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Trumps doctor says he is in excellent health after latest checkup

While the presidents medical reports says he remains fit to serve, independent physicians have raised questions about the recurrent bruises on his hands and swelling in his legs.

30 May 2026 9:47 am
Pentagon recruiting troops to watch White House UFC fights, memos show

Internal messages reviewed by The Post stipulate that military personnel must pay their own ways and meet strict physical requirements to be eligible.

30 May 2026 12:04 am
What happened under Trump this week

Hes fighting hard to restrict mail voting.

29 May 2026 8:44 pm
Vance says military should never let AI make life-and-death decisions

The vice presidents speech to Air Force Academy graduates comes as the Pentagon moves forward with using AI in war.

29 May 2026 12:49 am
Supreme Court sides with Mississippi man on death row in racial bias case

For two decades, Terry Pitchford has agued his conviction was not valid, pointing to what he says were racially biased selections of the jurors who heard the case.

29 May 2026 12:34 am
What are Republicans going to campaign on?

Trump is unpopular. Gas prices are high. Republicans are searching for a midterm message.

28 May 2026 11:27 pm
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she wont run for president in 2028

Whitmer, term-limited after two gubernatorial wins in her battleground state, had been widely viewed as a potential Democratic candidate.

28 May 2026 11:22 pm
Trumps approval plunges among his White working-class base

In a striking shift, White voters without college degrees that voted to reelect Trump by a huge margin are now net-negative on his job approval.

28 May 2026 3:30 pm
Trump is liberating his Republican critics in Congress

President Donald Trump, by endorsing challengers of Republican incumbents, is creating lame-duck senators who owe him nothing.

27 May 2026 7:50 pm
Why Texas suddenly has such a competitive Senate race

Ken Paxton makes a win possible for Democrats.

27 May 2026 7:32 pm
Why some Republicans are worried about Ken Paxton as a Senate nominee

Few politicians have garnered as much scandal in Texas as Paxton, but he has ignited the MAGA base, who see him as a fighter.

27 May 2026 3:30 pm
Did Trump pick the right blue for the Reflecting Pool? We asked a pool guy.

Old Glory Blue? American Flag Blue? Let's reflect on all the shades, while a federal judge mulls aesthetic injury in Trump's latest decorating flourish.

27 May 2026 2:30 pm
Trump to hold Cabinet meeting amid declining approval on Iran, economy

President Donald Trump will hold a Cabinet meeting at the White House, canceling a plan for a session at Camp David.

27 May 2026 2:30 pm
Texas Democrats reject House candidate who called for imprisoning Zionists

The runoff was a test of whether the Democratic Party could successfully distance itself from a left-wing candidate whom leaders called antisemitic.

27 May 2026 8:48 am
The many hang-ups to a peace deal with Iran

Irans nuclear program is a big one.

27 May 2026 12:48 am
Tracking who Trump is appointing to fill key administration roles

Follow President Trumps progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.

26 May 2026 11:44 pm
To repair ties with India, Rubio leans into pageantry

The top U.S. diplomat visited the worlds largest democracy in a bid to reverse soured relations over Trumps tariff agenda and embrace of Pakistan.

26 May 2026 11:10 pm
A runoff in Texas primary will test Trumps grip on GOP

The president's candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has faced numerous scandals, while Sen. John Cornyn has failed to excite the base.

26 May 2026 2:30 pm
Trump fumes at Congress and courts for holding up his ballroom

The president bulldozed the East Wing and remade federal panels that quickly approved his ballroom project. But he has faced barriers as he seeks to complete it.

26 May 2026 2:30 pm
Trump faces health questions ahead of another Walter Reed trip

The president trumpets claims that he is in excellent health, but independent physicians say the White House hasn't answered key questions ahead of his third visit in 13 months.

25 May 2026 3:30 pm
How this age of extreme gerrymandering is transforming American politics

Politicians, no longer content to leave elections to chance, are working to choose their voters as often as every two years.

25 May 2026 3:30 pm
Shooter killed near the White House was previously charged with trespassing

Nasire Best, 21, had cut off contact with even his closest friends and began claiming that he was Jesus Christ.

25 May 2026 1:18 am
As war evolves, more female troops make the ultimate sacrifice

On Memorial Day, military families remember the Iran conflicts fallen and navigate heartbreak without mothers and wives.

24 May 2026 3:30 pm