Post Reports

‘I can’t breathe:’ Five years later, Eric Garner’s family is still seeking justice

12 Jun 2019

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Wesley Lowery on the disciplinary hearing for the officer involved in Eric Garner’s death. Ashley Parker about what President Trump calls “the I-w...

‘I hate elephants’: How Botswana’s giants became the center of a political clash

11 Jun 2019

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Max Bearak on the political background of the lifting of Botswana’s elephant hunting ban. Peter Jamison on a public housing complex at the heart of ...

How the NRA directed money to the people who oversee its finances

10 Jun 2019

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Mary Beth Sheridan explains the Trump-Mexico tariff deal. Beth Reinhard on growing allegations of exorbitant spending by the National Rifle Associatio...

A T. rex exhibit 66 million years in the making

07 Jun 2019

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Steve Hendrix and Peggy McGlone track the journey of a T. rex fossil to the newly reopened fossil hall at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural H...

Allegations of harassment, cash gifts: A West Virginia bishop’s fall from grace

06 Jun 2019

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Michelle Boorstein on new details about a Catholic bishop suspended from ministry in March. Theater critic Peter Marks with actress Laurie Metcalf on ...

President Trump is bullish on foreign policy. In a secret recording, Mike Pompeo has doubts.

05 Jun 2019

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John Hudson talks about the secret recording of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Peter Whoriskey on the child labor problem in chocolate production. Pl...

Dick’s Sporting Goods lost money when it changed its gun policies. CEO Ed Stack is fine with that.

04 Jun 2019

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Rachel Siegel talks to the CEO putting gun policies over profits. Anne Gearan on President Trump’s London visit. Plus, Emily Yahr details the end of...

Trump is using tariffs as a bargaining chip for a border crackdown. Will it work?

03 Jun 2019

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Mary Beth Sheridan on U.S.-Mexico trade negotiations and how migrants’ lives are in the mix. Todd Frankel on the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play recall....

The Great Forgetting: How China erased the Tiananmen Square massacre

31 May 2019

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Abby Hauslohner reports that Border Patrol often holds unaccompanied minors for far longer than is legal. How the government erased the Tiananmen Squa...

Why Nancy Pelosi is reluctant to impeach the president

30 May 2019

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Rachael Bade on the impeachment divide among Democrats. Loveday Morris reports on why Israel will hold a second parliamentary election. Plus, Brady De...

Mueller closes up shop: ‘The work speaks for itself’

29 May 2019

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Rosalind S. Helderman on Robert S. Mueller III’s first public comments on the Russia investigation. Reis Thebault on the latest state to take up a “...

Health officials are targeting communities battling measles. Anti-vaxxers are, too.

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lena Sun explores the rise of the modern anti-vaccine movement. Michael Kranish analyzes President Trump’s changing rhetoric on Iran. Plus, Michael ...

When ‘school choice’ tests parents’ personal values

27 May 2019

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Education reporter Perry Stein discusses a family weighing a decision of where to send their eighth-grader for high school — and how that decision h...

Pitchers are throwing faster than ever — and it’s ruining baseball

24 May 2019

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William Booth breaks down Theresa May’s resignation and what it means for Brexit. Dave Sheinin fields questions on the velocity of baseball pitches....

A Georgia clinic braces for the state’s new abortion law

23 May 2019

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Caroline Kitchener visits a Georgia abortion clinic. Damian Paletta explains the next front in the U.S.-China trade war. And DeNeen Brown discusses wh...

President Trump vowed to fight opioids. But the fentanyl crisis keeps getting worse.

22 May 2019

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Jeff Stein on what an IRS draft memo means for the fight over President Trump’s taxes. Sari Horwitz and Scott Higham on the Trump administration’s...

One conservative's quest to reshape U.S. courts

21 May 2019

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Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Shawn Boburg discuss the man reshaping the federal judiciary. Laura Meckler examines the power of a high school’s controvers...

Private companies are reviving the Space Coast. Can it last?

20 May 2019

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Joanna Slater on India’s election, the largest exercise of democracy ever. Christian Davenport on the business resurgence along Florida’s Space Co...

The new Howard Stern on the old one: ‘I don’t know who that guy is’

17 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The bold new strategy in the fight against abortion rightsFor years, antiabortion advocates have tried to chip away at Roe v. Wade incrementally. They...

A medical mystery on a college campus

16 May 2019

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Is having so many candidates bad for Democrats?So many Democrats are running for president that some will not qualify for the first debate — eve...

‘He’s entwined his business with his presidency . . . and it’s not going well.’

15 May 2019

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How Trump’s presidency is hurting the Trump brandTrump’s prized Doral golf resort in Miami is crucial to his overall finances, says David ...

Bible study before recess: ‘It’s more important than any other book’

14 May 2019

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Nick Miroff on what was happening behind the scenes before the purge at DHS. Julie Zauzmer on the conservative effort to get Bible classes in public s...

The state legislatures trying to overturn Roe v. Wade

13 May 2019

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Deanna Paul explains the state laws aimed at getting the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe. Political reporter Holly Bailey on the millionaire running o...

A battle in West Virginia: A coal mine versus crayfish.

10 May 2019

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Juliet Eilperin on the battle over coal mining in West Virginia. Sarah Kaplan on how scientists plan for a catastrophic asteroid strike. Plus, Caitlin...

One man’s fight to save the world’s tigers

09 May 2019

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Terrence McCoy on tiger farms in Laos. Chelsea Janes on the electability of 2020 candidates. Plus, Adrian Higgins on the man keeping orchids alive.

How a father-daughter relationship is helping define one 2020 candidate.

08 May 2019

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Ashley Parker on Trump’s attempts to recast his response to Charlottesville. Ben Terris on how Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s relationship with her father h...

The U.S. and China: It’s complicated

07 May 2019

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Damian Paletta on the new tariffs President Trump wants to impose on China. Griff Witte on how Germany’s apprenticeship programs help refugees. Plus...

Inside Boeing’s boardroom during the 737 Max crisis

06 May 2019

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Douglas MacMillan on how Boeing’s board didn’t focus on safety issues during the 737 Max crisis. Sally Jenkins on the morality of horse racing. Pl...

Why the president's probable nominee for the Fed backed out

03 May 2019

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Heather Long on why President Trump’s presumed nominee stepped away from the Federal Reserve Board. DeNeen L. Brown on the enslaved African woman do...

Police test facial recognition in Oregon. But privacy advocates have serious concerns.

02 May 2019

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Drew Harwell on the implications of using facial-recognition software in police work. Amie Ferris-Rotman on Afghanistan’s first lady speaking out fo...

Barr answers for his handling of the Mueller report

01 May 2019

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Devlin Barrett on Attorney General William P. Barr’s testimony. Maria Sacchetti on the Trump administration saying it may charge asylum seekers look...

U.S. agencies want to 'Russia-proof' 2020. The White House isn't on board.

30 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lena Sun on the growing cases of measles in the U.S. Shane Harris on the White House’s downplaying of warning signs of Russian interference ahead of...

President Trump leans on Fox host Lou Dobbs for policy advice

29 Apr 2019

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Matt Zapotosky with a preview for Attorney General William P. Barr’s Mueller report testimony before Congress. Manuel Roig-Franzia on Lou Dobbs’s ...

‘There are monsters in my room:’ How a smart home security system failed

26 Apr 2019

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Reed Albergotti on how Nest, designed to keep intruders out, allowed access to hackers. Will Hobson on the ousting of the women’s basketball coach a...

And then there were 20: Biden (finally) enters the race

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Viser on former vice president Joe Biden jumping into the 2020 race. Gillian Brockell and Drew Harwell on the complications of grieving on social...

‘This is a political war between the White House and Congress’

24 Apr 2019

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Robert Costa on the White House’s attempts to keep aides from testifying to Congress. Jeff Stein on Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s student-loan forgivene...

‘The numbers are just staggering’: Death toll rises in Sri Lanka

23 Apr 2019

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Joanna Slater and Tony Romm with analysis on the Sri Lanka attacks and the government’s response. Rachael Bade on why Speaker Pelosi is tapping the ...

The method of Mueller: Inside the special counsel’s investigation

22 Apr 2019

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Rosalind S. Helderman with in-depth analysis of the Mueller investigation and where it hit dead ends. Dan Zak on Al Gore’s climate strategy. Plus, P...

Trump ordered them to thwart Mueller. White House aides refused.

19 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Philip Rucker on the obstruction that could have been. Kimberly Kindy on how the pork industry could soon take more control of food safety checks. Plu...

Everything you need to know from the Mueller report.

18 Apr 2019

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Post reporters Rosalind S. Helderman, Shane Harris and Carol D. Leonnig break down the key findings of the redacted Mueller report released today by A...

Trump shifting DHS focus from counterterrorism to immigration

17 Apr 2019

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Nick Miroff reports on the major shift in focus at the Department of Homeland Security. Carlos Lozada dissects the brain trust surrounding Trump, the ...

Why banning fringe users doesn't keep conspiracy theories off YouTube

16 Apr 2019

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Philip Kennicott envisions Notre Dame’s reconstruction. Abby Ohlheiser reports on the resurfacing of Internet conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. And E...

‘I saw the image ... and just gasped’: Shock, devastation as Notre Dame burns

15 Apr 2019

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Robert McCartney reflects on the massive fire at Paris’s historic Notre Dame Cathedral. Toluse Olorunnipa breaks down 2020 candidates’ campaign fi...

The culture clash at the center of New York’s measles outbreak

12 Apr 2019

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Lenny Bernstein on New York City’s mandatory vaccination order; Juliet Eilperin on how the military is approaching climate change differently than t...

The U.S. case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

11 Apr 2019

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Ellen Nakashima on Julian Assange’s arrest in London. Moriah Balingit on challenges for low-income Asian American students. Plus, Marian Anderson an...

Why is Julián Castro the only 2020 Democrat with an immigration plan?

10 Apr 2019

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Michael Scherer on why Julián Castro is the only 2020 Democrat with an immigration plan. Emily Rauhala on Yazidi refugees in Canada. And Joel Achenba...

Mayor Pete Buttigieg on a religious left revival

09 Apr 2019

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Toluse Olorunnipa on the staffing turmoil within the Department of Homeland Security. Sarah Pulliam Bailey on likely presidential candidate Pete Butti...

High-risk lending caused the Great Recession. Could it happen again?

08 Apr 2019

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Damian Paletta explains the dangers of leveraged loans. Loveday Morris examines Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s standing ahead of the Is...

He fought for justice. Now he’s facing misconduct allegations.

05 Apr 2019

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Neena Satija and Wesley Lowery on the misconduct allegations against the co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Sarah Ellison on Rupert Murdoc...

What did AG Barr hold back from his Mueller report summary?

04 Apr 2019

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Rosalind S. Helderman on the people upset about what was left out of the Mueller report summary. David Ignatius on Jamal Khashoggi’s killing six mon...

Britax strollers kept crashing. Why wasn't there a recall?

03 Apr 2019

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Tara Bahrampour on how the census going digital could expose it to hacking and disinformation campaigns. Todd C. Frankel on how a stroller company mad...

The Supreme Court’s mixed messages on religious rights for death row inmates

02 Apr 2019

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Robert Barnes on the Supreme Court’s differing decisions on religious rights. Patricia Sullivan on how Amazon’s new headquarters in Virginia could...

Joe Biden is an affectionate guy. Is that a problem for a 2020 run?

01 Apr 2019

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Elise Viebeck on scrutiny over Joe Biden’s interactions with women. Caroline Kitchener on the only new Republican woman in the House. Plus, Christop...

Thought the fight over Obamacare was done? Think again.

29 Mar 2019

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Paige Winfield Cunningham on Obamacare and the recent Justice Department efforts to overturn it. Carlos Lozada on lessons learned from past reports on...

Will all 2020 Democrats release their tax returns?

28 Mar 2019

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Holly Bailey on whether 2020 Democrats will release their tax returns. Laurie McGinley on the new FDA-approved depression treatments. Plus, Jon Gerber...

Questions about suicide and guns, after three deaths

27 Mar 2019

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Katie Zezima and Joel Achenbach on gun control and the public health crisis of suicides. Anton Troianovski and Shane Harris on how Russia interfered i...

With $270 million settlement, Purdue Pharma starts paying for the opioid crisis

26 Mar 2019

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Katie Zezima on the pharmaceutical company’s landmark settlement. Amy Gardner on voting rights for felons in Florida. And Dan Zak on butterflies and...

What happens after Mueller? ‘There’s a long way to go.’

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Dawsey and Karoun Demirjian report on Washington’s response to Attorney General William P. Barr’s summary of Robert S. Mueller III's Russia i...

Mueller finds no conspiracy with Russia but does not draw a conclusion on obstruction of justice

24 Mar 2019

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Robert Mueller did not find evidence the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia, according to a letter Attorney General William Barr delivered to Cong...

Roseanne Barr just can’t shut up

22 Mar 2019

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Paul Sonne on potential impacts of the Pentagon’s plan to fund the border wall; Geoff Edgers on his trip to Israel with Roseanne; and Ben Guarino on...

As a top prosecutor, Klobuchar often declined to pursue charges in police-involved killings

21 Mar 2019

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Elise Viebeck and Michelle Lee on presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar’s history as a county prosecutor; Lenny Bernstein on a lack of HIV prevention d...

The white candidates struggling to appeal to black voters

20 Mar 2019

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Heather Long on the #MeToo moment in the field of economics; Cleve Wootson on 2020 candidates struggling to bridge the race gap; Rick Maese on another...

After discrimination charges, Facebook making big changes to its ad system

19 Mar 2019

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Tracy Jan explains expected changes to Facebook’s targeted ad system. Kate Woodsome on married couples in bureaucratic limbo because of Trump’s tr...

How intelligence agencies grapple with the global reach of domestic terrorism

18 Mar 2019

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Shane Harris on how intelligence agencies share domestic terrorism threats; Rosalind S. Helderman on what we already know about the special counsel’...

How the New Zealand mosque shootings moved across social media

15 Mar 2019

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Hamza Shaban on how YouTube, Facebook and Twitter failed to stop the spread of a violent video from the Christchurch mosque shootings. William Booth w...

Pilots raised the alarm after last year’s Boeing crash. Then another plane went down.

14 Mar 2019

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Aaron Gregg investigates pilot complaints to Boeing. Glenn Kessler dissects what socialism really means. And Brady Dennis reports on the young climate...

How the Obama administration missed the fentanyl crisis

13 Mar 2019

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A Post investigation uncovers how federal officials failed to address the rising threat of synthetic opioids. Emily Rauhala breaks down Justin Trudeau...

'Operation Varsity Blues': A college entrance bribery scheme

12 Mar 2019

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An elaborate college entrance bribery scheme. When veterans take their lives in the very places they sought help. Plus, a space name odyssey.

Questions for Boeing after second deadly plane crash

11 Mar 2019

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Brian Fung explains Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s push to crack down on tech companies. Aaron Gregg delves into the tragic crash of a commercial Boeing pl...

From $22 an hour to $11: What the GM layoffs mean for workers

08 Mar 2019

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Heather Long tells us about an uncertain future for laid-off autoworkers. Devlin Barrett explains why terrorists in the U.S. are rarely charged with “...

Joe Biden's 1975 rhetoric on race

07 Mar 2019

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Matt Viser on what we can learn from an interview with Joe Biden from the 1970s. Cat Zakrzewski on Facebook’s privacy overhaul. Plus, Lavanya Ramana...

‘I take full responsibility’: How Kamala Harris dealt with a scandal as DA

06 Mar 2019

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Michael Kranish on some questions Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) might face about her record as a prosecutor as 2020 heats up. Science reporter Carolyn...

A second patient is free of HIV, offering new hope for a cure

05 Mar 2019

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Carolyn Y. Johnson on the second patient who may be cured of HIV, and Karoun Demirjian on the Democrats’ post-Cohen strategy. Plus, Avi Selk on a Ha...

A surge in border crossings that wouldn’t be solved by a wall

04 Mar 2019

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Nick Miroff on a surge in border crossings that is expected to go up. Peggy McGlone on a philanthropic family’s ties to the opioid crisis. And the p...

Will 'Leaving Neverland' make fans leave Michael Jackson?

01 Mar 2019

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Hank Stuever on the new documentary about alleged sexual abuse by Michael Jackson. Joanna Slater explains the recent clashes in ongoing India-Pakistan...

The fragility of citizenship

28 Feb 2019

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Philip Rucker's debriefing on the Trump-Kim Hanoi summit. Ishaan Tharoor on the question of citizenship for westerners in the Islamic State. Plus, th...

‘I’m here to tell the truth about Mr. Trump.’

27 Feb 2019

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Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former fixer and personal attorney, appeared before a congressional committee today. Post reporters Karoun Demirjia...

Trump and Kim look for a grand bargain in Hanoi

26 Feb 2019

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Simon Denyer on what to expect from the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi. Rosalind Helderman on the new details Michael Cohen’s testimony could offer. Plus...

Democrats ready 'no' vote on national emergency

25 Feb 2019

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Toluse Olorunnipa explains why House Democrats are challenging Trump’s national emergency. Nicole Ellis on her personal journey to figure out whethe...

The teenagers trying to save the world

22 Feb 2019

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Anne Gearan on the Trump administration’s aid dilemma in Venezuela. Sarah Kaplan on the kids who are done waiting on adults to address climate chang...

Facebook’s billion-dollar blunder

21 Feb 2019

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Tony Romm on Facebook potentially paying up after Cambridge Analytica. Christian Davenport on how rocket launches are muddying air travel. Plus, Orion...

With scandals growing, Catholic leaders gather for Vatican summit on sex abuse

20 Feb 2019

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Chico Harlan on Roman Catholic Church leaders gathering for a summit about sex abuse. scandals. Michelle Ye Hee Lee on how small donors matter in a pr...

Bernie Sanders surprised everyone in 2016. Can he do it again?

19 Feb 2019

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Aaron Blake on Bernie Sanders’s second presidential run. Steven Rich on the emotional impact of a school lockdown. Plus, Robin Givhan on the life an...

Can impeachment appear legitimate in a hyperpartisan universe?

18 Feb 2019

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Carlos Lozada on the legitimacy of impeachment in a partisan climate. Plus, columnist David Ignatius examines the state of U.S.-Saudi relations after ...

Trump braces for challenges to emergency declaration

15 Feb 2019

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Damian Paletta on the details of President Trump's emergency declaration. Anthony Faiola on the continuing political battle in Venezuela. Plus, Geoffr...

Why President Trump is declaring a national emergency

14 Feb 2019

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Josh Dawsey on Trump’s plans to avoid another shutdown but still declare a national emergency. Rosalind S. Helderman on how Paul Manafort lied to in...

A smaller refund this year? That doesn’t mean your taxes went up.

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Heather Long explains why your tax refund may be smaller this year. Lenny Bernstein on organ transplant oversight in the United States. And Sarah Kapl...

There’s a deal to avert a government shutdown — but is Trump on board?

12 Feb 2019

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Josh Dawsey on whether we’re heading for another shutdown. Juliet Eilperin on how late-term abortions have become political. And a Post reader on wh...

Loyal bulldog, furious fixer: The two Michael Cohens

11 Feb 2019

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Paul Schwartzman on the path that led Michael Cohen to Donald Trump. Lena Sun on the preventable measles outbreak in Washington state. And Anna Fifiel...

Jeff Bezos takes on the National Enquirer

08 Feb 2019

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Marc Fisher on the evolution of Jeff Bezos’s tabloid scandal — and its potential political implications. Plus, Geoff Edgers on how Aerosmith and R...

Charges of racism and sexual assault upend Va. politics

07 Feb 2019

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Fenit Nirappil on the mounting scandals engulfing Virginia’s state government. Michael E. Miller on the diminishing threat of MS-13 to the nation. P...

Elizabeth Warren apologizes for Native American heritage claims

06 Feb 2019

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to The Post’s Annie Linskey after her apology for claims of Native American heritage. Plus, Karen DeYoung on the Trump ...

The selective investigation of North Carolina’s alleged voter fraud

05 Feb 2019

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Amy Gardner reports on how prosecutors deal with voter fraud in North Carolina. Vanessa Williams looks at the Democrat responding to Trump’s State o...

How Trump’s lifetime appointments are reshaping federal courts

04 Feb 2019

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President Trump installs a record number of appeals court judges, Ann Marimow reports. Shane Harris dissects the White House feud with its own intelli...

For black boys who don’t want to play in the NFL

01 Feb 2019

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Today, Matt Viser on what separates Cory Booker from the 2020 pack. Former New England Patriot Martellus Bennett on looking beyond sports for black bo...

How an assault victim sought justice when the system failed her

31 Jan 2019

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How one assault victim fought back against a successful D.C. chef. The tumultuous relationship between President Trump and Michael Bloomberg. And, wha...

What does Huawei have to do with the U.S.-China trade war?

30 Jan 2019

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Anna Fifield and Devlin Barrett break down how charges against the Chinese tech firm Huawei influence U.S. and Chinese relations. Plus, Aaron C. Davis...

Why the polar vortex is really a symptom of global warming

29 Jan 2019

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Why record-breaking low temperatures aren’t evidence against global warming. Plus: Ian Shapira on former U.S. spies now in Congress and Nia Decaille...

They only had each other. Then one became a mass shooter.

28 Jan 2019

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The brother of the confessed Parkland shooter wrestles with his responsibility to his only family member. After a Trump club fired about a dozen undoc...

The shutdown is over — for now. What happens next?

25 Jan 2019

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As a 35-day partial government shutdown comes to a close, Paul Kane explains why President Trump finally gave in to pressure. And Rosalind S. Helderma...