PostEverything I’ve done political opposition research. Donald Trump Jr. has no idea what it is. Aid from the Russian government wouldn't fly in any campaign.

I know better than most what opposition research is, and it’s most certainly not this. That’s because for the past three years, I've run the largest opposition research effort focused on Trump ...

Political opposition research, once a mostly unmentioned dark art, has turned into a garish, multimillion-dollar enterprise complete with logos, marketing strategies and indiscriminate, real-time ...

Being an opposition researcher is a lot like being an NFL offensive lineman — you only seem to get noticed when something goes terribly wrong. In December 2022, as the New York Times started ...

Documents online demonstrate the art of publishing opposition research on obscure web addresses, for candidates to use when needed.

My name is Brad Presnall, and I am an Alabama-based political opposition and vulnerability research consultant. This is my 28th year in politics, and I have seen firsthand that with every election ...

The End of Opposition Research? George Santos’s election raises questions about what, if anything, is considered disqualifying for political office today.

"This is a golden age" of opposition research, said Jeff Berkowitz, who dug dirt on Democratic candidates for the Republican National committee from 2002 to 2010.

John Brennan, Obama's CIA director, pushed for the "Steele dossier" to be included in an assessment evaluating Russian ...

Sen. J.D. Vance is about to get hit by Kamala Harris, the undisputed queen of opposition research and the Democrats’ potential next pick to head the 2024 ticket.

It's part of the seamier side of politics, and it can grab headlines, upend candidacies and even swing races. We're talking about opposition research — basically, digging up dirt on your ...

As any political strategist can attest, opposition research is a lifeblood of campaigning, with documents, recordings and tips streaming in from all directions claiming evidence of a rival's ...