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

Harris says it was ‘recklessness’ to defer to Bidens on reelection decision, via Patrick Svitek washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Trump calls for death penalty for man accused of fatal stabbing on N.C. train, via Patrick Svitek washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Trump announces National Guard will be deployed in Memphis to fight crime, via Patrick Svitek washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Trump threatens to retake control of D.C. police over Bowser’s position on ICE, via Patrick Svitek washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Some Americans abroad can’t send mail to U.S. because of tariffs. Many countries have halted or slowed regular mail amid confusion over Trump’s tariff rules, by Meryl Kornfield washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Former anti-Trump Republican is running for Georgia governor as a Democrat, via Patrick Svitek washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Tim Walz launches bid for reelection as Minn. governor amid 2028 speculation, via @Alec_Dent Maeve Reston Patrick Svitek washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Brad Raffensperger, Ga. Republican who defied Trump, running for governor, via Patrick Svitek washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

The GOP finally accomplished its longtime goal of cutting big parts of Obamacare. But now the cuts are at the center of a funding fight - and some Republicans are nervous, by Yasmeen Abutaleb washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

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

NEW via Liz Goodwin No more ‘wimpy politics’: Van Hollen pushes Dems to get off the sidelines wapo.st/4muudV6

What do Democratic voters think of Kamala Harris? It’s complicated. By Sabrina Rodríguez in North Carolina: washingtonpost.com/politics/inter…

Who is Lindsey Halligan, the interim U.S. attorney prosecuting James Comey? via Amy B Wang and Maura Judkis, washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Will the Gaza deal get him into heaven? Trump fears not. The 79-year-old president, who has repeatedly pondered the afterlife in recent months, told reporters on Air Force One: “I think I’m not, maybe, heaven-bound,” via Dan Diamond washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

NEWS from Liz Goodwin: Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) downplayed sexual assault concerns in deleted posts washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Trump's drive to keep US Atty posts in the hands of loyalists -- bypassing Senate confirmation -- now threatens the case against James Comey. By Jeremy Roebuck washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Trump and Mamdani, best of enemies, can’t stop talking about each other. Sarah Ellison on why the fight benefits both politically. wapo.st/4hPOfsv

The imperial aesthetic at the heart of Donald Trump’s presidency: In addition to his accumulation of political power, Trump has embraced visual cues designed to project personal command and grandeur, by Naftali Bendavid washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

After years of internal chaos, the NRA is reducing staff and reorganizing in order to rebuild the group as a political power again before the 2026 midterms. Read Beth Reinhard washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…