Biden’s tense diplomatic dance with China has a long history
Biden draws on a long, mixed history with China and Xi Jinping as tensions rise over Beijing's surveillance balloon.
By Yasmeen AbutalebPick your early Democratic primary states with our 2024 lineup builder
President Biden and the DNC selected their early states, but what are yours? Our tool uses income, voter turnout and other aspects to pick your early states.
By Kati Perry, Nick Mourtoupalas and Dara GoldDNC approves Biden plan to remake 2024 calendar but hurdles remain
The move was expected but it does not guarantee the calendar will ultimately be enacted as designed.
By Dylan Wells and Tyler PagerHouse GOP embraces mainstream media after years of bashing ‘fake news’
House Republicans have begun to blitz the airwaves they previously shunned. Last Sunday four of the five traditional Sunday talk shows featured House Republicans, a stark contrast to recent years when weeks or months could go by without a single House Republican appearing.
By Paul KaneNeed financial advice? Call your mother.
In this bonus episode of Post Reports, listen in as personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary talks about money and “adulting” with her daughters.
By Charla Freeland, Lucy Perkins and Maggie PenmanTwo years after Jan. 6, Trump is still promoting violent rhetoric
The former president has employed suggestive rhetoric before. But the message he promoted to his social media followers this week was strikingly direct.
By Aaron BlakeGeorge Santos’s shady campaign money, explained
Let’s run down what we’ve learned about his potential legal liabilities and financial issues.
By Aaron BlakeTimeline: Biden’s retention of classified documents
What we know so far about where and when the documents were discovered, and when they were disclosed.
By Aaron BlakeNikki Haley’s 2024 prospects
Polls showed she was the rare Trump administration official who was well-regarded on both sides of the political spectrum. Now come some hard decisions.
By Aaron BlakeAllan A. Ryan, who hunted down Nazis hiding in America, dies at 77
Mr. Ryan served as director of a Justice Department unit designated to find and expel anyone in the United States who had assisted the Nazis.
By Michael S. RosenwaldPost Politics Now: Biden hails surge in hiring with an eye on 2024
Ahead of appearances at a Democratic National Committee gathering, the president and vice president are holding an event focused on water infrastructure upgrades.
By John Wagner and Mariana AlfaroNikki Haley, Tim Scott and more to blitz Iowa, S. Carolina in 2024 ‘preseason’
While the Republican primary is still ramping up slowly, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Tim Scott and others are planning travel as campaigning enters a more active phase.
By Hannah Knowles and Dylan WellsThe longtime Biden aide at the center of classified documents furor
Kathy Chung went to work for Biden in 2012, becoming part of his inner circle and a bridge between him and his family
By Matt Viser, Carol D. Leonnig and Tyler PagerTrump’s early-state poll problem
The polls nationally have narrowed. But the polls in the states that matter more in the GOP primaries are actually worse for him.
By Aaron BlakeDespite prior sexual harassment probe, executive hired to senior federal job
The agency that sets personnel and hiring policy across the federal government hired a senior leader last year who was found in a previous job to have sexually harassed two women.
By Lisa ReinHow to build your own spy balloon
Jealous of the attention being paid to the balloon that rather suspiciously drifted over to the U.S. from China? Why not make your own!
By Philip BumpWhy the Chinese spy balloon case isn’t as simple as ‘just shoot it down’
The situation is not nearly as simple as the "shoot it down" crowd might lead you to believe.
By Aaron BlakeGOP Rep. Clyde hands out assault-rifle lapel pins to House colleagues
GOP lawmakers have been spotted wearing the pins in the wake of a spate of mass shootings across the country and during National Gun Violence Survivors Week.
By Amy B Wang and John WagnerThere will always be a fringe litmus test that Kevin McCarthy will fail
The House speaker's rejection of the effort to grant martyrdom for Ashli Babbitt is a reminder of how modern Republican politics works.
By Philip BumpAbortion is now banned or under threat in these states
More than a dozen states have laws that criminalize abortion when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Here’s a look at abortion laws by state.
By Caroline Kitchener, Kevin Schaul, N. Kirkpatrick, Daniela Santamariña and Lauren TierneyTrump ‘totally’ disagrees with McCarthy on death of Jan. 6 rioter Babbitt
Earlier Thursday, McCarthy told reporters that the Capitol Police officer who shot the Ashli Babbitt had done his job. Trump says Babbitt was "murdered."
By John WagnerRepublicans aim to decimate abortion access in post-Roe haven states
GOP hard-liners seek new abortion restrictions in key post-Roe destination states, including North Carolina, Florida and Nebraska.
By Caroline Kitchener and Rachel RoubeinJan. 27-Feb. 1, 2023, Washington Post-ABC News poll
This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted Jan. 27-Feb. 1, 2023 among a random national sample of 1,003 adults and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points among the full sample and larger error margin among subgroups.
By Washington Post StaffRepublicans rally around conservatives who lost their elections
The GOP base lionizes some defeated candidates as wronged warriors and avatars of legitimate grievances.
By Ashley Parker