Americans appear to be suspicious of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s honesty, and even many Democrats are only lukewarm about her presidential candidacy. Is she strong and decisive? Yes, say a majority of people. But inspiring and likable? Only a minority think so. Ms. Clinton’s struggles to explain her email practices while in government, along with...

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will announce his presidential campaign Monday, becoming the first major presidential candidate to officially enter the 2016 race. Cruz, 44, is the first major candidate to enter what is expected to be a crowded Republican primary field that will likely include former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, Senator Marco Rubio,...

With the capability of landing unmanned, and only about a quarter of the size of older shuttles, the X-37B spaceplane is on a mission that the military won’t discuss. The Air Force launched the unmanned spacecraft Tuesday aboard an Atlas V rocket. It’s the second flight for this original X-37B spaceplane. It circled the planet for seven months in...

American consumers have shown about as much appetite for the $1 coin as kids do for spinach. They may not know what’s best for them either. Congressional auditors say doing away with dollar bills entirely and replacing them with dollar coins could save taxpayers some $4.4 billion over the next 30 years. Vending machine operators have long championed the use of...