Washington Post – Politics:
The Virginia governor earned headlines sending soldiers to the border. They didn’t accomplish the impossible task he’d given them.
Author: Philip Bump
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The bills that Jim Jordan did want to pass
Washington Post – Politics:
In recent years, the legislation Jordan introduced didn’t stray from the culture wars.
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Despite Fox News’s pre-midterm obsession, violent crime was down in 2022
Washington Post – Politics:
New government data makes obvious the politics behind the channel’s obsession.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene and the lingering belief that truth is partisan
Washington Post – Politics:
The representative elected in part on her acceptance of conspiracy theories draws a revealing comparison.
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The House speaker fight can’t escape Trump’s shadow
Washington Post – Politics:
Even without the former president’s endorsement, more than half the GOP caucus is tainted by having supported his false election claims.
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Another element of Trump’s ‘rigged election’ narrative collapses
Washington Post – Politics:
New research shows that grants aimed at improving election systems had small, non-determinative effects on the 2020 election.
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The House Republican caucus — like the universe — tends toward chaos
Washington Post – Politics:
The speaker fight may result in a more-fringe victor in part because of the nature of the decision-makers.
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Tip: Don’t demand prosecution of crimes you are (allegedly) doing
Washington Post – Politics:
In a superseding indictment made public Thursday, letters from Sen. Bob Menendez about a GOP official are cited as a reason to charge Menendez’s wife.
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Can a Trump-Biden rematch be derailed?
Washington Post – Politics:
New polling suggests that such a contest would spur more voter urgency — and that Robert Kennedy Jr. may not play a spoiler role.