BREAKING: A federal judge ruled in favor of the New York Times, finding that the Pentagon's press policy violated its First and Fifth Amendment rights, and that of reporter Julian E. Barnes:

The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, has RESIGNED from the Trump administration stating that "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation"

Today I was one of the many laid off from the Post. It is a dark day for news. For now I am going to take some time with my family before figuring out where I go from here. In the meantime, please consider supporting my colleagues. Any contribution helps: www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

NEW from WaPo visual forensics on ICE shooting: Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show 1)Agent approaches empty handed 2)Agent removes gun from Pretti's waistband 3)Pretti is fatally shot

Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Hi I'm a visual forensics reporter at The Washington Post. Do you have any footage of today's ICE shooting? Please reach out. DMs open.

"West devoted herself to solving one of science’s most complex challenges: accurately modeling the shape of the Earth. Her painstaking calculations and programming helped transform raw satellite data into precise geodetic models, enabling reliable satellite-based navigation."

our latest on the new footage showing ICE fatal shooting of Renee Good, by @jonathanbaran.bsky.social + @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social + me: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

our latest on the new footage showing ICE fatal shooting of Renee Good, by @jonathanbaran.bsky.social + @byaaroncdavis.bsky.social + me: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

from @jonathanbaran.bsky.social + Aaron Davis

Two pieces for you: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

I am repeating myself, but I’m doing it for a reason. We need this kind of reporting and the Washington Post is still delivering it.

A deeply personal one from me. Hug the ones you have and remember those who love you: 🎁 wapo.st/4scqhfN

I’m thankful for reporters like @hannahnatanson.bsky.social

"ICE’s public affairs arm has rapidly transformed into an influencer-style media machine, churning out flashy videos of tactical operations and immigration raids." A chilling story from @joyceshlee.bsky.social & @drewharwell.com 🎁 wapo.st/4s6YnC5

Exclusive: Thousands of internal ICE messages reviewed by The Post show how the team has produced videos for social media of immigrant arrests to portray the White House’s push for mass deportation as critical to protecting the American way of life.

extraordinary forensic reporting from my investigative colleagues at @washingtonpost.com : @imogenpiper.bsky.social + @abtran.bsky.social + @alexhorton.bsky.social + John Farrell + Brian Perlman

The Post examined the bright skyline around Reagan National Airport and whether it may have been a factor in the January plane crash, which killed 67 people. To see the full reconstruction, watch the video on this page:

don’t miss this excellent reporting from my colleagues @samueloakford.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social Sarah Blaskey + @aaronschaffer.com

From our executive editor

I went on @nprfreshair.bsky.social with Terry Gross to lay out what we know and don’t know about the administration’s second deadly strike on Sept 2, which killed two survivors in the Caribbean www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...

Lead Post reporter on that story Alex Horton served in the infantry in Iraq.

new from @alexhorton.bsky.social and @ellenwapo.bsky.social

The CIA concluded MBS ordered the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Biden began his rehabilitation. Now he's getting a White House meeting with Trump @sgreports.bsky.social and @mbirnbaum.bsky.social report www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

Peter Hujar’s day is a very good film about attention span

Scoop: The Trump admin's videos boasting triumphs on immigration have used misleading footage from months ago or thousands of miles away When we showed them the errors, DHS said they make a lot of videos and the White House said it'll keep making "banger memes" wapo.st/4nuDGwf

Internal docs obtained by WaPo detail how Indian officials drafted and pushed through a proposal to steer abt $3.9 billion in investments to Adani’s businesses from a state-owned entity primarily responsible for providing life insurance to poor and rural families. by @pranshuverma.bsky.social

NEW: News organizations including the @washingtonpost.com, @nytimes.com, @theatlantic.com, and @cnn.com said their reporters will NOT sign the Pentagon's restrictive press policy. Outlets said that the policy infringes on their First Amendment rights. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

🤳EXCLUSIVE: We analyzed real data from over 800 U.S. TikTok users to reveal how the app transforms casual users into power users. Extremely proud of this one, over a year in the making w/ @richardsima.bsky.social Leslie Shapiro @asteckelberg.bsky.social @ence.bsky.social wapo.st/4obueib

Satellite imagery indicates Iran is continuing construction of a deeply buried military site at “Pickaxe Mountain,” just south of the Natanz nuclear facility hit by Israeli and U.S. strikes in June. New from Warren Strobel and me, read our full story in @washingtonpost.com

It's bittersweet to see beloved colleague Hajar Harb's byline on this harrowing piece — the kind of work at which she excelled with Ruby Mellen @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @arturgalocha.bsky.social @davidovalle.bsky.social and @joshuaqyang.bsky.social wapo.st/3H3GBNc

Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise

"The Trump administration and its allies have launched a multipronged effort to gather data on voters and inspect voting equipment, sparking concern among local and state election officials about federal interference ahead of the 2026 midterms." Scoop by Patrick Marley + @yvonnewingett.bsky.social

235 people were killed in April when the roof of the Jet Set nightclub came crashing down during a packed concert. We found that for years before the collapse, structural issues and warning signs went unaddressed. w/ @stepozzebon.bsky.social and @averyschmitz.bsky.social for CNN youtu.be/H5UpgvxSc1A

on the dozen+ agencies operating at the Los Angeles anti-immigration raids protests www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How yesterday’s L.A. protests of ICE and law enforcement response unfolded, a visual timeline www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Here is what the visual evidence reveals abt Pakistan’s strikes on Indian aircraft, from @imogenpiper.bsky.social, me, @evanhill.bsky.social, and Maham Javaid www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

WaPo's Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News coverage of the Trump shooting merged traditional + forensic reporting from @samueloakford.bsky.social Aaron, Shawn, Jabin, @jonathanbaran.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social @iarnsdorf.bsky.social @carolleonnig.bsky.social @jonswaine.bsky.social, me, + more

scoop from wsj

#ViktoriiaRoshchyna was reporting on Russian prisons when she disappeared into one herself. When her body was returned, her eyeballs and brain had been removed. We picked up where she left off and reconstructed the last place she was seen alive: Taganrog SIZO-2 prison🧵 wapo.st/3YNw5PF

Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna died investigating thousands of Ukrainian civilian prisoners illegally held by Russia. 🚨 Revelations tomorrow. @spiegel.de @derstandard.at @zeit.de @france24.com IStories @lemonde.fr @papertrailmedia.de @theguardian.com @washingtonpost.com @pravda.ua@zdfde.bsky.social

These are tense times. Want to reach out encrypted? I'm on Signal. danlamothe.30

New from WashPost Visual Forensics: 3D investigation of the DCA crash @imogenpiper.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social @alexhorton.bsky.social @megkelly.bsky.social Frank Hulley-Jones, Irfan Uraizee, @abtran.bsky.social @samueloakford.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument web page, removing the “T” in references to LGBTQ+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.

the majority of the 98 migrants sent to GITMO are being held at the Camp 6 prison under U.S. military guard from @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...

“Camp 6 is inextricably intertwined with military detention,” Dixon said. “I don’t think you can unwrap Camp 6 from military detention.”
Dixon said the prison was made for suspected terrorists: “It was designed to break detainees psychologically.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

EXCLUSIVE: Candidates for national security roles in the new administration have been posed loyalty questions, such as: Was Jan. 6 an inside job, and Was the 2020 presidential election stolen? They were asked to give straight "yes" or "no" answers. Here's our story. wapo.st/3EF3aWN