Political features @WSJ.com. Formerly @washingtonpost.com @rollingstone.com @motherjones.com. Eastern Connecticut native. “Voght” like “vote.” Having more fun on Instagram, also @karavoght.https://bsky.app/profile/karavoght.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/karavoght.bsky.social/post/3ml4z6umk2k2r👋it's my first week writing political features for @WSJ! send me story ideas, tips, and salacious details at kara.voght@wsj.com05 May 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:an6p3bbuy5irm4u7q7le4olu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4z6umk2k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/karavoght.bsky.social/post/3m4dlyyxvfk2lDoes Chris Murphy deserve our attention? He certainly wants it. A scholar of Democrats’ failures, Murphy embodies his party’s quest to rebuild its brand. The question is whether an insider like him is up to the task. Six months with @chrismurphyct: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2025/10/29/chris-murphy-and-the-democrats/29 Oct 2025 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:an6p3bbuy5irm4u7q7le4olu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dlyyxvfk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/karavoght.bsky.social/post/3lfrvvgsjnc2oAfter 14 campaigns—12 for Joe, two for Beau—Jill Biden's 50 years in public life is ending. She's at peace with it, if “disappointed with how it unfolded,” she says. And endings, of course, aren't the whole story. My exit interview with the first lady: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2025/01/15/jill-biden-interview-first-lady/15 Jan 2025 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:an6p3bbuy5irm4u7q7le4olu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfrvvgsjnc2o