Nation & World Politics

December 4, 2022 at 9:34 pm

What to watch in Tuesday’s Georgia Senate runoff election

The extended Senate campaign in Georgia gives Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker a second chance to persuade voters to send them... Updated 3:23 am

FILE – Firearms are displayed at a gun shop in Salem, Ore., on Feb. 19, 2021. Voters in Oregon passed one of the nation’s strictest gun control laws, but the new permit-to-purchase mandate is facing a legal challenge with days to go before it takes effect. A federal judge in Portland will hear oral arguments Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, on whether Measure 114, which is scheduled to go into law Dec. 8, violates Americans’ constitutionally protected right to bear arms. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)

December 4, 2022 at 4:29 pm

What is the status of Oregon Measure 114 new gun limits?

A federal judge said she will rule early this week on the legality of Oregon's strict new gun control law, which is scheduled to take...

December 4, 2022 at 1:51 pm

A new clash between faith and gay rights arrives at a changed Supreme Court

LITTLETON, Colo. — Ten years ago, a Colorado baker named Jack Phillips turned away a gay couple who had asked him for a wedding cake,...

December 4, 2022 at 9:23 am

Trump rebuked for call to suspend Constitution over election

Former President Donald Trump is facing rebuke from both parties after calling for the “termination” of parts of the Constitution over his lie that the...

December 4, 2022 at 6:38 am

In Georgia, how sports explain a political battleground

Georgia's U.S. Senate race between Republican Herschel Walker and Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock highlights how sports and college loyalties explain a political battleground.

The White House rebuked former president Donald Trump for suggesting suspending the Constitution over his baseless claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Thomas Simonetti.

December 3, 2022 at 5:48 pm

White House denounces Trump’s idea of suspending Constitution over 2020 election

"Attacking the Constitution and all it stands for is anathema to the soul of our nation and should be universally condemned," a White House spokesman...

Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore speaks during a news conference announcing transition details at the University of Maryland on Nov. 10, 2022 in College Park. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Graeme Sloan.

December 3, 2022 at 5:40 pm

Democratic governors riding high on election results as 2024 looms

At least half a dozen governors would seriously consider launching a presidential bid should Biden change his mind about running in 2024.

December 3, 2022 at 5:29 pm

Keep COVID military vaccine mandate, defense chief says

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making clear he wants to keep the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in place to protect the health of the troops,...

December 3, 2022 at 5:04 pm

Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter Files’ ignite divisions, but haven’t changed minds

Even some conservatives were grumbling that it was a dud, producing no smoking gun showing that the tech giant had bent to the will of...

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Poll workers check voters in to cast their ballots at the Metropolitan Library in Atlanta on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. The contest between the incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Herschel Walker might have been a showcase of Black political power in the Deep South, but many Black voters say Walker’s turbulent campaign has marred the moment. (Dustin Chambers/The New York Times) XNYT52 XNYT52

December 3, 2022 at 1:37 pm

In Georgia, a heated Senate race stirs mixed emotions in Black voters VIEW

A race that may seem like a triumph for Black political power has stirred a complicated mix of emotions for many Black Georgians.