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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

Day 1, Number 1: Mark Levin’s ‘Liberty Amendments’ tops Amazon on debut

Paul Bedard August 13, 2013 4:00 am

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HHS IG: Obamacare data hub won’t be secure until system starts Oct. 1 — maybe

Paul Bedard August 13, 2013 4:00 am

‘Redneck millionaire’ and ‘Duck Dynasty’ star eyed for Louisiana House seat

Paul Bedard August 12, 2013 4:00 am

Zogby’s Report Card: Obama is stuck, and public gloom isn’t helping him

Paul Bedard August 11, 2013 4:00 am

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Pew: US home ownership ranks behind Greece, Spain, Portugal

Paul Bedard August 9, 2013 4:00 am

Sue Rochman, left, and Robin Romdalvik hug their son Maddox Rochman-Romdalvik, 8, at San Francisco's City Hall, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California on June 26. The decision cleared the way for the Obama administration to provide spousal benefits to legally married same sex couples who work for the government. AP Photo

Maternity, sick leave for gay spouses OK’d at Labor Dept.

Paul Bedard August 9, 2013 4:00 am

Nancy Riordan holds a sign while participating in a Tea Party rally at the U.S. Capitol, June 19, in Washington. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

IRS agent: Tax agency is still targeting Tea Party groups

Paul Bedard August 9, 2013 4:00 am

Democratic anti-gun ‘guide’ urged using Trayvon Martin’s death to hit NRA, guns

Paul Bedard August 8, 2013 4:00 am

Book: Football safer than skateboarding, amusement parks

Paul Bedard August 8, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to face Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes in the 2014 election. AP Photos

Larry Sabato: Kentucky’s McConnell ‘in decent shape,’ will be re-elected

Paul Bedard August 8, 2013 4:00 am

Anti-abortion leaders Charmaine Yoest, president, Americans United for Life left, and Live Action's Lila Rose called on ABC to cover the impact of abortion on women. (Staff photo)

VIDEO: Anti-abortion activists protest at ABC, accuse network of censorship

Paul Bedard August 8, 2013 4:00 am

The original Associated Press photograph of Barack Obama and Shepard Fairey's "Hope" poster. (AP)

Nation’s top sociologist: Obamacare is an ‘anti-poverty program’ for blacks, Latinos

Paul Bedard August 8, 2013 4:00 am