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Deputy opinion editor and columnist focusing on national affairs and politics

David Von Drehle is a deputy opinion editor and columnist for The Post, where he writes about national affairs and politics from a home base in the Midwest. He joined The Post in 2017 after a decade at Time magazine, where he wrote more than 60 cover stories as editor-at-large. During a previous stint at The Post, Von Drehle served as a writer and editor on the National staff, in Style, and at the magazine. He is the author of a number of books, including the award-winning bestseller “Triangle: The Fire That Changed America.” He lives in Kansas City with his wife, journalist Karen Ball, and th

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Former president Donald Trump gestures at a rally in Las Vegas on Sept. 13.

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz are interviewed by CNN’s Dana Bash in Savannah, Ga., on Thursday. (Will Lanzoni/CNN)

The annual Tribute in Light, which honors the memory of the twin towers, is seen from Brooklyn, N.Y., on Sept. 11. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

President Biden last month.

President Lyndon Johnson tells a nationwide audience that he would not seek nor accept “the nomination of my party for another term as your president,” on March 31, 1968, from his White House office. (AP Photo, File)

"Messengers," or representatives, raise their ballots in support of a motion put up for a vote Tuesday during the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis. (Doug McSchooler/AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, flanked by Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller, in St. Petersburg on Wednesday. (Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP/Getty Images)

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