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I was raised with better values. Can’t say the same for a lot of folks these days.

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Been beating this drum for longer than the ICE raids have been happening. Immigration law is cruel by design and has little of the protections people think it does.

Breaking news: Harvey Weinstein has been convicted by a New York jury of one charge of committing a criminal sexual act in his sexual assault retrial, a decision that comes more than a year after his 2020 conviction was overturned.

The Trump administration has ramped up investigations of companies suspected of employing undocumented immigrants, directing officials to meet audit quotas for such reviews to accelerate deportation efforts.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight people to the influential federal panel that recommends vaccines to Americans days after he purged the entire membership of the group.

Seven-hundred Marines have completed training and will soon work alongside National Guard forces in the greater Los Angeles area, according to the Northern Command, which released a statement Wednesday saying they would start their work “within the next 48 hours.” Follow our live coverage here:

Both loathed and loved, Bryson DeChambeau will be a main character this week at Oakmont Country Club, where he’s trying to defend his U.S. Open title.

On the same day as President Trump’s military parade in D.C., thousands of people are expected to protest what they call his dangerous brand of authoritarianism.

Authorities have named Vance Boelter as a suspect in the shootings. Investigators are looking into his apparent connection to a private security company, saying it would have given him “familiarity … with some of the tactics” used in the attack.

Thousands of Americans gathered in cities across the country on Saturday for an organized day of protests dubbed “No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance” against President Trump’s policies. wapo.st/4n1tb4v

Breaking news: A former senior Syrian security official told the FBI that American journalist Austin Tice was killed in 2013 on the orders of then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, an account that has not been corroborated by the U.S.

Kyanna Cole chose her longtime inspiration, Michaela DePrince, as the subject for her mural. DePrince wrote in her memoir about the stigma associated with her skin condition, vitiligo. wapo.st/4e7tKWo

The man suspected of shooting two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses in their homes in what officials describe as politically motivated attacks was arrested and charged Sunday evening after a sprawling manhunt involving more than 100 officers. wapo.st/3FFrkBL

Fact Checker by Glenn Kessler: Every claim made by Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) to ridicule the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office turns out to be false.

President Trump is accelerating efforts to transform the federal workforce from a nonpartisan, merit-based civil service to a system that values loyalty to the president and to push policies that allow the administration to more easily dismiss career employees, according to federal workers.

A criminal complaint filed in federal court outlines the full scope of allegations against Vance Luther Boelter, who is accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. Read the full complaint:

Senate Republicans on Monday suggested massive changes to President Trump’s legislative agenda, slashing the child tax credit, and state and local tax deductions while temporarily preserving some Biden-era climate programs.

Senate Republicans suggested massive changes to President Trump’s second-term legislative agenda, setting up a potential brawl with the GOP-controlled House by slashing the child tax credit and state and local tax deductions while temporarily preserving some Biden-era climate programs.

51st state talk is “over. Move on,” Hoekstra said. “If the Canadians want to keep talking about it, that’s their business. I’m not talking about it. Donald Trump is not talking about it.” Days later, Trump was talking about it, again @martinepowers.bsky.social Amanda Coletta report bit.ly/3TqmHyu

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem was taken to a hospital on Tuesday after suffering an allergic reaction, a department spokesperson told The Washington Post.

The Democratic National Committee has been rocked by clashes that reflect broader generational and ideological strains in the party. Now, some prominent Democrats are openly questioning the direction of the DNC under the leadership of Chair Ken Martin.

NIH cuts have life and death consequences. How a cancer patient became collateral damage to Trump’s purge of the federal workforce, @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social reports wapo.st/44ntbo4

Seven men have been charged with stealing approximately $100 million worth of gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and luxury watches in 2022, in what prosecutors called the “largest jewelry heist in U.S. history.”

The trust funds for Social Security and Medicare will run out of money in less than a decade, according to a report released Wednesday. Here's what to know:

Senate Republicans are preparing to propose legislation that analysts say could deal a greater financial blow to hospitals and result in millions more uninsured Americans, slicing deeper into Medicaid to finance President Trump's agenda.

Safety concerns are already prompting lawmakers to change the way they live, especially in places like Minnesota, which has a civic culture that promotes close contact with constituents.

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled there was sufficient evidence for prosecutors to pursue a hate crime charge against the man accused of hurling molotov cocktails at a group of demonstrators calling for the release Israeli hostages in Gaza earlier this month.

Iran’s foreign minister in a lengthy social media post Wednesday evening listed things that “the whole world should know,” including that Iran acts “solely” in self-defense and has “never sought” nuclear weapons. He also said Iran is committed to diplomacy with any country but Israel.

Hezbollah is holding its fire during Iran’s conflict with Israel as it faces domestic pressure not to drag a fragile Lebanon into war and bets the violence does not yet threaten the survival of its longtime patron, diplomats and people close to the group said.

In late May, a husky puppy arrived at a shelter in Austin weighing just three pounds. She stabilized in two days, and staff named her Kiss — “because everyone wanted to give her a big kiss.”

“All U.S. bases are within our reach and we will boldly target them” if attacked, Iran's defense minister warned this month. Here's where he's talking about from @joshuaqyang.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

“Never did I imagine hands on me, and let alone being put on the ground,” said Alex Padilla, California’s first Latino senator, in an interview this week.

With prices soaring, eggs have been reported stolen from porches and farm stands. At one point, federal agents at the border were seizing eggs more often than fentanyl. Then, earlier this year, a Maryland sheriff’s office learned about a $100,000 egg heist — complete with a ransom note.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco said that President Trump can keep the California National Guard in Los Angeles for now, delivering a win for the president as he aims to use the military to police protests against his deportation efforts.

Summer officially begins Friday, June 20, at 10:41 p.m. Eastern time. That’s the precise moment of the summer solstice — making for the longest, brightest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s what to know:

After 450 million years of evolutionary history, shark populations are collapsing, and more than a third of shark species and their relatives face extinction. Now scientists are trying to use the lure of “Jaws” to advance shark conservation efforts.

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Four days after President Donald Trump abruptly left a summit of global leaders in Canada, calling on civilians to “evacuate Tehran” and stoking global talk of war, the president on Friday said he still wanted more time to decide.

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Breaking news: Iranian nuclear sites sustained "severe damage" in U.S. strike, Pentagon says, asserting that the mission was not about regime change. Follow the latest updates:

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If Iran is sufficiently weakened from U.S. strikes, President Trump will have delivered a blow against a longtime adversary. But if Iran does not agree to peace, Trump opened the door to a much deeper and potentially longer conflict.

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