Democrats swept elections far beyond the big races in a referendum on Trump. From clerks to coroners, Democrats on Tuesday flipped city councils, school boards and county commissions, by @NaftaliBendavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

NEW: How a backlash to Trump fueled Democratic gains with Latino voters. The president's deportation policies and high prices propelled a shift in this year's elections, compared to 2024. By @sabrod123 @teoarmus @KnowlesHannah: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Can Democrats reverse Trump’s Latino gains? This county has clues. By @KnowlesHannah @sabrod123: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

NEW from @iarnsdorf @patrickdmarley @PerryStein: President Trump has renewed demands that his administration find fraud in the five-year-old defeat that he never accepted, which includes a new effort to scrutinize Fulton County ballots. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

JB Pritzker finds his place at the ramparts of the Trump resistance. The Illinois governor and potential Democratic presidential candidate is waging a full-throated campaign against Trump and his administration’s incursions into the state, by @ktumulty www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

In Wisconsin swing district, criticism of Charlie Kirk sparks backlash. By @patrickdmarley @yvonnewingett: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Bolton continues criticism of Trump foreign policy following FBI raids, via @PatrickSvitek www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The midterm map fight favors the GOP — and could help them stay in power. @KnowlesHannah on why Republicans have more cards to play. wapo.st/3H83244

We take readers inside Laura Loomer’s rise: ‘Obsessive’ research and Oval Office visits, from Natalie Allison @sarahellison.bsky.social @drewharwell.com www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A Washington Post flash poll finds that Americans largely disapprove of Trump’s handling of the Epstein files, and most suspect the documents contain embarrassing information about Trump, Democrats and billionaires. Via @sfcpoll @emgusk www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

NEW: Whistleblower evidence suggests Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove misled Senate. Scoop from @PerryStein @theodoricmeyer: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

NYT Chief White House Correspondent @peterbakernyt.bsky.social, WaPo National Enterprise Reporter @sarahellison.bsky.social, and Fmr. state attorney for Palm Beach County, FL, @davearonberg.bsky.social, discuss the latest news around Ghislaine Maxwell this week. www.msnbc.com/weekends-wit...

Trump’s imaginary numbers, from $1.99 gas to 1,500 percent price cuts: The president likes to cite specific numbers to bolster his claims. They are often wildly improbable — or just impossible, by @NaftaliBendavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Murdoch is saying “I’m 94 years old and I won’t be intimidated.” But Rupert has often underestimated Trump‘s power over his base, and the Epstein story is a wild card. My latest with @ScottNover www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Divorce, adultery allegations against Paxton jolt Senate race in Texas. By @PatrickSvitek @mollyhf: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Inside the MAGA influencer revolt over Epstein by @sarahellison.bsky.social It all started after a botched rollout of the secret Epstein files that had nothing new… www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The same army of new media personalities and podcasters who helped return Trump to the WH-and has been rewarded with access- turned sharply recently against his administration’s strategy, putting the president into a political thicket with his own base. By @sarahellison.bsky.social wapo.st/3TLMe5B

NEW: A Democrat from Trump country auditions for 2028 with plan to win culture wars. In S.C., Andy Beshear pointed to his red-state experience to argue the party need not run away from topics such as trans rights and racial justice. By @KnowlesHannah: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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

Can confirm this email is authentic — and about nothing in it is true. Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that. It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.

Zohran Mamdani -- poised to become the Democratic nominee in New York’s mayoral race -- is facing a barrage of Islamophobic attacks, this time from some prominent Republican lawmakers and right-wing commentators, via @dylanewells www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The GOP quickly seeks to make Zohran Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party. Republican leaders hope the ascent of the NYC mayoral candidate, a democratic socialist, will help them paint the Democrats as a far-left party, by @NaftaliBendavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

How Zohran Mamdani used social media to build a movement. The candidate poised to win the Democratic New York mayoral primary departed from the standard Democratic playbook to engage with both supporters and opponents, by @dylanewells @Tatum_Hunter_ t.co/FXYU8pjTpM

President Trump’s 73 zigzag hours in the Israel-Iran War: a timeline, by @Azi www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Morning! Explore how every neighborhood voted in the first round of New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Social Security stops reporting call wait times and other metrics. The changes are the latest sign of the agency’s struggle with website crashes, overloaded servers and long lines at field offices amid Trump cutbacks, by @MerylKornfield @hannah_natanson www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

“I’m an American, bro!” ICE targets some Latino American citizens, questioning their status and raising concerns about racial profiling. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...

NEW: These centrist women on a group chat are leading Democrats in 2025. By @KnowlesHannah @merica: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Minnesota killings spread fear in country riven by violence against politicians. My latest with @yvonnewingett.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The violence in Minnesota revealed that America’s political fractures have penetrated into the most intimate spaces of democratic life: the homes where elected officials sleep. @yvonnewingett and I report on the routine political violence that is now a feature of American life

Trump White House opens door to historic military deployment on U.S. soil, via @Cat_Zakrzewski @natalie_allison @yvonnewingett www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Masked agents making warrantless arrests with a “do what you need to do” mandate. "In Irvine, Calif., ICE agents drove a phalanx of military vehicles ... seeking a resident’s son who had allegedly posted fliers alerting neighbors to the presence of ICE agents" www.wsj.com/us-news/prot...

The White House’s through-the-looking-glass budget spin. The OMB director ignores current law and relies on budget gimmicks to claim a massive deficit reduction, by @GlennKesslerWP www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

An ICE raid in Martha's Vineyard has hit a nerve in a liberal enclave known for welcoming everyone. One man heckled the officers. Others protested. And businesses say they lost money when migrants were too afraid to show up for work. @arelisrhdz reports: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Day laborers who witnessed an ICE raid outside a Los Angeles Home Depot say officers arbitrarily detained migrants in a parking lot. “They were just grabbing people,” one said. @arelisrhdz reports: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

NEW: Some Democrats are pushing the party to rethink its approach on trans issues, particularly in women’s sports. But others view any shift as an abdication of their values. @KnowlesHannah captures a party divided and struggling to speak in one voice: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened “very serious consequences” against Elon Musk if the tech billionaire and former adviser were to fund any Democratic candidates, via @amybwang www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump’s team is asking federal employees to develop rationales to cut funding to California, per two officials and records reviewed by The Post, via @hannah_natanson, @ELaserDavies, @maeganvaz & @iduncan www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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

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NEW: Black Democrats fume over 2024 while ‘searching for a leader’ in 2028. By @sabrod123 in South Carolina: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

First Sen. Joni Ernst dismissed constituents' concerns over Medicaid cuts by replying, "Well, we're all going to die." Then, she doubled down, pushing back against critics with a snarky Instagram post. More via @marianaa_alfaro www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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

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

Numerous California gubernatorial hopefuls spent the weekend courting Democratic Party delegates at a convention in Anaheim. But the potential contender who could upend the race -- Kamala Harris -- was nowhere to be seen, via @MaeveReston www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

NEW: Bernie Sanders says Kamala Harris fell short w/working-class voters. Now, he has a plan to fix that. Not all Democrats are pleased. Inside the effort and the recriminations in a Democratic Party still trying to find its footing by @MaeveReston: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Vance to headline Vegas fundraiser for Trump PAC costing $1 million per head, from @natalie_allison www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Democratic troubles revive the party's debate over left-wing buzzwords. From “intersectionality” to “equity,” many say jargon is alienating key voters. But progressives say inclusive language is vital, by @NaftaliBendavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...