Karen Tumulty
@ktumulty.bsky.social
Trying to adapt. Also, Chief Political Correspondent for the Washington Post. You can follow what I write here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/follow-karen-tumulty/
The coat was such a sensation that Max Mara scrambled to put its 2012 design back on the market. “It’s a funny thing because none of it was planned or intentional. I only wore that orange coat because it was clean,” Pelosi told me. “Now, I can barely wear it because it’s a meme.”
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The coat was such a sensation that Max Mara scrambled to put its 2012 design back on the market. “It’s a funny thing because none of it was planned or intentional. I only wore that orange coat because it was clean,” Pelosi told me. “Now, I can barely wear it because it’s a meme.”
In 2024, Trump carried Passaic County with 52 percent of the vote. Last night, @MikieSherrill won it in a blowout:
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In 2024, Trump carried Passaic County with 52 percent of the vote. Last night, @MikieSherrill won it in a blowout:
Who says we don't need civics education in this country?
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Who says we don't need civics education in this country?
My favorite sign at the Montclair NJ No Kings today:
October 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
My favorite sign at the Montclair NJ No Kings today:
The headline writers are the unsung heroes of what's left of the dead-tree newspaper business. Especially to those of us who think a good pun is a form of high art.
October 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The headline writers are the unsung heroes of what's left of the dead-tree newspaper business. Especially to those of us who think a good pun is a form of high art.
I also think it is worth reminding readers of how far the country has already gone down this path, and what the consequences already are in our fraying democracy:
August 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I also think it is worth reminding readers of how far the country has already gone down this path, and what the consequences already are in our fraying democracy:
The FCC does not license networks. From their website:
July 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The FCC does not license networks. From their website:
Some, as they say, personal news:
July 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Some, as they say, personal news:
Most of the stories date Trump's desire for a military parade to the Bastille Day one he saw in Paris in 2017. It goes further back than that. In an interview I did with him before his inauguration that year, I asked how America would know it was "great again":
June 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Most of the stories date Trump's desire for a military parade to the Bastille Day one he saw in Paris in 2017. It goes further back than that. In an interview I did with him before his inauguration that year, I asked how America would know it was "great again":
This is how Republicans used to view immigration reform. Honestly, it helps to know some history, and I covered that history closely. If you don't care to know it, feel free to unfollow me:
June 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This is how Republicans used to view immigration reform. Honestly, it helps to know some history, and I covered that history closely. If you don't care to know it, feel free to unfollow me:
This is the way Republicans used to talk about immigration reform. Also from that cover story.:
June 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This is the way Republicans used to talk about immigration reform. Also from that cover story.:
From that same story:
June 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
From that same story:
The history of this issue seems to repeat itself over and over again. Also from that story:
June 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The history of this issue seems to repeat itself over and over again. Also from that story:
Found this in a Time cover story I wrote in 2006. The Republican Senate was actually moving toward passing a comprehensive immigration reform bill that included tighter border security but also legalization for the undocumented. Then protesters started waving Mexican flags.:
June 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Found this in a Time cover story I wrote in 2006. The Republican Senate was actually moving toward passing a comprehensive immigration reform bill that included tighter border security but also legalization for the undocumented. Then protesters started waving Mexican flags.:
Here’s the overflow
April 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Here’s the overflow
Red state Democratic energy. Another big @governorwalz.mn.gov crowd in Lorain, Ohio. School officials tell me 1,200 in this auditorium plus the gym, which holds 2,000, filling up:
April 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Red state Democratic energy. Another big @governorwalz.mn.gov crowd in Lorain, Ohio. School officials tell me 1,200 in this auditorium plus the gym, which holds 2,000, filling up:
Capacity crowd (hall holds 2100) for @governorwalz.mn.gov in Youngstown Ohio
April 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Capacity crowd (hall holds 2100) for @governorwalz.mn.gov in Youngstown Ohio
