California opens special session preparing for anti-Trump lawsuits

The session follows Donald Trump’s vows to punish the state if it fails to hew to his policy prescriptions.

By Reis ThebaultDecember 2, 2024

Alsobrooks formally resigns as Prince George’s county executive

The departure of Alsobrooks, who is headed to the U.S. Senate, triggers a pair of special election to fill her vacant seat and, potentially, two more special elections for a vacant council seat.

By Katie Mettler and Jasmine HiltonDecember 2, 2024

Exit polls from the 2024 presidential election

National exit poll results for the 2024 presidential elections

By Emily Guskin, Chris Alcantara and Janice Kai ChenDecember 2, 2024
PoliticsColumn

Even its creator now admits that ‘2000 Mules’ is discredited

But the enormous damage caused by the obviously contrived film has already been done.

By Philip BumpDecember 2, 2024

What Harris does next if she wants a second act

She can remain a political force to be reckoned with — if she plays her cards right.

By Jennifer RubinDecember 2, 2024

A Connecticut town that swung toward Trump offers clues for Democrats

Even in the Naugatuck Valley, a Democratic area in a blue state, economic frustrations pushed some voters toward the Republican nominee

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Dan KeatingDecember 2, 2024

Democrat Adam Frisch learned from his Colorado losses. The party should, too.

The candidate who nearly defeated Lauren Boebert has a plan for rebuilding a Democratic coalition.

By Karen TumultyDecember 1, 2024

Four centuries in, Virginia could be on track for its first female governor

The anticipated matchup between Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears would be a first for Virginia and the nation’s 11th woman vs. woman contest for governor.

By Laura VozzellaDecember 1, 2024

Who is Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to replace FBI director Chris Wray?

Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the nation’s premier law enforcement agency, is the author of a list of “deep state” officials to target.

By Niha MasihNovember 30, 2024

In silence and bluster, a shadow Trump foreign policy haunts Biden’s final acts

While Biden attempts to lock in policy priorities with partners, Mar-a-Lago is becoming a magnet for foreign leaders eager to win Trump’s good graces.

By Karen DeYoungNovember 30, 2024

The Regressivists come to Washington

Teddy Roosevelt’s Progressivists and Donald Trump’s DOGE billionaires diagnosed the same problem in government. They part ways after that.

By David IgnatiusNovember 29, 2024

Democratic lawmakers targeted with threats signed with ‘MAGA’

Lawmakers received detailed threats, including ones of a pipe bomb and swatting, according to a spokesperson for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

By Azi PaybarahNovember 29, 2024

Republicans, not Democrats, hold fate of Trump nominees in their hands

The Senate’s advise-and-consent process rests almost entirely with the majority, with any setbacks the incoming administration faces delivered from allies.

By Paul KaneNovember 28, 2024
The FixAnalysis

What to make of Trump’s Cabinet picks

On some Cabinet picks, President-elect Donald Trump’s strategy is clear: disruption and retribution.

By Amber PhillipsNovember 28, 2024

Don’t doomscroll about Trump. Do these five things instead.

Elections are important, but they’re not the only way to advance progressive policies.

By Perry Bacon Jr.November 27, 2024

The moments that made the second Trump administration

Seven writers on the president-elect’s staff and Cabinet choices and the stories that define them.

By Washington Post Opinions staffNovember 27, 2024

Ranked-choice voting continues to work in Alaska. It would everywhere else, too.

Alaskans saved ranked-choice voting on the same day they elected a conservative to Congress.

By the Editorial BoardNovember 26, 2024

Trump tied migrant entries and fentanyl to tariffs. Here are the facts.

Neither his claim that border crossings are an unchecked “invasion” nor his depiction of drugs pouring across an unguarded border has any basis in federal data.

By Justine McDaniel and Nick MiroffNovember 26, 2024
PoliticsColumn

Sean Hannity neatly encapsulates the right’s hypocrisy on prosecutions

The charges against Donald Trump, Hannity insisted Monday, were unacceptable. He then immediately transitioned to a guest who wants to jail Democratic officials.

By Philip BumpNovember 26, 2024

Trump aide sought payments from job seekers, internal legal review found

Boris Epshteyn used his proximity to the president-elect to benefit himself, a Trump legal review found. He denies the allegation.

By Isaac Arnsdorf and Josh DawseyNovember 25, 2024