WASHINGTONPOST (Amber Phillips) - What happened under Trump this week
Here’s what happened under President Donald Trump and his administration this week that you may have missed.
WASHINGTONPOST (Theodoric Meyer, Matthew Choi) - Swing-state Democrats criticize an unpopular institution: Their own party
Multiple candidates seeking Senate seats are running ads critical of their own party, supportive of Republican policies, or both.
WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Merica) - Are Flock cameras the next bipartisan political issue?
Lawmakers and 2026 candidates on both sides of the aisle are questioning whether Flock cameras have proliferated too quickly.
WASHINGTONPOST (Cleve R. Wootson Jr.) - President Trump and ally-turned-antagonist Michael Cohen reconcile
Trump’s appearance on Cohen’s radio show — their first public conversation since a bitter falling out — seemed to suggest their relationship had been mended.
WASHINGTONPOST (Amy B Wang, Violet Jira) - Woman arrested in alleged ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York Capitol
Undercover FBI agents who posed as Islamic State facilitators say the Albany resident spoke of attack plans and sought help with explosives.
WASHINGTONPOST (Perry Stein, Alexei Koseff) - Feds seize Eric Swalwell’s devices, search home as part of sexual assault inquiry
The former congressman, once considered a leading candidate in the California governor’s race, resigned after allegations surfaced in the spring.
WASHINGTONPOST (Scott Clement) - A fake poll tested media and poll trackers. Here’s who passed and failed.
Median Strategies, a fake polling firm, claimed it was a “social experiment.” The fraudulent poll received some attention but was shunned by mainstream poll aggregators and exposed by a reporter.
WASHINGTONPOST (Olivia George) - Democrats’ view of Trump’s first term improves in retrospect, poll finds
Recent ratings of the state of American democracy in 2020 rose by eight points compared with surveys of Democrats that year.
WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Merica) - Darline Graham’s ‘oops’ moment and the pitfalls of acknowledging ignorance
Like the senator from South Carolina, candidates have admitted to not knowing things before. Doing so rarely ends well for them.
AI:Senator Darline Graham is facing political backlash after publicly admitting to her own lack of knowledge on specific issues, a move that mirrors similar tactical failures by other politicians attempting to navigate public scrutiny. This recent admission has triggered criticism regarding her competence and ability to handle the responsibilities of her office.Open
WASHINGTONPOST (Steve Thompson) - United States debt surpasses $40 trillion
The landmark number comes months earlier than forecasters anticipated.