Our investigation into the explosion in #BandarAbbas — it was likely caused by a violent chemical reaction that resulted in a fire and led to the blast. Big team effort w/ @megkelly.bsky.social @yjtorbati.bsky.social & Susannah George wapo.st/4cZMYNb

My 100-day take: Trump’s Maximalist Assertion of Presidential Power Tests the Rule of Law The United States has never seen an effort to expand presidential authority at the scale of Donald J. Trump’s second term. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/u...

Incredible and haunting reporting by @catebrown.bsky.social, @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social, Catherine Belton, Anastacia Galouchka & others: “She took risks not for the sake of bravery or being recognized, but because she believed it was her duty" www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

Use of force recap of the first 100 days of Trump 2.0: --US airstrikes against ISIS and AQ in Syria --US airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq --US airstrikes against ISIS and Al Shabaab in Somalia --US airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen, w/o any pretense of congressional authorization

A critical read on what is really happening as Trump's PEPFAR cuts upend lives via Katharine Houreld. 🎁 wapo.st/44lRao1

“Everyone we encounter is an enemy,” a Golani Brigade lieutenant colonel told his troops on video ahead of the current Gaza operation. “If a figure is identified, we open fire, eliminate, and move forward. Don’t get confused about that.” About as clear as it gets.

How Palestinian first responders ended up in a mass grave in Gaza via the unstobble, brilliant team of Miriam Berger, @leloveluck.bsky.social, @imogenpiper.bsky.social, Hajar Harb, Hazem Balousha & @cheesemanab.bsky.social put it all together: wapo.st/4cowWMq

An article telling the story of Jackie Robinson's Army career is no longer is accessible on the Department of Defense's website. Asked Josiah Gray and Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro League Baseball Museum, for their thoughts. w/@cindyboren.bsky.social

Trump's ceasefire in Gaza is officially over: Israel announces it is "attacking targets of the Hamas terrorist organization throughout the Gaza Strip." "Israel will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength," says the prime minister's office.

Leavitt: "Secretary Rubio reserves the right to revoke the visa of Mahmoud Khali. Under the immigration and nationality act, the secretary of state has the right to revoke a green card or a visa for individuals who are adversarial to the foreign policy and national security interests of the USA."

“It is death that made me flee,” Ag Mohamed said. “I saw death everywhere.” A haunting piece on the Wagner's continued foot print in Mali from Sarah Cahlan and Rachel Chason: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Brig. Gen. Matt Isler (Ret.): Civilian Harm Mitigation Advances US Interests matt-isler.medium.com/operational-...

NEW: Pentagon moves to gut operations focused on reducing civilian harm. Some expect to fired. Others will be reassigned, per a memo obtained by The Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

NEW: The Defense Department is moving to dismantle efforts focused on reducing civilian harm in U.S. military operations from @alexhorton.bsky.social, me and @danlamothe.bsky.social 🎁 wapo.st/4h6jH3M

This story is tough to summarize in a catchy way, but I'll try: The DHS asked the IRS to share the home addresses of 700,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally, and the IRS said no because that's not legal. Nixon was nearly impeached for a similar move. gift link: wapo.st/4bkjoAY

An incredibly, useful tool from the @airwars.bsky.social team for anyone who is regularly covering or closely following Gaza. airwars.org/research/moh...

The FBI’s new deputy director is a bombastic podcast host who has never worked at the bureau and has pushed conspiracy theories about it for years.

NEW: The Trump administration repealed the NSM-20, a rule Biden imposed as his administration struggled to reconcile support for Israel’s war against Hamas militants and alarm about the civilian toll of that fight via me, Missy Ryan & @alexhorton.bsky.social wapo.st/3ETH2bD

Trump repeats and amplifies Russian lies on Ukraine: “It’s akin to saying Japan was forced into attacking Pearl Harbor” @glennkessler.bsky.social writes www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

THE VIEW FROM THE HELICOPTER from flight data, air traffic control communications, pilot interviews @imogenpiper.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social @alexhorton.bsky.social @megkelly.bsky.social @to-be-frank.bsky.social Irfan Uraizee @abtran.bsky.social @samueloakford.bsky.social wapo.st/4b7Iymw

To understand what happened when a Black Hawk and a CRJ crashed in D.C. on Jan. 29, we made a 3D model, using flight data and air traffic control transmissions, and interviewed with five former Black Hawk pilots to recreate the crew's likely view. wapo.st/4htyTJf

Another starter pack for osint, satellite imagery, remote sensing, GIS, cartography 👇

NEW: Army helicopter was alerted to plane’s presence two minutes before collision from me, Ian Duncan, @samueloakford.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Gabbard has harsh words for HTS in Syria. Unclear to what extent these views will matter if she is confirmed, but US policymakers might be interested in the IC's views on HTS-AQ relations.

Was not expecting the Gabbard confirmation hearing to be an opportunity to relitigate US policy towards Mubarak.

This is my Watergate wapo.st/4aBla0g

How Trump is stretching the law to make the federal government more political, via Lisa Rein www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The Trump admin is looking to shutter the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Important story on plans for changes at the Pentagon from @megkelly.bsky.social @alexhorton.bsky.social and Missy Ryan www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

NEW: Days before Trump’s inauguration, his team provided Pentagon officials with a set of orders with early priorities inc. a desire to review and potentially abolish a small office tasked with helping limit unintended civilian deaths via me, @alexhorton.bsky.social & Missy Ryan 🎁 wapo.st/4h7AtQH

In news no one needs, today is somehow an eight year anniversary of the time @meganders.bsky.social and I wrote the most riveting inauguration story of our time www.npr.org/2017/01/20/5...

“They are building the ship as they are sailing it,” a diplomat said of the committee meant to monitor the Nov. 27 cease fire. Destruction across the south of Lebanon slowed but has not stopped since cease fire --> the latest from me + @cheesemanab.bsky.social Read here 🎁 wapo.st/3CbxXdb

In a ceasefire with Hezbollah Israel has been damaging & destroying buildings in southern Lebanon at a greater rate than during a year of cross-border fighting. It's also advanced into dozens more areas in search of weapons & tunnels. w/ @megkelly.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

The most comprehensive look at the state of play in Lebanon since a 60-day ceasefire went into effect in November. Israeli forces have damaged or destroyed 100s of buildings in the border region since then, by @cheesemanab.bsky.social & @megkelly.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Ugh.

⏰ Huge news ⏰ Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire, including release of Israeli hostages, senior U.S. official says: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

-- The news side ran an AP story on the controversy but won't cover it. Exec Editor Murray: "We should not cover ourselves." Wemple responds, "I couldn't possibly dissent more strongly from that policy." 3/3 www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

"As areas are emptied of Palestinians, Israeli forces have demolished entire neighborhoods, established military fortifications and built new roads, according to a Washington Post analysis of high-resolution satellite images." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

A really important story on what it's like to live and thrive with cancer by Drea Cornejo. www.washingtonpost.com/health/inter...

New clearings and demolitions over the last two months were concentrated in the south of Jabalya, flattening almost half of the camp, including the main market area. As of Dec. 1, a third of all buildings across the North Gaza governate had been destroyed since the beginning of the war.

Our new VF story analyzes satellite Imagery alongside witness accounts to show how Israel is establishing a new corridor in North Gaza, fortifying military positions, demolishing huge swathes of Jabalya and Beit Lahia, and forcing civilians out. wapo.st/4gFoSrO

"More than 100,000 Palestinians have been driven from the affected areas over the last 11 weeks, according to the UN." Israel is demolishing northern Gaza and fortifying military positions. New from Miriam Berger @imogenpiper.bsky.social Hazem Balousha @evanhill.bsky.social 🎁 wapo.st/4gFoSrO

An important read from @sarahellison.bsky.social and Jeremy Barr.

In the last week, DOJ has released two separate indictments against Syrian officials for war crimes and torture against detainees. There might be a few other potential targets for prosecution for war crimes and torture closer to home. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/u...

31,000 children affected across 21 states: 2024 school shootings in numbers via Victoria Bisset and @datab.ae www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...

The percentage of known fatalities that are children (36%) in Gaza compared to other recent air campaigns and the number of incidents were more than 32 children were killed (5) are among the of the eye-popping stats from @airwars.bsky.social latest report gaza-patterns-harm.airwars.org

A Syrian held by the Assad regime believes Austin Tice was a fellow prisoner in 2022. Tice, a contributor to The Post and other outlets, was abducted in Syria in 2012. The former Marine's family and Biden believe he’s alive; the U.S. has asked rebels to help find him shorturl.at/OW4K2

from 2018: police in major cities solved less than half of all homicides in their cities that required solving. most homicide investigations do not get the resources they need.

Israel moves into Syria: “This is a temporary defensive position until a suitable arrangement is found,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in English in a video statement. In the Hebrew version of his statement, Netanyahu did not use the word “temporary.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...