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Is Trump: (a) Lincoln, (b) Mandela, (c) Jesus or (d) all of the above?

Former president Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a campaign rally in Conway, S.C., on Feb. 10. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) ...

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Trump swindles his followers — again

Former president Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, speaks at a rally in Green Bay, Wis., on Tuesday. (Mike Roemer/AP) Listen...

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Trump can’t remember much. He hopes you won’t be able to, either.

Former president Donald Trump attends a golf awards ceremony held at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., on March 24. (Joe...

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How I became a self-hating Jew

A campaign rally for former president Donald Trump on March 16 in Vandalia, Ohio. (Jeff Dean/AP) Listen 11 min Share ...

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A feisty Biden keeps cranky Republicans out past their bedtime

President Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, March 7. (Shawn Thew/Pool Photo via AP, File) ...

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My month of living Republicanly

Opinion My month of living Republicanly By Dana Milbank Columnist | Follow author Follow March 5, 2024 at 6:00...

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How do you say ‘impeachment is dead’ in Russian?

Hunter Biden arrives for a closed-door deposition on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Listen 12 min ...

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Sorry, boss. A chipmunk ate my internet.

Opinion Sorry, boss. A chipmunk ate my internet. By Dana Milbank Columnist | Follow author Follow February 23,...

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Mike Johnson needs a cognitive test

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) takes questions during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Listen 11 min ...

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For House Republicans, failure is the only option

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) listens as Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. (Kent...

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Crisis! Crisis! Crisis! Oh, never mind.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) leaves a roundtable on the southern border at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty...

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Donald Trump is very confused

Former president Donald Trump delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H. on Jan. 20. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) ...

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A Republican senator smeared a Biden nominee — and Democrats cowered

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) speaks during a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Nov. 30. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington...

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In Iowa, the voters are MAGA Republicans — and so are all the candidates

Former president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Indianola, Iowa, on Jan. 14. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Listen 16...

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GOP’s New Year’s resolution: Less legislating, more Hunter Biden porn

Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, departs a House Oversight Committee meeting at Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) ...

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I killed a deer in my bathroom

A deer that was shot during a hunt in Gainesville, Va. (Matt McClain/ The Washington Post) Listen 10 min Share ...

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Worst. Congress. Ever.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), flanked by Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and James Comer (R-Ky.), on...

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Meet the Biden impeachment managers: Larry, Moe and Curly

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, addresses members of the media during a news conference on Capitol Hill on...

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The last temptation of George Santos

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) arrives at the Capitol on Thursday morning. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Listen 14 min ...

01.12.2023 6

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I will fight anyone who says congressional Republicans are competent

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Listen 14 min Share ...

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The House is most definitely not in order

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at a news conference on Nov. 2. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Listen 11 min ...

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The People’s House is back in business — and crazier than ever

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) ...

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It’s a lonely time to be a Jew in America

Supporters of Palestine hold a rally Oct. 26 in New York as the fighting continued in Gaza. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Listen 8 min ...

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A fifth-string speaker suits up for House Republicans

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) is sworn in as speaker of the House on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) Listen...

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House Republicans go down in flames — again

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), second from right, sits in the House chamber during voting for speaker on Friday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) ...

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Stonewall Jordan marches Republicans into the wilderness

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), right, huddles with Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.) on the House floor on Wednesday. (Win McNamee/Getty...

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House Republicans collapse into anarchy

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) speaks to members of the media following a meeting on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg...

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Republicans trash one more government institution — their own

U.S. House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.) on Capitol Hill on Oct. 4. (Michael Reynolds/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) Listen...

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McCarthy’s gone. Republican dysfunction is here to stay.

Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) leaves the House chamber after being voted out as speaker on Tuesday in Washington. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) ...

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It’s time to end McCarthy’s reign of error

Speaker Kevin McCarthy talks to reporters after the House passed a stopgap funding bill to avert a shutdown. (Ken Cedeno/Reuters) ...

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No pay for troops? Fine. But the Hunter Biden probe? Essential!

An attendee wears a T-shirt bearing the likeness of Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) during a hearing before the House Oversight Committee, of which Comer is...

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In a leaderless House, the ‘clowns’ stumble toward a shutdown

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) talks to reporters as he leaves a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) ...

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Speaker Matt Gaetz has big plans for the House

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) listens during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on June 21. (Minh Connors/The Washington Post) Listen 13...

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Biden eats ice cream and pets dogs? Totally unfit to serve.

President Biden pets a rescue dog and meets with first responders on Aug. 21 after wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) ...

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