appeared to fall short of fulfilling that role.

Aided by a strong economy and perceptions that he has dealt with it effectively, President Donald Trump's approval rating has risen to the highest point of his presidency, though a slight majority of Americans continue to say they disapprove of his performance in office, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.

There are many reasons to be cautious about the presidential prospects of former Vice President Joe Biden. The obstacles in his path and doubts about him as a candidate are well known, including to those in his inner circle.

Tom Ridge, the former homeland security secretary and Pennsylvania governor, has been dealing firsthand with first responders for decades, but never quite like on the morning of Nov. 16.

Presidents often are tested early, by unexpected crises or provocations by foreign adversaries. President-elect Donald Trump's first test has come even before he is sworn in, and so far he has responded with denial, equivocation and deflection.

Donald Trump declared war on the Republican establishment Tuesday, lashing out at House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (Wisconsin), Sen. John McCain (Arizona) and other GOP elected officials as his supporters geared up to join the fight amid extraordinary turmoil within the party just four weeks before Election Day.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton weren't on the stage at the vice-presidential debate here Tuesday night, but it didn't really matter. They were still front and center.

British Prime Minister David Cameron came under intense pressure Saturday from stunned continental diplomats to begin the painful process of extracting his nation from the European Union, as political aftershocks rocked both sides of the English Channel following Britain's historic vote to leave.

A day after British voters defied widespread warnings of economic and political peril should they cut ties with the European Union, the country reckoned with the consequences as markets tanked across the globe, the prime minister said he would resign and the United Kingdom felt the renewed pressure of a breakup.

If anyone still needed a reminder that the phrase "it can't happen here" should be struck from the lexicon of 2016, Britain's historic Brexit referendum provided one more dramatic piece of evidence. The question is how Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and their allies interpret the results of what did happen here.

Prime Minister David Cameron staked his political future on remaining in the EU

After 15 hours of voting, from the remote Scottish isles to the tip of Gibraltar, Britain on Thursday braced for a momentous choice as officials began counting ballots in a referendum that could reshape the country's place in Europe and radiate economic, political and security implications across the globe.

A prospective general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton could significantly alter which states are in play this fall and heighten more than in any recent election the racial, class and gender divisions within the national electorate.

South Carolina's Republican primary has often had a truly clarifying effect on the party's presidential nomination race. Saturday's results appeared to fall short of fulfilling that role.