@ktumulty

Washington Post Chief Political Correspondent. You can follow my writing and reporting here: https://xitter.cf/t.co/4Ftlr4mqY4

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Karen Tumulty joins the Politics & Government desk as Chief Political Correspondent - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/0…

Karen Tumulty joins the Politics & Government desk as Chief Political Correspondent

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Gov. candidate @amyactonoh (D-OH) calls Vivek Ramaswamy's (R-OH) ad the "big elephant in the room" and says that she remembers the people that "didn't look the other way" during her childhood and that the ad should not have "exploited" her mother, who she says is "not well."
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I asked Chris Christie, former New Jersey governor and Vivek Ramaswamy's fiercest critic during the 2024 nomination fight, about the attack ad and Vance's defense. "For the last decade, our party has been infected by a corrupted moral center," he said. Full comment here:
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WOW -- Vance *defends* Ramaswamy's reprehensible ad 👇 Q: Ramaswamy's campaign put out a controversial ad featuring his opponent's mother. Some Republicans are backing away from that. Do you think that ad was appropriate? JD VANCE: Well, I'll be honest with you. Whether the ad was appropriate or not is not really my concern. My concern is who is gonna govern. I have to admit I'm a little bit disgusted when I see Republicans who are whining more about that ad than they are about what the Democrats want to do.
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Am I Brave Enough to Die for My Students? Powerful piece from @EdWeekOpinion and @BridgetFarr edweek.org/leadership/opinio…

Am I Brave Enough to Die for My Students? (Opinion)

An unspoken fear haunts educators in the era of school shootings. It’s time we talk about it.

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As Ohio attack ad backfires, Vivek Ramaswamy doubles down wapo.st/4eaqZFd

As Ohio attack ad backfires, Vivek Ramaswamy doubles down

The Republican candidate for governor is airing an ad featuring his opponent’s estranged mother despite bipartisan pushback.

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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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Ohio governor’s race in uproar over video featuring Democrat’s estranged mother (see the court documents for yourself) wapo.st/4k7Hvcv

Ohio governor’s race in uproar over video featuring Democrat’s estranged mother

Amy Acton was removed from her mother’s home when she was 12 after her stepfather was indicted on a charge of raping her.

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julie rovner@jrovnerOct 19
nerd alert!!! (for the record, I will tune in)
Jacob Rubashkin@JacobRubashkinOct 19
Professional news! SO excited to announce that I will be manning @cspan’s first-ever election night big board, the DEMOCRACY DASHBOARD, next month along with the great Jon McArdle. E-Day lineup is stacked too, with @kirk_bado, @ercovey, @JessicaTaylor, @abbyyturner_ and more>>
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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

Trump administration admits painting Eisenhower building would harm landmark

Officials 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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The GOP has had a majority of the nation's governorships since 2010. After November, maybe not. While so much attention is on what will happen in Washington, Republicans’ grip on state power is also at risk in elections wapo.st/4zDyywf

Analysis | Republicans’ grip on state power is also at risk in elections

The GOP has had a majority of governorships for more than a decade.

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Heidi Levine, photojournalist for @wapo suffered serious injuries from vicious & cowardly attack. Heidi is US Citizen, clear ID as journalist. Details of who under investigation, but those who attacked unarmed reporter should spend YRS in prison. We have called for a full investigation, arrest, and prosecution to the fullest extent of the law to whoever participated in this. Attacking a female photographer is despicable act of terror carried out by masked cowards. Dishonorable act of senseless violence.
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Proving that if you hang around politics long enough, you'll see everything happen, here's @GeorgeWill making the case for @SherrodBrown -- A rumpled Democrat may ride Ohio anti-Trumpism back to the Senate wapo.st/4zDpLKS

Opinion | A rumpled Democrat may ride Ohio anti-Trumpism back to the Senate

Sherrod Brown, economic populist and cultural liberal, aims for a Washington return.

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Max Tani@maxwelltaniOct 16
Email from executive editor Matt Murray to WaPo staff this morning responding to the incident
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Heidi Levine, a Washington Post photographer, was "knocked to the ground, "kicked repeatedly and stripped of her cameras and phone" today in the West Bank as Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians gathering olives, my colleagues in the region report.
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Less than half a Scaramucci ...
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Terrific behind-the-scenes reporting from our White House team: @nancook @natalie_allison @iarnsdorf @katiadoyl -- Power struggle erupts in Trump’s White House as midterm losses loom wapo.st/4yUk37p

Power struggle erupts in Trump’s White House as midterm losses loom

Top personnel are jockeying for position as some expect Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to step down after the elections.

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"Absent from the list is Trump himself, who has said that he is helping to pay for the project." wapo.st/4yiUDPx

Secret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump’s ballroom

The records offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary for its size and opacity.

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Solid scoop by WaPo here. This entire thing reeks. Pardon recipient's family members, major GOP lobbyists, wanna-be ambassadors, businesses with interests b4 the govt., companies settling suits with Trump, contractors. all donating to this fund. washingtonpost.com/investiga…

Secret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump’s ballroom

The records offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary for its size and opacity.

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Yes, yes, there is a future for journalism and great journalists. Such poise, composure and persistence. Plus, a command of the facts:
Candy Thomson 🗳🇺🇦@CandyThomson1Oct 14
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Andy Harris tried picking on a student reporter--a woman--from UM's Capital News Service. Cat Murphy was having none of it. She stayed cool, focused and professional. She made the bully flee is own gaggle.
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Andy Harris tried picking on a student reporter--a woman--from UM's Capital News Service. Cat Murphy was having none of it. She stayed cool, focused and professional. She made the bully flee is own gaggle.
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Dan Lamothe
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Student journalist from the great @merrillcollege involved here:
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Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night. Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.
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