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President Donald Trump is seen on a monitor watching footage of U.S. military strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt addresses reporters on March 17.

White House

As Democrats focus on Signal use, team Trump flashes familiar definition of war

Trump 2.0’s policy aligns with all post-9/11 presidents — including himself

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 27, 2025 at 5:12pm

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber on Feb. 4, 2020. (Leah Millis/Getty Images/Pool)

White House

Trump’s first-term joint addresses offer clues about Tuesday’s big speech

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 3, 2025 at 6:00am
Rep. Jim Leach, R-Iowa, poses in front of Grant Wood's "American Gothic" at the Renwick Museum in Washington in 2006. Wood painted much in Leach's district. Leach, who died Dec. 11, went on to head the National Endowment for the Humanities after leaving Congress.

Congress

Former Rep. Jim Leach, Iowa iconoclast, dies at 82

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted December 16, 2024 at 5:02pm
Donald Trump points to supporters with former first lady Melania Trump at an election night event in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Campaigns

Trump wins presidency a second time, completing comeback

By John T. Bennett
Posted November 6, 2024 at 5:39am
Bruce Springsteen performs during a Kamala Harris campaign rally in Atlanta. (Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images)

Call it The Boss battleground ‘insurance policy’

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 25, 2024 at 12:32pm
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to reporters after handing out food while standing at a drive-thru window during a campaign stop at a McDonald's in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa., on Sunday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump and Harris dig in, especially in Pennsylvania

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 21, 2024 at 5:00pm
Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential nominee, celebrates with family members on the final night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 22.

Harris bets on younger voters. But will they turn out?

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted September 3, 2024 at 8:52am
Former President Barack Obama speaks during day two of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday.

Via Chicago: Obamas look to deliver for Harris

By Aidan Quigley and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted August 21, 2024 at 12:25am