Karen Tumulty
@ktumulty.bsky.social
Trying to adapt. Also, Chief Political Correspondent for the Washington Post. You can follow what I write here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/follow-karen-tumulty/
It's that time of year again.
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It's that time of year again.
My Sunday Take: Recent days have brought signs of something that might have been all but unimaginable just a few months ago: Could it be that President Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party is slipping?https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/23/trump-maga-congress-greene-gop/
Analysis | Is the past week a turning point for Trump’s second term?
The stirrings of possible rebellion in the president’s party have come as Trump has struggled with low poll numbers and perceptions that he isn’t doing enough to address affordability.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
My Sunday Take: Recent days have brought signs of something that might have been all but unimaginable just a few months ago: Could it be that President Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party is slipping?https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/23/trump-maga-congress-greene-gop/
So powerful. So brave. And a gift to all of us who have gone through the brutal treatments for blood cancer: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
So powerful. So brave. And a gift to all of us who have gone through the brutal treatments for blood cancer: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Why you should always, always read @pkcapitol.bsky.social capitol (I may be saying this a lot over the next year) -- It’s called the ‘six-year itch.’ Democrats hope it favors them for the Senate. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Column | It’s called the ‘six-year itch.’ Democrats hope it favors them for the Senate.
The sixth year of a presidency typically produces brutal results for his party in Senate races, but everything about Trump is unconventional.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Why you should always, always read @pkcapitol.bsky.social capitol (I may be saying this a lot over the next year) -- It’s called the ‘six-year itch.’ Democrats hope it favors them for the Senate. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Terrific reporting from @lizcgoodwin.bsky.social and Yasmeen Abutaleb -- AOC built her own political machine. Now she’s deciding her next move. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
AOC built her own political machine. Now she’s deciding her next move.
Seven years after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leapt onto the national stage as an outsider, she’s learned an inside game and is considering a run for Senate or president.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Terrific reporting from @lizcgoodwin.bsky.social and Yasmeen Abutaleb -- AOC built her own political machine. Now she’s deciding her next move. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump's "seditious behavior" blast seems to be having a real Streisand Effect on a video message that people might not have paid much attention to otherwise. I've seen it replayed at least a half-dozen times today on cable.
November 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Trump's "seditious behavior" blast seems to be having a real Streisand Effect on a video message that people might not have paid much attention to otherwise. I've seen it replayed at least a half-dozen times today on cable.
NEW from the @washingtonpost.com -- How billionaires took over American politics www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
How billionaires took over American politics
The current concentration of wealth is unlike anything in history. So is billionaires’ involvement in politics.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
NEW from the @washingtonpost.com -- How billionaires took over American politics www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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My latest: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | What the Cheney funeral says about current U.S. and GOP politics
Those sitting in the pews summoned images of a bygone era when raw partisanship was not what defined leadership.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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From Michelle Cottle: "This victory speaks to the value of having women’s voices, and strength, inside the Republican echo chamber, a place that can still be tough for women to navigate."
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Opinion | The Three G.O.P. Women Who Broke Trump’s Grip on Congress
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November 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
From Michelle Cottle: "This victory speaks to the value of having women’s voices, and strength, inside the Republican echo chamber, a place that can still be tough for women to navigate."
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The @washingtonpost op-ed page on Friday, October 5, 2018
November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The @washingtonpost op-ed page on Friday, October 5, 2018
Of course: Could an Austin suburb soon hold the record for the world's largest Target? www.mysanantonio.com/business/art...
$22M Target coming to Texas could be largest in the world
You could fit nearly two of the world's largest Buc-ee's in this bad boy.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Of course: Could an Austin suburb soon hold the record for the world's largest Target? www.mysanantonio.com/business/art...
Superb reporting from Jonathan O'Connell -- Behind the scenes of the D.C. mayor’s battle to keep Trump at bay www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Behind the scenes of the D.C. mayor’s battle to keep Trump at bay
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has worked behind the scenes to appease President Trump more often than has been publicly known since his reelection.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Superb reporting from Jonathan O'Connell -- Behind the scenes of the D.C. mayor’s battle to keep Trump at bay www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Latest from Hannah Knowles -- Trump faces resistance in MAGA movement over immigration, Epstein www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump faces resistance in MAGA movement over immigration, Epstein
The rare criticism showed the limits of Trump’s authority over the “America First” agenda and raised some GOP concern about enthusiasm ahead of the midterms.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Latest from Hannah Knowles -- Trump faces resistance in MAGA movement over immigration, Epstein www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“Who could believe that the head of a think tank doesn’t think?” -- In Explaining His Gaffe, Heritage Foundation Leader Pleads Ignorance www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
In Explaining His Gaffe, Heritage Foundation Leader Pleads Ignorance
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November 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“Who could believe that the head of a think tank doesn’t think?” -- In Explaining His Gaffe, Heritage Foundation Leader Pleads Ignorance www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
My latest: Why Epstein is the one issue that persistently splits Trump from his base wapo.st/43OOQVN
Analysis | Epstein is the one issue that persistently splits Trump from his base
Trump promised during the 2024 election to release the Justice Department’s “Epstein files,” but his administration has resisted doing so.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
My latest: Why Epstein is the one issue that persistently splits Trump from his base wapo.st/43OOQVN
Please join us for our Live Chat tomorrow: What else can Jefferson teach us about the American story? Ask your questions. wapo.st/4qXVxhV
What else can Jefferson teach us about the American story? Ask your questions.
Chief political correspondent Karen Tumulty will be joined by Michael Kranish, author of our series exploring Thomas Jefferson’s America, for her chat on Thursday at 12 p.m. ET.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Democrats call for ruthless tactics after vote to end shutdown stirs fury -- from Yasmeen Abutaleb, Dan Merica, Patrick Marley
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Democrats call for ruthless tactics after vote to end shutdown stirs fury
The party has decided to fight fire with fire, from redistricting to the government shutdown to standing by candidates with problematic pasts.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Democrats call for ruthless tactics after vote to end shutdown stirs fury -- from Yasmeen Abutaleb, Dan Merica, Patrick Marley
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From the Inquirer: www.inquirer.com/politics/new...
Why did Jack Ciattarelli do so much worse than everyone expected? These N.J. Republicans have some theories.
Democrat Mikie Sherrill won the New Jersey governor's race by more than 13 points.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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This was all about the filibuster.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This was all about the filibuster.
Re-upping this, which I wrote a few years back after my brother’s death. Trump’s idea of bypassing insurers and letting people shop around for cheap coverage sounds good — until you get sick. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Disease took my brother. Our health-care system added to his ordeal.
One family's struggle with cascading medical bills and a system determined to make it harder.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Re-upping this, which I wrote a few years back after my brother’s death. Trump’s idea of bypassing insurers and letting people shop around for cheap coverage sounds good — until you get sick. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
NEW: How a backlash to Trump fueled Democratic gains with Latino voters. The president's deportation policies and high prices propelled a shift in this year's elections, compared to 2024. By @sabrod123 @teoarmus @KnowlesHannah: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
How a backlash to Trump fueled Democratic gains with Latino voters
The president’s deportation policies, along with high prices and changes in who turned out to vote propelled a shift in this year’s election.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
NEW: How a backlash to Trump fueled Democratic gains with Latino voters. The president's deportation policies and high prices propelled a shift in this year's elections, compared to 2024. By @sabrod123 @teoarmus @KnowlesHannah: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The coat was such a sensation that Max Mara scrambled to put its 2012 design back on the market. “It’s a funny thing because none of it was planned or intentional. I only wore that orange coat because it was clean,” Pelosi told me. “Now, I can barely wear it because it’s a meme.”
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The coat was such a sensation that Max Mara scrambled to put its 2012 design back on the market. “It’s a funny thing because none of it was planned or intentional. I only wore that orange coat because it was clean,” Pelosi told me. “Now, I can barely wear it because it’s a meme.”
The 1st appearance of @SpeakerPelosi -- "a slim woman 41 years old" --in the NYT. Here's the kicker: "She says she has no ambitions to run for elected office. 'I'm more into fund-raising, ''but I like the vitality, the disagreements, the advocacy of politics.''' www.nytimes.com/1984/07/17/u...
HOST COMMITTEE IS LED BY 'NATURAL' ORGANIZER (Published 1984)
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November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The 1st appearance of @SpeakerPelosi -- "a slim woman 41 years old" --in the NYT. Here's the kicker: "She says she has no ambitions to run for elected office. 'I'm more into fund-raising, ''but I like the vitality, the disagreements, the advocacy of politics.''' www.nytimes.com/1984/07/17/u...