Post Politics Now: Warnock, Walker make final pitches in Georgia Senate runoff
Both campaigns are making stops designed to energize base voters in a race in which turnout will be key.
By John Wagner and Mariana AlfaroGeorgia official doubts Democratic plan for 2024 presidential primary
The state is the second after New Hampshire to object to Biden’s proposal to rework the traditional order of early states.
By Michael Scherer and Amy GardnerSupreme Court seems to side with web designer opposed to same-sex marriage
Conservative justices seemed amenable to web designer Lorie Smith’s argument that the state can't compel her to make wedding sites for same-sex couples.
By Robert BarnesIt’s a millennial workforce now
The baby boom no longer represents much of the American workforce.
By Philip BumpCongress working to strike last-minute immigration deals
Two bipartisan groups of senators are working to strike immigration deals as they stare down the end of another congressional term with no action.
By Marianna Sotomayor, Liz Goodwin, Maria Sacchetti and Camila DeChalusWho could be speaker, if not Kevin McCarthy
The answer isn't obvious. But here's some early handicapping on the names that have been floated.
By Aaron BlakeWhy you should care about what just happened in Cochise County
It's unlikely it'll truly happen in Arizona, as some have speculated. But we're also in uncharted territory, and the situation there provides a big test of an increasingly embattled certification process.
By Aaron BlakeHerschel Walker is a very flawed candidate. Could he still win?
A new poll reinforces his liabilities. But Georgia also leaned Republican on Election Day.
By Aaron BlakeTrump’s committee paying for lawyers of key Mar-a-Lago witnesses
The payments are legal, and a defense lawyer for the witnesses says they are not problematic. But some outside legal experts say they could pose a conflict.
By Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey and Isaac Stanley-BeckerEx-N.Y. Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin has federal corruption charges dismissed
A federal judge said prosecutors did not sufficiently allege a “quid pro quo” between Benjamin and a real estate developer who helped raise campaign contributions.
By Shayna JacobsWhat does ‘woke’ mean? Whatever Ron DeSantis wants.
Florida: Where woke goes to be defined.
By Philip BumpThe many bad signs for Trump after his 2024 launch
The polling trends we saw over the course of 2022 appear to have accelerated after a disastrous midterm election for Trump.
By Aaron BlakeWhen to expect results from Georgia’s Senate runoff
Unofficial results in the Georgia Senate runoff will begin to be posted online shortly after polls start closing at 7 p.m.,
By Azi PaybarahGeorgia’s runoff system was created to dilute Black voting power
Georgia’s runoff system was created in 1964 after the urging of a powerful segregationist. Now, 58 years later, two Black men are competing for a U.S. Senate seat.
By Matthew BrownPaul Pelosi attends Kennedy Center Honors in first public appearance since attack
The House speaker’s husband received a thunderous standing ovation as he accompanied his wife to the storied event in the Kennedy Center’s Opera House.
By Eugene ScottSecond gentleman Doug Emhoff to host roundtable focused on antisemitism
Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a U.S. vice president, will host an event focused on the rise of antisemitism in the United States and efforts to combat hate in the country.
By Eugene ScottThe Trump GOP’s desertion of ‘law and order’ crosses a new threshold
It's not just Trump calling for the termination of the Constitution. And it's been a long time coming, with little pushback from his party.
By Aaron BlakeGOP lawmakers largely silent after Trump suggests ‘termination’ of Constitution
Trump’s posts represent an escalation in his attacks on American institutions — one that scholars say must be heeded as a sign of how far he is willing to go to regain power.
By Amy B WangNo, limiting the Hunter Biden laptop story didn’t cost Trump the election
This claim is largely based on a highly dubious poll from a right-wing organization. But it also makes no sense on the merits.
By Philip BumpTracking Biden’s nominees to fill the top roles in his administration
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 BlancoTrump’s call to set aside the Constitution raises a question: Why now?
The former presidents' nonsensical calls to be reinstated aren't new. But the current moment is unique in several ways.
By Philip BumpGeorgia’s Senate race is heading to a runoff. Here’s how it will work.
Sen. Raphael G. Warnock and Herschel Walker are headed to a runoff in Georgia. Here is how that works.
By Matthew Brown and Annabelle TimsitWhat Georgia’s past two Senate contests tell us about the runoff
Georgia is expected be a hard-fought presidential battleground once again in 2024, making any shifts in the state’s electorate important for both parties.
By Theodoric Meyer, Adrian Blanco and Luis Melgar