Jesse Watters wants this article to be written. This is what the Fox News host does, throws out controversial (and often false) claims and then surveys the turmoil that results. He’s a troll, albeit one with a prime-time cable news show and a big audience. And on Tuesday night, he presented that audience with one […]Read More

While the House Homeland Security Committee was (slowly) marking up articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the (slow) effort to build a case for impeaching President Biden continued apace. Eric Schwerin, a former business associate of the president’s son, Hunter Biden, appeared Tuesday on Capitol Hill for sworn closed-door testimony before congressional […]Read More

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is not only a politician but a politician among politicians. One does not ascend to the most powerful position in the House without being particularly adept at politics even within the world of politics, however clunky that ascent might have been. So, when Johnson rose to speak on the House […]Read More

Fair Fight, the political and advocacy organization focused on voting rights that was started by Stacey Abrams, is restructuring and making significant layoffs to its staff, citing the financial toll of complex legal battles. Fair Fight Action Board Chair Salena Jegede, in a statement to The Washington Post on Wednesday, blamed prolonged processes for two […]Read More

correction A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that a claim in one of the drafted articles of impeachment referenced Raul Ortiz. The claim referred to Rodney Scott. This article has been corrected. We are about nine months from the November presidential election, and it is very clear that Republicans seek to use immigration […]Read More

There are very real pressures that exist because of the recent increase in immigrants to the United States. The number of immigrants who have been released into the country to await legal proceedings is over 2 million since 2021 — an unusually large number but a smaller one than is often presented in political rhetoric. […]Read More

Future Forward, a super PAC supporting President Biden’s reelection campaign, said it will reserve $250 million in ads aimed at voters in battleground states on television, cable and streaming services. The super PAC said this effort dwarfs the $140 million it spent on its media campaign in 2020, when it was the largest outside advertiser […]Read More

From a military outpost in the Jordan desert, Spec. Breonna A. Moffett talked daily with her family in Savannah, Ga. Sometimes, her mother said, it was a quick call to wish her little sister a good day at school. Others, she’d joke about her dog, Simba, or work on a “Paw Patrol” coloring book with […]Read More