The president faces his toughest sales pitch yet: convincing his base that a recession is a necessary step on the path to greatness.

Never take sides against the family” — that’s the creed of the Corleone family in “The Godfather,” and the Democratic Party ...

On Saturday, senior officials from Washington and Beijing concluded the first day of trade talks in Geneva, Switzerland. The president has been embroiled in a tense trade war since he raised U.S.