Three million households in the U.S.'s heat dome this week lack air conditioning -- as many as 1 in 10 homes in Detroit, 7.5% of homes in Cleveland and 12% of houses in Rochester, NY: By @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social and @johnmuyskens.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Trump is now talking about his Washington construction projects *more often* than topics like wages and health care He invoked his DC building projects on nearly 80% of days in June analysis with @ence.bsky.social and Lydia Sidhom

We parsed the 927-page disclosure... last year, Trump made over $1.4 billion off crypto and NFT ventures (!) and over $600 million from his resorts and real estate. Total income: over $2.2 billion. Total assets: over $2.4 billion. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

President Trump spent more days in June talking about construction projects than healthcare, the economy or China. It's his biggest talking point. By @ence.bsky.social, Lydia Sidhom and @ddiamond.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The president promised to save “Black jobs,” but his policies have resulted in fresh pain for the Black middle class as the employment gap widens. By @newsbysamuels.bsky.social and Lydia Sidhom: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

Meet the megadonors pouring more than $1.3 billion into the 2026 midterm election Great explainer from @ence.bsky.social, @praveenavsoma.bsky.social , @erxclau.me & Leslie Shapiro: www.washingtonpost.com/elections/in...

🏅 Congratulations to Julie K. Brown, winner of the 2026 Don Bolles Medal. Brown was honored at #IRE26 for her fearless investigative reporting that exposed the special treatment given to Jeffrey Epstein & helped reopen a case many believed would never see justice. Read more: https://bit.ly/4vXql45

Elon Musk posted more than 850 times about race in recent months, becoming increasingly vocal about rallying White people to stand up for their race. Required reading from April by @faizsays.bsky.social & @jeremybmerrill.com: wapo.st/4xlgQ05 (gift link)

It’s a meme-able refrain among parents of young kids: Why didn’t anyone warn us about the berry budget? By @federicacocco.bsky.social, Hannah Sampson and Julia Ledur: www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/20...

Nearly 93 percent of all border wall spending over the past decade happened in this year and last, according to our analysis. The spike in border wall spending goes mostly to 2 firms with GOP, White House ties. wapo.st/3PMfxqi

A recent appointee to a sensitive counterterrorism job in the DoD was filmed during the Jan. 6 riot climbing through a broken window holding a metal pole to enter the U.S. Capitol. From @joyceshlee.bsky.social, @abtran.bsky.social & Salvador Rizzo: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Just how much has gambling changed our experience of watching sports? We measured all the on screen and spoken references to casinos, online gaming and betting during games — and it’s a LOT. wapo.st/4fuVEOK

"Preliminary data from Maryland’s department of health shows that firearm suicides overtook homicides in 2025." cnsmaryland.org/interactives...

We @us.theguardian.com wanted to know: who's being pulled into Trump's mass deportation deportation dragnet. And we ended up having to sue the government to find out. Now we've made the data public. @wcraft.bsky.social explains how he got these records, and how you can use it in your reporting...

Labor Department data from March showed that 1 in 3 men across the U.S. are not working or looking for a job.

FEMA last year dramatically slowed distribution of grants aimed at preventing environmental disasters. After facing legal scrutiny, the agency reversed course - but still hasn't provided Colorado or Calif. much $$, by @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social & Brianna Sacks: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...

Yesterday was fun. Congratulations to the data team's Emmanuel Martinez for having a byline on the Post's Pulitzer finalist entry for national reporting on immigration

The Justice Department will remain blocked from examining electronic devices seized from a Post reporter, a federal judge ruled. The ruling marks the second time a court rejected efforts to sift through Hannah Natanson’s devices.

Amazing visuals! The steady rise in sea levels over recent decades challenge homes and infrastructure along the vulnerable coastline in the Outer Banks From @bradydennis.bsky.social, @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social & @johnmuyskens.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Incredible graphic

In recent months, at least 19 homes in the Outer Banks have collapsed along the beach, forcing hard questions about what comes next, what to try to protect — or not protect — and how to prepare rather than merely react when disaster strikes.

Data drop! Today we're sharing use-of-force reports from ICE detention centers -- data that includes narratives of events, dates and participating entities -- that helped us tell this story about the widespread use of force at immigrant detention facilities: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

We got our hands on internal ICE records that show how widespread use of force, like punches, kicks, takedown maneuvers, restraint holds, and less-lethal weapons such as Tasers and pepper spray in detention centers has grown wapo.st/4tdgBRA (1/)

Exclusive: The Trump administration accidentally exposed Social Security numbers of health care providers listed in a Medicare directory, The Post found. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services say they are addressing the problem.

This is the same high angled video that Trump shared with the press, but at a much higher resolution. Although DOJ claimed a USSS agent was shot in his protective vest, the Washington Post's ace visual forensics specialists say there's no muzzle flash visible from Cole Allen's shotgun in this clip.

Elon Musk has posted 850 times on race — touting whites’ role in eliminating slavery, rallying white people to stand up for their race, for example — over seven months. Two experts say his positions are “standard … white supremacy.” He’s on the verge of the biggest IPO in history. wapo.st/4mRC7d5

🚨Job🚨 at @data.ft.com: We're hiring a data journalist in the US, based in New York or Washington #ddj: job-boards.greenhouse.io/financialtim...

Tattoo it on my forehead

Very good (if tragic) story from the Washington Post [GIft Link] wapo.st/3OONwh6 1/8

This is such a happy/sad moment but SO SO excited to see Emily continue to kill it on data-driven sports coverage ... @theathletic.com is insanely lucky to have her.

This is a @caitlingilbert.bsky.social appreciation post. Caitlin this year is a Goldsmith finalist, a Livingston finalist AND a SABEW winner - for 3 different projects on topics ranging from VA benefits to vaccine skepticism to TikTok algorithms. Absolute boss. wallacehouse.umich.edu/livingston-a...

A huge loss.

Almost all the $93 million that has fed Virginia's current redistricting debate is from untraceable dark money sources, leaving identities of individual contributors — and their agendas — cloaked in secrecy. By @ence.bsky.social and Gregory S. Schneider: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

We surfaced this quote in our reporting on RFK Jr/SSRIs early last year bsky.app/profile/cait...

The Post won a precedent-setting, Maryland public records lawsuit and appeal that will make it easier for all to get police disciplinary records. 👍👍 Free link: wapo.st/4em0mh8

Less than one week to apply to the 2026 Data Institute! If you're on the fence about applying, do it anyway! Apply by April 19: cjddatainstitute.org

Federal prosecutors urged a judge to overturn a ruling barring the DOJ from directly searching a Post reporter’s electronic devices seized as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of leaking classified materials.

Our use of our audience's own data to unspool how TikTok works won a @sabew.bsky.social for best data journalism! Thrilled for the whole team that brought these stories to life: www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int... www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i... www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

Made my TV debut yesterday, talking about my latest story on AI and jobs with NBC News NOW

Thrilled for @caitlingilbert.bsky.social, Craig Whitlock and Lisa Rein for on being named finalists for the Goldsmith Awards for their coverage last year of VA disability fraud: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Result! Just received from Grammarly: "Hi, Thank you for reaching out. After careful consideration, we have decided to deactivate Expert Review while we reimagine how to make it more useful for customers and more respectful of the experts whose work it surfaces." 1/ 🧪💙📚 🗃 #academicsky

turns out people were interested in this — we sold out, and 100% of students said it was worth the cost. so we’re doing it again starting April 15! we’re opening registration tomorrow, but initially only to folks who have filled out our interest form: docs.google.com/forms/d/16cZ...

So excited for folks at @themarshallproject.org because Reem is a passionate, clearheaded leader and such a force for great journalism.

Exclusive: The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is investigating allegations that a former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive and offered it to his current employer.

IRE calls for the immediate release of Estefany Rodríguez, a reporter for Nashville Noticias and Univision 42 Nashville, who was taken into custody while in a marked news vehicle, according to reports. Read the rest of our statement: https://bit.ly/4sto4Mh

Hello Bluesky! We're the Washington Post data team. We dig through government records, social media, campaign finance reports, weather maps, and any other data we can dig up, download, FOIA or create. Then, we share what we find with you. We've worked on a lot in the past year. A few highlights 🧵

Congrats to star Washington Post reporters @hannahnatanson.bsky.social , William Wan and @merylkornfield.bsky.social for winning the 2026 Toner Prize for Excellence in National Reporting for their series on “The year Trump broke the federal government” tinyurl.com/2sk3xphw

Breaking WaPo: Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

New: A comedian set up a fake ICE tip line as a joke. Then 100 calls flooded in: neighbors ratting on neighbors, a teacher reporting a kindergartener. Fans say the viral TikToks revealed deportation's "banality of evil." Conservatives say he should be in prison wapo.st/4kM4qbF

For many Americans, the Winter Olympics can feel a world away. But access to these sports might be closer than you think. The Post analyzed more than 2,500 training facilities for Winter Olympic sports in the U.S. See them here: