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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

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are greeted by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip as they arrive on Marine One at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Friday, April 22, 2016. Obama is spending his first full day in the United Kingdom on Friday after arriving Thursday evening. He started by having lunch at Windsor Castle with Queen Elizabeth II, who celebrates her 90th birthday this week. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama report card: Meh all around, Zogby C+, Babbin D-

Paul Bedard April 23, 2016 11:00 am

American future: 55 million Latinos in U.S., one-third under 18

Paul Bedard April 22, 2016 8:19 pm

Bubba does it again, blaming kids for the nation’s economic woes

Paul Bedard April 22, 2016 4:13 pm

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., greets a CWA worker at a Verizon workers picket line, Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

War: Bernie rips Verizon CEO’s $18M pay, job outsourcing

Paul Bedard April 22, 2016 12:41 pm

Protesters hold up signs as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign stop, Wednesday, April 20, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

NRA: Hillary threatens home self defense with new gun attack

Paul Bedard April 21, 2016 10:11 pm

In this July 12, 2014, photo, migrants walk along the rail tracks after getting off a train during their journey toward the U.S.-Mexico border in Ixtepec, Mexico. The surge in unaccompanied minors and women with children migrating from Central America has put new attention on decades-old smuggling organizations. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

CDC secret warning on surge of illegal kids: ‘Plan on many having TB’

Paul Bedard April 21, 2016 9:02 pm

Shown is U.S. artist Prince's guitar on display at the new black history exhibit, "AmericaIAm: The African-American Imprint" at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. The exhibit is scheduled to fun from January 15 through May, 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Flashback: Obama loved Prince, played secret White House concert last year

Paul Bedard April 21, 2016 5:38 pm

Some Obamacare customers could lose up to their entire refund through a process called reconciliation. (AP)

Shock report: Federal paperwork burden reaches 11.4 BILLION hours a year

Paul Bedard April 21, 2016 3:55 pm

America’s top editors say they’re too broke to fight for First Amendment

Paul Bedard April 21, 2016 2:48 pm

(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Poll: Clinton voters agree with Trump’s call to ‘Make America Great Again’

Paul Bedard April 20, 2016 9:14 pm

Bernie: ‘I can still win’

Paul Bedard April 20, 2016 5:54 pm

Scene from the new Hillary Clinton campaign ad.

Clinton doubles down on anti-gun, Sandy Hook blitz in Connecticut

Paul Bedard April 20, 2016 3:45 pm