Author: Ashley Parker

Washington Post – Politics:

President Biden regularly makes unscripted, pithy remarks that violate the rules of diplomacy and get a lot of attention. His staff always walks them back — but should they?

Washington Post – Politics:

Washington Post – Politics:

President Biden has played a central role in the unsuccessful efforts to enact significant gun control legislation amid thousands of mass shootings.

Washington Post – Politics:

Biden has taken to using the term “ultra-MAGA” to warn of Republican extremism. The term has caused bemusement among Democrats, and some Trump followers have embraced it.

Washington Post – Politics:

As a fire at a Wisconsin anti-abortion office is investigated for arson and a debate surrounds a protest outside Justice Kavanaugh’s house, some Democratic leaders are cautioning anti-abortion protestors not to lose the moral high ground by letting their demonstrations turn violent.

Washington Post – Politics:

The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll shows broad bipartisan support for military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine and for sanctions on Russia. But most Americans also want to avoid direct military confrontation with Russia.

Washington Post – Politics:

The isolationist posture of some Republicans is in line with the “America First” ethos of Donald Trump, the GOP’s de facto leader who has long railed against NATO.

Washington Post – Politics:

The U.S. president has left a distinct imprint on the Ukraine crisis — at times emotional and freewheeling, at other times carefully choreographed and deliberate, but frequently a central player in marshaling the West’s response to Russia’s invasion.

Washington Post – Politics:

Since Russia’s war with Ukraine began, the Biden administration has taken pains to avoid even implying that regime change is a goal of the Western response.