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Apr 16, 2026
The president did not specify which leaders. Meanwhile, Pakistani officials were working to extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and arrange new negotiations.
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Apr 16, 2026
The president did not specify which leaders. Meanwhile, Pakistani officials were working to extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and arrange new negotiations.
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Apr 16, 2026
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has made revising the constitution a priority amid rising security threats in Asia, but any change is highly sensitive.
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Apr 16, 2026
Most of the almost $100 million raised to influence the vote, heavily favoring Democrats, comes from nonprofits that don't have to disclose their donors.
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Apr 16, 2026
Rodney Mims Cook Jr. tried to build an arch in D.C. for years. Now his panel will review the president's own proposal — and Cook says two more should be built, too.
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Apr 16, 2026
A new team could mark a shift away from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s unpopular vaccine agenda ahead of the midterms.
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Apr 16, 2026
The president maintains his hold on the Christian right, but his bluster, fight with the pope and portrayal of himself as a Jesus-like figure strain that bond.
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Apr 15, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called it an opportunity to use the U.N. system to "promote America First values," according to a cable reviewed by The Post.
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Apr 15, 2026
The extraordinary public apology highlights rifts on the court dominated by a 6-3 conservative majority.
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Apr 15, 2026
Brian Cole Jr. is accused of placing explosives near the RNC and DNC headquarters the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
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Apr 15, 2026
Follow President Trump's progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
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Apr 15, 2026
The president made the claim, which Beijing has yet to confirm, amid anger in China that its vessels could be caught up in a U.S. blockade targeting Iranian ports.
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Apr 15, 2026
The war powers resolution was the fourth to fail in the chamber since the war's start — but some Republicans expressed fresh concern about the war as it approaches the two-month mark.
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Apr 15, 2026
Schwartz would be Trump's third nominee to lead the agency. The administration is also said to be looking at three other people to serve in senior roles supporting her.
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Apr 15, 2026
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Apr 15, 2026
The maneuvering comes a month after Joe Kent, the National Counterterrorism Center's previous director, resigned in protest over the Iran war.
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Apr 15, 2026
Republicans keep criticizing Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger over proposed tax increases by Democratic legislators that never passed and that she never endorsed.
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Apr 15, 2026
Republicans keep criticizing Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger over proposed tax increases by Democratic legislators that never passed and that she never endorsed.
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Apr 15, 2026
Some Republicans have expressed concerns about the war as it approaches the two-month mark, saying the administration must make the case for continuing it.
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Apr 15, 2026
The president hopes voters will focus on the benefit of "No Tax on Tips" and other breaks, but economists say higher gas prices will negate most of those benefits.
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Apr 15, 2026
Lawmakers and advocates were gaining momentum until the president backtracked on his campaign promise.
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Apr 15, 2026
Allies like Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Ruben Gallego say they knew nothing about the misconduct allegations, with Gallego saying the congressman led a "double life."
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Apr 15, 2026
Virginians previously embraced the facilities, but a Post-Schar School poll finds they are now almost as undesirable as nuclear power plants.
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Apr 15, 2026
The deployment includes sailors and Marines due to arrive as the administration attempts to enforce a maritime blockade against the regime in Tehran.
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Apr 15, 2026
A U.S. blockade in effect since Monday has completely cut off Iran's sea trade, the U.S. military said after six merchant ships were prevented from leaving Iranian ports.
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Apr 14, 2026
Schwartz would be Trump's third nominee to lead the CDC. She left government in 2021, after the Biden administration passed her over for acting U.S. surgeon general.
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Apr 14, 2026
At a gathering of conservative college students, the vice president expressed respect for Pope Leo XIV and empathized with concerns about high costs of living
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Apr 14, 2026
Her attorney said at a news conference that she will not present evidence to the media.
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Apr 14, 2026
President Donald Trump last year commuted the prison sentences of 12 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
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Apr 14, 2026
Her attorney said at a news conference that she will not present evidence to the media.
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Apr 14, 2026
Billionaire Tom Steyer and ex-congresswoman Katie Porter stand to benefit the most in a Democratic field with no clear front-runner, several strategists said.
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Apr 14, 2026
Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of D.C. has clashed with the Trump administration over dozens of Venezuelan migrants' removals to a prison in El Salvador.
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Apr 14, 2026
More than a dozen American warships positioned in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea are acting as a "net," officials said. None of the encounters has required escalation.
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Apr 14, 2026
More than a dozen American warships positioned in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea are acting as a "net," officials said. None of the encounters has required escalation.
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Apr 14, 2026
The lead U.S. negotiator, Vice President JD Vance, has sought a moratorium on uranium enrichment of at least 20 years. Tehran's offer would last up to five.
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Apr 14, 2026
A long-awaited report from the Justice Department's "Weaponization Working Group" alleges misuse of the Face Act. But the evidence is limited, and the Trump administration has itself been criticized for misusing law enforcement.
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Apr 14, 2026
A federal judge said President Trump's federal housing director cannot be held liable in court under a decades-old law.
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Apr 14, 2026
She joins other former Republicans and Trump administration officials running for office as critics of the president. The district would open up if voters approve a new map.
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Apr 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2026
The debate in Fort Worth echoes a dilemma that local leaders are grappling with around the country: End diversity programs or risk losing all federal funding.
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Apr 14, 2026
The debate in Fort Worth echoes a dilemma that local leaders are grappling with around the country: End diversity programs or risk losing all federal funding.
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Apr 14, 2026
Lower courts blocked the effort to send home Haitian immigrants, part of an already shrinking workforce in nursing homes. The Supreme Court will hear the case this month.
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Apr 14, 2026
The Trump administration has sought a moratorium on uranium enrichment of at least 20 years. Tehran's offer would last up to five.
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Apr 14, 2026
The Trump administration has sought a moratorium on uranium enrichment of at least 20 years. Tehran's offer would last up to five.
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Apr 14, 2026
Lower courts blocked the effort to send home Haitian immigrants, part of an already shrinking workforce in nursing homes. The Supreme Court will hear the case this month.
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Apr 13, 2026
The departures of a Democrat and Republican would not alter the balance of power in the House, where the GOP holds a razor-thin majority.
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Apr 13, 2026
The departures of a Democrat and Republican would not alter the balance of power in the House, where the GOP holds a razor-thin majority.
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Apr 13, 2026
The departures of a Democrat and Republican will not alter the balance of power in the House, where the GOP holds a razor-thin majority.
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Apr 13, 2026
Some factors that harmed Orban may also apply to Republicans in this year's midterm elections, say some American conservatives who backed the Hungarian leader.
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Apr 13, 2026
Some factors that harmed Orban may also apply to Republicans in this year's midterm elections, say American conservatives who backed the Hungarian leader.
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Apr 13, 2026
Both parties appear to be factoring in the razor-thin majority that Republicans hold in the chamber as they weigh whether to oust members.
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Apr 13, 2026
Before the post was deleted, Evangelical and Catholic allies called the image blasphemous in a rare public break from a base that has largely stood by Trump.
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Apr 13, 2026
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump that claimed that the Wall Street Journal defamed him by publishing a drawing of a naked woman it said Trump contributed to a birthday gift for Jeffrey Epstein.
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Apr 13, 2026
A new report distills the Trump administration's strategy as officials jockey to shape health care messages ahead of this year's midterm elections.
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Apr 13, 2026
Veteran church observers say an open war of words between a pope and a U.S. president is unprecedented.
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Apr 13, 2026
Evangelical and Catholic allies call the post blasphemous and urge its removal in a rare public break from a base that has largely stood by Trump.
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Apr 13, 2026
Veteran church observers say an open war of words between a pope and a U.S. president is unprecedented.
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Apr 13, 2026
The president wrote that the first U.S.-born pope, who has criticized the Iran war, was "weak" and "terrible" on crime and foreign policy.
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Apr 13, 2026
Depositions offer insight into what Elon Musk's group was up to. Members describe a club-like atmosphere in which they slashed agencies with little oversight.
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Apr 13, 2026
The GOP was already bracing for a tough election, but with the ceasefire in doubt, gas prices are likely to stay high, and voters' economic outlook is dismal.
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Apr 13, 2026
Muslims in Rep. Chip Roy's Texas district react to their Republican congressman's campaign against Islam with concern — and eye-rolls.
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Apr 13, 2026
The conflict has animated voters in the suburban swing district of Republican Rep. Mike Lawler ahead of the midterm elections.
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Apr 12, 2026
President Trump wrote that Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, was "weak" and "terrible" on crime and foreign policy. Leo has criticized the Iran war.
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Apr 12, 2026
Several Democratic and Republican lawmakers said they would be in favor of voting to expel Swalwell, as well as Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), who both face misconduct allegations.
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Apr 12, 2026
Several Democratic and Republican lawmakers said they would be in favor of voting to expel Swalwell, as well as Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), who both face misconduct allegations.
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Apr 12, 2026
WIth record turnout, Hungarians chose to end the 16-year rule of the prime minister who was a self-proclaimed champion of illiberal Christian democracy.
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Apr 12, 2026
Vice President JD Vance's negotiations in Pakistan with Iran failed to end the war, but progress was reported on building goodwill.
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Apr 12, 2026
The U.S. president and vice president strongly backed Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a Kremlin ally and E.U. antagonist, but he trails in polls after 16 years in power.
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Apr 12, 2026
Several Democratic and Republican lawmakers said they would be in favor of voting to expel Swalwell, as well as Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), who both face misconduct allegations.
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Apr 12, 2026
Once a novelty, drones are now being flown by more than 5,000 large and small law enforcement agencies across the nation.
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Apr 12, 2026
The blockade could derail a tenuous ceasefire after just five days. Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. remains open to diplomacy if Iran takes "our final and best offer."
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Apr 12, 2026
Before departing Pakistan without a deal, Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. remains open to diplomacy only if Iran takes "our final and best offer."
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Apr 12, 2026
Heritage Foundation chief Kevin Roberts called Paul Gottfried, a "paleoconservative" who promotes writers accused of white supremacism, "one of the sages of our age."
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Apr 12, 2026
The president and vice president strongly backed Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a Kremlin ally and E.U. antagonist, but he trails in polls after 16 years in power.
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Apr 12, 2026
President Donald Trump's attack on Iran sent gas prices surging, giving Democrats' focus on affordability more traction if they can get voters to trust them.
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Apr 12, 2026
President Donald Trump's attack on Iran sent gas prices surging, giving Democrats' focus on affordability more traction if they can get voters to trust them.
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Apr 12, 2026
Women courted in key races weigh their choices — and whether the president's policies have delivered for a working-class town hit by tariffs, war and rising costs.
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Apr 11, 2026
The California Democratic gubernatorial candidate is facing growing pressure to withdraw from the race after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct.
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Apr 11, 2026
The California Democratic gubernatorial candidate is facing growing pressure to withdraw from the race after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct.
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Apr 11, 2026
President Donald Trump has claimed that a building pause poses a risk to national security.
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Apr 11, 2026
On campuses around the country, thoughtful debates about "just war" theory and morality collided with President Trump's erratic approach to combat.
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Apr 11, 2026
A recent classified court ruling on the bulk data collection of Section 702 raised concerns about the government's use of the intelligence tool on Americans.
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Apr 11, 2026
Democratic speakers were pressed to address voting rights, affirmative action and other issues at the Rev. Al Sharpton's four-day conference.
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Apr 11, 2026
36 years ago, a Republican president and Democratic lawmakers produced monumental laws. Now, a broken Congress has enabled Trump to undo key parts of that legacy.
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Apr 11, 2026
36 years ago, a Republican president and Democratic lawmakers produced monumental laws. Now, a broken Congress has enabled Trump to undo key parts of that legacy.
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Apr 11, 2026
The weekend's peace talks in Islamabad mark Vance's highest-profile assignment as vice president, with concomitant political risk.
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Apr 11, 2026
America's last two presidents have spent years as political foils. Both feel the American public does not give them enough credit.
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Apr 10, 2026
Supporters of Rep. Eric Swalwell's campaign withdrew support, including two congressmen who chaired his campaign and two senators who endorsed his bid.
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Apr 10, 2026
The New York Democrat helped lead the first impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. He served for 16 terms before losing his reelection bid in 2020.
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Apr 10, 2026
Metro General Manager Randy Clarke said the incident did not happen on Metro property. The shooting is being investigated as "domestic related," D.C. police said.
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Apr 10, 2026
A Fairfax High School administrative assistant testified in court that Israel Flores Ortiz, an 18-year-old junior at the school, admitted to the allegations.
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Apr 10, 2026
A Fairfax High School administrative assistant testified in court that Israel Flores Ortiz, an 18-year-old junior at the school, admitted to the allegations.
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Apr 10, 2026
As Trump pushes for a more Republican-friendly House map, more than half a dozen states are potential targets for mid-decade tweaks to congressional boundaries.
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Apr 10, 2026
The former vice president's statement at a Black political convention was one of her most explicit signals yet that she could campaign again for president in 2028.
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Apr 10, 2026
The former vice president's statement at a Black political convention was one of her most explicit signals yet that she could campaign again for president in 2028.
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Apr 10, 2026
Military veterans have sued to halt the project, saying it would alter key views of Arlington National Cemetery.
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Apr 10, 2026
U.S. and Vatican officials have sought to downplay accounts of a strained relationship, but there have been tensions between the Trump administration and the Catholic Church.
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Apr 10, 2026
The request for the Americans' release may be delayed if the talks between President Donald Trump's team and Iran prove difficult, according to people briefed on the plans.
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Apr 10, 2026
Maine's Democratic governor, Janet Mills, has gone negative against Graham Platner. The attacks have not worked, and Minority Leader Charles Schumer so far has declined to bail her out.
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Apr 10, 2026
Maine's Democratic governor, Janet Mills, has gone negative against Graham Platner. The attacks have not worked, and Minority Leader Charles Schumer so far has declined to bail her out.
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