Washington Post: Politics
- As Trump prepares a roaring campaign kickoff, Bill Weld forges ahead with his low-key challenge
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 08:13 PMThe former Massachusetts governor, the only rival for Trump, is an echo of Republicans of the past, before the president reinvented the party.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘It doesn’t break through’: Democrats worry about grip on House as Trump overshadows agenda
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 04:00 PMThe president has used Twitter to lambaste the “Do Nothing Party,” when in fact the members have ticked through a long list of legislative items.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Biden gets muted reception at poverty-fighting event
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 06:39 PMThe subdued reaction to the former vice president suggests his ongoing challenge to win over the Democratic Party’s liberal faction.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Cybersecurity 202: Will Hurd controversy shows security community can no longer avoid partisan politics
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 07:45 AMBlack Hat's decision to cancel his keynote over his antiabortion views is dividing security pros.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Buttigieg says statistically it’s ‘almost certain’ the United States has had ‘excellent gay presidents’
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 08:21 AMThe mayor of South Bend, Ind., is seeking to become the country’s first openly gay commander in chief.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Daily 202: A senator from Michigan will propose a National Institute of Manufacturing modeled on NIH
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 10:09 AMGary Peters says this is the key to keeping up with China, South Korea and India.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How Nancy Pelosi is putting up guardrails for her party on impeachment — and much more
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 11:12 AMShe’s on a mission to keep her party from swerving even more to the left than it already has.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How Nancy Pelosi is putting up guardrails for her party on impeachment — and much more
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 11:12 AMShe’s on a mission to keep her party from swerving even more to the left than it already has.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - As much as Trump struggles against them, polls offer a glimpse of reality
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 11:56 AMA new Fox News poll reinforces questions about the extent to which the economy will save Trump's presidency.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Does the Dream and Promise Act give green cards to gang members?
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 03:00 AMRepublicans say so, but the bill specifically excludes immigrants who were in criminal street gangs, as well as felons and those with three or more misdemeanors.
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- Pence communications director leaving for Lockheed Martin post
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 04:00 PMJarrod Agen has worked in the vice president’s office since the beginning of the Trump administration.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘You just can’t cough’: Trump highlights germaphobia and TV past in Mulvaney exchange
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 07:08 PMPresident Trump’s exchange with acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney during an ABC News interview gave the public a peek into often behind-the-scenes aspects of Trump’s life.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Finance 202: 2020 Democrats attack Trump tax cuts as corporate collections falter
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 07:31 AMIt's unclear what's behind the dramatic drop-off.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Health 202: Trump's next target in bid to lower health-care costs? It could be hospitals and insurers
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 08:01 AMThe president promises something 'really incredible.'
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump’s internal polling fiasco points to a ragtag campaign
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 10:07 AMTrump's response to bad numbers leaking is to fired the pollsters — but not the ones who conducted the polls — and they still might work for Trump's super PAC.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Supreme Court passes on new case involving baker who refused to make wedding cake
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 10:12 AMThe justices deliberated months on whether to accept the case.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Democratic candidates address issues to decrease wealth gap between black and white Americans
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 11:49 AMDemocratic candidates try to convince black voters that they have an economic plan to address racism.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Democratic candidates address issues to decrease wealth gap between black and white Americans
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 11:49 AMDemocratic candidates try to convince black voters that they have an economic plan to address racism.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How dare you ask Mike Pompeo that question?
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 12:51 PMThe secretary of state has shown a talent for pretending Trump doesn't say what he said — and ragging on interviewers who have the temerity to ask him about it.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘I’m going down the escalator’: Inside the Trump Tower spectacle that launched a presidency
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 06:00 AMSome advisers argued against Trump’s iconic arrival at his campaign announcement, fearing it would appear unpresidential.
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- Facing negative polls and internal tensions, Trump plans to launch reelection bid with Orlando rally
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 11:23 PMThe campaign’s first major public stumble — culminating in a personnel shake-up on the eve of Trump’s rally — served to undercut its well-laid efforts to portray Trump’s 2020 bid as a well-oiled machine ready to carry him to a second term.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - McConnell: I don’t know why Jon Stewart is ‘all bent out of shape’ on 9/11 victims fund
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 06:04 PM“It sounds to me like he’s looking for some way to take offense,” the Senate majority leader said of Stewart on Monday, days after the comedian’s emotional testimony on Capitol Hill.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘You just can’t cough’: Trump highlights germaphobia and TV past in Mulvaney exchange
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 07:08 PMPresident Trump’s exchange with acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney during an ABC News interview gave the public a peek into often behind-the-scenes aspects of Trump’s life.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Energy 202: Congress wants to know when Trump will fill all the vacant positions at Interior
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 08:19 AMRep. Raul Grijalva penned a letter to the president.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Technology 202: Silicon Valley's diversity advocates welcome Elizabeth Warren's latest plan
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 08:54 AMShe's proposing a $7 billion fund for minority entrepreneurs.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cal Cunningham, a Democrat well-known in North Carolina politics, enters race against Sen. Thom Tillis
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 10:42 AMThe former state senator and military veteran has been courted by national Democrats for a seat that Tillis narrowly won in 2014.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - In ruling with implications for Trump’s pardon power, Supreme Court continues to allow state and federal prosecutions for same o
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 11:42 AMThe justices rejected a concerted effort by groups of conservatives and liberals alike to persuade the court that the exception to the Constitution’s double jeopardy clause is not warranted.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How dare you ask Mike Pompeo that question?
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 12:51 PMThe secretary of state has shown a talent for pretending Trump doesn't say what he said — and ragging on interviewers who have the temerity to ask him about it.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Supreme Court dismisses challenge to findings of racial gerrymandering in Virginia districts
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 12:02 PMThe 5-4 decision could give an advantage to Virginia Democrats this fall.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Democrats fret over the never-ending Trump Show
Monday - 06/17/2019 - 06:00 AMTrump has dominated the public square since 2015 with provocation, insults and outrage. Democrats worry they can’t upstage his one-man performance.
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