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President Donald Trump addresses the crowd in the Emancipation Hall overflow area after being sworn in as the 47th president on Monday, with first lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the background.

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Trump’s big bang approach to Day 1

His burst of action may set new expectations for inaugurations of the future

By David Winston
Posted January 21, 2025 at 5:08pm

The true history of civil rights struggles is high on the GOP’s list of “divisive” concepts, Curtis writes. But the carvings on the side of the King memorial offer an important reminder for Inauguration Day and beyond.

Opinion

King never gave up his righteous fight, an example for all to follow

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted January 20, 2025 at 4:36pm
President Donald Trump speaks to the crowd alongside Vice President JD Vance (Left), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), his wife Kelly Johnson, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) in the VIP overflow viewing area in Emancipation Hall after his inauguration at the Capitol on Monday.

Opinion

Republicans hold all the keys as second Trump term begins

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted January 20, 2025 at 2:52pm
Allison Riggs, shown outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022, is battling to preserve her narrow victory in North Carolina's Supreme Court election. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Opinion

When the will of the voters meets a political power grab

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted January 16, 2025 at 6:00am
From left, Sen. Patty Murray and Reps. Xavier Becerra and James E. Clyburn address the media outside the Senate Foreign Relations room in the Capitol, where members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, also know as the “super committee,” were holding a meeting in November 2011.

‘It’s incredibly hard’ — consider the super committee

By Jason Dick
Posted January 9, 2025 at 6:00am
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Speaker Mike Johnson lead the narrowly divided chamber, and the events of the year could influence which of their parties wins the majority in the 2026 midterm elections.

The 2026 midterm elections are just around the corner

By Stuart Rothenberg
Posted January 7, 2025 at 6:00am
Speaker Mike Johnson may be the one up for election on Friday, but the future of the Republican Party is also at stake, Winston writes.

Republican to-do list: Elect Mike Johnson and get to work

By David Winston
Posted January 3, 2025 at 6:45am
President Donald Trump addresses the crowd in the Emancipation Hall overflow area after being sworn in as the 47th president on Monday, with first lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the background.

Trump’s big bang approach to Day 1

Sunrise light hits the Capitol Dome on Thursday as the 119th Congress is set to begin Friday. Republicans will control both chambers and the White House for the first time in eight years.

Editor’s Note: Honeymoon in Washington

By Jason Dick
Posted January 3, 2025 at 6:30am
Former President Jimmy Carter, who died last month at age 100, would not be at ease in the “broligarchy.” But his version of manhood is the better one, Curtis writes.

Jimmy Carter’s version of being a man should still mean something

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted January 3, 2025 at 6:01am
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, and a big Replacements fan. Did not win.

Replacements fans don’t belong on national tickets

By Brandon Wetherbee
Posted December 20, 2024 at 6:00am
A flyer advertising a discussion of the upcoming Trump administration’s immigration policies is displayed on a USC classroom door last month. In the Western United States, the idea of mass deportations goes far beyond the undocumented student population on a college campus, Bellantoni writes.

The many layers of Trump’s immigration policy

By Christina Bellantoni
Posted December 19, 2024 at 6:00am
By counting on resentment and fear of the other, the GOP has betrayed people like her mom, Curtis writes.

A holiday season of personal and political reflection

By Mary C. Curtis
Posted December 12, 2024 at 6:00am
Republicans were able to capitalize in November as Democratic voters drifted apart, Winston writes. Above, Donald Trump speaks at the Republican National Convention on July 18.

The great Democratic divide elects Trump twice

By David Winston
Posted December 11, 2024 at 6:00am
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune, center, has scheduled 31 five-day work weeks in 2025, which was music to the ears of Rep. William R. Timmons IV.

Help wanted: Spending more time and effort in Congress

By Jason Dick
Posted December 9, 2024 at 4:42pm