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Washington Post Nation
Mar 20, 2025

With talk of a 51st state, a mystery: Why is Trump obsessed with Canada?
Canadians say President Trump's 51st-state rhetoric is a threat to national security. They're also perplexed by the origin of his vision for Canadian annexation.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 19, 2025

Amtrak CEO abruptly resigns as Trump administration threatens funding cuts
CEO Stephen Gardner said he will step down as the Trump administration targets funding for mass transit systems and other transportation initiatives nationwide.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 19, 2025

Social Security numbers and other private information unmasked in JFK files
The data belongs to more than 200 former congressional staffers and others with connections to decades-old investigations.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 19, 2025

CIA secrets and exposed agents: See unredacted details from the JFK files
The unveiling of more than 2,000 records related to John F. Kennedy's assassination offers a glimpse into CIA agents and operations that were kept secret for decades.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 19, 2025

Arizona executes man who requested death sentence for 2002 murder
Aaron Gunches, 53, pleaded guilty to the 2002 murder of Ted Price and abandoned his appeal process in an effort to speed up his death sentence.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 19, 2025

What's new in the JFK files? 5 things to know about the assassination records.
The federal government Tuesday night released tens of thousands of pages on President John F. Kennedy's assassination. It's unclear how much light they'll shed.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 19, 2025

What's new in the JFK files? 4 things to know about the assassination records.
The federal government Tuesday night released tens of thousands of pages on President John F. Kennedy's assassination. It's unclear how much light they'll shed.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 19, 2025

In tweets and memes: The Trump administration's deportation policy
People are being disappeared from this country under the direction of President Donald Trump, and the White House seems to be treating those vanishings like a game of catch me if you can.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 19, 2025

Federal workers think Trump won't improve their agencies. Even his voters.
Among federal workers registered to vote, 51 percent voted for Kamala Harris and 38 percent for Donald Trump, according to a Post-Ipsos poll.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 19, 2025

Southern Plains at risk of wildfire outbreak, with blazes in Oklahoma and Texas
Another potent storm fuels risks of wildfires, dust storms, blizzard conditions and thunderstorms.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 18, 2025

The JFK files are out. Here's what experts are looking for.
The Trump administration released about 1,100 documents as part of a promise to unveil records related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 18, 2025

What's in the JFK files? Trump administration releases assassination docs.
The release of the records is the latest in a string of disclosures since the 1990s that have tweaked how the nation and historians view Kennedy's assassination.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 18, 2025

Judge blocks Trump's order banning transgender troops from military service
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from banning transgender people from serving in the military, ruling that the plan violated the Constitution's equal protection clause.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 18, 2025

Trump administration releases JFK files on his 1963 assassination
The release of the records is the latest in a string of disclosures since the 1990s that have tweaked how the nation and historians view Kennedy's assassination.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 18, 2025

Ohio court overturns state ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth
Families of transgender children will be able to access gender-affirming medical treatments, such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy, within the state.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 18, 2025

Activist who took sanctuary in a church during first Trump term detained
In 2017, Jeanette Vizguerra took shelter in a church for months during the first Trump administration. On Monday, she was detained by immigration officials.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 18, 2025

Activist who took sanctuary in church during first Trump term is detained
In 2017, Jeanette Vizguerra took shelter in a church for months during the first Trump administration. On Monday, she was detained by immigration officials.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 18, 2025

Guilty verdicts in first trial of smugglers charged in 53 migrants' deaths
The two men, on trial in a San Antonio federal court, face life in prison for their roles in the nation's deadliest smuggling incident.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 18, 2025

Arizona will resume executions. The man who investigated them objects.
With a man set to be executed, Arizona's former death penalty review commissioner says he has "no reason to believe" the state is ready to restart executions.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 18, 2025

Wildfire outbreak possible Tuesday in southern Plains
Another potent storm brings an extreme risk for wildfires and dust storms on Tuesday, then blizzard conditions and severe thunderstorms on Wednesday.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 17, 2025

Amid ‘DEI' purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
Pages celebrating Navajo code talkers and other minority service members were also erased.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 17, 2025

Are abortion pills legal in my state? Here's what you need to know.
Even where medication abortion is legal, state restrictions make it difficult to access care.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 17, 2025

Texas charges midwife in first arrest under state's abortion ban
Maria Margarita Rojas was arrested for providing illegal abortions, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 17, 2025

VA rolls back care for trans veterans after Trump's executive order
Department of Veterans Affairs leaders said they will phase out coverage of gender transition care for veterans, rescinding a 2018 policy.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 17, 2025

Survivors pick through ruins after monster storm kills 40 across U.S.
Survivors are reckoning with the fatal storm system that spawned tornadoes, dust storms and fires across a handful of states this weekend.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 17, 2025

After CDC pick is abruptly yanked, worry over U.S. measles messaging remains
Medical experts and politicians question who will be chosen as the CDC's next leader amid a surge in measles cases and concerns over vaccine-preventable diseases.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 17, 2025

Survivors pick through ruins after monster storm kills 39 across U.S.
Survivors are reckoning with the fatal storm system that spawned tornadoes, dust storms and fires across a handful of states this weekend.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 16, 2025

Nita Lowey, first woman to chair House appropriations panel, dies at 87
A liberal Democrat from New York, she championed women's issues and rose to one of the most influential positions on Capitol Hill during 32 years in Congress.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 16, 2025

Deadly storm system leaves trail of damage across a swath of the U.S.
A deadly storm will push toward the East Coast on Sunday after days of destruction from more than 60 tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 16, 2025

These Canadians are canceling U.S. trips as Trump sours relations
Trump's rhetoric has infuriated Canadians, who have responded by canceling their U.S. trips. Some are writing to let Americans know why they're not coming.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2025

Starbucks ordered to pay $50 million to delivery driver burned by hot drink
Attorneys for the delivery driver said he required multiple skin grafts after a drink he had been picking up at a Los Angeles drive-thru fell on his lap.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2025

Teacher gives $20 to her students with one rule: Use it for kindness
Kristina Ulmer does the kindness challenge each year in memory of her sister who died in a car crash. She said students run with it.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2025

Trump wants to kill the penny. Almost no one will miss it.
Despite the president's directive to end penny production, the lowly coin has lots of time left. Some 240 billion pennies are in circulation.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2025

H. Hale Harvey III, physician who transformed abortion care, dies at 93
In 1970, he opened in New York one of the first major abortion clinics in the United States, an organization that helped vastly expand reproductive rights.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2025

Alan Simpson, three-term senator known for barbed wit, dies at 93
Pushing the 1986 immigration reform bill through Congress — his major legislative accomplishment — was like "giving dry birth to a porcupine," he quipped.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2025

Columbia expels students over building takeover in pro-Palestinian protest
Columbia University announced punishments, including expulsions and suspensions, for students who occupied Hamilton Hall in a pro-Palestinian protest last year.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2025

‘Cash offers only': After L.A. fires, scorched lots are selling fast
There has been a rush to buy and sell scorched lots since wildfires leveled thousands of homes in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, surprising longtime local real estate agents and experts.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2025

Comptroller warns about workforce purge excess, plans probe of actions
Washington's chief auditor says Trump's federal worker firings should be done in a respectful, dignified way and not cause greater risks to the government.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2025

In Miami, you may soon be able to drive down ‘Grind With Me Terrace'
Miami-Dade commissioners are considering a proposal that would rename two dozen streets after songs by rap and hip-hop artists from the metro area.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2025

Plane catches fire at Denver airport; passengers evacuated onto wing
The American Airlines flight from Colorado Springs was diverted following an engine-related issue, authorities said. Six people were taken to a hospital.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 13, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil sues to keep Columbia student protest records private
Mahmoud Kahlil, a Columbia University student who protested Israel's war in Gaza, sued to block the turnover of disciplinary records to a U.S. House committee.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 13, 2025

Trump Tower protest against Mahmoud Khalil's detention ends in 98 arrests
Jewish protesters gathered at Trump Tower to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist arrested by ICE.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 13, 2025

Steak 'n Shake was struggling. It turned to beef tallow — and MAGA.
The company framed the move as a business decision for tastier french fries, but it's hard to miss the appeals to Robert F Kennedy Jr. and MAGA on social media.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 13, 2025

Oz avoided Medicare taxes, Democrats allege. Oz says the move is allowed.
Senate Finance Committee Democratic tax staff who reviewed Mehmet Oz's tax returns said the nominee to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services avoided paying some Medicare and Social Security taxes over three years.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 13, 2025

Former Texas megachurch pastor indicted on child sex abuse charges
Robert Preston Morris, founder of Gateway Church and former Trump spiritual advisor, faces five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 13, 2025

White House abruptly pulls Dave Weldon's CDC nomination before hearing
Dave Weldon is likely to be questioned about measles infections, a plan to study a debunked link between vaccines and autism, and the ongoing bird flu outbreak.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 13, 2025

Woman locked up stepson for 20 years until he lit a fire to escape, police say
Waterbury, Connecticut police said the stepson, now 32, weighed just 68 pounds when they found him. His stepmother, Kimberly Sullivan, has been charged with kidnapping and cruelty.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 13, 2025

White House pulls Dave Weldon from CDC nomination
Dave Weldon is likely to be questioned about measles infections, a plan to study a debunked link between vaccines and autism, and the ongoing bird flu outbreak.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 13, 2025

CDC nominee to face questions about measles outbreak, vaccine policy
Dave Weldon is likely to be questioned about measles infections, a plan to study a debunked link between vaccines and autism, and the ongoing bird flu outbreak.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 13, 2025

Brother of Trump's GSA leader tried to buy prime federal property
The proposal to buy a parcel in Silicon Valley prompted a complaint to the inspector general. The GSA says it rejected the offer and its acting administrator followed ethics rules.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 12, 2025

USDA's $1B in cuts leaves farmers and schools bracing for impact
The eliminated programs helped schools and food banks buy fresh food from local farmers and ranchers.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 12, 2025

What's being lost with the DOGE cuts? These fired feds can tell you.
The Washington Post spoke to fired workers who explained their roles — and what the country is losing with the elimination of those jobs.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 11, 2025

In Selma, one man's hope, audacity and our stubborn, despicable past.
Over the years, our country's tragedies and triumphs have been written in Jesse Jackson's determined brow, silent tears and his greying head bowed in prayer.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 11, 2025

Border Patrol agent admits to forcing migrants to show him their breasts
Shane Millan, after ordering a female migrant to expose herself, allegedly told her, "Welcome to the U.S.A."

Washington Post Nation
Mar 11, 2025

Pro-immigrant archbishop takes over D.C. church amid Trump crackdown
Cardinal Robert McElroy, a well-known advocate for immigrant rights, is expected to provide a counterbalance to Trump administration policies.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 11, 2025

Judge says Trump must pay past aid bills but can cancel future contracts
The Trump administration probably violated separation of powers by withholding nearly $2 billion in Congress-approved foreign aid funds, a U.S. district judge ruled.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 11, 2025

RFK Jr. seeks to tighten loophole allowing chemicals in U.S. food supply
The practice Kennedy is targeting, known as "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS), can occur when companies self-certify the safety of a food additive.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 11, 2025

‘Unlawful' suspension of USAID funding probably violated Constitution, judge says
The Trump administration probably violated separation of powers by withholding nearly $2 billion in Congress-approved foreign aid funds, a U.S. district judge ruled.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 11, 2025

‘Unlawful' suspension of USAID funding likely violated Constitution, judge says
The Trump administration likely violated separation of powers by withholding nearly $2 billion in Congress-approved foreign aid funds, a U.S. district judge ruled.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 11, 2025

U.S. revamps immigration app to add ‘self-deportation' function
The new feature on a U.S. Customs and Border Protection app allows undocumented migrants "a chance to leave before facing harsher consequences," the agency's head said.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 10, 2025

Menendez brothers should not be resentenced, L.A. prosecutor says
Nathan Hochman, Los Angeles County's new district attorney, asked to withdraw his predecessor's request to resentence the Menendez brothers.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 09, 2025

At Selma's civil rights anniversary, fears rise about the way forward
Worried about the future, marchers crossed the Edmund Pettis Bridge on Sunday in the 60th commemoration of one of the most shocking days of the 1960s movement.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 09, 2025

FEMA cancels firefighter training amid uncertainty over Trump cuts
FEMA said it was canceling National Fire Academy courses as it ensures its programs and budget fit Trump administration priorities.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 09, 2025

Doctors who treat trans patients say threats worsened after Trump's orders
Physicians say threats of violence are rising after President Donald Trump's executive order labeled gender transition care for minors a "dangerous trend."

Washington Post Nation
Mar 08, 2025

Missouri wins $24B judgment against China over its response to covid
Missouri's AG won after Chinese representatives didn't respond to the federal lawsuit. It's unclear whether the state will see the penalty paid out.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 08, 2025

Across Indian Country, mass firings at colleges open up age-old wounds
The losses at two Native American schools were part of the Trump administration's purge of federal workers. A partial reversal has done little to allay fears.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 08, 2025

Multistate lawsuit seeks to reverse Trump administration purge of federal workers
The administration is required to provide advance notice of mass layoffs to employees and states so that states can mobilize resources needed to process unemployment claims and care for unemployed workers, the lawsuit says.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 08, 2025

Denver man who targeted women waiting for rides jailed for 290 years
John Pastor-Mendoza kidnapped and assaulted women he met outside bars in Denver by pretending to be the driver on a ride-hailing app, investigators said.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2025

First firing squad execution in U.S. in 15 years is carried out in S.C.
Brad Sigmon, sentenced for a 2001 double murder, chose to be executed by firing squad because of concerns about lethal injection.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2025

‘Stand Up for Science' rallies call for Trump to reverse research cuts
The Stand Up for Science rallies are a response to the Trump administration's actions, which critics see as a threat to scientific progress.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2025

First firing squad execution in 15 years carried out in South Carolina
Brad Sigmon, sentenced for a 2001 double murder, chose to be executed by firing squad due to concerns about lethal injection.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2025

Multistate lawsuit seeks to reverse Trump admin purge of federal workers
The administration is required to provide advance notice of mass layoffs to employees and states so that states can mobilize resources needed to process unemployment claims and care for unemployed workers, the lawsuit says.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2025

‘Stand Up for Science' draws thousands to D.C. with calls to reverse research cuts
The Stand Up for Science rallies are a response to the Trump administration's actions, which critics see as a threat to scientific progress.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2025

No clock change? See how early or late you would be in the dark.
Would you be okay if the sun rose before 4 a.m., or after 10? Not changing clocks is a popular idea, but we'd have to live with the extremes.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2025

‘Stand Up for Science' draws thousands to D.C.
The Stand Up for Science rallies are a response to the Trump administration's actions, which critics see as a threat to scientific progress.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2025

‘Stand Up for Science' rally expected to draw thousands to D.C.
The Stand Up for Science rallies are a response to the Trump administration's actions, which have been seen as a threat to scientific progress.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2025

Fed union lobbies Hill, fighting Trump and for ‘dignity and respect'
Members of the second largest federal union lobbied Congress this week, promoting civil service protections and fighting mass firings.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2025

DOGE wants them ‘gone' but makes it hard for federal workers to move on
Many federal workers are unable to get unemployment benefits because of the wording of their firings, and others are uncertain whether they can seek new jobs.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 06, 2025

Trump's FDA nominee grilled on vaccine meeting, agency staffing
Marty Makary, Trump's pick for FDA commissioner, testified before the Senate health committee Thursday.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 06, 2025

Newsom says allowing trans athletes in women's sports is ‘deeply unfair'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender who has advocated for LGBTQ rights, broke with his party on trans athletes.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 06, 2025

Man swallowed stolen $770,000 diamond earrings, police say. There's an X-ray.
Florida police have to wait for the "foreign objects" to pass through Jaythan Gilder's digestive system before confirming they are the stolen earrings, officials said.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 06, 2025

A far-right campaign seeks statehouse support to overturn gay marriage
The MassResistance effort has little chance of succeeding, but legal experts say it shows how conservatives are emboldened by the Trump administration.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 06, 2025

Along the Texas border, elected officials ditch the Democrats to go red
The latest defection, of a prominent county judge to the Republican Party, signals how much the region's politics and Hispanic voters there are changing.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 06, 2025

Trump's FDA nominee, Marty Makary, faces his first test
Marty Makary, Trump's pick for FDA director, faces his first test as he testifies before the Senate health committee.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 06, 2025

Veterans flocked to government jobs. Now thousands are being fired.
Roughly 6,000 veterans are among the tens of thousands of people laid off by the U.S. DOGE Service in recent weeks.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 05, 2025

Democratic mayors face withering attacks on ‘sanctuary city' policies
The leaders of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York testified for hours before a largely hostile House committee that accused them of abetting violent migrants.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 05, 2025

From pulpit to protest: What the 40-day boycott of Target is about
Jamal Bryant and other Black faith leaders rally against the retailer's DEI rollback with a Lent-length "Target Fast."

Washington Post Nation
Mar 05, 2025

How 443 federal properties were targeted for sale, then suddenly weren't
The Trump administration posted a list of properties eligible for sale, then shortened it and finally removed it altogether, causing confusion across the government.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 05, 2025

Trump administration moves to let Idaho enforce strict abortion ban
The Justice Department dropped a Biden-era lawsuit that sought to require hospitals receiving government funds to offer abortions to women in medical emergencies.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 05, 2025

An American is set to be executed by firing squad. Here's what to know.
Brad Keith Sigmon, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents in South Carolina, opted for the firing squad over the electric chair and lethal injection.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 05, 2025

Democratic mayors testifying before Congress in ‘sanctuary city' showdown
The four mayors are appearing before a largely hostile House committee that has labeled their cities' protection of migrants "misguided and obstructionist."

Washington Post Nation
Mar 05, 2025

Dozens of Canadians accused in $21 million ‘grandparent scam' across U.S.
Twenty-five Canadians conspired to defraud hundreds of seniors by impersonating their relatives, U.S. prosecutors said.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 05, 2025

Internet-famous bald eagles welcome two chicks after years of trying
The now-viral eagles, Jackie and Shadow, welcomed their chicks with an audience of thousands who tuned in to their live nest camera.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 05, 2025

President Trump addresses Congress, and nothing about it was normal
"To my fellow citizens, America is back," Donald Trump said, although it's unclear where, exactly, America ever went.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 05, 2025

NIH director nominee Jay Bhattacharya faces Senate confirmation hearing
President Donald Trump's nominee to direct the National Institutes of Health is expected to appear before a Senate panel on Wednesday morning.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 05, 2025

Democratic mayors to appear before Congress in ‘sanctuary city' showdown
The four mayors will testify before a largely hostile House committee that has labeled their cities' protection of migrants "misguided and obstructionist."

Washington Post Nation
Mar 05, 2025

Florida's attorney general opens criminal probe into Tate brothers
Andrew and Tristan Tate, online influencers known for their misogynistic views, arrived in Florida last week despite facing human trafficking charges in Romania.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 04, 2025

Second judge blocks Trump order on gender transition care for youths
A federal judge has blocked a Trump order that targeted transgender young people and their health care, allowing hospitals to provide gender transition care.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 04, 2025

Inside Texas's growing measles outbreak
A rural community in West Texas is at the center of the state's worst measles outbreak in 30 years and the largest outbreak in the nation this year. Officials have reported at least 159 cases, 22 hospitalizations and one death.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 04, 2025

Jail guards ignored screams for help as man tortured cellmate to death, lawsuit says
Brandon Yates's parents are suing San Diego County and its sheriff a year after a cellmate allegedly killed their son while guards dismissed pleas for help for an hour.

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