Author: Dan Balz

Washington Post – Politics:

Four months into his speakership, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) is a leader in name only, failing to act on the policies he says are his priorities.

Washington Post – Politics:

The collapse of the bipartisan immigration bill is just the latest chapter in the failure of Congress to address the complex and politically volatile issue. Through multiple administrations, hard-right conservatives have resisted compromise on an issue that neither party alone can solve.

Washington Post – Politics:

The special counsel report and Supreme Court arguments in a single day encapsulate the foundational challenges for both leading presidential candidates and signal a negative year of campaigning to come.

Washington Post – Politics:

Haley is the latest strong, persistent woman to find a soft spot in Trump’s armor. That makes the Republican race much more interesting, if she decides to keep tormenting him.

Washington Post – Politics:

Nikki Haley has a clearer path to be Donald Trump’s chief opponent, but in Iowa, where the first votes will be cast on Jan. 15, Ron DeSantis is digging in.

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Billionaires and multimillionaires exert growing influence in politics but regular citizens are about to have their say.

Washington Post – Politics:

Trump may be a performance artist, but with his shocking provocations, he is telling us what he would do in a second term as president. That’s why taking him seriously and literally is required.

Washington Post – Politics:

People of color get significantly less representation than White voters. And that’s not the only way the Senate is skewed.

Washington Post – Politics:

The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has been rising, and polls show her to be the strongest Republican nominee against Biden, but she’s on a collusion course with DeSantis to be the lone GOP rival to Trump.