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Rachel Van Dongen

Washington, D.C.

Senior Editor, National News and Strategy at The Washington Post

Senior editor for national news and strategy @WashingtonPost. Ex @politico, @rollcall. Proud swamp creature. Chappell not Taylor. 666 with a princess streak.

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  • 2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Rachel Van Dongen

    Democrats are bristling at the decision by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to vote for a GOP bill averting a government shutdown. Senior politics reporter Aaron Blake speaks with congressional reporter Marianna Sotomayor to get a behind-the-scenes look at the politics of the shutdown vote. He also breaks down the latest tariff news and Elon Musk drama with David Lynch, a financial writer for The Washington Post, and Trisha Thadani, a Post technology reporter.

  • Sep 10, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Jeff Stein |Rachel Van Dongen |Anthony Rivera |Abbie Cheeseman |Justine McDaniel

    We’re collecting Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump’s stances on the most important issues including abortion, economic policy, immigration and more. Social Security, Medicare and the retirement ageQ: Do you support raising the retirement age? What should the retirement age be? What, if anything, needs to be done to control the costs of entitlements such as Social Security and Medicare?

  • May 1, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Peter Bresnan |Ted Muldoon |Rachel Van Dongen

    House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) takes part in a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in November. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)Mike Johnson became House speaker following the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy in October. After three weeks of infighting among Republicans, Johnson emerged as the only viable candidate, in part because Johnson was relatively unknown. Before becoming speaker, Johnson was best known for leading the charge to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 election.

  • Dec 21, 2023 | washingtonpost.com | Jeff Stein |Rachel Van Dongen |Anthony Rivera |Abbie Cheeseman |Justine McDaniel

    EconomyWhere Jill Stein stands on taxes, the economy

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Rachel Van Dongen
Rachel Van Dongen @RachelVanD
10 May 25

“I didn’t sense in the congregations with other cardinals of the world that the conclave was an extension of the U.S. political election,” Gregory said. “What cardinals were concerned about primarily was: Who among us can bring us together?” https://t.co/sEgS84rrFp

Rachel Van Dongen
Rachel Van Dongen @RachelVanD
10 May 25

RT @anniekarni: Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Friday that she would not run for Senate in 2026. The revelation — a huge relief to Republi…

Rachel Van Dongen
Rachel Van Dongen @RachelVanD
8 May 25

RT @AnnaBower: The new pope is getting Loomered https://t.co/di2SxpC8la