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Over the past few months, Republican-appointed judges have either stalled or invalidated a slew of Joe Biden’s policies, potentially erasing a big...
Vice President Kamala Harris has gone to great lengths to portray herself as centrist. In one of her campaign commercials, she promises to hire...
Her better-than-expected numbers are creating optimism, but Trump can still win. Vice President Kamala Harris gestures toward the crowd during...
The Minnesota governor rightly argues that many progressive ideas are good and practical. Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a news conference in...
It may feel like 2008 or 2012 right now, but her campaign strategy is likely to resemble 2020’s. President Biden speaks at an event in the...
How the party decided. Less than two weeks after President Biden sent a letter to congressional Democrats insisting that he would stay in the...
Busting the myths against replacing Biden with his vice president as the Democratic nominee. Vice President Harris during a campaign event at...
Biden’s bad month hasn’t led to a dramatic drop in his numbers — or really much of a drop at all. President Biden on the South Lawn of...
The president insists he’s running. The news media say he might not be. Here’s why. In the two weeks since his dismal debate performance,...
Two essential reforms: Add justices to the court. And then require a supermajority to overturn federal laws. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr....
Reading the polls and staying in the political center seem like they should work. But they don’t. (Michelle Kondrich/The Washington Post;...
Race and education aren’t the only things driving how Americans vote. They aren’t even the most important. A weathered American flag...
The possibility of a second Trump term is cause for significant alarm. Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Wildwood, N.J., on Saturday. (Bryan...
Even Elon Musk’s X. A demonstrator takes photos with her phone in Beirut on Feb. 11. (Bilal Hussein/AP) Listen 6 min ...
Opinion Are politics replacing religion in American life? And what is gained and lost as our country stops going to churches, synagogues and...
The backlash has been intense, aggressive and almost entirely wrongheaded. Law enforcement and University of Virginia students on campus in...
A voter fills out their ballot on April 2 in Green Bay, Wis. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post) Listen 7 min Share ...
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Opinion A cocktail of urgency and dread: 3 columnists on campaign 2024 By Perry Bacon Jr. , Jim Geraghty and Amanda...
Biden volunteer Tamika Morris waves a sign at passing cars as GOP volunteer Robby Thurston looks on in St. Petersburg, Fla., in 2020. (Zack Wittman...
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Democratic Reps. Cori Bush (Mo.), Delia C. Ramirez (Ill.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.) and Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) hold signs calling for a cease-fire in Gaza...
An election worker holds a roll of "I Voted" stickers at a polling place in Charleston, S.C., on Feb. 24. (Julia Nikhinson /AFP/Getty Images) ...
Opinion The four Biden presidencies By Perry Bacon Jr. Columnist | Follow author Follow March 15, 2024 at 6:30...
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington on March 2. (Bonnie Cash/Reuters) Listen 6 min ...
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A “Vote Uncommitted” sign is seen on the ground at a rally in Hamtramck, Mich., on Sunday ahead of Tuesday's statewide primary. (Joshua Lott/The...
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Protesters attend a rally in solidarity with Palestinians outside the White House on Jan. 13. (Will Oliver/EPA-EFE-Shutterstock) Listen...
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A student writes a pro-Palestine message in College Park, Md., on Nov. 9. (Julia Nikhinson for The Washington Post) Listen 6 min ...
Former president Donald Trump arrives to speak at an event in Nevada on Dec. 17. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Listen 6 min ...
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