Bill Turque
Bill Turque
Reporter

Bill Turque came to The Post as an editor on the Maryland staff in 2002 after 15 years at Newsweek,where he covered the White House and national politics. He covered Fairfax County government before taking over the D.C. schools beat in April 2008. He’s also worked at The Kansas City Star and The Dallas Times Herald.

Latest by Bill Turque

Three polls show Obama widening lead over Romney

A bumpy overseas trip and a month of pummeling by Democratic ads depicting Mitt Romney as an out-of-touch plutocrat and possible tax evader appear to have taken a toll.

History suggests Romney VP pick will offer exceedingly modest bump, if any

History suggests Romney VP pick will offer exceedingly modest bump, if any

Running mate could shed light on how Romney makes decisions. What it won’t do, if scholarship is any guide, is bring him a critical state or tip the balance in a close election.

Obama reaches out to women in Colo.

Obama reaches out to women in Colo.

President frames the election as a choice between progress and retrenchment in areas such as education and reproductive rights.

Colorado poses new challenges for Obama

Colorado poses new challenges for Obama

The president is trailing presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney in a Quinnipiac University/CBS/New York Times poll.