Author: Philip Bump

Washington Post – Politics:

A contrived fight over a social media post reveals the divide between parties, within the Republican Party, and in the approach of the GOP’s right and far-right.

Washington Post – Politics:

During Trump’s criminal trial, the former head of the tabloid described how he’d worked with Trump’s lawyer on stories — as Cruz alleged when he was a target.

Washington Post – Politics:

Not all the backlash against protests on college campuses is rooted in the right’s hostility to higher education. Some of it clearly is.

Washington Post – Politics:

It checks all the boxes: crypto-fawning, establishment-bucking and subjectivity-prioritizing. It’s also unworkable, unnecessary and would introduce obvious problems.

Washington Post – Politics:

Once you’re committed to Trump, no offense is beyond defense.

Washington Post – Politics:

Early in Biden’s presidency, he saw a sharper drop in approval among younger Americans.

Washington Post – Politics:

The criminal trial underway in New York centers on an effort to bury a story about an alleged affair — the uncharged crime undergirding Trump’s charges.

Washington Post – Politics:

Voters are unusually not interested in the presidential race. This year, more than most, that might determine who wins.

Washington Post – Politics:

Polls show — and will continue to show — an even race, and past is not precedent.