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Washington Post Politics
Oct 28, 2025

With golf, gold and deals, Japan's new prime minister tries to charm Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Donald Trump inked a rare-earth minerals deal ahead of Trump's meeting with China's Xi Jinping.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 28, 2025

Callers to Social Security wait for hours to get help. Hear their ordeals.
Millions of seniors and disabled people call Social Security's 1-800 number every month. What they experience is often maddening.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 28, 2025

He wrote a song about not waiting. It's the hold music at Social Security.
The story behind the surprisingly catchy hold music at Social Security that millions have heard - and plenty even love.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 28, 2025

A democratic socialist is poised to become New York mayor. Democrats are nervous.
The party is divided over how much Zohran Mamdani's rise will matter in 2026 midterm elections that they expect to be dominated by opposition to Trump.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 28, 2025

Citing autopen use, House Oversight Committee finds Biden actions ‘illegitimate'
A report released Tuesday calls for further DOJ investigation into the Biden administration.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 28, 2025

Trump put allies on obscure board set to decide White House ballroom's fate
Current and former members of the National Capital Planning Commission panned Trump's East Wing demolition and worried that his ballroom would be rubber-stamped

Washington Post Politics
Oct 27, 2025

Trump signs rare earth minerals deal with Japan ahead of China meeting
Trump met with new Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi, who heralded the start of a "new golden age" in the bilateral relationship following tricky trade talks.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 27, 2025

Virginia Democrats launch redistricting effort as Republicans vow to fight
A special session is the first step in what could be a months-long race to change Virginia's congressional map before next year's midterms. The nationwide effort spreads to Indiana.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 27, 2025

What's Obama been up to?
Why Democrats are looking to a former president to weather the Trump storm.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 27, 2025

Virginia Democrats kick off effort to create more blue congressional seats
A special session of the Virginia General Assembly starts Monday. It's part of a nationwide redistricting race, with Indiana's Republican governor calling a special session there too.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 27, 2025

Americans split along political lines over Bad Bunny's Super Bowl pick
A Quinnipiac University polls shows Democrats overwhelmingly support the NFL's pick for the halftime show while nearly as many Republicans oppose it.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 27, 2025

Largest federal workers union calls for ‘clean' bill to end shutdown
The American Federation of Government Employees is calling for a stopgap funding measure to bring employees back to work with back pay.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 27, 2025

Trump open to extending Asia trip to meet with Kim Jong Un
The president said it would be "pretty easy" to meet with the North Korean leader on his Asia tour, but White House officials have downplayed the likelihood.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 26, 2025

Trump called Pence a ‘wimp' before Jan. 6 attack, according to new notes
Pence's handwritten notes documenting a phone call with Trump before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack would have been used as evidence if a criminal case had gone to trial.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 26, 2025

Chinese and U.S. officials tentatively agree to avert 100 percent tariffs
The announcement marked a significant de-escalation of a volatile trade war ahead of Trump's Thursday meeting with Xi.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 26, 2025

We listened to all the podcasts from 2028 candidates. Here's who stood out.
A guide to political podcasts from potential candidates. Not all of them are riveting.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 26, 2025

After Trump gains, New Jersey governor's race offers a test for Democrats
GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli hopes for improved Black and Latino support against Democratic rival Mikie Sherrill.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 26, 2025

Trump projects peacemaker image at Cambodia-Thailand deal ceremony
President Donald Trump kicked off his Asia trip in Malaysia by dancing on the tarmac before signing an agreement that formalizes a Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 25, 2025

Trump raises tariffs on Canada by 10% over Reagan ad
President Trump had halted trade talks with Canada over a provincial government's ad that has since been canceled.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 25, 2025

Kamala Harris says she may run for president again
"I am not done," Harris says in the interview with BBC that will air on Sunday.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 25, 2025

Republicans bet frenzied redistricting push can outrun historic trends
Republicans could gain up to 10 seats through state legislatures drawing new House lines, but it might not be enough to save their majority.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 25, 2025

Republicans bet frenzied redistricting push can outrun historical trends
Republicans could gain up to 10 seats through state legislatures drawing new House lines, but it might not be enough to save their majority.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 25, 2025

Trump to meet with Xi as he travels to Asia to contain trade war
The president's swing through Malaysia, Japan and Korea will also include meetings with allies strained by tariffs.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 25, 2025

Zohran Mamdani's mayoral candidacy stirs Jews in New York - and beyond
Questions about what the rise of an anti-Zionist mayor in the most Jewish U.S. city means

Washington Post Politics
Oct 25, 2025

How Trump's ballroom will dwarf the White House
Trump's new 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom would be almost as large as the rest of the complex.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 25, 2025

Justice Dept. says it will monitor polls in California and New Jersey
The move follows requests by Republicans in the two Democratic-led states. In California, the vote on a redistricting proposal could alter congressional lines.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

With East Wing gone, questions now turn to Trump's ballroom donors
Ethics experts and Democrats say they are eager to know whether the private donors behind the planned $300 million ballroom are poised to receive any benefits in return.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

Pentagon to use $130 million anonymous donation to help pay troops
The amount is less than a day's worth of salaries. Fiscal policy experts say the move also raises legal questions.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

House Minority Leader Jeffries endorses Zohran Mamdani
Jeffries, who represents a Brooklyn district, had faced questions for months over why he hadn't endorsed Mamdani in the New York City mayoral race.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

Social Security increase is in line with inflation but trails key expenses
Millions of Americans who collect retirement, disability, survivor and dependent benefits will see a 2.8 percent bump in 2026.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

Trump cancels trade negotiations with Canada over anti-tariff ad
President Donald Trump claimed Canada "fraudulently used" an advertisement that featured audio from a 1987 radio address by President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

Pentagon orders aircraft carrier to Latin America as Trump signals escalation
A spokesman said the dramatic increase in combat power aims not only to "disrupt narcotics trafficking" in the region but to "degrade and dismantle" the criminal groups that operate there.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

Top Democrats demand details of spy agencies' role in boat strikes
Democrats are demanding that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard share intelligence on lethal operations against alleged narcotics traffickers.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

Letitia James pleads not guilty in mortgage case Trump pushed
The New York attorney general who prosecuted Donald Trump makes her first court appearance in a case in which she is accused of mortgage fraud.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

Social Security check increase is in line with inflation but trails key expenses
Millions of Americans who collect retirement, disability, survivor and dependent benefits will see a 2.8 percent bump in 2026.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

U.S. kills six in latest strike on alleged drug boat, Hegseth says
The operation marked the 10th known attack on suspected smugglers from Latin America, pushing the reported death toll to at least 43.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

Social Security cost-of-living rise in line with inflation but trails key expenses
The annual cost-of-living adjustment is in line with overall inflation, but it trails categories such as energy and health care.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

NBA's gambling scandal renews congressional calls to regulate sports betting
Lawmakers want "safeguards" added after charges are brought against dozens of people, including current and former high-profile NBA figures, in federal sports-betting and illegal poker investigations.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

Here are the donors contributing to Trump's White House ballroom
Companies such as Google, Amazon and Meta are on the list of donors to the planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom. The East Wing has been demolished as part of the project.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

D.C.'s newest tourist attraction is a demolition site. (Yeah, that one.)
The East Wing demolition has become a surprise tourist attraction in Washington D.C., with visitors gathering to watch the destruction of the historic building.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

At the White House, tourists can't look away from the East Wing demolition
The East Wing demolition has become a surprise tourist attraction in Washington D.C., with visitors gathering to watch the destruction of the historic building.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

Letitia James expected to plead not guilty in mortgage case Trump pushed
The New York attorney general who prosecuted Donald Trump makes her first court appearance in a case in which she is accused of mortgage fraud.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

Republicans who once opposed Trump's military impulses now lower their guard
The president's talk of further escalating his campaign in Latin America nevertheless poses uncomfortable questions for some in Congress.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 24, 2025

Trump says he's canceling trade negotiations with Canada over anti-tariff ad
President Donald Trump said Canada "fraudulently used" an ad that featured audio from a 1987 radio address by President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

The East Wing is gone, and Trump turns to damage control
Demolition crews appeared to finish taking down the bulk of the White House wing Thursday, while President Donald Trump defended the project.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Putin says U.S. sanctions are ‘serious' but won't make Russia stop war
President Donald Trump's sanctions against two of Russia's largest oil companies come as the European Union passes its 19th package targeting the energy sector.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Mamdani denounces Cuomo's ‘racist' attacks in New York mayoral race
The front-runner made his comments following a radio interview in which Cuomo brought up the 9/11 attacks while arguing that Mamdani, a Muslim, lacks governing experience.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

To counter Trump, Virginia Democrats plan to redraw congressional map
Virginia Democrats will move to call in a special session as soon as Thursday to consider redrawing its congressional district map lines.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

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Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Are TSA and air traffic employees being paid? Answers to your shutdown questions.
Our reporters answered your questions during a live chat.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

When will federal workers get paid? Ask us your shutdown questions.
Our reporters covering the shutdown will answer your questions during a live chat on Thursday at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Russia faces surprise setback with Trump's new oil sanctions
President Donald Trump's sanctions against Russia's two biggest oil companies come as the European Union passes its 19th package targeting the energy sector.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Frustration grows over Trump bailout of Argentina
President Trump's decision to bail out Argentina has sparked outrage among U.S. farmers struggling from the trade war with China.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

E.U. joins U.S. with new Russia sanctions as Trump's shift buoys Ukraine
President Donald Trump's sanctions against Russia's two biggest oil companies come as the European Union passes its 19th package targeting the energy sector.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Republicans struggle to explain shutdown of the House
Speaker Mike Johnson's initial strategy to jam the Senate has not worked, but he refuses to change tactics.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Many presidents have renovated the White House. How Trump's ballroom compares.
Construction on Trump's massive and expensive ballroom is underway, but it's far from the first extreme makeover made to what's known as the People's House.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Many presidents have renovated the White House. Trump's ballroom is different.
Construction on Trump's massive and expensive ballroom is underway, but it's far from the first extreme makeover made to what's known as the People's House.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Dominion voting, Trump and Fox's target after 2020, gets a MAGA makeover
Election technology companies are moving forward after years of expensive litigation and damaged reputations from unfounded attacks.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Dominion Voting, vilified by Trump after 2020, rebrands to appeal to skeptics
Election technology companies are moving forward after years of expensive litigation and damaged reputations from unfounded attacks.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Farmers, ranchers question Trump bailout of Argentina as they struggle
President Trump's decision to bail out Argentina has sparked outrage among U.S. farmers struggling from the trade war with China.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Canada's lengthy Parliament upgrade a sharp contrast to East Wing demolition
Compared with the breakneck pace of the Trump administration's White House renovations, work to refurbish Canada's Parliament could take 30 years.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

Canada's lengthy Parliament upgrade a stark contrast to East Wing demolition
Compared with the breakneck pace of the Trump administration's White House renovations, work to refurbish Canada's Parliament could take 30 years.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 23, 2025

U.S. kills five on alleged drug boats in Pacific, widening Trump's campaign
The president suggested that his administration is preparing to expand its counternarcotics efforts further to also encompass targets on land.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 22, 2025

5 takeaways from the final Mamdani-Cuomo debate
Cuomo landed some blows, but it will be hard to erode Mamdani's double-digit lead.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 22, 2025

Congress is running out of time to meet a crucial health care deadline
Lawmakers express little hope for the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies before open enrollment begins.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 22, 2025

Indiana Republicans don't have votes for new congressional map Trump wants
"The votes aren't there for redistricting," said a spokesman for the state's Senate GOP, the president's first major setback in his redistricting push ahead of next year's elections.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 22, 2025

Trump defends East Wing demolition, raises ballroom price to $300 million
The president said the new building would be connected to the White House with a glass bridge.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 22, 2025

Nancy Pelosi has a new challenger. He doesn't want to talk about her.
Scott Wiener, a California state senator, says his run is "not about other candidates" — including Pelosi.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 22, 2025

Can anyone stop Trump's teardown of the East Wing?
Many preservationists fear the answer is no. A pro-Trump review board is expected to approve the president's planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom, too.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 22, 2025

‘Our hands are tied': Can anyone stop Trump's tear-down of the East Wing?
Many preservationists fear the answer is no. A pro-Trump review board is expected to approve the president's planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom, too.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 22, 2025

U.S. kills two aboard alleged drug boat in Pacific, widening Trump's campaign
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the strike but, consistent with others, declined to identify the victims or offer evidence verifying they were hauling narcotics.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 22, 2025

Former GOP senator John Sununu announces bid for old seat in New Hampshire
Sununu is aiming to replace retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in a race in which his party hopes to replace a Democrat with a Republican.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 22, 2025

How Obama maneuvered behind the scenes to fight Trump on redistricting
The ex-president's involvement reflects the deep anxieties he has about Trump's agenda and has propelled him into a more political, public-facing role than he envisioned.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 21, 2025

University of Virginia nears deal with Trump officials to end investigations
The talks come months after University of Virginia President James E. Ryan resigned amid pressure from the Justice Department.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 21, 2025

Maine Senate hopeful changed tattoo ex-aide calls antisemitic
A Jewish civil rights group said the tattoo resembled a Nazi symbol. "I have legitimately dedicated much of my life to antifascism," Democrat Graham Platner said.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 21, 2025

Maine Senate hopeful says he'll remove tattoo ex-aide calls anti-Semitic
A Jewish civil rights group said the tattoo resembled a Nazi symbol. ‘I have legitimately dedicated much of my life to antifascism,' Democrat Graham Platner said.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 21, 2025

Trump's special counsel nominee withdraws
Paul Ingrassia withdrew after a number of GOP senators said they would not back him following reports about his racist texts.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 21, 2025

Trump's special counsel nominee withdraws from confirmation hearing
Paul Ingrassia withdrew from his upcoming confirmation hearing after a number of GOP senators said they would not back him following reports about racist texts.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 21, 2025

Arizona AG sues over Speaker Mike Johnson refusing to seat new House member
Arizona's attorney general sued the House after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) refused to swear in a Democrat who won a special election a month ago.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 21, 2025

Trump's controversial special counsel nominee is in trouble
A number of GOP senators say they won't back Paul Ingrassia's nomination following reports about his past rhetoric.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 21, 2025

White House expands East Wing demolition as critics decry Trump overreach
More of the structure was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Donald Trump's planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project's lack of transparency,

Washington Post Politics
Oct 21, 2025

Shooting by ICE officer in Los Angeles wounds motorist, U.S. marshal
Federal authorities said the driver had threatened officers with a vehicle while trying to flee an arrest.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 21, 2025

Vance seeks to bolster fragile Gaza ceasefire on trip to Israel
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Israel as the U.S. tries to show that it will enforce a Gaza ceasefire deal that is off to a shaky start.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 21, 2025

Trump refugee plan seeks 7,000 Afrikaners — and virtually no one else
The Trump administration's rush to process thousands of White South Africans as refugees coincides with plans for overall admissions set as low as 7,500.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 21, 2025

Vance arrives in Israel to bolster fragile Gaza ceasefire
Vice President JD Vance came to Israel as the U.S. tries to show it will enforce a Gaza ceasefire deal that is off to a shaky start.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 21, 2025

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested over threat to kill Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
The House minority leader confirmed in a statement that he was the subject of a "credible death threat" from someone "with every intention to carry it out."

Washington Post Politics
Oct 21, 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
Oct 21, 2025

North Carolina lawmakers vote to add GOP House seat, in win for Trump
The redrawing of North Carolina's congressional map comes as President Donald Trump presses Republicans to add more GOP seats to protect their majority in 2026.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 21, 2025

Trump can deploy National Guard troops to Portland, appeals court says
Oregon attorney general urges the full appeals court to review the decision, while governor says "fight is not over."

Washington Post Politics
Oct 20, 2025

Biden completes a course of radiation therapy for prostate cancer
Former president's spokesperson confirms Biden "rang the bell," a tradition in cancer facilities to mark major milestones for patients, at the Philadelphia center.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 20, 2025

Marines investigating errant live-fire blast over California's I-5
Artillery rounds also were launched over the freeway during a rehearsal for the demonstration attended by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 20, 2025

Marines to investigate errant live-fire blast over California's I-5
Artillery rounds also were launched over the freeway during a rehearsal for the demonstration attended by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 20, 2025

Trump touts rare-earths deal, submarine pact with Australia ahead of Xi meeting
The White House has criticized China's efforts to limit access to materials and minerals needed for manufacturing.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 20, 2025

Could Trump's boat strikes turn into war?
There's been an unexpected twist in the Trump administration's escalating attacks on alleged "narco-terrorists" from Venezuela: Two people survived a boat attack.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 20, 2025

Trump can send troops to Portland, appeals court says
A federal judge had blocked President Donald Trump from dispatching the National Guard to Portland.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 20, 2025

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump's ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn't ‘interfere' with the existing White House structure.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 20, 2025

Trump touts deal with Australia on rare earths ahead of Xi meeting
The White House has criticized China's efforts to limit access to materials, minerals needed for manufacturing.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 20, 2025

Supreme Court to hear challenge to law barring drug users from guns
The law is the one that Hunter Biden, the son of former president Joe Biden, was convicted of violating in 2024. Joe Biden later pardoned his son.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 20, 2025

After tense Trump meeting, Zelensky seeks European support
In an often fraught encounter, Trump told Zelensky to accept Putin's latest deal or face destruction at Russian hands, according to those familiar with events.

Washington Post Politics
Oct 20, 2025

In tense meeting, Trump told Zelensky to concede land, meet Putin's demands
In an often fraught encounter, Trump told Zelensky to accept Putin's terms to end the war, according to people familiar with the meeting.

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