Jon Batiste to headline Biden’s first state dinner, serenade Macron
The Grammy-winning musician and former bandleader on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" gets another high point in a year full of them.
By Jada YuanEarly voters in Georgia head to the polls Saturday for Senate runoff
Those taking advantage of Saturday voting included college students visiting home for Thanksgiving, police officers and ambulance workers with busy work schedules.
By Dylan WellsU.S. grants Chevron license to pump oil in Venezuela
Under a new Treasury Department license, it will be able to resume pumping oil. The limited license stipulates that any oil produced can only be exported to the United States. No profits from its sale can go to the Venezuelan company but must be used to pay off Venezuelan creditors in the United States.
By Karen DeYoungSteny Hoyer sought ‘consensus.’ The next Democratic leaders may find that hard.
Hoyer hopes the new top Democrats can replicate the balance of the outgoing three, but the new guard must contend with the polarization of the Republican Party.
By Paul KaneD.C. firefighters sue over policy banning beards for employees
The District violated a court order by prohibiting facial hair, attorney says.
By Jasmine HiltonBiden has appointed many judges but hasn’t recast the bench like Trump
By keeping their Senate majority, Democrats can keep confirming judges. But thanks to the GOP’s 2015-2016 blockade, the makeup of the courts hasn’t shifted as substantially.
By Aaron BlakeKevin McCarthy’s speaker math
Four GOP members have signaled their opposition and put him on the cusp of defeat. But there’s a lot yet to play out.
By Aaron BlakeHow Trump could sabotage the GOP
The obvious smart play for the GOP is to move on. Actually doing that is another matter, given Trump's demonstrated threats and capacity for vengefulness.
By Aaron BlakeA rare loss for voter ID cements ugly 2022 for election deniers
The states' voters rejected a law that would've required photo ID to vote. Here's how rare that is.
By Aaron BlakeNo big shift for GOP on same-sex marriage, despite impact of Roe on 2022
The Respect for Marriage Act was more limited than many realize, and voting for it offered the GOP an opportunity to align with a strong majority of the public.
By Aaron BlakeIt’s not just 2022. Trump has underperformed in every election.
Trump has either underperformed for his party or cost them votes in every election he's run in -- including when he won in 2016.
By Aaron BlakeTrump criticized for dining with far-right activist Nick Fuentes and rapper Ye
The former president dined with Nick Fuentes and hip-hop artist Ye earlier this week
By Eugene Scott and Josh DawseyWriter E. Jean Carroll sues Trump under new N.Y. sexual assault law
The Adult Survivors Act gives adult sexual assault survivors up to one year to file a lawsuit, regardless of when the alleged violation happened.
By Jennifer Hassan and Andrea SalcedoDemocrats battle over 2024 nomination calendar as Biden weighs options
New Hampshire and Nevada fight over first place, as Michigan and Minnesota angle to replace Iowa in the Democratic presidential process.
By Michael Scherer and Tyler PagerFormer surgeon general faces his wife’s cancer — and the ‘Trump Effect’
Jerome Adams and his wife want to tell their own story about melanoma and prevention.
By Manuel Roig-FranziaWhat happened to the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump?
A look at the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump
By Eugene ScottLisa Murkowski and Mary Peltola win Alaska races, defeating Trump-backed opponents
In Alaska, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) and Rep. Mary Peltola (D) are projected to win their races, defeating Trump-backed opponents.
By Nathaniel HerzJan. 6 panel staffers angry at Cheney for focusing so much of report on Trump
Fifteen former and current staffers expressed concerns that important findings unrelated to Trump will not become available to the American public.
By Jacqueline Alemany, Josh Dawsey and Carol D. LeonnigGeorgia Supreme Court reinstates six-week abortion ban
The ban had been overturned one week earlier by a Fulton County judge who ruled it "unconstitutional."
By Kim BellwareStaughton Lynd, radical historian and activist, dies at 92
A self-styled Marxist, pacifist and existentialist, he became “one of the visible saints of the modern American left," in the description of the Nation magazine.
By Michael S. RosenwaldGOP candidate for Arizona attorney general sues to reverse results
Abe Hamadeh trailed Democrat Kris Mayes by just 510 votes in a race that was already headed to a mandatory recount.
By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Isaac Stanley-BeckerAbortion is now banned in these states. See where laws have changed.
Thirteen states had "trigger bans" to criminalize abortion when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Several other states are working to enact other laws.
By Caroline Kitchener, Kevin Schaul, N. Kirkpatrick, Daniela Santamariña and Lauren TierneyWhite House likely to honor some GOP probes but not those on Hunter
Biden aides eye a split strategy on GOP investigations — cooperating on topics like Afghanistan but refusing to engage on the president’s son.
By Tyler PagerSupreme Court clears way for Trump tax returns to go to Congress
Lawmakers say they need Donald Trump’s tax returns from his time in office to help evaluate the effectiveness of annual presidential audits -- a premise Trump rejects.
By Robert BarnesPost Politics Now: Key races in Alaska expected to be finalized under ranked-choice system
Viewers of a live tabulation process in Alaska should learn whether Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) and Rep. Mary Peltola (D) are returning to Washington next year.
By John Wagner and Mariana AlfaroDissecting GOP claims about Hunter Biden deals allegedly involving his father
At a news conference, the incoming chair of the House Oversight Committee made assertations that have not been proven, are in dispute or are incorrect.
By Glenn Kessler