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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

Trump’s popularity grows with indictments, now 51%

Paul Bedard July 18, 2023 2:49 pm

Ramaswamy hopes his ‘tsunami’ takes off

Paul Bedard July 18, 2023 12:52 pm

Conservative Supreme Court on a roll as majorities OK decisions

Paul Bedard July 17, 2023 10:01 pm

Half to 90% of federal agency HQs empty, billions wasted

Paul Bedard July 17, 2023 5:44 pm

New Fox lineup aims to boost viewership, prove it’s most trusted

Paul Bedard July 17, 2023 1:38 pm

White House Report Card: Is it a bounce in his step or a stumble?

Paul Bedard July 15, 2023 4:05 pm

Kamala Harris is a lock for 2024, key to wooing women, youths

Paul Bedard July 14, 2023 2:18 pm

PETA versus Hallmark and the grinning chimps

Paul Bedard July 14, 2023 1:33 pm

Cable news now trusted more than networks, Fox No. 1, CBS last

Paul Bedard July 13, 2023 6:45 pm

Romney 2.0: Ramaswamy rolls out Mitt-like fundraising plan

Paul Bedard July 13, 2023 2:13 pm

Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonists axed in latest media cut

Paul Bedard July 12, 2023 7:13 pm

Even Democrats ‘split’ on Biden taking bribes in Hunter Biden’s scams

Paul Bedard July 12, 2023 2:42 pm