On day 12 of the DHS shutdown, dogs in costume paraded through the Senate. My piece today involves dogs, Mardi Gras, Sen. Thom Tillis, and 2 government shutdowns. It asks, can Congress have fun, and are silly things important? Doggi Gras in the Senate: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Three undocumented children missing from school because their family is terrified. A parent dropping off his toddler at daycare & arriving to protesters. A 22-year-old asylum-seeker asking for rides to work. A day in Minneapolis under the ICE surge: wapo.st/4jLRnXk

The shooting of Renée Good in her car was documented from different angles. I recorded two congressmen @ericswalwell.bsky.social (D-CA) and Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) watching the exact same footage. What they each saw reflects divides on what the video shows. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Election news: USPS is no longer guaranteeing when it will postmark mail, which could jeopardize some ballots that arrive after Election Day. Find out if your state will be affected ⬇️ www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The assassinations of Charlie Kirk and Melissa Hortman shook the country. Minnesota state senator Julia Coleman (R) knew both personally. Kirk was her first boss, Hortman her colleague. She is fed up with the conspiracy theories around their deaths. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Remember Madison Cawthorn? And Cori Bush? These two are among the growing group of former lawmakers who want to return to Congress. I asked them: why?! wapo.st/4pbqNrH

I asked Rep. Jasmine Crockett @jasmineforus.bsky.social about Speaker Mike Johnson saying he's "absolutely delighted" she's running for Senate, and comparing her to NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. She hadn't seen the clip. Here's her response.

Inside the effort to force Trump's hand on Epstein: Reps. Thomas Massie and @rokhanna.bsky.social months-long campaign to outmaneuver the White House on the Epstein files started with a text. I sat down with both of them the evening before the vote. wapo.st/4icgLoq

Spotted heading to Massie, Khanna, MTG news conference this morning ahead of Epstein House vote

Mike Johnson has sworn in Adelita Grijalva, ending the 50 day standoff that left her unable to represent 800K Arizonans in DC amid the shutdown. Standing ovations from Dems, empty GOP seats - what it was like in the chamber & what it means for Epstein files: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

First-term congresswoman @replamonica.bsky.social is facing a Trump DOJ prosecution & risks 17 years in prison. I talked with her as a judge weighs whether her case should proceed. “I’m a mom, I’m a wife, I have a family, and I don’t want to be in jail." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The shutdown is entering its second week. Federal workers are about to begin missing paychecks. But lawmakers are not on the same page.

I talked to Bill Nye — yes, former “science guy” — about President Trump’s proposed cuts to NASA funding and what they would mean.

We fought a revolution over a tax on tea. It's time for us to have an economic uprising over the tax on coffee! www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

NEW: @repdonbacon.bsky.social and @rokhanna.bsky.social plan to introduce a bill to exclude coffee from President Donald Trump’s tariffs as soon as today. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Rep. Dan Crenshaw and young conservatives gathered Sept. 10 at a Washington, D.C. church to remember Charlie Kirk. Full article linked in my bio.

Capitol Hill staffers, young conservatives and at least one lawmaker gathered to remember Charlie Kirk at a vigil Wednesday night, less than a mile from the Capitol. My dispatch from St. Joseph’s. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Several people in line shouted “We love you Bobby!” as @seckennedy.govpeeps.us entered the hearing room to testify before senators.

Is politics worth it? Young people in office tell me they worry that for their generation, the answer, increasingly… is no. Their accounts of terrifying threats and online abuse evoke questions about how political life can be made safer & more sustainable. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Senators are divided on the effectiveness and legality of President Trump’s latest travel ban for 19 countries ⬇️

Some Republican senators told me they have questions about President Trump’s plan to take a $400 million jet from Qatar, but even those with concerns stopped short of criticizing him.

Starting May 5, if you’ve defaulted on federal student loans, your pension, social security and wages could be at risk. Here’s what that means and what to do.

The Post's @annalissroy.bsky.social asked lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week about individuals deported by the Trump administration without due process: youtube.com/shorts/gblbF...

New tariffs and what they could make pricier, the election that Elon Musk spent $20 million on, and the TikTok ban update… let’s dive into three big things I’m watching this week and what they could mean for you.

Sen. Bernie Sanders responded to Democratic voters' anger toward party leaders in an interview on Thursday. At his rallies, Sanders lays out a vision of uniting people across parties against oligarchy, but many in his audience are angry Democrats who want to hear their party's plan to fight Trump.

I talked to voters at a packed rally for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in Las Vegas on March 20. They demanded that Democratic leaders stand up to President Trump.