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Washington Post Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Police investigation faults Nancy Mace for profanity-laced airport tirade
A report found Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) turned a "minor miscommunication" by police into a "spectacle" during a recent encounter at Charleston International Airport.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Democrat Crockett enters Senate race in Texas; Allred switches to House run
The last-minute candidate scramble is part of Democrats' against-the-odds effort to flip a Republican seat after the GOP-led redrawing of the state's congressional map.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Judge calls for Justice Dept. whistleblower to testify in migrant planes case
Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of the District of Columbia has scheduled the former Justice Department attorney to appear in court on Dec. 15.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Trump says Hegseth will decide whether to release boat strike video
The comments come after the president previously said his administration would release video of a controversial military operation, "no problem."

Washington Post Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Trump loyalist Alina Habba resigns as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor
In a statement, Habba said she resigned "to protect the stability and integrity of the office which I love."

Washington Post Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Trump announces $11 billion tariff relief for farmers
Farmers — particularly those who produce soybeans — have felt the effect of the president's tariff policies.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Supreme Court poised to expand Trump's power over independent agencies
A ruling in favor of Trump's position has been expected by legal experts because the justices have been chipping away at a precedent known as Humphrey's Executor.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Alina Habba, Trump's embattled New Jersey prosecutor, says she will leave role
In a statement, Habba said she resigned "to protect the stability and integrity of the office which I love."

Washington Post Politics
Dec 08, 2025

One night inside the ‘Trump Kennedy Center'
The president reveled in his control of the arts facility, as his allies cheered his hosting duties and called to rename the building after him.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Trump to announce $12 billion tariff relief for farmers
Farmers — particularly those who produce soybeans — have felt the impact of the president's tariff policies.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Allred drops Senate bid in Texas, will instead run for redrawn House seat
The former Democratic congressman, who lost his 2024 Senate bid to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), says a bruising Senate primary could threaten party unity.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Democrats, who bludgeoned Trump on immigration in term 1, have grown quiet
Democrats struggle to counter Trump's tougher policies on immigration.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Democrats, who once lambasted Trump on immigration, have grown quiet
Democrats struggle to counter Trump's tougher policies on immigration.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Trump pardons major drug traffickers despite his anti-drug rhetoric
The president has granted clemency to about 100 people accused of drug-related crimes during his two terms in office, a Post analysis shows.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 08, 2025

Venezuela's Maduro, shaken but still standing, aims to wait out Trump
Five months into the U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is feeling the pressure but refusing to go into exile.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 07, 2025

Trump lashes out at Cuellar for running again as a Democrat after pardon
Rep. Henry Cuellar, who was charged with bribery in 2024, says he is firmly a Democrat but a bipartisan one who can work with the president.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 07, 2025

Mom of Karoline Leavitt's nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
In an interview, Bruna Ferreira, who chose the White House press secretary as her son's godmother, contested the portrayal of her as a criminal, absentee mom.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 07, 2025

Trump's latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s
The president and his aides have escalated anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies in recent weeks.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 07, 2025

The U.S. citizens getting caught in Trump's immigration crackdown
Latinos describe being detained and assaulted by officers who want to know: "Where were you born?"

Washington Post Politics
Dec 07, 2025

Trump says he's ‘fixed' the Kennedy Center as its signature weekend begins
The president, who has fired the center's leaders and changed its programming, basked in applause from allies Saturday.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 07, 2025

Judge blocks access to emails seized from James Comey's lawyer
A judge is pausing access to evidence taken from the former FBI director's lawyer and friend Daniel Richman amid accusations that it was retained illegally.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 06, 2025

Anger is a defining character trait for both parties, new study shows
An updated Pew study shows that, with the change in administrations and party power in Congress, Democrats are now at record levels of anger toward government.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 06, 2025

Why Miami's Trump backers are clashing with the ‘America First' wing over Venezuela
As Trump threatens strongman Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan and Cuban American supporters are urging the president to do whatever it takes to oust him.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 06, 2025

Trump struggles to persuade Americans to ignore affordability issues
A president who has often seemed to float above the laws of politics confronts a new political reality.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Rep. Grijalva says ICE agents pepper sprayed her at Tucson restaurant raid
ICE agents deployed both tear gas and pepper balls at protesters, video obtained by The Post shows.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Democrats press for expanding inquiry into Caribbean boat strike
Republican leaders have neither ruled out nor committed to launching a fuller investigation after revelations that U.S. forces killed two survivors of the attack.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Trump wants to be known as a peacemaker while frequently threatening war
The president talks frequently of his desire for more peace. He also likes talking like a warmonger.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Noem, in a defiant court filing, offers few details on migrant flights to El Salvador
Judge James E. Boasberg of the District of Columbia is looking into whether a criminal contempt referral is warranted after the Trump administration in March continued to fly two planeloads of mostly Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Florida judge orders release of Epstein grand jury transcripts
Judge Rodney Smith said legislation calling on officials to release unclassified investigatory materials enables him to unseal the transcripts.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Supreme Court will hear case on Trump's ban on birthright citizenship
The Trump administration asked the justices to take up the case on an expedited basis in September after lower courts found the policy unconstitutional and blocked it.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 05, 2025

After Supreme Court win, GOP rushes to draw more House maps
Republicans in Indiana's state House approved a new map that would give the GOP up to two more congressional seats. But the state Senate might not sign off on it.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Who is Adm. Frank Bradley, commander in the boat strike controversy?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has distanced himself from the fallout from the strike, which killed 11, as Bradley has come under scrutiny.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Meet the billionaire pushing taxpayer-funded school vouchers
How one of the richest people on the planet presses his pet issue: school choice

Washington Post Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Hearings reveal details of Mangione's arrest as murder case drags on
A year after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot in New York, court hearings provide details of the arrest of Luigi Mangione, accused of killing him.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 05, 2025

What's happened with Luigi Mangione's case one year after CEO shooting
A year after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot in New York, court hearings provide details of the arrest of Luigi Mangione, accused of killing him.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 05, 2025

Trump fired this regulator. She's fighting him to the Supreme Court.
As she fights to keep her seat on the Federal Trade Commission, Rebecca Slaughter has emerged as one of the primary opponents of Trump's war on the federal workforce.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Mapping where the redistricting fight stands and where it's headed
As Trump pushes for a more Republican-friendly House map, more than half a dozen states are potential targets for mid-decade tweaks to congressional boundaries.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Supreme Court hands Trump victory in fight over Texas congressional map
The decision marks the latest development in a battle between Republican and Democratic states that seek partisan advantage ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Grand jury refuses to reindict Letitia James in mortgage fraud case
Before a Virginia grand jury's ruling Thursday, a judge had dismissed an earlier indictment after finding that the prosecutor had been unlawfully appointed.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Video shows second strike hit before survivors could flip boat, lawmakers say
The footage was shown on Capitol Hill, where Adm. Frank M. Bradley, who oversaw a deadly attack on alleged drug smugglers, faced a day of difficult questions about the operation.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 04, 2025

‘Signalgate' report contradicts Hegseth's claim of ‘total exoneration'
The defense secretary's actions "created a risk to operational security," according to an independent assessment by the Pentagon's inspector general.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Trump hires new White House ballroom architect
Although the two had clashed over the size of the project, the decisive factor was the small firm's limited capacity to handle such an enormous project.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 04, 2025

The renamed ‘Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace' hosts first event
Trump joined leaders from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to sign an accord — and to marvel at the new name his administration gave the building.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Navy deployment marred by friendly fire, lost jets, collision at sea
The Truman aircraft carrier group conducted airstrikes for 52 days straight. Investigators found that not all of its ships or crews were ready for such intensity.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Democratic congressman: ‘Troubling' boat strike video shows survivors in ‘distress'
Adm. Frank M. Bradley is attending meetings with lawmakers after an attack on alleged drug smugglers included a follow-up strike that killed two survivors.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Senate Democrats set up last-ditch vote to extend Obamacare subsidies
The measure would keep Affordable Care Act subsidies in place for three years. But it's not expected to get enough Republican support to pass.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Admiral who oversaw lethal boat strikes is meeting with lawmakers
Adm. Frank M. Bradley's closed-door discussions with lawmakers come after an attack on alleged drug smugglers included a follow-up strike that killed two survivors.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Tracking who Trump is appointing to fill key administration roles
Follow President Trump's progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Stefanik spars with GOP House speaker as she seeks GOP nod for N.Y. governor
The New York congresswoman has publicly feuded this week with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), calling him a liar and suggesting President Donald Trump controls the House.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 04, 2025

Stefanik spars with House speaker as she seeks GOP nod for N.Y. governor
The New York congresswoman has publicly feuded this week with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), calling him a liar and suggesting President Donald Trump controls the House.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 04, 2025

The shifting responses of Hegseth, Trump and others on the lethal boat strikes
The Trump administration is facing increased scrutiny about its Sept. 2 military strikes on a boat it says was smuggling drugs to the U.S.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Trump pardons Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar
Cuellar, of Texas, was charged last year with bribery, money laundering and conspiracy. His wife, Imelda, also received a pardon from the president.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 03, 2025

White House renames building the ‘Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace'
The change comes as Trump's administration has touted his peace deals and ahead of a signing of a deal between the leaders from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo this week.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 03, 2025

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell files paperwork for Minnesota gubernatorial bid
Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow CEO and a 2020 election denier, joins a crowded race in his unlikely Republican bid against two-term incumbent Gov. Tim Walz (D).

Washington Post Politics
Dec 03, 2025

The rise of Border Patrol in US cities
The Trump administration is sending Border Patrol agents right into the heart of some of America's biggest cities. We investigate how their tactics are shaping immigration operations from Los Angeles to Chicago to, as of this week, New Orleans.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Republicans begin to tighten the screws on Hegseth's Pentagon
GOP frustration with Trump's defense secretary has intensified, with some lawmakers questioning their confidence in him as key committees pursue an aggressive oversight campaign.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Supreme Court weighs Mississippi preacher's argument on civil rights
Police in Brandon arrested Gabriel Olivier and charged him with breaking a recently passed city law that confined protests to a designated area near the theater.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Lawmakers ask Bondi for Epstein files update as deadline nears
Many Democrats have expressed skepticism that the Trump administration will follow through on releasing the files after the White House spent months trying to prevent it.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Lawmakers ask Bondi for update on Epstein files as deadline nears
Many Democrats have expressed skepticism that the Trump administration will follow through on releasing the files after the White House spent months trying to prevent it.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 03, 2025

House Judiciary issues subpoena to force Jack Smith to testify in private
House Judiciary Committee steps up the pressure on former special counsel Jack Smith, issuing a subpoena to compel testimony in private.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 03, 2025

House Judiciary subpoenas Jack Smith to testify in private about Trump
House Judiciary Committee steps up the pressure on former special counsel Jack Smith, issuing a subpoena to compel testimony in private.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 03, 2025

In unexpected moment of candor, Shapiro says Harris told ‘blatant lies' about him
Shapiro appeared to also dismiss some of Harris's accounts about him in her memoir, "107 Days," by telling the Atlantic, "She's trying to sell books."

Washington Post Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Trump says he will pardon Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar
Cuellar was charged last year with bribery, money laundering and conspiracy. His wife, Imelda, also will receive a pardon, according to Trump.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Surprisingly tough Tennessee election reveals House GOP has base problem
A hard-fought victory in once-safe Republican territory came as polls show conservative support on the wane for GOP congressional majorities.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 03, 2025

How George Soros changed criminal justice in America
The liberal funder has spent tens of millions of dollars swinging dozens of district attorney races, drawing a backlash from the right.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 03, 2025

Family of Colombian man killed in U.S. boat strikes files formal complaint
Alejandro Andres Carranza Medina's family alleges that the Trump administration committed human rights violations in its campaign against suspected drug trafficking.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Republican wins special election in Trump country, as Democrat gains ground
The race in Tennessee's ruby-red 7th Congressional District became more competitive than initially expected.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Pentagon watchdog's ‘Signalgate' findings expected within days
The inspector general inquiry centers on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the unclassified commercial messaging app to share highly sensitive U.S. attack plans.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Hegseth, citing ‘fog of war,' says he learned of survivors hours after strike
The defense secretary's remarks were the most extensive public accounting yet of his involvement in the military's lethal attack on alleged drug smugglers on Sept. 2.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Trump appears to doze off in another meeting
It was the second time in a month Trump has appeared to struggle to stay awake as his advisers have spoken to cameras about the administration's initiatives.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Sabrina Carpenter to White House: Don't use my music to tout ‘inhumane' agenda
The White House has repeatedly posted about its mass deportation push on social media, often using popular music or memes to celebrate its crackdown online.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Trump rails against Somali migrants: ‘I don't want them in our country'
The president blasted Minnesota's Somali community as "garbage" in a rant also attacking Gov. Tim Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Trump administration will block SNAP management funds for blue states
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said officials won't send money to administer food stamps to states that don't share information about benefits recipients with the federal government.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Dell CEO pledges $6.25 billion to ‘Trump accounts' for American children
The executive and his wife said the donation will seed investment accounts for 25 million children under 10, building off a program launched in Trump's tax law.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Trump vows to overhaul Dulles. An early target: its ‘people movers.'
The announcement comes after two crashes involving mobile lounges used to transport passengers. The airport is already undergoing a massive renovation.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Supreme Court sympathetic to antiabortion center in fight over donor names
Free-press advocates have also sided with the center as it seeks to challenge a broad subpoena from state officials.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Dell CEO pledges $6 billion to ‘Trump accounts' for American children
The CEO and his wife said they would donate the money to seed investment accounts for 25 million American children under 10, building off a program launched in Trump's tax law.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

These states could redistrict before the 2026 midterms
As Trump pushes for a more Republican-friendly House map, more than half a dozen states are potential targets for mid-decade tweaks to congressional boundaries.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

‘Franklin the Turtle' publisher slams Hegseth post joking about boat strike
Hegseth, who is under pressure over his order to kill the entire crew of a suspected smuggling vessel, shared a doctored image of the well-known children's book on social media.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Hegseth's ‘Franklin the Turtle' boat strike meme draws publisher's rebuke
Hegseth, who is under pressure over his order to kill the entire crew of a suspected smuggling vessel, shared a doctored image of the well-known children's book on social media.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Why Republicans are sweating Tuesday's special election in ‘Trump Country'
The surprisingly competitive race in Tennessee's ruby-red 7th Congressional District is a high-profile test of voters' attitudes about the president's agenda.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Why Republicans are sweating Tuesday's special election in Trump Country
The surprisingly competitive race in Tennessee's ruby-red 7th Congressional District is a high-profile test of voters' attitudes about the president's agenda.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 02, 2025

Costco sues Trump administration over tariffs, seeks full refund
Trump justified his sweeping tariffs by calling the U.S. trade deficit a "national emergency." Costco's suit alleges his signature economic policy is unlawful.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 01, 2025

Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 01, 2025

Schumer says bomb threats were emailed to his New York offices
The Senate Democratic leader said local law enforcement told him the threats alleged the "2020 election was rigged."

Washington Post Politics
Dec 01, 2025

Lawmakers spoke privately to Trump's top general after boat strike revelations
The call between Gen. Dan Caine and leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees occurred as both panels opened inquiries into the Sept. 2 attack.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 01, 2025

White House says Trump got MRI for ‘preventive' cardiovascular check-up
The 79-year-old president also underwent imaging for abdominal health, and he "remains in excellent overall health," Trump's physician said.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 01, 2025

White House says Trump got MRI for ‘preventive' cardiovascular checkup
The 79-year-old president also underwent imaging for abdominal health, and he "remains in excellent overall health," Trump's physician said.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 01, 2025

Efforts to block internet music piracy hit Supreme Court skepticism
Record companies and internet service providers faced off at the Supreme Court in a music piracy case that could change how millions of Americans use the internet.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 01, 2025

Appeals court rules Trump prosecutor appointment violates law
The first appeals court to rule on the issue of interim appointments of U.S. attorneys goes against Trump. The ruling could shape other cases pending nationwide.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 01, 2025

What we know about the National Guard shooting in D.C.
One victim has died and one remains hospitalized. Authorities are still examining the motives of the suspect, a 29-year-old Afghan national who helped the CIA.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 01, 2025

Case that lets billionaires spend big on elections never reached Supreme Court
A less-recognized campaign finance case from 2010 paved the way for the super PACs frequently used by billionaires such as Elon Musk to spend big on elections.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 01, 2025

A case that lets billionaires spend big on elections never reached Supreme Court
A less-recognized campaign finance case from 2010 paved the way for the super PACs frequently used by billionaires such as Elon Musk to spend big on elections.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 01, 2025

The forgotten court case that let billionaires spend big on elections
While Citizens United became shorthand for unlimited political spending, SpeechNow never even made it to the Supreme Court but made super PACs a reality.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 01, 2025

GOP faces a familiar dilemma: What to do about Obamacare?
Republicans are racing to craft health-care plans ahead of a planned vote, as deadline looms on soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies.

Washington Post Politics
Nov 30, 2025

Trump says Hegseth denied issuing order to kill boat crew
The president also said he would not have wanted a second strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs, which occurred after U.S. forces realized the initial attack left two survivors, as The Post reported.

Washington Post Politics
Nov 30, 2025

Trump says Hegseth told him he didn't order killing of boat crew
The president also said he would not have wanted a second strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs, which occurred after U.S. forces realized the initial attack left two survivors, as The Post reported.

Washington Post Politics
Nov 30, 2025

In Houston suburbs, Abbott's attacks on CAIR unnerve Muslim residents
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) designated CAIR — a Muslim advocacy and civil rights group — a "foreign terrorist" group, along with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Washington Post Politics
Nov 30, 2025

In a time of crisis, Trump falls back on rants rather than unity
President Trump has used the language of divisiveness at a time when tragedy demands measured leadership.

Washington Post Politics
Nov 30, 2025

Hegseth conscripts the Pentagon for Trump's ‘retribution campaign'
In threatening to deploy the military justice system against Democrats, Hegseth has joined Trump's norm-shattering bid to punish political foes.

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