Breaking news: President Trump’s Justice Department recently sought access to voting equipment used by two Republican clerks in Missouri during the 2020 election, an unusual request as Trump said he would lead a movement to get rid of voting machines. wapo.st/45Mo9SR

Trump’s DOJ seeks voting equipment in red state ahead of 2026 election wapo.st/4mP2pfc Yvonne Wingett Sanchez Patrick Marley

Conspiracy theories helped elect Trump. Now he can’t shake them, by Karen Tumulty washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Less dramatic than the finale of Succession, but: Murdoch family resolves dispute over ownership in multi-billion dollar deal, w/ Lachlan gaining control and Liz, Prue and James exiting. w/ Jeremy Barr wapo.st/3JZtihT

Senators ramp up pressure on Trump to abandon threats to send troops into U.S. cities wapo.st/41IXhAK@MaeveR…

How Charlie Kirk’s social media machine rewired a generation’s politics - a deeply reported piece by Cat Zakrzewski Yvonne Wingett Sanchez Drew Harwell wapo.st/3IjwuEC

NEWS—>Trump admin has ordered the removal of signs and exhibits related to slavery at multiple national parks, according to four people familiar with the matter, including a historic photograph of a formerly enslaved man showing scars on his back. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California at Berkeley School of Law: “It’s not a new playbook for people to use power in that way, but we’ve never seen a president do anything like this before.” My latest with ⁦Michael Birnbaum⁩ wapo.st/4n6EMyF

In Wisconsin swing district, criticism of Charlie Kirk sparks backlash. By Patrick Marley Yvonne Wingett Sanchez: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of the U.S. military’s generals and admirals to gather on short notice — and without a stated reason — at a Marine Corps base in Virginia next week, sowing confusion and alarm in the ranks.

NEW: Schumer becomes a campaign trail punching bag for some Democrats. The The Washington Post contacted the campaigns of major Dem candidates in a dozen Senate races. None of the candidates or their reps said they would support him for leader. By Dan Merica: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

New York Mayor Eric Adams ends reelection bid via Katie Tarrant Sarah Ellison wapo.st/3VHasih

For Trump, media manipulation is his show of force — via ⁦Sarah Ellison⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

For Trump, media manipulation is his show of force. My latest washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

The backstory on Tim Parlatore, Pete Hegseth’s legal fixer/special adviser, is eye opening as his activities & influence at the Pentagon — including his role in Hegseth’s targeting of the news media — face internal scrutiny. Via Dan Lamothe Free link: wapo.st/4h8hTsC

North Carolina lawmakers vote to add GOP House seat, in win for Trump. State Senate adopted the map Tuesday, and the House is expected to sign off this week. Dems have few options but to sue to try to stop the new map from taking effect. Patrick Marley wapo.st/3JlOH4Y

Dominion Voting, vilified by Trump after 2020, rebrands to appeal to skeptics — ⁦Yvonne Wingett Sanchez⁩ ⁦Patrick Marley⁩ ⁦Sarah Ellison⁩ wapo.st/43w8ZPW

Dominion, vilified by Trump after 2020, rebrands to appeal to skeptics. Behind the scenes the new owner tells election workers its business as usual.⁦Yvonne Wingett Sanchez⁩ & ⁦⁦Patrick Marley⁩ & me washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Dominion Voting, vilified by Trump after 2020, seems like it's getting a MAGA makeover. But the real story is more complicated, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Patrick Marley, + Sarah Ellison report: wapo.st/43w8ZPW

Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral candidacy stirs Jews in New York – and beyond. My latest w/ ⁦Michelle Boorstein⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…