Zac Weisz

1 month ago | nationaljournal.com | Erika Filter |Zac Weisz |Natalie Jackson |Cristina Maza

In his first 50 days in office, President Trump, whose first term was plagued by allegations of close ties to Moscow, has reshaped U.S. policy to benefit one of Washington’s most formidable adversaries. In a blow to U.S. allies in Europe, Trump launched peace negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine and excluded officials from Kyiv or the European Union from the first round of talks.

1 month ago | nationaljournal.com | Nicholas Anastacio |Nicholas Anastácio |Kirk Bado |Zac Weisz

President Trump’s campaign is once again soliciting donations from supporters and stockpiling cash, even though he won’t be on the ballot in 2026. As the Republican Party approaches its third midterm cycle with Trump—who doesn’t face another race or any major legal cases—as its de facto leader, the president has fewer reasons to hold onto his campaign money this time around.

Jan 20, 2025 | nationaljournal.com | Zac Weisz |Savannah Behrmann |Casey Wooten |Lauren Green

A triumphant audience hailed President Trump at his inauguration parade at the Washington Wizards’ home court, celebrating a victory that in their minds had been four years in the waiting. “Did you like my speech?” Trump rhetorically asked the rowdy and bleary-eyed crowd, stopping by the arena in Washington's Chinatown neighborhood to cap off his inauguration. He was flanked by families of the Israeli hostages who have been held in Gaza for over 15 months.

Dec 10, 2024 | nationaljournal.com | Savannah Behrmann |Cristina Maza |Zac Weisz |Kirk Bado

Over 13 million voters weighed in on ballot measures proposing ranked-choice voting and open primaries across seven states and Washington, D.C. All but one were rejected, marking a setback for electoral-reform advocates. While ballot measures varied by state, several sought to establish top-two, top-four, or top-five primaries, open primaries to all voters, or ranked-choice voting. Only the D.C. ballot measure establishing top-four primaries and ranked-choice voting passed.

Oct 31, 2024 | nationaljournal.com | Zac Weisz

Both presidential candidates delivered their closing arguments this week, culminating a whirlwind campaign that pitted the first Black female nominee of a major party against a man who is seeking to become just the second person to serve two non-consecutive terms in office. There were some hiccups in the delivery. “Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe people who disagree with me are the enemy. He wants to put them in jail.