(Brandon Bell/Photographer: Brandon Bell/Getty) The law, backed by the state's Republican-led legislature and Gov. Greg Abbott (R), imposes new criminal penalties for violating voting laws, bans 24-hour and drive-through voting and allows more access for partisan poll watchers. By Amy B Wang ● Read more » | | | | The Washington-based analyst allegedly lied to agents about who he spoke to. By Devlin Barrett and Tom Jackman ● Read more » | | | Former mayor Kasim Reed finished third, falling short in his bid for a comeback. By Eugene Scott ● Read more » | | | 'There's only one executive,' judge Tanya S. Chutkan said, citing President Biden's waiver of executive privilege for predecessor's White House notes and records. By Spencer S. Hsu ● Read more » | | | | For many civil rights leaders, this week's events brought a recognition that the political terrain has shifted: Republicans are not only attacking proposals that came out of summer 2020 but realizing significant gains at the ballot box because of them. By Matt Viser and Cleve R. Wootson Jr. ● Read more » | | | | The Republican Senator and 2012 presidential nominee voted twice to impeach Donald Trump. He warns that ending the filibuster could be catastrophic for the Senate and give a potential future Trump presidency unrestrained power. Opinion ● By Julie Depenbrock ● Read more » | | | | Hours after the race was called in his favor, Durr faced calls to resign over past social media posts in which he denigrated Muslims and played down the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. By Felicia Sonmez ● Read more » | | | | In this post-election edition: Five ways that electoral politics changed Tuesday, the worst poll of Joe Biden's presidency so far, and the start of a war over congressional maps in Ohio and North Carolina. Analysis ● By David Weigel ● Read more » | | | The president said his administration has no plans to pay parents separated from their children at least $450,000 in damages, but the ACLU said the plan is very much in the works. By Mariana Alfaro ● Read more » | | | | The grand jury, which will meet for six months, could consider how Trump's company valued its assets. By Shayna Jacobs, David A. Fahrenthold and Jonathan O'Connell ● Read more » | | | | Follow the president-elect's progress filling nearly 800 positions, among the 1,200 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service. By Harry Stevens, Madison Walls and Adrian Blanco ● Read more » | | | And where might they run into trouble applying those lessons in the 2022 elections? Analysis ● By Amber Phillips ● Read more » | | | | The lawsuit claims James Savage, a voting machine warehouse custodian in Delaware County, suffered physical and emotional distress due to statements made by Trump, Giuliani and other Trump associates. By Timothy Bella and Meryl Kornfield ● Read more » | | | | | | |