Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of this year’s midterm elections

Americans seeking help from the government to get out of countries affected by President Donald Trump’s Iran war were told by the Pentagon to just add themselves to a list, a limp recommendation that’s unlikely to reassure those in the potential line of fire. A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran on March 1. On Monday, the State Department advised Americans in 14 Middle Eastern co…

The Architect of Empathy: Suzannah Lessard (1944-2026). Among the first editors of this magazine, the celebrated author and progeny of Stanford White, had a tumultuous upbringing and a nuanced moral imagination. The post The Architect of Empathy: Suzannah Lessard (1944-2026) appeared first on Washington Monthly .