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Just about everything you've read on the Warren DNA test is wrong

Reporters and politicians rushed to say the test shows she was only 1/1024th Native American. But that's a huge misinterpretation of the data.

By Glenn Kessler • Read more »

Amid global outrage over Khashoggi, Trump takes soft stance toward Saudis

The president has repeatedly emphasized oil, arms sales and the dissident journalist's Saudi citizenship as reasons for moving slowly on his disappearance and suspected death.

By Robert Costa, Josh Dawsey and Philip Rucker • Read more »

Power Up: The Khashoggi crisis is only deepening. Here's what to watch in Washington.

Will the swamp break ties?

By Jacqueline Alemany • Read more »

Today's WorldView • Analysis

Why is Trump so keen to protect the Saudis?

As the evidence piles up, Trump and his lieutenants stick to their defense of the kingdom.

By Ishaan Tharoor • Read more »

Crown prince under scrutiny in journalist's disappearance even as Saudis search for exculpatory explanation

Mounting evidence points to Mohammed bin Salman's involvement in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.

By Shane Harris • Read more »

'I am on the ticket': Trump seeks to make the election about him, even if some don't want it to be

The aggressive midterm strategy runs the risk of further energizing Democrats and alienating moderates who have turned on the president.

By Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey • Read more »

Despite rampant voter enthusiasm, the reality: Many don't plan to vote in November

Americans cite skepticism and disillusionment as reasons for declining to cast ballots.

By Gabriel Pogrund and Jenna Johnson • Read more »

As midterms near, Democrats accuse GOP of plotting to cut Medicare, Social Security

The party seizes on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's comments about changing entitlement programs.

By Erica Werner, Damian Paletta and David Weigel • Read more »

Then and now, President Trump and his supporters celebrate the greatest hits at his campaign rallies

Time stops as the president and his crowds treat 2018 much as they did 2016.

By Jenna Johnson • Read more »

White House counsel Donald McGahn officially leaves the job

McGahn, who is replaced by veteran Washington lawyer Pat Cipollone, said goodbye to President Trump on Wednesday, sources said.

By Seung Min Kim and Carol Leonnig • Read more »

Democratic candidates for Congress have raised a record-shattering $1 billion this election

This year's midterm election could become the costliest congressional election cycle in U.S. history.

By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Anu Narayanswamy • Read more »

Another Trump-branded building has decided to take down the president's name

A Manhattan condominium called "Trump Place" is the latest in a string of properties that have distanced themselves from the president since the 2016 election.

By David A. Fahrenthold • Read more »