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President Donald Trump greets Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy at a campaign rally at the Shoemaker Center at Ohio University Chillicothe in Chillicothe, Ohio, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.

White House report card: Ohio poll shows Acton gained 10 points in wake of Ramaswamy ad debacle

Rob Crilly · October 30, 2026 11:36 am

Butterworth's facade (main image Scott Suchman for The Washington Post via Getty Images); inset images from the Foie Grass night

Butterworth’s thumbs its nose at DC’s proposed foie gras ban

President Donald Trump dances at a campaign rally at Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas.

Trump can’t resist roasting his affordability pitch with $5,000 burger joke

MAGA broadcaster John Fredericks holds a press conference with the D.C. Republican Party.

Yes, there are Republicans in DC. And they’re mad about taxes

Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Democratic Ohio Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Cleveland.

Obama’s Cheesecake Factory zinger misses the point again

Pew: Newspapers firing 1,000 a year, digital media soaring with 20% ad surge

Paul Bedard June 15, 2016 2:57 pm

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FEC Dem cheers court support for Obama internet regs

Paul Bedard June 15, 2016 2:21 pm

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., waves after speaking at a rally with registered nurses and other community leaders celebrate the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, Thursday, July 30, 2015. on Capitol Hill Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obamacare Shock: Huge spike after elections, 26% in Portland, Ore.

Paul Bedard June 15, 2016 12:51 pm

Atlanta Police in riot gear form a line on Williams Streets as protesters make their way down it in Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, after a night of protests over a grand jury's decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Gallup: Support for cops at pre-Ferguson highs

Paul Bedard June 15, 2016 12:02 pm

The working assumption that Donald Trump gets elected implies necessarily that people don't end up feeling that strongly about some of more outlandish ideas, even if they oppose it. (AP Photo)

Univision, Ramos blast Trump’s WaPo ban, paper ‘world’s most respected’

Paul Bedard June 14, 2016 9:50 pm

NRA breaks silence, hits anti-gun media, ‘myth’ of mass shootings surge

Paul Bedard June 14, 2016 8:35 pm

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington after a meeting with the Virginia Congressional delegation, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Va.’s McAuliffe sued over bid to pack voting booths with 206,000 felons

Paul Bedard June 14, 2016 8:02 pm

Second-grader Lucie Bohnsack received an individualized tour of the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch—operated by The Fund for Animals in partnership with The Humane Society of the United States— on May 2, 2015. Animal groups were among those helped by record-breaking U.S. philanthropy in 2015. (Brandon Wade/AP)

American The Generous: Record $373 billion in donations, $2,974 per every household

Paul Bedard June 14, 2016 5:04 pm

Liz Cheney Republican is in a well-populated race to replace Rep. Cynthia Lummis who isn't seeking a fifth term as Wyoming's congresswoman. (AP Photo/Ben Neary,File)

Liz Cheney faces biggest primary field in Wyo. history

Paul Bedard June 14, 2016 2:34 pm

Sticking together: White House reporters slam Trump’s Post ban

Paul Bedard June 14, 2016 1:20 pm

Mainstream Scream: NBC’s Brokaw says Orlando just about guns

Paul Bedard June 13, 2016 11:26 pm

Josh Mercer wears a T-shirt Monday, June 13, 2016, in honor of two of his friends who were killed during a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Sessions: Obama’s ‘colossal failure of leadership endangers us all’

Paul Bedard June 13, 2016 10:40 pm