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Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., waves to the crowd during the Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce Fourth of July Parade in Flagstaff, Ariz., on July 4, 2022.

‘Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down’ has impeccable timing

By Jason Dick
Posted July 13, 2022 at 11:11am
A worker with the Nuisance Abatement Graffiti Team power washes messages, including one that reads “our rights,” written in chalk on 1st Street Northeast in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 9, 2022.

Cruel summer: The Supreme Court’s lengthy break in the spotlight

By Jason Dick and Todd Ruger
Posted July 7, 2022 at 1:37pm
From left: Reps. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., Elaine Luria, D-Va., Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., conduct the House Jan. 6 committee’s hearing in the Cannon Office Building on June 28, 2022, during which former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified.

It’s a small White House after all

By Jason Dick and John T. Bennett
Posted June 30, 2022 at 2:58pm
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney listens to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as he testifies remotely Wednesday during a hearing that examined the NFL’s handling of allegations of misconduct within the Washington Commanders organization. Daniel Snyder, the Commanders' owner, did not attend.

Send lawyers, footballs and money: the strange twists and turns of Washington’s football team

By Jason Dick
Posted June 24, 2022 at 6:58pm
Martha Mithell, wife of former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell, waves as she leaves the office of attorney Henry Rothblatt, at left. Mrs. Mitchell had given deposition under oath in litigation involving James McCord Jr., convicted Watergate conspirator.

 ‘The Martha Mitchell Effect’ gives voice to one of Watergate’s great characters

By Jason Dick
Posted June 16, 2022 at 12:21pm
Tom Cruise attends the "Top Gun: Maverick" Royal Film Performance at Leicester Square on May 19 in London.

How ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ reflects a stranger, more vulnerable political time

By Jason Dick and John T. Bennett
Posted June 9, 2022 at 11:08am
Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., third from top left, and security barricade the House chamber door as rioters disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on January 6, 2021.

Podcast primer: prepping for the Jan. 6 hearings

By Jason Dick
Posted June 2, 2022 at 2:30pm
Adam Conover's new show, "The G Word with Adam Conover," is a limited series on Netflix that looks to demystify what government does.

Adam Conover and the quest to make government accessible, funny and human

By Jason Dick
Posted May 26, 2022 at 8:12pm
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, right, won his U.S. Senate primary race easily, but can his success be replicated by other Democrats?

So, who exactly is the establishment in politics now?

By Jason Dick
Posted May 19, 2022 at 6:42pm
Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, from the perennial swing state of Nevada, is among the most vulnerable Senate incumbents.

Six months out, why these congressional incumbents are vulnerable

By Jason Dick, Kate Ackley, Stephanie Akin and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted May 12, 2022 at 2:03pm