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 ThebaultAlsobrooks 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 HiltonExit polls from the 2024 presidential election
National exit poll results for the 2024 presidential elections
By Emily Guskin, Chris Alcantara and Janice Kai ChenEven 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 BumpWhat 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 RubinA 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 KeatingDemocrat 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 TumultyFour 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 VozzellaWho 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 MasihIn 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 DeYoungThe 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 IgnatiusDemocratic 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 PaybarahRepublicans, 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 KaneWhat to make of Trump’s Cabinet picks
On some Cabinet picks, President-elect Donald Trump’s strategy is clear: disruption and retribution.
By Amber PhillipsDon’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.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 staffRanked-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 BoardTrump 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 MiroffSean 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 BumpTrump 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 Dawsey