The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

DC has always had protests. But something different is happening now in the District. My story (free link) on the various ways the capital's residents are responding to Trump's surge of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement. wapo.st/46cWb1G

In a matter of days, the banner became one of the hottest — and hardest to get — ways for locals to express anger with the administration and pride in their city. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

One of my favorite skellies is in this @joeheim.bsky.social story! Gift link: wapo.st/4nbMsQa

Trump calls DC “the most unsafe place anywhere,” but 78% of residents feel safe in their neighborhoods and only 17% support the federal takeover per @washingtonpost.com @scharschool.bsky.social poll. @joeheim.bsky.social @sfcpoll.bsky.social @emgusk.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Drug Enforcement Administration officers patrolling the National Mall. If you know DC you understand how tremendously goofy this is (h/t @lorenzohall1.bsky.social)

A Korean-born researcher and longtime U.S. legal permanent resident has spent the past week detained by immigration officials at the San Francisco International Airport without explanation and has been denied access to an attorney, according to his lawyer.

i think both sides are to blame here

Excellent story by my @washingtonpost.com colleague Rachel Weiner www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...

At least 21 people were killed in a crowd crush and stampede at an aid distribution center in Gaza Wednesday morning, according to local health officials.

If your #1 issue is inflation, this is a five-alarm fire

wapo.st/3IhPHGm My q&a with Elias Weiss Friedman, the human behind the Dogist

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/o...

“Event: Out of an abundance of caution we recommend American citizens shelter in place until further notice.” - US Embassy shelter in place alert Qatar. qa.usembassy.gov/security-ale...

A great @joeheim.bsky.social joint here on House Republicans proposing to name things after Trump, even though not-at-all Trump * DC's subway (has Trump ever seen the red line?); * Dulles airport (he never flies commercial); * fed worker holiday; * $250 bill www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

You would not drive a car that, just once a decade, accelerates instead of braking. But the AI models reshaping the web are that: "a technology that works well enough for users to become dependent, but not consistently enough to be truly dependable." My latest, on the internet's janky AI future:

The artwork’s creators intended “Dictator Approved” as a rejoinder to the June 14 military parade and authoritarianism, according to a permit issued by the National Park Service. My story on the latest piece of protest art to land on the National Mall. (gift link) wapo.st/4k0mcWW

The glories of the Beach Boys' "Love You," the last time Brian had the reins www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

But they told us he was a genius when he was giving them money www.axios.com/2025/06/04/e...

Breaking — The Trump administration announced a ban on travelers to the U.S. from Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. The ban takes effect June 9. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Tammy Bruce: "The thing that matters when it comes to American policy and what's happening is what President Trump thinks and says."

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had insurance but couldn’t afford to refill his asthma inhaler after the cost jumped from $70 to more than $500. Five days after his pharmacy visit last year, Cole had a severe asthma attack and died. nbcnews.to/4mM9cGV

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Thank you, @chicagotribune.com, for knowing that this warranted an email news alert! www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/29/c...

Breaking news: A federal judge has temporarily prevented the Department of Homeland Security from revoking Harvard’s ability to enroll international students.

More than three years after its installation was approved by Congress, a plaque honoring law enforcement personnel for defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is instead sitting in a Capitol basement utility room surrounded by tools and maintenance equipment. My story wapo.st/4kwulmm

“Gaza Remains the Story,” is an effort to create a fuller understanding of Gaza beyond the headlines, say curator Wafa Ghnaim, through the works of contemporary artists, historical photos and opportunities for contemplation at the Museum of the Palestinian People in Washington DC. wapo.st/4mpoTUj

“Sesame Street” has found itself a new home. Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.

My interview with @theresthistory.bsky.social podcasters Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland. Gift link wapo.st/4dyroQc

Of 67,000 small-dollar investors who bought Trump's meme coin using debit cards, 80% have lost money while only 3% have gained and the rest are about even, a @washingtonpost.com review finds. @drewharwell.com @jeremybmerrill.com www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Pope Leo XIV Calls for News Media to Shun Divisive Language www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/w...

NEW by me and @joeheim.bsky.social --Trump appoints former ‘Real Housewives’ star to Holocaust Museum board --Other appointees include a former Republican political consultant. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

A battle over academic freedom is being waged in Texas, where the legislature is poised to give the state power to screen faculty, programs and courses in one of the country’s largest public university systems, and experts say the outcome could reverberate for higher education nationwide.

NEW from us — Trump calls for 100 percent tariff on foreign-made films to save ‘dying’ Hollywood www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

What has the first 100 days of President Trump's second administration been like for the people of Washington DC? I wrote about the mood of the city. A free link: wapo.st/44lpJuN

Big news on the stadium front in DC. I just hope they'll still let parents teach their kids to drive in the empty parking lots wapo.st/4cRF8Fi

Any baptized Catholic male is eligible. I check all the boxes. www.washingtonpost.com/religion/202...

US Naval Academy in Annapolis removes nearly 400 books from its library to comply with directives from the Trump administration on diversity, equity and inclusion policies. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Per the press pool, Trump just arrived at his West Palm Beach golf club this morning. Next public event on his schedule today is a dinner at Mar-a-Lago tonight.

I keep coming back to the insanity of this statement from an ICE official, which would sound like something out of 1984 except lacks Orwell's sense of irony and self-awareness www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Apple announced $500 billion in investment during Trump's term and its CEO gave $1 million to Trump's inauguration

This story is really shocking. She told Michigan cops she was attacked. Now she faces deportation by the feds www.freep.com/story/news/l...

Israel’s systematic removal of 40,000 Palestinians from West Bank settlements is the largest such operation since 1967–and nobody cares. Bravo to the Washington Post for fronting Claire Parker’s piece on this invisible humanitarian catastrophe: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Following President Donald Trump’s Feb. 19 executive order targeting nonexecutive branch foreign aid and peacemaking agencies for elimination, agents of DOGE, the White House-based organization overseen by Elon Musk, have moved to take over entities both small and large.

"I just want to say it is sad. A sad day. When our government would fire an employee and say it was based on performance when they know good and well that's a LIE ... that should not happen in our country. That was a sham to avoid statutory requirements."