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A man waits to initiate the balloon drop as then-former President Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech during the final night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18, 2024.

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In politics, like in life, nothing lasts forever

Revisiting how the 2024 campaign set the stage for this year

By Jason Dick
Posted April 18, 2025 at 12:19pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, seen here at last year's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, is helping set the tone for his state's approach to President Donald Trump's second term.

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Golden State meets ‘Golden Age’

By Jason Dick and Christina Bellantoni
Posted April 11, 2025 at 8:39am

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Much ado about special elections

By Jason Dick, Mary Ellen McIntire and Andrew Menezes
Posted April 3, 2025 at 10:51am
A Maracas Ice Pop is prepared during the Washington Nationals media preview day at Nationals Park on Friday, March 21, 2025.

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The Thai popcorn does not detract

By Jason Dick and Brandon Wetherbee
Posted March 27, 2025 at 10:26am
Materials from this year’s Gridiron dinner, a tradition that dates to 1885.

At the Gridiron, laughter in the dark

By Jason Dick and Jessica Wehrman
Posted March 19, 2025 at 6:36pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference with caucus leadership during the House Democrats' 2025 Issues Conference at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Va., on Wednesday.

Democrats at (in?) retreat

By Jason Dick and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted March 12, 2025 at 9:14pm
Rep. Melanie Stansbury holds a sign reading “This is not normal” as President Donald Trump enters the House chamber on Tuesday night to deliver his address to a joint session of Congress.

Protest, retreat, hide? Congressional behavior, 2025-style

By Jason Dick and Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted March 6, 2025 at 4:05pm
Josh Hawley is among the Senate Republicans who are unenthusiastic about the House’s proposed cuts to Medicaid.

‘Yeah, I don’t love that,’ or how the House learned to start jamming the Senate

By Jason Dick and David Lerman
Posted February 27, 2025 at 4:19pm
Among the small number of Democrats who have shown they can navigate the current political environment, according to Brandon Wetherbee, is Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

‘If I can get you to feel’ — politics, wrestling and connecting with people

By Jason Dick and Brandon Wetherbee
Posted February 19, 2025 at 5:22pm
Political Theater podcast host Jason Dick and “Porcelain War” co-director Slava Leontyev in the Roll Call newsroom.

‘Beauty never gets old’ — Slava Leontyev in the ‘Porcelain War’

By Jason Dick
Posted February 11, 2025 at 2:47pm