Author: Dan Balz

Washington Post – Politics:

Democratic state leaders see a federal government hamstrung to protect rights and see red-state governors pushing to restrict those rights.

Washington Post – Politics:

President Biden’s State of the Union was a preview of his likely reelection campaign and may be remembered for his testy engagement with Republican lawmakers.

Washington Post – Politics:

Most Americans overall say they would feel dissatisfied or angry if either wins the general election.

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Trump tries to jumpstart his lackluster campaign. Rivals, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, hold off. The So far, the 2024 contest looks little like 2016.

Washington Post – Politics:

Mitch Daniels’s possible Senate bid tests if there’s any appetite for his kind of conservative politics after the Republican Party has been distorted by Trump.

Washington Post – Politics:

Regardless of the differences in the two cases, two potential opponents in the 2024 presidential election will both be subjects of special counsel probes as their campaigns take shape.

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The drama this week underscores how little was absorbed over the implications of the attack on the Capitol.

Washington Post – Politics:

After six votes for speaker, Republicans appear no closer to a resolution. Will the new speaker, whoever that is, be able to lead effectively?

Washington Post – Politics:

The midterm success that the president enjoyed is continuing to play out in the very early days of a would-be Biden-Trump matchup for 2024.