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Washington Post Politics
Sep 17, 2025

Effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over Charlie Kirk comments fails
The effort was part of a GOP campaign to punish individuals Republicans accuse of posthumously smearing Kirk.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 17, 2025

Trump meets with royal family in pomp-filled state visit to Britain
The U.S. president was largely insulated from protesters in a country where he remains unpopular. He plans to meet with Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 17, 2025

Brad Raffensperger, Ga. Republican who defied Trump, running for governor
The Georgia secretary of state resisted Trump's pressure to reverse his 2020 reelection loss in Georgia.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 17, 2025

Trump meeting with royal family in pomp-filled state visit to Britain
The U.S. president will be largely insulated from protesters in a country where he remains unpopular. On Thursday, he plans to meet with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 17, 2025

Anti-Trump influencers flood the White House's new TikTok account
The rocky rollout of the president's official presence on the social platform showcases the challenges he faces among younger people online.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 17, 2025

Obama condemns ‘horrific' Kirk shooting, urges country to unite
Former president Barack Obama called the killing of Kirk a tragedy, and said the Trump administration was wrong to try and sow division after the shooting.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 17, 2025

The GOP cut parts of Obamacare. Now it's at the center of a funding fight.
Democrats are asking for restored health care subsidies and funding in exchange for their support, but Republicans are daring them to risk a shutdown over the issue.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

U.S. wins release of American who had been barred from leaving China
Beijing has allowed Mao Chenyue, a Wells Fargo employee from Atlanta, to return to the United States, people familiar with the matter said.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

U.S. wins release of Wells Fargo banker placed under exit ban in China
Beijing has allowed Mao Chenyue, a bank managing director in Atlanta, to return to the United States, people familiar with the matter said.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

Democrat elected to fill seat of Minnesota lawmaker killed in June
Xp Lee won a special election Tuesday to succeed former state House speaker Melissa Hortman (D), who was shot dead, along with her husband, at their home.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

Bill Barr rebuts Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories in deposition with House Oversight Committee
The former attorney general said Epstein "absolutely" died by suicide.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

House Republicans threaten to cancel anyone who disparages Charlie Kirk
Two Republicans introduced resolutions seeking to punish Rep. Ilhan Omar for commenting on Kirk's death and resharing a social media post harshly criticizing him.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

More Epstein documents come from the Hill
The House Oversight Committee released a list of contacts, a deposition with former Attorney General Bill Barr and other documents.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

Trump discloses U.S. targeted a third alleged drug boat from Venezuela
The president acknowledged the incident while delivering a warning to Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

Bill Cassidy cast the key vote for RFK Jr. What is he thinking now?
The GOP senator has invited Susan Monarez, the former CDC director, to testify about her concerns that Kennedy is threatening vaccine access in America.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

Tim Walz launches bid for reelection as Minnesota governor amid 2028 speculation
The Democratic governor is far better known nationally after serving as his party's 2024 vice-presidential candidate.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

Former anti-Trump Republican is running for Georgia governor as a Democrat
Geoff Duncan, the state's former lieutenant governor, sharply split with President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn his 2020 reelection defeat in Georgia.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

More employers fire workers over Kirk posts as pressure from right mounts
Actions by employers have stirred a debate over employees' speech rights, the role of pressure campaigns and what is appropriate public debate after an violent event.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

Ex-Republican Geoff Duncan announces Democratic bid for Georgia governor
Duncan, the former lieutenant governor, sharply split with President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn his 2020 reelection defeat in Georgia.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

Trump heads to U.K. for carefully choreographed state visit
President Donald Trump returns to the U.K. at the invitation of King Charles III, for a trip designed to avoid controversy and protests.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

Congress moves to counter Hegseth on base names that evoke Confederacy
The effort, pushed by Democrats and some Republicans, is tied to must-pass legislation winding its way through the House and Senate.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

Some Americans abroad can't send mail to U.S. because of tariffs
Many countries have halted or slowed regular mail amid confusion over new Trump tariff rules.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

It's Election Day in a Minnesota suburb — because of political violence
A Tuesday special election will decide who fills the seat once held by former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D), who was shot dead, along with her husband, at their home.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

It's Election Day in a Minnesota suburb shaken by a lawmaker's killing
A Tuesday special election will decide who fills the seat once held by former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D), who was shot dead, along with her husband, at their home.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

Minnesota suburb holds special election after killing of state legislator
A Tuesday special election will decide who fills the seat once held by former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D), who was shot dead, along with her husband, at their home.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

Trump files $15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against New York Times
President Trump accuses the newspaper and its reporters of defaming him in a book and three articles he said were "false, malicious, defamatory, and disparaging."

Washington Post Politics
Sep 16, 2025

Trump files defamation and libel lawsuit against New York Times
President Trump accuses the newspaper and its reporters of defaming him in a book and three articles he said were "false, malicious, defamatory, and disparaging."

Washington Post Politics
Sep 15, 2025

Trump officials to ask Supreme Court to allow firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook
Cook is expected to participate in a key Federal Reserve meeting Tuesday on setting interest rates after a ruling late Monday by an appeals court.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 15, 2025

Trump officials to ask Supreme Court to allow it to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook
Cook is expected to participate in a key Federal Reserve meeting Tuesday on setting interest rates after a ruling late Monday by an appeals court.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 15, 2025

Appeals court allows Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to keep her job
The Trump administration wants to remove the board member of the powerful central bank before a key meeting this week on setting interest rates.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 15, 2025

National park to remove photo of enslaved man's scars
The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of "corrosive ideology."

Washington Post Politics
Sep 15, 2025

JD Vance vows retribution on liberal institutions after Charlie Kirk killing
Vice President JD Vance hosted Charlie Kirk's podcast as he mourns his friend and potentially cements his position as the heir to the political movement built by Kirk, a powerful GOP force.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 15, 2025

U.S. forces kill 3 alleged drug smugglers from Venezuela, Trump says
The operation marks the second time this month that the U.S. military has unleashed deadly force on a vessel originating from Venezuela.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 15, 2025

U.S. kills 3 in strike on alleged drug boat from Venezuela, Trump says
The president also signaled that his administration was preparing to take military action against Latin American cartels that move narcotics over land.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 15, 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
Sep 15, 2025

JD Vance hosts ‘Charlie Kirk Show,' as he mourns a friend and ally
JD Vance hosts Charlie Kirk's podcast as he mourns his friend and could cement his position as heir to the political movement Kirk built, a powerful GOP force.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 15, 2025

Trump threatens to retake control of D.C. police over Bowser's position on ICE
President Donald Trump increased tensions Monday with Democratic D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, who has been relatively cooperative with his demands so far.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 15, 2025

Trump starts construction on long-held dream: A White House ballroom
Crews have begun cutting down trees and removing shrubs to prepare the site for construction. Officials would not specify how many trees will be removed.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 15, 2025

Even as they look ahead to midterms, Democrats keep rehashing Biden
A number of potential 2028 candidates, including Kamala Harris, have recently criticized Biden for his reelection bid.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 14, 2025

Hochul, Van Hollen back Zohran Mamdani as senator slams ‘spineless' Democrats
Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland says Democratic leaders need to line up behind Zohran Mamdani's New York mayoral bid if the party wants to win elections.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 14, 2025

Kirk shooting suspect had ‘leftist ideology' but motive unclear, Utah official says
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said authorities are speaking with suspect Tyler Robinson's family and romantic partner as they investigate Charlie Kirk's killing.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 14, 2025

Van Hollen accuses Democrats who don't back Mamdani of ‘spineless politics'
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) accused Democrats who don't back Zohran Mamdani to be New York mayor of "spineless politics."

Washington Post Politics
Sep 14, 2025

Kirk shooting suspect had ‘leftist ideology' but motive unclear, Utah gov. says
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said authorities are speaking with suspect Tyler Robinson's family and romantic partner as they investigate Charlie Kirk's killing.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 14, 2025

Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas will not seek reelection
The longtime lawmaker, who has at times disagreed with Trump on foreign policy, has been a supporter of Ukraine in its war against Russia.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 14, 2025

Trump's unpredictable Guard deployments send big-city mayors scrambling
Democratic mayors are laboring to stay prepared and unified as Trump weighs federal incursions that could upend their communities and political careers.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 14, 2025

Charlie Kirk's killing and its aftermath are symptoms of a fragile democracy
Rising politically motivated violence is an "attack on the American experiment," cautioned Utah Gov. Spencer Cox.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 14, 2025

Charlie Kirk's murder and its aftermath are symptoms of a fragile democracy
Rising politically motivated violence is an ‘attack on the American experiment,' cautions Utah Gov. Spencer Cox.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 13, 2025

How Charlie Kirk's social media machine rewired a generation's politics
The 31-year-old activist and provocateur build a modern political organization for the social media age, through the arts of online discourse and discord.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 13, 2025

Trump demands NATO action on Russian oil before any U.S. sanctions
Critics said the comments could further delay Trump's efforts to pressure Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 13, 2025

Trump has been missing from campaign to sell ‘big' bill to voters
Republicans acknowledge that voters don't know what's in their massive legislation, but the president has done little to help educate them and sell the bill.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 13, 2025

After Kirk killing, political leaders pull back from public appearances
Worries were already rising after acts of political violence have started piling up. Now, that unease has reached new levels.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 13, 2025

On Trump's hand, it's not just the bruise. It's the (apparent) cover-up.
A makeup artist who worked on the 2024 "Apprentice" film critiques the president's much-discussed hand discoloration.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 13, 2025

Pentagon plan envisions 1,000 troops for Louisiana policing mission
Documents reviewed by The Post illustrate the Trump administration's evolving strategy for sending the military into cities with Democratic majorities.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 12, 2025

Workers are getting fired, placed on leave over Charlie Kirk posts
Reactions to the conservative activist's killing have become a litmus test for employers' tolerance for political speech by employees, in public and private.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 12, 2025

Lutnick says Musk was ‘backward' in cutting government
The commerce secretary said the billionaire's efforts focused too much on reducing the workforce rather than targeting waste.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 12, 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
Sep 12, 2025

Trump announces National Guard will be deployed in Memphis to fight crime
During a television interview, the president said that the Tennessee city is "deeply troubled." The move follows similar use of the Guard in D.C.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 12, 2025

Athlete's sex abuse plea deal leads to threats against judge, court says
The Idaho Judicial Branch said "misinformation" about the sentence of ex-BYU baseball player Candon Dahle in a child sexual abuse case "fueled nationwide threats."

Washington Post Politics
Sep 12, 2025

Trump attacks on judges go global, reaching foreign court systems
White House efforts against a Brazilian judge who tried former president Jair Bolsonaro is the latest example of targeting judicial officials abroad.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 12, 2025

Trump's attacks on judges have gone global, reaching foreign court systems
The White House's efforts against a judge who tried former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is the latest example of it criticizing or putting sanctions on judicial officials in other countries.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 12, 2025

Schumer readying to fight for health care in government funding battle
The apparent red line from the Senate Democratic leader comes six months after Schumer stood down in the face of another government funding battle.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 11, 2025

Trump vows to punish critics after slaying of Charlie Kirk
President Donald Trump and his staff blame "radical left political violence" for the killing of their friend and Republican activist.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 11, 2025

They came to see Charlie Kirk. They say his killing won't quiet them.
Conservatives who saw the controversial activist shot dead at Utah Valley University were left shaken but said their movement would only grow stronger.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 11, 2025

A traffic stop, two car chases, then a lockdown at the CIA
Police pursuing undocumented immigrants had the drama of a TV procedural.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 11, 2025

Charlie Kirk's killing and a new age of political violence
With the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the United States is entering a new era of fear.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 11, 2025

Republicans invoke ‘nuclear option' in push to change Senate rules
The rules change will allow the Senate to confirm multiple people at once, helping to clear a backlog of nearly 150 Trump nominees awaiting floor votes.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 11, 2025

Republicans name members to new Jan. 6 committee
Democrats and Republicans will participate in a GOP-led reinvestigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 11, 2025

What a Virginia Democrat's decisive win may mean for midterm elections
Democrat James Walkinshaw handily won a recent special election in Virginia's 11th Congressional District with a message focused on job loss from Trump's cuts to federal workforce.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 11, 2025

To Vance, Charlie Kirk was not just a political ally. He was a friend.
The vice president and the conservative activist, who was killed Wednesday, had a friendship that went back almost a decade.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 11, 2025

Nadine Menendez, wife of ex-senator, sentenced to 4½ years
She was convicted in April for her part in a bribery scandal that resulted in her husband, former U.S. senator Bob Menendez, being sentenced to prison for 11 years.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 11, 2025

Tell The Post your thoughts on political violence and videos of shootings
We want to hear readers' thoughts on political violence and their experiences with it on social media in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's killing.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 11, 2025

America enters a new age of political violence
Leaders in both parties react to Charlie Kirk's slaying with fear and foreboding about the country's direction.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 11, 2025

Vance to visit Charlie Kirk's family, canceling 9/11 memorial trip
The vice president and the conservative activist, who was killed Wednesday, had a friendship that went back almost a decade.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

At a Capitol Hill church, mourners gather at a vigil for Charlie Kirk
More than 150 people gathered to remember the conservative political figure, who was fatally shot during a campus event.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

In Trump's White House, Charlie Kirk's killing is deeply personal
The conservative founder of Turning Point USA animated a generation of young activists and was on a first-name basis with most of the West Wing.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

House passes $892.6 billion defense bill over Democrats' protests
The vote, mostly along party lines, lost Democratic support as the GOP rebuffed efforts to rein in President Donald Trump's domestic military agenda.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

Charlie Kirk, fiery voice in conservative politics, killed at 31
Charlie Kirk, 31, built one of the most influential organizations on the right, turning viral debate moments into fuel for Turning Point's rapid growth.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

Trump administration will resume plans for federal charity drive
The move comes after pushback from charities who had opposed ending the longstanding tradition of charitable giving from the federal workforce.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

Supreme Court won't block transgender student's use of school bathroom
The high court left standing a lower-court order allowing a 14-year-old transgender student to use a school bathroom that aligns with his gender identity, turning aside an emergency appeal from South Carolina to lift the ruling.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

Democrats pressure Trump to show proof deadly boat strike was legal
The incident has frustrated lawmakers from both parties who have questioned why the administration has not publicly disclosed evidence to back up its claims.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

With her new candor, Harris does further damage to Biden's legacy
The former vice president says in a forthcoming book that she regrets not urging Biden to drop out and faulted his White House for a lack of support.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

Trump calls for death penalty for man accused of fatal stabbing on N.C. train
While it is not unusual for presidents to speak out about high-profile killings, they typically do not publicly urge prosecutors to pursue a certain punishment.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

Harris says it was ‘recklessness' to defer to Bidens on reelection decision
In her forthcoming memoir, Harris also writes about not feeling supported by Biden's staff, who she said "rarely" defended her.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

Play mini golf to see how politicians tilt elections using maps
Can you beat par in our Gerrymander Invitational?

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

National Guard collects unfavorable public input on D.C. deployment
Internal documents reviewed by The Post reveal, with rare candor, how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans' trust in the military.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

National Guard documents reveal candor, ‘shame' over D.C. deployment
Internal documents reviewed by The Post reveal, with rare candor, how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans' trust in the military.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

National Guard documents show public ‘fear,' troops' ‘shame' over D.C. presence
Internal documents reviewed by The Post reveal, with rare candor, how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans' trust in the military.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

National Guard documents show public ‘fear,' veterans' ‘shame' over D.C. presence
Internal documents reviewed by The Post reveal, with rare candor, how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans' trust in the military.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

Democrats fight over how to defeat Republican Sen. Susan Collins
The emerging Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in Maine embodies a stark choice in a party trying to remake itself.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

Trump blames Democrats for Charlotte stabbing. Records complicate the story.
The case has sharped partisan divisions about an intractable root of crime: how to treat the seriously mentally ill who pose risks of violence.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 10, 2025

5 takeaways from JD Vance's interview on deportations, drugs and Ukraine
The vice president wants more deportations and to replicate the D.C. federal law enforcement crackdown in other cities, he said on "The Matt Gaetz Show."

Washington Post Politics
Sep 09, 2025

Is the signature Trump's? Epstein birthday book feeds speculation.
Trump denies it is his, and experts say they can't be sure. The White House welcomed a forensic analysis of the loopy D and long tail.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 09, 2025

After declaring D.C. ‘safe,' Trump dines out in the city
The president boasted in recent days about the results of the federal takeover of D.C. police. During his first term, he ventured only to the restaurant at the hotel he owned.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 09, 2025

Elizabeth Tsurkov, Princeton student held captive in Iraq, is released, Trump says
Israeli-Russian dual citizen Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped in 2023 by an Iran-backed militia in Iraq, and Trump said she has been moved to the U.S. embassy there.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 09, 2025

No clear answers on whether Trump signed the Epstein birthday book
Trump denies it is his, and experts say they can't be sure. The White House welcomed a forensic analysis of the loopy D and long tail.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 09, 2025

White House rebukes Israel over strike on Hamas in Qatar
Trump condemned the attack. Analysts say his mixed messaging on the war emboldened Israel to take unilateral military action.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 09, 2025

Fired CDC director who clashed with RFK Jr. set to testify in Senate
The hearing would give Susan Monarez a high-profile opportunity to respond to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims about her ethics and their conversations about vaccines.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 09, 2025

Chief justice allows Trump to freeze $4 billion in foreign aid for now
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.'s ruling allows the Trump administration to freeze the aid while the high court decides whether to take up an emergency appeal.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 09, 2025

What we know about the Epstein birthday book
Trump is mentioned in it several times.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 09, 2025

Supreme Court to weigh legality of Trump's tariffs in key economic case
Trump has said tariffs will help end the fentanyl crisis, rebuild manufacturing and save jobs, but the moves have unsettled investors and stoked economic concerns.

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