.... Hitler replied that he planned to win power via constitutionally approved means—and then to revise the constitution and the entire structure of government in a way that “suits our purposes": www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Why these red state Republicans are resisting Trump’s efforts to expand GOP power, by Patrick Marley (free link) wapo.st/3Ms0Syt

Julie Z. Weil at @washingtonpost.com wants to hear from millennial & Gen Z homeowners out there about home ownership -- want to talk? If you're interested in a Washington Post story about the youngest homebuyers, email: [email protected] Thanks so much!

My latest for @rollingstone.com, about the non-starter peace plan in which the U.S. once again punts, instead of working toward a meaningful solution to the bloody war in Ukraine. uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-ukrain...

NEW: Seven years after @aoc.bsky.social leapt onto the national stage as an outsider, she’s learned an inside game and is considering a run for Senate or president. Read @lizcgoodwin.bsky.social & @yabutaleb7: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

NEW: Trump faces resistance in MAGA movement over immigration & Epstein. By @knowleshannah.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Join @ktumulty.bsky.social at 12 p.m. Eastern today for a chat with @postkranish.bsky.social about "Revolutionary Revelations," a Post series on the paradox of Thomas Jefferson's role in the American story www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The Trump administration asked SCOTUS to pause an order directing it to release SNAP benefits, escalating a legal battle, via Mark Berman: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Your chest will tighten when you get to the woman crying in her car after receiving only $34 of a monthly $300 she relies on for food assistance. In MAGA stronghold, fury over SNAP but little blame for Trump in shutdown By @CleveWootson + @SidhomLydia www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Our Post poll finds 48% of American Jews rate Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership as "poor," up 20 points from a Pew survey in 2020. U.S. Jews also say Netanyahu deserves much more responsibility than Israel for the continuation of the Israel-Gaza war. Read more -> www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Democrats’ defiance on shutdown shows a new, tougher approach to Trump. After eight months of getting battered by Republicans, the party has largely abandoned efforts at conciliation or outreach, by @NaftaliBendavid @yabutaleb7 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

On WhatsApp, Palestinians in the U.S. look for food for Gaza — and mourn, by @yabutaleb7 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

EXCLUSIVE: The Pentagon has for weeks been planning a military deployment to Chicago as Trump seeks to crack down on crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration. It's a model that could later be used in other major cities, via @danlamothe.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

@washingtonpost.com is collecting the videos and photos of the police encounters you’ve witnessed in D.C. since President Donald Trump ordered federal agents to patrol the city. Upload your footage via this link: thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/law_en...

Harris to embark on tour to promote memoir about presidential campaign, via @amyBwang www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump and the GOP portray cities as chaotic dystopias in need of occupation. The president describes cities as “blood-soaked” and “cesspools,” while military incursions in D.C. and L.A. show growing anti-urban sentiment on the right, by @NaftaliBendavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

BIG SCOOP by @marianne_levine, @lizcgoodwin.bsky.social & @danlamothe.bsky.social: Kristi Noem is living free in Coast Guard commandant’s home on a US military base. No DHS secretary has done this, even in the years after 9/11 when the US was at war. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

WaPo asked me to pen an essay about K-POP DEMON HUNTERS and I wrote about why hybrid identities and respectful cultural crossovers fueled KPDH's explosive success—and are the superpower that made Hollywood the biggest force in global pop culture. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

The Trump administration claims sites tracking immigration officers are putting law enforcement at risk. The creators say they’re helping shield people from a modern-day “Gestapo.” Robert Klemko reports for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Musk says he wants a new political party, and many agree. Can he pull it off? Would-be independent candidates have been searching for what they say is a sensible center of the electorate for a long time. No one has found it, by @danbalz www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The divide between Democratic voters and elected leaders over Israel isn’t just happening in New York. @patrickdmarley on why it’s also rattling a moderate swing state wapo.st/44sAqvc

Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings: -Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove) -Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%) news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...

Wow this story www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

He's used to trash talk but Grok's changes have made it way worse, like "we're on a roller coaster and he decided to take the seatbelts off." "Who wants to be known as a person who got sexually threatened by a robot?" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Trump officials who felt sidelined on liberal campuses are spearheading a federal crackdown on DEI at their alma maters. A deep dive into the people and power behind the push to change Harvard and U-Va. & others, via @emilydavies.bsky.social & @DanRosZiff www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Miami postponed its 2025 elections. The move would schedule city elections to coincide with even-year midterms and presidential elections, but is opposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and others, by @sabrod123.bsky.social t.co/uvMExCqT0q

Camp Mystic, which has been attended by the daughters of LBJ as well as former first lady Laura Bush, gave many girls space to forge an identity. That idyll was shattered this week, via @jjouvenal.bsky.social, @EvaRuth & @bradydennis.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

For Democrats, handcuffs are the latest symbol of resistance to Trump. By Toluse Olorunnipa www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

How Trump finally got the military parade he always wanted, via @mviser @oliviacgeorge.bsky.social @danlamothe.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

More amateur hour inside the White House. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Intel chief Tulsi Gabbard placed a top adviser inside the ODNI’s watchdog office, compromising the watchdog's integrity as it probes Signalgate, officials say, by @merylkornfield.bsky.social & @ellenwapo.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The Justice Department is wielding a little law dating to WWII to criminally charge unauthorized immigrants who have failed to register their presence in the country, report @marianne_levine + @jeremyrroebuck.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Two refugee families - one from South Africa, the other from Myanmar. Two very different experiences under Trump. @silviafosterfrau.bsky.social reports from the city both are now starting over in: Birmingham. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

At Musgrave Pencil Company in Shelbyville, Tennessee, politics rarely came up before this year. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies have changed that. via @emilydavies.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

An award for #FactChecker....

What makes auroras glow? This comic is your guide. Amazing visual journalism by Kasha Patel and Kay Sohini ⬇️ www.washingtonpost.com/weather/inte...

“It’s sad both for the White House and for the president,” Cardinal Anders Arborelius, the bishop of Stockholm, told The Post. “I mean, he makes themselves ridiculous, right?” @michelleboorstein.bsky.social and Anthony Faiola report from Rome www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Why, just a hundred days ago, he promised to www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A look inside Trump's 48-hour scramble to fly migrants to a Salvadoran prison, from @blaskey_s, @schmidtsam.bsky.social, @silviafosterfrau.bsky.social, @AnaVHerrero, @arelisrhdz.bsky.social @marialuisapaul.bsky.social & @karendeyoung1 www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Trump won these independent voters. Now some are souring on his second term. “Economically, he’s not the same person,” one said. Read @knowleshannah.bsky.social on signs of political danger for Trump and his party: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

EXCLUSIVE from @hannahnatanson.bsky.social: White House floor plans and other sensitive documents were improperly shared with thousands: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Grassley on his bill w/ Cantwell allowing Hill approval/disapproval of tariffs “Trade wars can be as devastating, which is why the Founding Fathers gave Congress the clear Constitutional authority over war and trade. This bill reasserts Congress’s role over trade policy"

So good. 🤡 @brendanvduke.bsky.social

Need to sort through Trump's lies & falsehoods in his tariff announcement? @glennkessler.bsky.social breaks them down: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

ANOTHER WAPO EXCLUSIVE: Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints @alexhorton.bsky.social @hannahnatanson.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

DOGE terminated nearly all HQ employees in D.C. at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Workers at the congressionally funded organization are calling it the “Friday night massacre,” via @abigail-washpost.bsky.social & @d-hawk.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

More than a dozen states have moved to adopt DOGE-style tactics but have shied awy from setting concrete goals, by @patrickdmarley @yvonnewingett.bsky.social @mariana-alfaro.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Behold the Centennial Bulb company, still glowing after 124 years. @reisthebault www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

The 10 Republicans who could be Trump’s heir apparent in 2028 via @AaronBlake wapo.st/3Fa0Qrf

Frederick Douglass was a writer, diplomat, advisor to President Lincoln and American hero. The Maryland National Guard is declining to march in the annual Douglass parade in his native Talbot County this year because he was Black and the DoD no longer does Black history wapo.st/3CQfK5g