Karen Tumulty

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Washington Post Chief Political Correspondent. Sign up to follow my writing and reporting here: washingtonpost.com/newsletters/fo…

Washington, DC washingtonpost.com/newsletters/fo… Joined March 2008

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty Jul 23, 2025

Karen Tumulty joins the Politics & Government desk as Chief Political Correspondent - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/07/23/…

www.washingtonpost.com Karen Tumulty joins the Politics & Government desk as Chief Political Correspondent

Karen Tumulty @ktumulty 4h

And I’m still wondering …

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Would love to know what consultant thought this ad was a good idea.
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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty 1d

As we see the most diverse Congress coming, I think back to this (now) hilarious piece from the 1990s on the spouses going through orientation. Wives were told to keep what they wear within a 14-point system. Suede & 2-toned shoes were pushing the limit.: latimes.com/archives/la-xp…

www.latimes.com Lawmakers' Spouses Learn the House Rules of Fashion : Politics: Wives of Ventura congressmen... There are no fashion cops on Capitol Hill who haul away women who happen to wear patterned stockings, suede pumps, flashy hats and too much jewelry.

Karen Tumulty @ktumulty 3d

Why both parties may benefit from wide-open, hard-fought 2028 primaries washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

www.washingtonpost.com Analysis | Why both parties may benefit from wide-open, hard-fought 2028 primaries Members of the Democratic and Republican parties say the country and political system are better off when candidates and their ideas are tested.

Karen Tumulty @ktumulty 4d

.@GeorgeWill has a few things he would like to get off his chest: President JD Vance? More slogging through a sewer of odious politics. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

www.washingtonpost.com Opinion | President JD Vance? More slogging through a sewer of odious politics. Temperate Americans of all political stripes should unite to stymie the vice president’s ambitions.