Aaron Blake
Aaron Blake
Reporter

Aaron Blake covers national politics at the Washington Post, where he writes regularly for the Fix, the Post’s top political blog. A Minnesota native and summa cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota, Aaron has also written about politics for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and The Hill newspaper. Aaron and his wife, Danielle, live in Annandale, Va.

Latest by Aaron Blake

Rumsfeld suggests gay marriage could lead to polygamy

"It's not a subject I'm knowledgeable about, and I guess the Rumsfeld Rule here is, 'I don't know.'"

The House's IRS hearing: Live updates

Highlighting today's House Oversight Committee hearing is IRS official Lois Lerner's decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment and not answer questions. Lerner is still under subpoena to testify, meaning she will have to invoke her rights in person.

Weiner officially running for N.Y. mayor

It's official: Anthony Weiner will attempt a political comeback of huge proportions and run for mayor of New York City this year.

IRS’s Lois Lerner to plead the Fifth

IRS’s Lois Lerner to plead the Fifth

The IRS official who first disclosed the agency's improper targeting of conservative groups will invoke her right not to incriminate herself.