Biden team plans television ads after Tuesday reelection announcement
President Biden is expected to release a video Tuesday announcing he is seeking a return to the White House at a tumultuous moment
By Tyler Pager and Michael SchererDaines, head of powerful Senate GOP fundraising arm, endorses Trump
Daines made his endorsement during an interview on Donald Trump Jr.'s podcast. The senator told Trump’s son — Daines’s longtime friend — that the “best four years” he had in the Senate were those he served during the Trump administration.
By Mariana Alfaro and Isaac ArnsdorfSchumer announces Senate will vote on the Equal Rights Amendment this week
When Congress passed the measure in 1972, it gave the state ratification process seven years to be completed. The proposed legislation would remove that deadline and allow the Constitution to be amended.
By Mariana AlfaroIran gained access to election results website in 2020, military reveals
U.S. officials disrupted the attack before the votes were tallied.
By Joseph MennWyden asks Texas billionaire for detailed accounting of gifts to Clarence Thomas
In a letter, the Senate Democrat said the “unprecedented arrangement between a wealthy benefactor and a Supreme Court justice” raises concerns related to tax and ethics laws.
By John WagnerHouse GOP’s latest Hunter Biden laptop theory is less than meets the eye
Jim Jordan and company allege the Biden campaign got former intelligence officials to help suppress the story. The connection isn't so direct, though.
By Aaron BlakeA GOP governor touched by tragedy makes rare push for gun law
Gov. Bill Lee (R) is pushing for what is commonly known as a red-flag law. The fact that he won't call it that says a lot.
By Aaron BlakeDeSantis’s best poll deserts him
But it still suggests a path to victory in a key state — New Hampshire — for the would-be presidential candidate.
By Aaron BlakeFox News’s next big problem: Smartmatic
The claims were similar to the ones made about Dominion which resulted in a $787.5 million settlement. But there are some differences.
By Aaron BlakeProud Boys saw themselves as ‘Trump’s army,’ U.S. says in trial closings
Closing arguments are underway in the seditious conspiracy trial of five Proud Boys leaders accused of spearheading the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
By Spencer S. Hsu, Rachel Weiner and Tom JackmanWhat to know about the Trump-E. Jean Carroll case going to trial
In addition to facing criminal charges in Manhattan, Donald Trump is a defendant in a civil lawsuit over an alleged rape decades ago.
By Mark Berman and Shayna JacobsWhy Tucker Carlson was a problem for Fox News
We don’t yet know why he and Fox abruptly parted ways, but his fast-and-loose style and huge stature were a toxic mix in our new post-Dominion era.
By Aaron BlakeBiden welcomes ‘Tennessee Three’ to White House to discuss gun control
The president met with the three Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion votes after participating in protests over last month’s school shooting in Nashville.
By John WagnerRon Johnson takes Hunter Biden-laptop-whataboutism to new heights
Apparently a letter written in October 2020 was more influential than the interference of October 2016.
By Philip BumpNikki Haley to make antiabortion pitch with eye on swing voters
Haley is set to deliver a speech Tuesday aiming to put her stamp on the issue as an unapologetic antiabortion voice who can nonetheless win back moderates who other Republican candidates alienated in the midterms.
By Michael Scherer and Dylan WellsNow what for Tucker Carlson? Now what for Fox News?
The right-wing channel parted ways with one of its biggest stars. What history tells us about what comes next — and how Carlson's likely unique.
By Philip BumpAlito’s remarkable reasoning in his abortion-pill dissent
Alito suggested the Biden administration might simply disregard an unfavorable ruling on mifepristone. Here's what he appears to be talking about.
By Aaron BlakeSusan Rice to leave role as White House domestic policy chief
Rice, 58, formerly served as national security advisor and ambassador to the United Nations under President Barack Obama.
By Amy B WangRay Epps’s very good point about culpability for Jan. 6
In an interview with “60 Minutes,” the focal point of endless right-wing conspiracy theories offered a succinct, effective defense.
By Philip BumpTracking presidential candidates for the 2024 election
We are tracking the Democrats and Republicans who have announced they are running for president in the 2024 election and who might announce next.
By Hannah Knowles, Amy B Wang, Kati Perry and Szu Yu ChenSupreme Court to decide if officials can block constituents on social media
At issue is whether the First Amendment guarantees access to personal social-media accounts that are used by public officials to communicate with constituents.
By Robert BarnesTracking Biden administration political appointees to fill top roles
Follow the president's progress filling nearly 800 positions, among the 1,200 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
By Harry Stevens, Madison Walls and Adrian BlancoHunter Biden lawyer seeks ethics probe of Greene for ‘verbal abuses’
Lawyer Abbe Lowell said in a letter to the Office of Congressional Ethics that the Georgia Republican has spewed "unhinged rhetoric" at the president's son.
By John WagnerDemocrats reluctant about Biden 2024, but they see no other choice
They are lukewarm about picking Biden as their nominee, but many believe he may be the best hope of preventing a second Trump term and fighting extremism.
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Sabrina Rodriguez, Colby Itkowitz, Meryl Kornfield and Dylan Wells