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

Nikki Haley’s campaign manager warned influential donors Tuesday that the GOP would lose control of the U.S. House of Representatives if Donald Trump is the party’s presidential nominee, leaning into concerns about down-ballot races as some anti-Trump Republicans view the fight over Congress as a better investment than the presidential race. Speaking to the same […]Read More

DEARBORN, Mich. — Mohammad Enayah relied on a cousin in Gaza for regular updates on his extended family living under Israel’s bombardment. He heard about the daily challenges his family faced in trying to survive: no access to running water, regular bombings and fleeing from one stranger’s home to another seeking safety. Then, in November, […]Read More

House Republicans voted early Wednesday to advance an impeachment case against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the full chamber, moving one step closer to impeaching the first Cabinet member in almost 150 years. In an 18-15 vote along party lines following a marathon meeting, members of the House Homeland Security Committee advanced two articles […]Read More

Republicans are sandwiched between what many of their Senate GOP colleagues say is a critical opportunity to pass conservative border legislation and the political wishes of a former president who seems to view the crisis as a boon to his 2024 campaign. And increasingly, they’ve landed on a talking point: We don’t really even need […]Read More