Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

President Donald Trump has moved to withdraw his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns after reports that a resolution of the case was close at hand ...

Christelle Chau, a cybersecurity executive in the San Francisco Bay Area, is always on the lookout for white watches. “White ...

Picking the wildest fantasy promoted by President Donald Trump as a basis for public policy is increasingly challenging — is it his yarn about schoolchildren being secretly abducted from their ...

The former home of the Bucksport United Methodist Church, owned for years by a Canadian clock collector, has been sold to a Maine-based buyer. Credit: Elizabeth Walztoni / BDN A historic church in ...

Betrayed,’ a new summary of the appalling damage so far, is a midterms turnout tool—and hopefully a roadmap for repair.

Rui Hachimura’s free agency will test Lakers’ cap discipline as rivals circle a skilled scorer. Can L.A. keep him on a team‑friendly deal and still add needed size?

Is this really the best California Democrats can come up with? That question has hovered over this year’s gubernatorial race, in which the state’s voters will choose a replacement for term-limited ...

Trump is shelling out more than $1 billion of taxpayer money to kill wind power projects, but his hatred for the technology is based on myths.

AI training startup Shift wants to clean your home for free. The catch — because, despite what its website says, there’s ...