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Campaign signs for Virginia gubernatorial candidates Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin stand at a polling location in Alexandria, Va., on Tuesday.

The what-have-you-done-for-me-lately elections of 2021

By Jason Dick, Nathan L. Gonzales and Evan Campbell
Posted November 3, 2021 at 11:38am
A familiar sight: Reporters and photographers follow West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin as he walks through the Capitol last week.

Joe Manchin: The man of the moment

By Jason Dick, Benjamin J. Hulac and Evan Campbell
Posted October 27, 2021 at 3:42pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer has his hands full trying to navigate the chamber with a narrow majority.

What is wrong with Congress? Let us count the ways

By Jason Dick and Evan Campbell
Posted October 21, 2021 at 8:00am
Actors Will Poulter and Kaitlyn Dever and writer and producer Danny Strong attend the European premiere of “Dopesick” on Wednesday in London.

‘Dopesick’ humanizes the overwhelming losses of the opioid epidemic

By Jason Dick and Evan Campbell
Posted October 13, 2021 at 8:53pm
Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin represents the town of Howell, where President Joe Biden went to pitch his agenda this week.

The view from Howell: Michiganders weigh in on Biden agenda

By Jason Dick, Paul M. Krawzak and Evan Campbell
Posted October 7, 2021 at 9:43am
Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse participates in a Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday on the new Texas abortion law and the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court takes on big issues — and more scrutiny

By Jason Dick, Todd Ruger and Evan Campbell
Posted September 29, 2021 at 4:25pm
Showtime’s political documentary series “The Circus” isn’t hurting for material.

‘The Circus’ comes back to (this) town

By Jason Dick and Evan Campbell
Posted September 22, 2021 at 1:32pm
From left, U.S. Olympic gymnasts Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Simone Biles arrive Wednesday to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Can Congress stay bipartisan on Olympic oversight?

By Jason Dick, Niels Lesniewski and Evan Campbell
Posted September 15, 2021 at 5:37pm
This combination of pictures of John Walker Lindh shows, at left, a police file photo of him made available Feb. 6, 2002, and a Feb. 11, 2002, photo of him as seen from the records of a madrassa in Bannu, Pakistan.

‘Detainee 001’ and the strange story of the American Taliban, John Walker Lindh

By Jason Dick and Evan Campbell
Posted September 8, 2021 at 8:00am
Taliban fighters atop Humvee vehicles parade in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Sept. 1 to celebrate the U.S. pulling all its troops out of the country.

Was the sad, messy end in Afghanistan inevitable?

By Jason Dick, John M. Donnelly and Evan Campbell
Posted September 1, 2021 at 3:58pm