Karen Tumulty

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/

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Karen Tumulty
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The metaphors just write themselves. Great reporting as always from @alexhorton.bsky.social and @danlamothe.bsky.social (I'd put a gift link, but my subscription is out of them for the month.) www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

washingtonpost.comHegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it.Photos obtained by The Post show a gash in the World War II-era artifact that resulted from a botched relocation attempt inside the Pentagon.
Karen Tumulty
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People who have been around politics a long time may be struck as I was by the sheriff's signature on this arrest warrant for Amy Acton's stepfather, who at the time was a fugitive. Does the name James Traficant ring a bell?

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“The design, materials, workmanship, setting, and feeling that is conveyed through the building’s primary exterior material would be diminished and fundamentally altered. ... a highly visible change to a nationally significant building for which future reversibility is uncertain.” wapo.st/4yVTpuD

wapo.stTrump administration admits painting Eisenhower building would harm landmarkOfficials found they could clean the building and improve its lighting without harming its character. But the White House favors covering its granite in paint.
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Fascinating story from @katiadoyl, which also suggests why polling itself may be becoming less reliable -- Another sign of rapidly expanding political map: Pollsters can’t keep up wapo.st/4AX0qwU

wapo.stAnother sign of rapidly expanding political map: Pollsters can’t keep upIncreased demand for polling has strained call centers that conduct surveys, squeezed capacity and complicated the task of getting accurate reads on public opinion, according to pollsters.
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WAPO EXCLUSIVE -- Sources: Architect McCrery "withdrew from the project last October after warning repeatedly that Trump was insisting on a preliminary design that did not provide adequate emergency exit routes or fire-containment measures." @Blaskey_S @jocwapo www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

washingtonpost.com‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issuesJames McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes.
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What happens downballot really matters this year. Here's why Madison Democrats are breathing a sigh of relief: With Crowley atop their ticket, Wisconsin Democrats hope for a 2026 sweep (gift link, because I still have a few left on my subscription): wapo.st/4fV4V2B

wapo.stAnalysis | With Crowley atop their ticket, Wisconsin Democrats hope for a 2026 sweepThe party establishment is breathing a sign of relief that democratic socialist Francesca Hong, who led the pre-election polls by double-digits, will not be topping their ticket.
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WaPo SCOOP: Under assassination threat, Trump was spirited away in a catering truck and put on a smaller plane, leaving everyone left aboard AF1 as a "decoy." @danlamothe.bsky.social @Johnphudson.bsky.social @abtran.bsky.social @joyceslee.bsky.social wapo.st/4i1OByh

wapo.stContradicting public statements, Trump took secret flight from Turkey amid Iranian threatThe White House said the president was aboard Air Force One as he left a NATO summit. Instead, his departure included an elaborate ruse that concealed his travel.