RIP: Charles Bierbauer, longtime CNN correspondent and journalism dean, dies at age 83. Every journalist should hope to be remembered for “asking impertinent questions.”
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/
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RIP: Charles Bierbauer, longtime CNN correspondent and journalism dean, dies at age 83. Every journalist should hope to be remembered for “asking impertinent questions.”
The Sunday Take: Trump redefines conservatism, setting up a fight over its future wapo.st/47VUS9J
He seems to have a bit of a fixatiion on gratitude.
Your loss. Great journalism being done every day.
CNN correspondent right now citing several of our stories: “I think we are going to keep quoting the @washingtonpost.” @jaketapper: “A great paper.”
Stunning. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/b...
Suggests the times we are living in.
Terrifically smart piece by @philipkennicott.bsky.social -- When it comes to gilding the White House, Trump is just getting started wapo.st/4lM5fQI
From Natalie Allison: The six factions of Trumpworld www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Full text of Bob Kerrey's speech on the Senate floor in July 1989: www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opin...
"My nation called, and I went. In the short time that I was there I don't remember giving the safety of our flag anywhere near the thought that I gave the safety of my men. I do remember thinking about going home, and I remember why that home felt so good to me. "
Sen. Bob Kerrey, medal of honor recipient: "America -- the home of the free and the brave -- is my home, and I give thanks to God that it is. America -- the home of the free and the brave -- does not need our government to protect us from those who burn a flag." www.c-span.org/clip/senate-...
Trump badly wants a Nobel Peace Prize. Most on the committee oppose him. Reporting by @michaelbirnbaum.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
I’m a sucker for a good metaphor. Or is it a simile?
A pleasure to talk about peace talks with the great @ktumulty.bsky.social “It reminds me of when I go to the playground w/ my kids and I spin them around on a merry-go-round. There’s a lot of movement. You get a little sick. It’s dizzying. And then you end up at exactly the same place you started.”
“It reminds me a little bit of when I go to the playground with my kids and I spin them around on a merry-go-round. There’s a lot of movement. You get a little sick. It’s dizzying. And then you end up at exactly the same place you started.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
My Sunday column: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Abraham Lincoln once erupted in fury at money being spent on “flub dubs for that damned old house!” What might he think today? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Thank you!!!
I encourage you to read this piece on redistricting by Karen Tumulty, she’s been there, done that, bought the CD, owns the T-shirt, & was probably drinking out of the coffee mug as she wrote this, her analysis is spot on & worth reading. “Because they can,” redistrict you need to read this piece.
"Because we can."
As Rodney Ellis, a former state senator and current Harris County commissioner, once told me: “Texas is not a red state. It’s a blue state that doesn’t vote.” (2/2)
Fast-growing and increasingly diverse Texas, where no Democrat has won statewide since 1994, is a good example of the depressing effect of one-party domination. Last year, voter registration reached a record, but turnout fell. It was 2nd lowest in the country. (1/2)
"Three words of crystalline truth." Here is a gift link to my first Sunday column in my new role as Chief Political Correspondent for the @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/3H7Yyue
WaPo Sources: The Department of Homeland Security sent the IRS a list Thursday of 40,000 names of people DHS officials thought were in the country illegally and asked the IRS to use confidential taxpayer data to verify their addresses.
Another @washingtonpost.com exclusive— IRS, White House clashed over immigrants’ data before tax chief was ousted. Great reporting by @jacobbogage.bsky.social and Kadia Goba: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/08/09/trump-administration-irs-data-dispute/
And another EXCLUSIVE from the @washingtonpost: Leaked drafts of the State Department’s long-delayed annual human rights reports indicate that the U.S. plans to ease human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel, Russia wapo.st/4mAYX7v
Another @washingtonpost EXCLUSIVE: Gabbard overrode CIA officials’ concerns in push to release classified Russia report. Great reporting by Warren Strobel. wapo.st/3Hmq8nl
A metaphor if ever there was one.
Don't miss this deep dive from @laurameckler.bsky.social
Do you know the definition of "non sequitur"? Or did you mean that for some other conversation?
I also think it is worth reminding readers of how far the country has already gone down this path, and what the consequences already are in our fraying democracy:
This is not a level playing field, for a variety of reasons that I explore in my analysis.
Please read the piece, which makes that exact point but also points out reasons -- hard realities -- why Democrats have a weaker hand than Republicans do if this battle spreads across the map. It is a companion to all the coverage we have done of what the Republicans are up to in Texas.
Please read the piece, which makes that exact point but also points out reasons -- facts -- why Democrats have a weaker hand than Republicans do if this battle spreads across the map. It is a companion to all the coverage we have done of what the Republicans are up to.
MUST READ from Naftali Bendavid and the @washingtonpost.com -- Trump’s tactics are bending the criminal justice system to his personal preferences wapo.st/4liY7eD
As the great Dan Balz signs off with his final Sunday column, he is leaving this reporter some big shoes to try to walk in as “the Chief”: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Great reporting by the @washingtonpost.com gets action — www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
thank you for your wishes! Walking in the footsteps of Dan Balz and David Broder is an honor. I am thrilled at the opportunity to try to fill those shoes.
ANOTHER EXCLUSIVE from the @washingtonpost.com : The federal government is paying more than 154,000 people not to work. Great reporting from @merylkornfield.bsky.social @hannahnatanson.bsky.social @laurameckler.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Contradictory signals in the numbers from Gallup: Democrats regain advantage in party affiliation, even as favorability falls to record low. news.gallup.com/poll/692978/...
Impressive and powerful journalism by the @washingtonpost.com -- www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
"As this center comes to reflect and advance the greatness of America, consider then those glories were purchased by a valiant leader who never swerved from duty--John Kennedy. And in his name I dedicate this site."
Worth noting: Naming it the Kennedy Center was one of the reasons that it even got built. LBJ wanted a vibrant cultural center in the nation's capital, and this -- in the wake of JFK's assassination -- was how he got Congress to go along with it. See next post: presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/re...
Here is the link: www.fcc.gov/media/radio/...
The FCC does not license networks. From their website:
Another EXCLUSIVE from @washingtonpost.com reporters @danlamothe.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Some exciting personal and professional news from @danamilbank.bsky.social -- We are losing our humanity. I am searching for an antidote. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
His path and mine haven't crossed very often. They didn't even invite me to the wedding! :-)
I would suggest you take a look at the terrific work that Post journalists are doing day in and day out. Breaking really big and exclusive stories like this one: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/07/2...
Aaand … the official announcement. So happy to be rejoining our newsroom. www.washingtonpost.com/pr/
And here's what Grok AI made of it: The timing of her announcement, coinciding with a wave of political resignations like India’s Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on July 21, 2025, suggests a global undercurrent of leadership transitions, potentially influencing her renewed focus on U.S. governance.
we won't be sending either of them back.
Some, as they say, personal news:
Important new reporting from @jjouvenal.bsky.social : Trump officials accused of defying 1 in 3 judges who ruled against him www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
As Past USPSTF Chairs, We Fear for the Future of the Task Force www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Another reason to always read @pkcapitol.bsky.social -- Texas goes back to future with controversial congressional redistricting wapo.st/3UiJmgC
Never heard of the USPSTF? It may be the reason you -- or someone you love -- is alive today. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
I'm hoping that CEO's wife was at a Carrie Underwood concert. Carrie might have a few ideas about what the wife might want to do with a Louisville Slugger.
EXCLUSIVE: Terrific reporting from Patrick Marley and @yvonnewingett.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Bill McRaven writes for @postopinions on why we need our diplomats and how they keep us safe: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
This one from @texasmonthly.bsky.social senior editor Aaron Parsley @freshparsley.bsky.social is a gut punch: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
Noon today (eastern) Join us! -- Chat with Karen Tumulty about the new administration wapo.st/40cdQUX
www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/tr...
Ossoff had run for congress (and narrowly lost) in a special election that was at the time the most expensive House race in history. So he had a pretty high profile and name recognition in the state.
The daughter of a president and a former first lady of Virginia told me how Camp Mystic helped shape three generations of Johnson women. “It was the camp of our dreams. It’s a hole in our hearts now." wapo.st/44CCgbE
Gift link: wapo.st/46eyBDt
I think it was a belch in the computer system. Editor probably changed “most hard-fought” to “hardest-fought” and the system choked.
Thanks. Saw that too. Have asked the copy desk to fix.
Paging Roy Cooper: North Carolina is in play in 2026. But look at what the GOP is up to.
My latest:
More than 100 immigrants from 95 countries became U.S. citizens at the home of George Washington on the Fourth of July.
It has been there for about a century.
The number of dead and missing in the beautiful Texas Hill Country — including so many little girls at summer camp — is unbearable.
*Buck* typo
Brendan Buc has worked for two Republican speakers: "Congress is no longer in the business of thoughtful legislating. Its role has been reduced to putting political points on the board for the president." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...
Can Elon Musk seriously start a third party? @mattbaidc.bsky.social @mcmegan.bsky.social and I got together around a virtual water cooler on this one. What do you think? (Bring your own slide decks.) wapo.st/44wPO8y
So Elon Musk thinks he can mount third-party challengers in the midterms? Not that easy to actually do, his money notwithstanding. Here's a profile I did of one more than a decade ago. -- Meet Sean Haugh, the Libertarian pizza guy who may deliver a Senate seat in N.C. wapo.st/4knxGno
President Trump wants to strip American babies of their basic rights and create chaos. We will keep fighting back.
My latest: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
In my mom's day, these incredibly uncomfortable contraptions were known as "merry widows." Family legend has it that Mom got her waist down to 18 inches for her wedding. -- Lauren Sánchez Bezos Commits to the Corset Lauren Sánchez Bezos Commits to the Corset www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/s...
Fellow spurriers: Don't don't don't miss this one from @jackmack12.bsky.social. Every word is a treasure.
Another terrific and hilarious piece from Mark Lasswell: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
A government employee who was just doing his job: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
I agree with this take by @ktumulty.bsky.social. Here’s a gift link. wapo.st/4lpmMOP
I'll be going online at noon Eastern with my every-other-week Live Chat. Join us then and send in your questions in advance if you'd like. Chat with Karen Tumulty about the new administration www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
My latest: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
My counter-narrative: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Well, he IS 85 years old…
He is retiring at age 85.
The end of an era for @postopinions.bsky.social (but not quite yet). Please read this column from Colby King: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
What does Tucker Carlson have against cats?
For months, Trump was urging Israel not to attack Iran and to give his diplomatic efforts a chance to work. How quickly we transitioned, in just a few days, to Trump’s bellicose social media posts on Tuesday ("UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!”). Now Trump is contemplating bombing Iran. bit.ly/43NmSdg
. @monicahesse.bsky.social asks: Donald Trump thinks liberals hate America. Sir, have you met me? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
But I don’t think it had anything to do with trump “refusing.” I’ve covered a lot of presidential events and have only been refused an ability to exit when there is a security issue.
My understand was there was only one major entrance for people getting in and out, which was poor planning
Reported by whom? I don't believe that was the observation of our reporters, and I know of journalists who left during the parade because they had to file.
It should have occurred to the president that his aggressive sweeps of places where large numbers of undocumented people work were going to be somewhat inconvenient for many employers, @ktumulty.bsky.social writes. "But no, that apparently didn’t dawn on him until complaints started coming in."