'When the president weighs in on something, it moves votes in the U.S. House Republican Conference,' Rep. Armstrong said.

Trump’s influence still looms large over congressional Republicans, Patrick Svitek & Mariana Alfaro report washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Trump’s influence looms large over congressional Republicans, via Patrick Svitek Mariana Alfaro washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Back in the day when print mattered, The Washington Post ran a rare 'EXTRA' edition when OJ was acquitted. No one knew at the time, but it would be the Post's last-ever extra edition.

While I and every other reporter covering the FISA Section 702 reauthorization wait for the Rules committee to notice today's hearing on Plan B, here is what the committee is advising for next week...

the lede on the NYT's original 1995 story about OJ Simpson's trial is insane

I love an Elaine Godfrey lede

theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

'RFK Jr. campaign fires staffer who said goal was to prevent Biden victory'

via Mariana Alfaro

washingtonpost.com/elections/2024…

‘Catastrophic,’ ‘a shock’: Arizona’s abortion ruling threatens to upend 2024 races, via Maegan Vazquez Mariana Alfaro washingtonpost.com/elections/2024…

‘Catastrophic,’ ‘a shock’: Arizona’s abortion ruling threatens to upend 2024 races, via Maegan Vazquez Mariana Alfaro washingtonpost.com/elections/2024…

Must know if Rep. Meng had a good time (I did)

“We should be prepared to fight it out with one another, we should be prepared to find common ground,” she said. “But that has not happened this Congress. As a matter of fact, our Republican House majority has failed completely.”

Greene renews threat to Johnson’s speakership with letter to House Republicans. Via Mariana Alfaro washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Why am I watching college basketball at 11 pm on a Monday what has this country done to me

let’s all go stand around together at 2pm tomorrow, too. that was fun

Donald Trump rages against Lindsey Graham on abortion, in a rare break between the allies. Via Mariana Alfaro washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

back when i was at The Post i definitely would've done something like this for the eclipse and had to answer some concerned Slacks

In 2017 I was sent out to write a story about New Yorkers watching the partial eclipse, and I ran into these two women who were simply annoyed that all the folks outside were crowding the sidewalk thus making it impossible for them to get lunch.

Thinking about them today.

As a reporter, I'm always curious about who is behind big events. Millions roll into DC for cherry blossom festival--so whose job is it to maintain those trees? In my latest The Washington Post story, meet the Mall's tree guy. In your paper today

due to warming climates and changing seasons they should change the cherry blossom run to the tulip run

It’s always funny to me when Americans find out in a big time in ways like this how weeeeirdddd the visa system is