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04/24/2026   Washington Post Politics
After the Justice Department said a post-Watergate records law is unconstitutional, White House lawyers established a new policy that experts say weakens safeguards.
04/23/2026   Washington Post Politics
The bet on the seizing of the Venezuelan leader has drawn scrutiny to insider trading within the growing prediction market industry.
04/23/2026   Washington Post Politics
The Russian leader has not yet committed to attend the annual gathering of world leaders, which is scheduled for December at the president’s Doral golf resort.
04/23/2026   Washington Post Politics
The path of the USS George H.W. Bush to the Middle East has been closely watched as President Trump demands progress in peace negotiations with Tehran.
04/23/2026   Washington Post Politics
The audit by the department’s inspector general follows months of lawmaker complaints over the congressionally mandated release of investigative files.
04/23/2026   Washington Post Politics
Republicans took a step without the help of Democrats toward fully reopening the Department of Homeland Security and ending the partial government shutdown.
04/23/2026   Washington Post Politics
The drug company is the 17th to agree to lower its prices as part of the administration’s Most Favored Nation initiative. It will make a new gene therapy available free.
04/23/2026   Washington Post Politics
Some House races are newly competitive, and four Republican incumbents are now endangered.
04/23/2026   Washington Post Politics
The Justice Department said the drug will now be listed on Schedule III, similar to some common prescription painkillers. The order does not decriminalize marijuana for recreational use.
04/23/2026   Washington Post Politics
A former reality TV contestant turned candidate in Virginia and two U.S. House hopefuls in Texas and Minnesota have been banned from the prediction market for five years.
04/23/2026   Washington Post Politics
The billionaire was a significant contributor to President Donald Trump’s campaign, but officials said he clashed repeatedly with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
04/23/2026   Washington Post Politics
At least five officials have left Trump’s Cabinet and U.S. military leadership since the start of the war with Iran. Here’s a look at who left and why.
04/23/2026   Washington Post Politics
A spate of recent ethics cases illustrates the limits of a process that is slow and prone to political calculation.
04/22/2026   Washington Post Politics
After a Virginia vote pushes seats toward Democrats, Republicans turn to Florida and the courts to claw back an edge.
04/22/2026   Washington Post Politics
The onetime lawmaker is leaving Trump Media & Technology, which operates the social media platform Truth Social.
04/22/2026   Washington Post Politics
The lawmaker, who had served in the chamber since 2003, was seeking a 13th term in his safely Democratic district.
04/22/2026   Washington Post Politics
The Pentagon assessment, shared in a classified briefing for lawmakers, suggests gasoline and oil prices could remain elevated through the midterm elections.
04/22/2026   Washington Post Politics
Follow President Trump’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.