Washington Post: Politics
- Student sues Sen. David Perdue for snatching his phone when he asked about voting rights
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 01:40 PMThe exchange was captured on the student's phone, which continued recording video even after Perdue had taken it.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘There has to be a transition at some point,’ Pelosi says about Democratic leadership
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 12:55 PMPelosi, speaking at a CNN event, would not say when she planned to relinquish power: "I am not going to make myself a lame duck."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jared Kushner declines to say whether he believes Saudi account of Khashoggi’s death
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 11:13 AMPresident Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser said he has advised Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be “fully transparent.”
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Energy 202: California and the Trump administration rarely agree on energy policy. Here's an exception.
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 08:21 AMBoth political parties can get behind offshore wind.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Will there be a ‘rainbow wave’? 4 things to know about LGBTQ candidates running for office this year.
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 07:00 AMSure, they're running for office . . . but how many will win?
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Democracy is in crisis in Latin America. Brazil may be the next trouble spot.
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 07:45 AMDemocracies are falling into disarray, and the U.S. isn't helping any.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Here’s one way to end partisan gerrymandering: Don’t break up Zip codes
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 06:00 AMKeeping Zip codes together would help citizens find their representatives — and make it hard to gerrymander.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Trailer: The 2020 Democrats are already battling for the black vote
Sunday - 10/21/2018 - 05:59 PMIn this edition: The campaign for black voters begins, Nevada starts turning out, Joe Biden endorses a "big city rapper," and Democrats rediscover the power of panic.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Special counsel examines conflicting accounts as scrutiny of Roger Stone and WikiLeaks deepens
Sunday - 10/21/2018 - 07:59 PMProsecutors are closely examining both Stone’s public comments and alleged private assertions in 2016 suggesting he had a way to reach WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to people familiar with the probe.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The ‘sniveling coward’ and the ‘maniac’ are now allies, as Trump stumps for Cruz
Sunday - 10/21/2018 - 05:01 PMA Houston campaign rally culminates the tempestuous, on-again-off-again relationship between the president and the Texas senator who once opposed him.
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- The late Trump bump — and what it does and doesn’t mean
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 02:12 PMTrump is as popular as or more popular than 7 of the last 17 presidents to face midterm elections. But everyone below him got drubbed in the midterms.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What the INF Treaty means for the U.S. and Europe — and why Trump mentioned China
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 01:00 PMThe five things you need to know about the U.S. plan to withdraw from this 1987 weapons treaty.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The irony: While Trump marvels at Saudis' strength, his response signals his own weakness
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 10:18 AMTrump has long admired authoritarians' strength. But letting them kill a journalist for an American newspaper with little recourse would be a tacit admission of his own weakness.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Daily 202: Generic Democrats in Midwest faring better than more fiery liberals in Sun Belt
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 09:07 AMMichigan governor’s race shows the left’s willingness to rally behind anyone with a “D” after their name in 2018.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Cybersecurity 202: Pros to government: If your defenses fail, think pen and paper
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 07:42 AMExperts say agencies need contingency plans that do not rely on the Internet.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Finance 202: Saudi Arabia faces mounting congressional backlash
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 07:57 AMBut don't bet they'll follow through on their rhetoric.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Power Up: Trump presses on immigration while Washington and world talk Khashoggi
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 05:31 AMIt's a parallel world.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump’s claim of jobs from Saudi deals grows by leaps and bounds
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 03:00 AMTrump said Saudi military deals will add 450,000 U.S. jobs. Then it was 500,000 and even 600,000. None of those numbers are remotely credible.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Suburban women, Trump fatigue and the House races that could make the difference
Sunday - 10/21/2018 - 06:41 PMHow four Democratic women in Virginia aim to spark a blue surge.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump signals opposition to nuclear waste site in Nevada despite his budget proposals to fund it
Sunday - 10/21/2018 - 05:09 PMThe president told a reporter he “would be very inclined to be against” storing the waste near Yucca Mountain. His administration has designated $120 million for the project.
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- That caravan has a long way to go before it gets close to the U.S.
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 01:59 PMWhere it has traveled so far -- and how far it has to go.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How the Georgia governor’s race could reshape the voting rights debate
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 01:18 PMIt's a debate that Republicans have been winning for years.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump vows to reduce aid to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador as migrant caravan grows
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 09:56 AMIn a series of tweets, the president also again blamed Democrats for immigration woes in the United States.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Medicaid ‘absolutely’ saved her life, says patient now fighting to expand it
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 07:00 AMA government study says almost two-thirds of low-income adults in states that did not expand Medicaid had "unmet medical needs."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Health 202: These four states will vote on marijuana in the midterms
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 07:32 AMMichigan and North Dakota will vote on legalizing pot for recreational use. Utah and Missouri will vote on medical marijuana.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump’s presence is felt in fiery Florida gubernatorial debate
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 07:58 AMRon DeSantis, the Republican, touted his ties to the administration, while Andrew Gillum, the Democrat, called the president a bully.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump’s comfort zone this year: Smaller venues and rapturous fans in places where he remains popular
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 05:00 AMThe president has mostly stayed away from the suburban battlegrounds that will determine control of Congress in November.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Inside the Saudis’ Washington influence machine: How the kingdom gained power through fierce lobbying and charm offensives
Sunday - 10/21/2018 - 09:39 PMThe strength of the Saudi operation is now being tested amid a global condemnation of the killing of Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Trailer: The 2020 Democrats are already battling for the black vote
Monday - 10/22/2018 - 02:47 AMIn this edition: The campaign for black voters begins, Nevada starts turning out, Joe Biden endorses a "big city rapper," and Democrats rediscover the power of panic.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Durbin says Democrats should agree with Trump when he’s right, fight him when he’s wrong
Sunday - 10/21/2018 - 02:37 PMIn an interview on “Meet the Press,” the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate gave his blessing to members of his party who are embracing President Trump in competitive races.
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