Again? -- US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say apnews.com/article/mili...

The @washingtonpost.com continues to break major stories.

Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency. A scoop from @iarnsdorf.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump has spread accusations about Clinton for more then a decade, often to deflect questions about his own association with Epstein. The Clintons will now tell their own story. -- www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Republicans stare down epic voter enthusiasm gap ahead of 2026 midterms @lizcgoodwin.bsky.social @sfcpoll.bsky.social poll wapo.st/3MPdeRx

SOTU: Trump reframes America, in two acts wapo.st/4s9uFLE

When I first covered Congress back in the Pleistocene Era, reporters joked on SOTU Day that the House Chamber's center aisle was "ass-kisser's alley." Members planted themselves there hours in advance of the speech to get a fleeting second on TV with the president as he entered.

Interesting tidbit from a veteran Republican operative in Texas: In the early vote so far, they are seeing Democrats turning out who "never voted in a primary and they're young."

Dear Google: Your gmail "suggested reply" feature is a really, really bad idea.

Such a fun story from @amyargetsinger.bsky.social -- How Keri Russell’s suede Coach boots ended up in my closet www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

NEW: 60% disapprove of Trump ahead of State of the Union, Post-ABC poll finds. But Democrats have made little headway in persuading Americans they have better ideas or policies to offer. @danbalz @sfcpoll wapo.st/3ZPiyaE

MY SUNDAY ANALYSIS: SCOTUS tapped the brakes on Trump's unprecedented use of emergency powers to achieve his agenda. But decades of sloppy lawmaking by Congress made it possible for him to do it -- and only Congress can fix what it created. wapo.st/46n8KZb

Jesse Jackson's was the first presidential campaign I had ever covered. One day stands out in my memory more than any other (giftlink): wapo.st/4aTlHMK

On President's Day, a story I think about is how a U.S. House member who served only one term was present when they laid the cornerstone of the Washington Monument in 1848. His name: Abraham Lincoln. Love to imagine what he was thinking.

Six congressional primaries that explain where the country is headed wapo.st/3ZDDFfX

Primary season is already here. Typically only one in 5 voters bother to show up in primaries. Here's why primaries will be some of the most important races in 2026. Plus six early ones to watch. wapo.st/3ZDDFfX (giftlink)

Politics questions? Join us at noon Eastern for my every-other-week Live Chat. wapo.st/4arJG4d

Terrific reporting from @iarnsdorf.bsky.social and @lizcgoodwin.bsky.social -- Trump leaves Republicans guessing on midterms plans as outlook darkens (gift link) wapo.st/3O0AXPb

Hello, God. It's Karen: Could we have a rewind of this week?

Today the Post published 3 stories that explore the nation's fraught political + cultural moment through the global stage of the Super Bowl and Olympics. 1. We look at why Colin Kaepernick's impact on the NFL has waned 10 years after his social justice protest www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

I wish I could have known Don Glickman too. Beautifully told by Sydney Page -- A postcard arrived: ‘If you’re reading this I’m dead, and I really liked you’ www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

One of the finest public servants I have ever had the privilege to cover: Lee Hamilton, foreign policy leader in Congress, dies at 94 www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Grateful to all the concerned friends who called, texted, emailed today asking: Are you OK? Yes, I still have a job that is more than that, a mission. But that is not the same thing as feeling OK. Not today.

There are complexities behind what seem to be even the most straightforward questions when it comes to immigration: Why a Minnesota child’s family doesn’t want ICE to deport her murderer www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A perspective on the immigration debate you don't often hear. Thank you, Cally Jo's family, for letting me tell your story: Why a Minnesota child’s family doesn’t want ICE to deport her murderer (gift link) -- wapo.st/3Ofo3g2

"There were 5 of us total in the audience and afterward 3 of us tried to interview each other and that is when we realized we were all journalists on the job." ‘Melania’ promises to take us behind the scenes. There’s nothing to see. @monicahesse.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...

NEW from Natalie Allison, @iarnsdorf.bsky.social and Hannay Knowles -- Trump faces fresh MAGA blowback for efforts to ‘de-escalate’ in Minnesota www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

San Antonio TV anchor wants unity after Wemby's 'murder' remarks spark vitriol www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a... via @mySA

From the great Dan Balz (yes, he still writes for us!) www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The administration has multiple agendas at work here and they aren't all about finding violent undocumented criminals. Patrick Marley and I explain: Trump administration uses ICE to pressure blue states www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

“We’re going to tell the court that this has been a dramatic and historic escalation. There’s never been a deployment of ICE agents quite like this. And yet, Minnesota doesn’t have the most immigrants. What would justify this?” @keithellison.bsky.social tells @ktumulty.bsky.social.

“Reasonable people watching the video could conclude that [Pretti] had a gun & a holster, that it was taken off of him in plain view on the video, & that after that, he was shot. I think that a person who saw those things would not be hallucinating.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

MUSTREAD from Marianne Levine and Brianna Sacks, with a reminder of why ICE was created after 9/11 -- Shootings in Minneapolis underscore how Kristi Noem has transformed DHS www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

My Sunday Take: Trump’s sudden retreat on Greenland shows that limits still exist www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

My Live Chat is underway, and one question from a reader sent me all the way back to the Reagan-Gorbachev era. The subject: The politics of ... overcoats. You can join us here: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

"I need my devices back to do my job." wapo.st/4jUxQEe

BREAKING: Judge blocks government from searching data seized from Post reporter www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Also if you haven’t seen The Best Years of Our Lives, please do. My vote for the bravest movie ever made.

Watching old movies is my favorite escape from the news. Currently: The Third Man. Who else has seen it?

With Coretta Scott King at his side, Ronald Reagan in 1983 signs legislation creating a federal holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. --

Re-upping this: Trump says he has ‘solved’ 8 conflicts. Here’s what to know about them. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Beto O’Rourke won’t endorse in Texas Senate Democratic primary: "“I believe in the Democratic voters of the state of Texas, who are going to have a real close and personal look at these two phenomenal candidates." www.dallasnews.com/news/2026/01...

Gov. Shapiro, in book, says Harris team asked him if he was ever Israeli agent -- Yasmeen Abutaleb @colbyitkowitz.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

This episode of The Daily with reporting by @susandominus.bsky.social brought me to tears. Unimaginable pain awakens such love: An I.V.F. Mix-Up and an Impossible Choice www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/p...

My Sunday Take (with a gift link) -- Trump wants to get rid of the Fed chair. Why a DOJ inquiry has backfired. wapo.st/3NskqmL

Trump Justice Department enters new territory with probe of Walz, Frey. By Patrick Marley & Yasmeen Abutaleb www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...