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Washington Post Politics
Dec 26, 2025

Trump aides' official religious messages for Christmas draw objections
Explicitly sectarian religious messages for Christmas on official government social media accounts drew complaints from advocates for church-state separation.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 26, 2025

Trump suffers several defeats in effort to punish opposing lawyers
Courts have ruled against Trump's efforts to take security clearances away from opposing lawyers. The latest loss comes in a case involving lawyer Mark Zaid.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 26, 2025

Zelensky says he will meet Trump soon, citing progress in peace plan
The Sunday meeting suggests that Washington and Kyiv are closing in on a joint position to end the war. Russia, however, will probably reject the plan.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 26, 2025

Zelensky says he will meet Trump on Sunday, citing progress in peace plan
The meeting suggests that Washington and Kyiv are closing in on a joint position to end the war. Russia, however, will probably reject several aspects of the plan.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 26, 2025

Trump's farmer bailout caps tough year for loyal constituency
Red-state farmers continue to struggle under damaging inflation and the fallout of President Donald Trump's tariff policies, especially with China.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 26, 2025

Files offer details on Epstein's death in federal custody
Among the Epstein files are records on his death in New York's Metropolitan Correctional Center, but nothing so far challenges a ruling that he died by suicide.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 25, 2025

U.S. strikes ISIS in Nigeria after Trump warnings on Christian killings
The U.S. military said it attacked ISIS militants at the request of Nigerian authorities. The number of casualties is unknown

Washington Post Politics
Dec 25, 2025

Two vulnerable senators stand to benefit from intense focus on constituents
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jon Ossoff (D-Georgia) are two of the chamber's staunchest believers in the value of constituency services.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 25, 2025

Federal government's charity drive doing far worse under Trump
Donations are down by more than 40 percent after a year when federal workers faced major agency downsizing and a lengthy government shutdown.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 25, 2025

Commission tees up first hearing on Trump's ballroom construction
The National Capital Planning Commission is preparing to host a presentation on the White House ballroom building next month.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 25, 2025

For one migrant family, no Christmas lights in New Orleans
After the Border Patrol arrived in Louisiana, a couple and their five children went into hiding. That meant less food, few outings and no lights on the Christmas tree.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 24, 2025

With more than a million pages to go, Justice struggles with Epstein files
The massive size of the Epstein files — perhaps more than a million pages — has created problems for the Justice Department.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 24, 2025

What we know (and what we don't) about the Epstein files' release
The tranche revealed wide-ranging references to President Donald Trump and detailed efforts to interview Prince Andrew in two investigations.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 24, 2025

Europe condemns U.S. move to bar individuals over tech monitoring
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the State Department would bar several Europeans for their actions in monitoring the internet, which he characterized as censorship.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 24, 2025

I am The Post's ‘federal government whisperer.' It's been brutal.
One reporter's effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 24, 2025

Despite anti-media rhetoric, the government is still reading the news
The Trump administration is spending tens of thousands of dollars on paywalled news sites, including Politico and Bloomberg, despite earlier criticism of media outlets.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 24, 2025

Congress set records in 2025, some more dubious than others
Republican lawmakers reflect on a year without much productivity and greater ceding of powers to the White House.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 23, 2025

Supreme Court blocks National Guard deployment to Chicago in defeat for Trump
The Supreme Court held that the president's authority to deploy the National Guard for law enforcement purposes likely only applies in "exceptional" circumstances.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 23, 2025

Supreme Court hands Trump a major defeat on National Guard deployment
The Supreme Court holds that the president's authority to deploy the National Guard for law enforcement purposes likely only applies in "exceptional" circumstances.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 23, 2025

Republican former senator Ben Sasse says he has terminal cancer
The 53-year-old — who was one of a handful of Republicans to speak out against Trump during his first term — said in a lengthy social media post he has Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and suggested he doesn't have long to live.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 23, 2025

New Epstein files shed more light on his ties to Prince Andrew
The documents show that U.S. authorities sought to interview the former prince in connection with two separate criminal investigations.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 23, 2025

A third of D.C. arrests still involve federal agents despite end of takeover
The Post has gathered more than 5,000 arrest reports filed in D.C. Superior Court since Trump's crackdown began with a 30-day federal takeover of D.C. police.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 22, 2025

Second big batch of Epstein files includes many mentions of Trump
After a first batch of Epstein document had few mentions of President Trump, the Justice Department disclosed thousands more with many references to the president.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 22, 2025

Trump critic George Conway files papers for U.S. House bid in New York
George Conway is joining a crowded Democratic race in New York to succeed Rep. Jerry Nadler for his U.S. House seat.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 22, 2025

Trump administration abruptly recalls over two dozen career ambassadors
A senior State Department official called it a bid to ensure adherence to the "America First" agenda while others called it a devastating blow to America's diplomatic corps.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 22, 2025

Democratic Rep. Crockett says Vance used ‘racist tropes' in comments about her
Two Black Democrats, Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh, criticized comments the vice president made about them during his weekend speech at a Turning Point gathering.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 22, 2025

JD Vance is ‘walking a tightrope' on raging Israel debate within MAGA
Pressure is mounting on Vice President JD Vance to condemn Nick Fuentes over antisemitic rhetoric. But so far, he's trying not to disavow anyone within the movement.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 22, 2025

Republicans and Democrats pitch competing plans to tackle affordability
Affordability is topic No. 1 with midterms looming, but economists are skeptical that Congress can do much to lower prices across the board.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 22, 2025

Ted Cruz weighs another presidential run, setting up clash with Vance
He feuds with Tucker Carlson and privately criticizes the vice president, touting traditional GOP foreign policy and warning of the party's rising antisemitism.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 21, 2025

Two lawmakers seek to find Bondi in contempt over Epstein files
Top Justice Department official defends redactions and deletion of documents on agency's website, including one of a photo that includes Trump.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 21, 2025

Trump faces narrowing options on Venezuela action
The Trump administration has backed itself into a corner on Venezuela, with President Nicolás Maduro's removal by force or war the only compelling options.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 21, 2025

The year Trump broke the federal government
How DOGE and the White House carried out a once-unthinkable transformation of the nation's sprawling bureaucracy.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 21, 2025

Alsobrooks on her first Senate year: The mission was 'crystal clear.'
Maryland Sen. Angela Alsobrooks profile rose after her grilling of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his appointment hearing went viral.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 21, 2025

Angela Alsobrooks on first Senate year: The mission was ‘crystal clear.'
Maryland Sen. Angela Alsobrooks profile rose after her grilling of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his appointment hearing went viral.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 20, 2025

What's in the Epstein files? Documents mention Trump, Clinton, celebrities
Some files that were posted to the site were deleted without explanation, only to be restored several hours later.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 20, 2025

Epstein files include child porn complaint a decade before federal investigation
Maria Farmer has long claimed she warned the FBI about Epstein in the 1990s, but they ignored her complaint.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 20, 2025

Republican women shrinking their ranks in Congress
Retirements, resignations and tough elections could cut into their growing numbers from recent elections.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 20, 2025

What's in Epstein files so far? Celebrities, Clinton, few Trump mentions
The Justice Department's first release of Epstein files is heavy on photos of Bill Clinton, light on mentions of President Donald Trump and mostly lacking revelations.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 20, 2025

Tucker Carlson inflames a raging battle for MAGA's future
The provocative podcaster has an audience - online, among influencers and inside the White House. That worries some on the right.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 20, 2025

Government's historic role as trusted information source is under threat
The U.S. government for decades has been the world's leader provider of trusted data. Many researchers wonder if that is still the case.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 20, 2025

Trump makes affordability pitch in struggling corner of N.C., his last rally of 2025
Trump used the rally to hammer the issue his advisers want him to emphasize as his poll numbers lag.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 19, 2025

Lou Cannon, Post reporter and preeminent Reagan biographer, dies at 92
His books on Reagan "have never been transcended," said presidential historian Douglas Brinkley.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 19, 2025

U.S. strikes dozens of sites in Syria in retaliation for troops' deaths
The expansive operation follows the killing last weekend of two U.S. soldiers and their interpreter at a military base in the city of Palmyra.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 19, 2025

Elise Stefanik ends bid for N.Y. governor and won't run again for House
Stefanik's move came after Trump ally Bruce Blakeman decided to enter the Republican primary for New York governor.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 19, 2025

Why MAGA faithful are growing frustrated with Trump
A Vanity Fair interview with President Donald Trump's chief of staff, a controversial social post about a Hollywood legend, and brusk remarks on the economy have put the cracks within Trump's party on full display.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 19, 2025

To stop drug boats, GOP lawmakers want to license pirates of the Caribbean
A bill introduced Thursday looks to revive a presidential power from the age of sail, by which Trump could issue letters of marque to modern-day privateers.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 19, 2025

To stop drug boats, GOP lawmakers want to license privateers
A bill introduced Thursday looks to revive a presidential power from the age of sail, by which Trump could issue letters of marque authorizing private raids at sea.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 19, 2025

Trump's predecessors would be unsettled by his naming obsession
The nation's past chief executives, with rare exceptions, have refrained from slapping their names on things while in office.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 19, 2025

Drug companies line up to make deals with Trump after initial hesitation
More and more drug companies are making deals with the White House on drugs sold to the government and to Americans through a new website, TrumpRx.gov.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 19, 2025

Trump's pardons wipe out payments to defrauded victims
In addition to clearing prison sentences, the president's clemency actions have erased millions in restitution payments.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 19, 2025

More than half of Americans live in places where recreational marijuana is legal
There are 24 states in the U.S. that have legalized the recreational use of marijuana.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 19, 2025

Kirk's widow endorses Vance as MAGA infighting rages
Erika Kirk told a Turning Point USA conference that she would work to elect JD Vance president in 2028, at an event in which MAGA divisions were on full display.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Judge in Wisconsin convicted of helping immigrant avoid arrest by ICE
The jury found Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of a felony, obstructing an official proceeding, but acquitted her of a misdemeanor.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Coast Guard abruptly deletes swastika, noose entry from policy manual
The announcement follows reporting by The Washington Post that detailed plans to downgrade the definition of such symbols to "potentially divisive."

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Voice of America employee admits he made death threats against Rep. Greene
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office said Jason would place the threatening calls from inside Voice of America's offices in D.C.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 2025

GOP signals end to probes into military's killing of boat strike survivors
Despite Democrats' objections, the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees said they were satisfied a controversial Sept. 2 attack was lawful.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Virginia sheriff accused of violating ethics law, in rare Hatch Act case
It's the first time the ethics watchdog has brought a Hatch Act action against a local or state official in at least a decade.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Johnson says he still controls the House. Some fellow Republicans disagree.
The speaker is downplaying tensions within his party that for months he had tamped down with the help of President Donald Trump.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Why Trump's social media company is merging with a fusion power firm
The $6 billion deal between Trump's social media and cryptocurrency company and TAE Technologies aimed at bringing fusion energy to the market raises conflict of interest questions.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Coast Guard policy on swastikas, nooses will be revised, Noem says
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem's announcement follows reports by The Washington Post detailing plans to downgrade the definition of such symbols to "potentially divisive."

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Trump orders expanded access to marijuana, CBD, citing medical benefits
The moves, which do not decriminalize marijuana, come as Americans have increasingly embraced the substances.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Democrats will not release the autopsy of their 2024 loss
Party leaders hope to avoid contentious fights over the party's failing as it attempts to reboot for the 2026 midterms.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Trump will use military housing money for $1,776 Pentagon bonuses
The Trump administration will repurpose $2.6 billion in military housing assistance to pay $1,776 "warrior dividend" bonuses to service members, according to a senior administration official.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 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 18, 2025

Why Trump's social media and crypto company is merging with a developer of fusion power
The parent of Truth Social will combine with TAE Technologies with the aim of bringing fusion power plants online quickly.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Trump tweets, White House staff disruptions trigger 2017 déjà vu
GOP lawmakers are battling the same distractions as in Trump's first term despite talk of stability in the West Wing.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 2025

The lasting impact of Trump's federal surge on one D.C. neighborhood
Those at the 10th Place apartments in Southeast Washington said the president's crime strategy deepened their distrust of police and made them feel no safer.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Trump set to explore expanding CBD access for seniors
An administration pilot program to offer Medicare reimbursement for CBD treatments for seniors with cancer is expected as soon as next year.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Trump officials ordered to lift limits on lawmakers' visits to ICE facilities
A recent requirement that members of Congress give seven days' notice before visiting ICE immigration detention centers is unlawful, a judge ruled.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 18, 2025

Alan Dershowitz muses over the constitutionality of a third Trump term
The president's former legal adviser reportedly met with Trump about his new book, which considers hypotheticals for the possibility of him holding office past 2028.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Fast, harsh, alone: Trump beams into prime time with uncertain results
Supporters said they'd never seen Trump like this before and wondered if he'd achieved his purpose of assuaging concerns about the economy.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump attempts domestic reset with fast-paced White House address
The president's approval ratings reached their lowest numbers in late November. Even some supporters say he has done too little to improve their lives.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump pushes back on criticism of economy in contentious prime-time speech
In a speech shorter than his usual hour-plus events, and which was full of false statements, the president promised a better economy in 2026.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump's prime-time speech echoes themes from his campaign rallies


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump also touted his efforts to lower health costs through his "Most Favored Nation" pricing deals...


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump's many distortions on the Affordable Care Act


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Former Trump strategist Stephen K. Bannon, covering the speech on his "War Room" online talk show,...


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump said "100 percent" of new jobs in his second administration have gone to U.S.-born workers....


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump says military members will get $1,776 payments


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump blames immigrants for America's housing issues


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

President Donald Trump claimed that he has secured investments of $18 trillion in the United States....


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump said that "for the first time in years, wages are rising much faster than inflation."


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump criticizes trade deal he negotiated


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump's script is similar to his standard rally stump speech, but he's speaking much quicker than...


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump opened his remarks claiming he "inherited a mess" and spoke directly about affordability. And then...


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Networks giving prime time to Trump resisted doing so for other presidents


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Live updates: Trump addresses nation amid economic pressure, tension with Venezuela
The president is expected to tout his economic accomplishments during his first year back in office.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Inflation pushing more holiday shoppers toward practical gifts


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Polls show economy has gone from a Trump strength to a Trump weakness


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Inflation in 2025 has remained stubborn


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Shoppers shy away from new cars as prices rise


Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Jack Smith defends his cases against Trump during hours-long deposition
Former special counsel Jack Smith was giving a closed-door deposition to the House Judiciary Committee. He had asked to testify in public.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Michael Flynn, once probed over foreign payments, lobbied for Bosnian Serbs
Flynn is the second person pardoned by President Trump to work on behalf of the Bosnian Serb republic.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Dan Bongino announces he is leaving FBI deputy director job in January
President Donald Trump commended Bongino on his tenure and suggested that he would be returning to his job as a conservative podcaster.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump attempts domestic reset with White House address Wednesday evening
The president's approval ratings reached their lowest numbers in late November. Even some supporters say he has done too little to improve their lives.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Bongino announces he is leaving FBI deputy director job in January
President Donald Trump commended Bongino on his tenure and suggested that he would be returning to his job as a conservative podcaster.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Is this the American oligarchy?
An exclusive investigation from The Washington Post has found that America's wealthiest people are spending unprecedented amounts of money on U.S. politics. How is that reshaping American democracy?

Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump commends Bongino as FBI's deputy director makes plans to leave post
Dan Bongino has told colleagues that his last official day at the bureau will be in January, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

House Democrats roll out stock trading ban that includes Trump
The move could doom bipartisan efforts to ban stock trading, as Republicans may not back a measure that extends to the executive branch.

Washington Post Politics
Dec 17, 2025

Trump trolls Biden, Obama in new plaques on ‘Presidential Walk of Fame'
The fresh adornments to a "Presidential Walk of Fame" that Trump installed in September take a display already intended as a bit of a troll to new heights.

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