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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Sep 09, 2025

Missouri state House passes Trump-backed congressional map
The plan would likely give Republicans one more U.S. House seat. It heads to the state Senate, where it is expected to pass this month and win the signature of Gov. Mike Kehoe (R).

Washington Post Politics
Sep 09, 2025

New polling helps explain why Trump is intervening in New York's mayoral race
The president has made no secret of his dislike of Zohran Mamdani, the leader in a crowded field that includes Andrew Cuomo and incumbent Eric Adams.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 09, 2025

Judge throws out charges against GOP would-be electors in Michigan
The dismissal of the charges is a victory for Trump and his allies and a blow to Michigan's Democratic attorney general.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 09, 2025

For Trump, latest Epstein disclosures bring continued political pain
The release of more documents about Jeffrey Epstein, including a bawdy drawing that Trump denied making, has prolonged the political problem for the president.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 09, 2025

Senators ramp up pressure on Trump to abandon threats to send troops into U.S. cities
Democratic senators are filing a brief in support of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's suit against the Trump administration.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 09, 2025

Pushing Democratic ‘reset,' a religious Texas lawmaker runs for Senate
State Rep. James Talarico on Tuesday entered his party's primary for the seat currently held by GOP Sen. John Cornyn.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 09, 2025

Democrats pick members for new GOP-led committee on Jan. 6 Capitol attack
The subcommittee will have subpoena power and is authorized to conduct a complete investigation of the events in 2021, when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 08, 2025

House committee releases more Epstein documents, including ‘birthday book'
Aides for the Oversight Committee said the documents include a redacted version of the "birthday book" Epstein's former partner Ghislaine Maxwell gifted him for his 50th birthday.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 08, 2025

House Oversight Committee releases Epstein documents
Aides for the Oversight Committee said the documents include a redacted version of the "birthday book" Epstein's former partner Ghislaine Maxwell gifted him for his 50th birthday.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 08, 2025

Trump exhorts Americans to pray for U.S. ahead of 250th anniversary
Trump suggests Americans gather in groups of 10 for weekly prayers ahead of the celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary, a blurring of church-state lines.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 08, 2025

Trump downplays domestic disputes as he touts D.C. crime reduction
President Trump downplayed domestic disputes in a speech, suggesting they inflate D.C. crime statistics. Critics argue this undermines the seriousness of domestic violence.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 08, 2025

Trump downplays domestic disturbances as he touts D.C. crime reduction
President Trump downplayed domestic disputes in a speech, suggesting they inflate D.C. crime statistics. Critics argue this undermines the seriousness of domestic violence.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 08, 2025

Epstein estate documents come to the Hill
Aides for the Oversight Committee said the documents include a redacted version of the so-called "birthday book" Epstein's former partner Ghislaine Maxwell gifted him for his 50th birthday.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 08, 2025

Hegseth in Puerto Rico as Pentagon eyes island for military usage
The unannounced trip coincides with the Trump administration's plan to dramatically ramp up operations targeting Latin American drug cartels.

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Sep 08, 2025

Supreme Court lifts limits on immigration raids in the Los Angeles area
The raids sparked major protests in Southern California. President Donald Trump deployed troops from the California National Guard and Marines in response.

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Sep 08, 2025

Chief justice allows Trump to fire a Democratic FTC commissioner for now
The ruling comes after an appeals court last week found that Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter could be reinstated to her job because the president had fired her "without cause."

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Sep 08, 2025

Appeals court denies Trump effort to toss $83 million judgment in E. Jean Carroll case
A civil jury had last year ordered Donald Trump to pay the writer E. Jean Carroll more than $83 million for defaming her.

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Sep 08, 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.

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Sep 08, 2025

Trump praises cancellation of Tom Hanks ceremony by West Point alumni group
Trump said it was an "important move" to nix the ceremony for the actor, who has supported Democrats. Trump called Hanks "woke" on social media.

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Sep 08, 2025

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow freeze on billions in foreign aid
The emergency request could set up a major test of the president's assertion that he has the unilateral authority to block spending budgeted by Congress.

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Sep 08, 2025

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow it to freeze billions in foreign aid
The emergency request could set up a major test of the president's assertion that he has the unilateral authority to block spending budgeted by Congress.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 08, 2025

It's not just Trump. Red states are cracking down on their own blue cities.
In Mississippi, GOP lawmakers expanded the reach of the Capitol Police in Jackson and created a separate judicial system there.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 08, 2025

DOJ stops defending contempt conviction of Peter Navarro amid appeal
Navarro says he is not seeking a Trump pardon. Instead, he hopes his case will set a precedent on executive privilege.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 08, 2025

States face massive new costs under Trump budget cuts
Governors are already making budgetary decisions in anticipation of added costs and responsibilities they will have to take on.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 07, 2025

South Korea announces deal to repatriate workers detained in Hyundai raid
South Korea said it intends to repatriate the more than 300 of its nationals who were detained during an immigration raid on a Hyundai factory in Georgia.

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Sep 07, 2025

Johnson backs off claim that Trump was an ‘FBI informant' in Epstein case
The statements from the speaker come as Democrats and a small number of Republicans are pushing for legislation to compel the release of more files on Jeffrey Epstein.

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Sep 07, 2025

Doubts about RFK Jr. grow for some Republicans
GOP senators say his moves on vaccines are risky for public health. They also may be bad politics.

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Sep 07, 2025

Conspiracy theories helped elect Trump. Now he can't shake them.
Trump's history of stoking suspicion now poses challenges as he leads the very power structure his supporters distrust.

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Sep 07, 2025

Justice Barrett defends Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe
In her new memoir, the only woman on the court's conservative majority writes the 1973 decision upholding a right to abortion was a historic outlier and went against the will of many Americans.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 07, 2025

Newsom won't stop mocking Trump — and Trump keeps taking the bait
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has seized attention like no other Democrat in President Donald Trump's second term.

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Sep 07, 2025

Why companies are laying off so many workers and slowing hiring
Tariff uncertainty, stubbornly high inflation and rising AI adoption are giving rise to labor market gridlock.

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Sep 07, 2025

Why it's the toughest time to be searching for work in America in years
Tariff uncertainty, stubbornly high inflation and rising AI adoption are giving rise to labor market gridlock.

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Sep 07, 2025

Why some Republicans are newly worried about RFK Jr.
GOP senators say his moves on vaccines are risky for public health. They also may be bad politics.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 06, 2025

Biden chooses Delaware for presidential library, picks board to raise funds
The exact site for the center has not been chosen, but the 46th president has a close affiliation with the University of Delaware.

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Sep 06, 2025

The Republican economist who says Trump is wrong about almost everything
A top adviser for George W. Bush, John McCain and congressional GOP leaders gives his thoughts on where the conservative project went awry.

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Sep 06, 2025

West Point alumni group cancels award ceremony for Tom Hanks
The decision follows a series of political controversies involving the Trump administration that have rattled the prestigious military institution.

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Sep 06, 2025

MAGA has a new cautionary tale: England
Anti-Muslim rhetoric was prominent at a conference where Trump administration allies called Britain the "canary in the coal mine" for problems they attributed to mass migration.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 06, 2025

Why is Trump intervening in the New York City mayor's race?
Donald Trump has made no secret of his dislike of Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old Democratic mayoral candidate who is leading in a crowded field.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 05, 2025

Trump launches War Department rebrand without congressional approval
Decades-old legislation that enshrined the Defense Department in federal law remains in place, but the Pentagon moved swiftly to adopt the Department of War name.

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Sep 05, 2025

Trump executive order targets nations that detain U.S. citizens
The move empowers the State Department to impose sanctions and other punitive measures on governments that hold Americans without justification.

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Sep 05, 2025

Defying past criticism, Trump plans G-20 summit at his Doral resort
Hosting the summit at a Trump property could invite the kind of allegations of self-dealing that prompted the president to withdraw an offer involving the G-7.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 05, 2025

How Stephen Miller is running Trump's effort to take over D.C.
The deputy White House chief of staff has emerged as a key enforcer of the D.C. operation in the month since Trump federalized the local police department.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 04, 2025

Biden undergoes surgery to remove skin cancer lesions
Former president Joe Biden underwent a procedure that involves cutting away layers of skin until there are no longer signs of cancer, his spokesperson said.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 04, 2025

Trump administration to help share new HIV drug with impacted nations
The plan to target pregnant and breastfeeding mothers will be administered through PEPFAR. Critics said it appeared to sidestep LGBTQ people.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 04, 2025

Trump to rebrand Defense Department as War Department
Trump is expected to sign an executive order Friday, though it is unclear if he can permanently change the agency's title without legislation from Congress.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 04, 2025

Trump to rename Defense Department to War Department
Trump is expected to sign an executive order Friday, though it is unclear if he can permanently change the agency's title without legislation from Congress.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 04, 2025

Appeals court keeps pause on order limiting National Guard actions in L.A.
The three-judge panel agreed to maintain an existing pause on a lower court order.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 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
Sep 04, 2025

Trump administration to end European security programs focused on Russia
The decision, affecting hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. military aid, has alarmed NATO allies and upset U.S. lawmakers who strongly back the alliance.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 04, 2025

Pentagon approves use of Navy base for Chicago ICE operations
Pentagon approves use of Chicago-area Navy base for ICE operations. Defense officials have said the installation could be used by military forces who are called to assist.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 04, 2025

How can a U.S. president write an order that goes against an established law? Ask Karen Tumulty.
Join our chief political correspondent for her next live chat on Thursday, Sept. 4 at 12 p.m. ET.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 04, 2025

Will the Epstein bill get a vote? Karen Tumulty took your questions.
Our chief political correspondent answered your questions during her biweekly live chat.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 04, 2025

Trump officials restore Ronny Jackson's military rank after Biden-era demotion
"I was, and still am, a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral," Jackson said, suggesting the misconduct allegations upheld against him were politically motivated.

Washington Post Politics
Sep 04, 2025

Trump officials ask Supreme Court to quickly allow sweeping tariffs
The petition could set up a blockbuster case on a centerpiece of the president's agenda with huge ramifications for the U.S. economy, global trade and consumers.

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