He faced criticism after George Floyd. Now, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) is bluntly rebuking President Donald Trump. Read Yasmeen Abutaleb and Patrick Marley on the aftermath of last week's ICE shooting: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A majority in name only? House Republicans are barely hanging on. @pkcapitol.bsky.social does the arithmetic. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

It wasn't so long ago that Trump and Rubio represented near-opposite ends of the foreign policy spectrum. Has Trump become a "neocon"? Far from it. wapo.st/3LGrKKS

Here are the agencies that were cut the most by Trump, new data shows. About 335,000 federal workers left government from January to November 2025, with a vast majority of those people quitting or retiring, by @MerylKornfield @ccemorse www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

So much going on in this headline: www.nj.com/food/2026/01...

We texted 1,000 Americans about U.S. actions in Venezuela. Here’s what they said. @sfcpoll.bsky.social and Eric Lau www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Best news I’ve had in 2026 so far:

Rubio takes on most challenging role yet: Viceroy of Venezuela @John_Hudson @mradamtaylor www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Wild story: She Tried to Kill a President. He Loved Her Anyway. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/s...

Now comes the hard part: wapo.st/4aJlBI2

Texans can relate: apple.news/A8qrhyhFJSNW...

"Mr. Trump has set out to dominate our collective consciousness unlike any of his predecessors." 329 Days of Trump, Trump, Trump www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

My annual reminder from the @washingtonpost Style Section that I'm impossibly out of touch. The List, compiled this year by Maura Judkis -- www.washingtonpost.com/style/intera...

A short life spent making a difference: Tatiana Schlossberg, journalist and granddaughter of JFK, dies at 35 @scottnover.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

How Social Security has gotten worse under Trump. Customer service has deteriorated by key measures as the agency enacted sweeping cuts in Trump’s second term, internal data and interviews show, by @FedGirlWaPo @MerylKornfield @hannah_natanson www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

With a bit of hilarious poetic license from @karavoght.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

Why what @hannahnatanson.bsky.social does — and what the @washingtonpost.com does is so important. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Updated! static.c-spanvideo.org/files/pressC...

Some amazing stats here from our friends at @cspan static.c-spanvideo.org/files/pressC...

Love this Wendell Berry quote sent my way by Anne Lamont. Perfect for the holidays — “Be joyful, though you have considered all the facts.”

Terrific investigative reporting and some serious safety questions raised by @faizsays.bsky.social @arturgalocha.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

My latest -- @alsobrooks.senate.gov reflects on her first year in the Senate: The mission was 'crystal clear.’ wapo.st/48YqLyN

The government’s historic role as a trusted information source is under threat. The U.S. government for decades has been the world’s leading provider of reliable data. Many researchers wonder if that is still the case under Trump, by @NaftaliBendavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Sad news. He was a great and fair journalist, and a truly lovely person. I borrowed a quote from one of his books as the first words of the preface of mine. -- Lou Cannon, Post reporter and preeminent Reagan biographer, dies at 92 www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

I'm no history expert but am always curious about it. Spent time today digging into the Congressional Record from over 60 years ago. The history behind the naming of the Kennedy Center is especially poignant, so I wanted to share it with our readers. wapo.st/48OyZtb

The nation's past chief executives, with rare exceptions, have refrained from slapping their names on things while in office. It is becoming increasingly clear that Donald Trump and his most ardent supporters view the U.S. presidency as a golden opportunity for branding. (gift link) wapo.st/48OyZtb

It is becoming increasingly clear that Donald Trump and his most ardent supporters view the U.S. presidency as a golden opportunity for branding. (gift link) wapo.st/48OyZtb

Trump is not mentioned in Reagan's diaries.

Thank you for paying attention to this entertaining story by Elahe Izadi -- www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...

Where things stand with the White House ballroom -- Jonathan Edwards and @ddiamond www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

New from Gallup, a big rise in these numbers, to the highest in decades: Cost Leads Americans' Top-of-Mind Healthcare Concerns news.gallup.com/poll/699770/...

What happened Monday was noteworthy — maybe a sign that there really is a limit to how low Trump can take the public discourse, maybe evidence that his powers are waning or maybe nothing more than an anomalous disturbance in the force.

Trump attack on Rob Reiner tests the limits, even for his MAGA base - with @sabrod123.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

From @postkranish.bsky.social and Lori Rozsa -- Trump’s plan for a presidential library: An ‘iconic building’ in Miami and a ‘fake news wing’ www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

My Sunday Take -- As Republicans struggle to come up with a plan, Mitt Romney, the OG of health care reform, says: “I think it was H.L. Mencken who said that for every difficult problem there is an answer which is easy, clear and wrong.” wapo.st/3XQ4QTY

Something fascinating I learned today at the National Archives (maybe others knew all this): The original Bill of Rights as enrolled had 12 amendments, not 10, and if the founders had had their way, we'd have more than 6,000 members of Congress: archivesfoundation.org/newsletter/1...

Trump seeks to cut restrictions on marijuana through planned order -- @jacobbogage.bsky.social @ddiamond.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The Shamwow guy is running for Congress in Texas. The Mypillow guy is running for governor in Minnesota. You just couldn't make 2025 up, and there are still more than two weeks to go.

Great reporting and writing by @karavoght.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

Why these red state Republicans are resisting Trump’s efforts to expand GOP power wapo.st/3Ms0Syt via Patrick Marley

Quite a read from Matt Viser www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Rural America relies on foreign doctors. Trump’s visa fee shuts them out. -- terrfic story from @davidovalle.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Former Democratic congressman Colin Allred is dropping out of the Senate race in Texas and will instead run for a new congressional district, which covers part of the Dallas area and was formed by Republican-led redistricting.

(Fixing earlier typo) Per my latest Sunday Take, you can click below to see that 1924 NYT headline that I refer to: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

"Among the tragic consequences of the 1924 act: The United States allowed in only an estimated 250,000 Jewish refugees between 1933 and 1944, a modest number compared to the estimated 6 million who were killed in the Holocaust."

My Sunday Take: Trump’s latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s (gift link) wapo.st/48zBjTj

Every time I hear mention of Admiral Holsey on TV, my brain adds “notified me, he had to have a berth or he couldn’t get to sea.”

The U.S. Institute of Peace was established by an act of Congress. And unlike, say, the Department of Defense, it is not part of the executive branch. So wouldn't renaming it require an act of Congress?