Isaac Arnsdorf

Washington, D.C.

National political reporter

Education: Yale University, BA in History

Isaac Arnsdorf is a national political reporter for The Washington Post who covers former president Donald Trump, the “Make America Great Again” political movement, and the elected officials, activists, donors and media figures on the right who are powering the Republican Party. He was previously an investigative reporter covering national politics at ProPublica and a money-in-politics reporter at Politico.
Latest from Isaac Arnsdorf

Republicans plan efforts to tout early voting tactics they once vilified

Some GOP critics worry about infighting and a lack of experience among new groups that are organizing to encourage voting before Election Day

July 12, 2023

Republican opposition to LGBTQ rights erupts in backlash to Pride Month

Conservatives sensing a perceived political advantage on transgender issues are going back on the attack over a broader range of questions that recently looked settled, such as same-sex marriage.

July 1, 2023

DeSantis agency sent $92 million in covid relief funds to donor-backed project

Mori Hosseini, who donated a golf simulator to the governor’s mansion, championed a new exchange on I-95 that feeds directly into his housing and shopping center project.

June 29, 2023

DeSantis donor supplied golf simulator for ‘Governor’s Cabana’ and private flights

The simulator was lent by Mori Hosseini, a major home builder and donor who chairs the University of Florida’s Board of Trustees.

June 21, 2023

You asked: Is a felon legally permitted to run for president?

Is a felon legally permitted to run for president? We answered this reader question in a recent live chat.

June 21, 2023

Trump centers campaign on his prosecution, vilifying legal system

The former president has redefined the stakes of his campaign as he has sought to sow mistrust in the legal system

June 14, 2023

Trump greets arraignment with showmanship in bid to upstage charges

The former president, in growing legal peril, faced down the most serious threat to his personal liberty and political future like just another day on the campaign trail.

June 14, 2023

Trump’s Miami court date brings fears of violence, rally plans

Defiant statements from Trump and his political allies, as well as violent rhetoric in online forums, have put law enforcement officials on alert ahead of a Tuesday court appearance.

June 11, 2023

Trump stares down criminal jeopardy with bluffs and bluster

The freshly indicted former president received a hero’s welcome at a Georgia GOP convention, even as some supporters begin to acknowledge the seriousness of the mounting allegations against him

June 10, 2023

‘We are getting pretty good at this’: Trump and aides plot indictment response

Advisers aim to use the prosecution to rally support within the GOP base, but acknowledge the legal peril for the former president

June 9, 2023