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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts at night, its colonnade lit in color and reflected in the Potomac

Politics The Kennedy Center has a water problem and a half-empty house. Tuesday’s vote treats them as one. In February 2025 President Trump removed most of the Kennedy Center's board and had the rest elect him chairman. Ticket… 16 Sep 2026

The Ohio Statehouse building in Columbus under a blue sky

Politics Most people who lose Medicaid to the new work requirement are already working One side points to a person who cannot work and still needs the card. The other points to someone clocking… 13 Sep 2026

A pile of red, white and blue I Voted stickers.

Politics How to Vote in Person Early in the 2026 Midterms Vote early and in person this year. It leaves time to fix a registration or ID problem before November 3.… 8 Sep 2026

An 1812 political cartoon showing a Massachusetts voting district drawn into the shape of a winged salamander.

Politics They draw the map. You live in the leftover. I think both parties do this, and the word that matters is power. Pull up a chair. I want to… 7 Sep 2026

U.S. soldiers in M1A2 Abrams tanks during a NATO exercise at a training area in Poland, on the alliance's eastern flank.

Politics The warning and the doubt are both American Five days apart, the same U.S. government told NATO two opposite things: be ready for Russia, and do not worry… 2 Sep 2026

The aircraft carrier USS George Washington under way at sea

Politics Top Commanders Warned Against Extending the Iran War, the Post Says. The Pentagon Says It Never Happened. A newspaper says four of the military's most senior officers formally objected to keeping the war going. The Pentagon says… 30 Aug 2026

Aerial view of rows of single-family homes with tile roofs and pools in a Florida residential neighborhood

Politics The Whole Story on Florida Amendment 3, From the Ballot Fight to Your Bill Florida's Amendment 3 rewrites your property tax bill, and the mailer leaves out most of the machinery. We took it… 29 Aug 2026

The dome of the United States Capitol lit gold at sunset against a deep blue sky.

Politics The SAVE Act, Decoded: A Nine-Part Guide to the Bill That Would Change How You Register to Vote One bill, nine questions, no slogans. Start here: what the SAVE Act is, what it would actually require, and where… 22 Aug 2026

The west front of the United States Capitol under a blue sky, its white dome and steps seen straight on.

Politics IndyCars on Pennsylvania Avenue: What the Freedom 250 Actually Is, and What It Costs The first IndyCar race through Washington runs Sunday past the Capitol. Underneath the spectacle sit real questions about who pays,… 21 Aug 2026

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln underway at sea, viewed from off its port side

Politics The USS Abraham Lincoln’s Supply Problems Are Real. The Spin on Both Sides Isn’t. Iranian missiles wrecked the Navy's main Gulf supply hub and pushed resupply 2,200 miles out to Diego Garcia. The Lincoln… 19 Aug 2026