my stories were on john oliver! twice!! this week, our story on USAID w/ the amazing @sarahellison.bsky.social was featured. we found that Musk only began criticizing the agency after conservative activist Mike Benz railed against it on Rogan's show. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Days after overseeing cuts to a third of the Washington Post’s newsroom, Publisher Will Lewis announces he’s stepping down

Third, journalists, non-profits, social media influencers, and everyday people need to be VERY discerning and careful about not amplifying unsubstantiated rumors about ICE or other law enforcement at or near the polls, because false rumors (even if well-meaning) WILL suppress the vote.

I'm much more accustomed to writing about media layoffs than experiencing them. But yesterday I was among the 300 journalists let go from the @washingtonpost. I have been so lucky for so long in this industry. -1-

@sarahellison.bsky.social @riegerreport.bsky.social @lmelgar.bsky.social and I found that nearly two dozen Republican members of congress called for investigations into Pretti's killing, along with dozens of high-profile right-wing influencers. wapo.st/4qHFxA5

The Trump administration's effort to shape the narrative around Alex Pretti ran up against contradictory visual evidence. WaPo analyzed how that rhetoric shifted in the 72 hours after Pretti's death. w/ @sarahellison.bsky.social & @ence.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

The White House posted an edited photo of the activist involved in the Minneapolis church protest, made to look like she was crying.

Journalists confront new reality in reporting after FBI raid. By @sarahellison.bsky.social Patrick Marley and @colbyitkowitz.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The FBI's raid of @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's home and seizure of her electronic devices is unprecedented, according to Gabe Rottman, an attorney and VP of policy for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Our latest here on the implications: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Journalists confront new reality in reporting after FBI raid. From @patrickdmarley @ColbyItkowitz and me www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

He faced criticism after George Floyd. Now, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) is bluntly rebuking President Donald Trump. Read @yabutaleb7 @patrickdmarley on the aftermath of last week's ICE shooting: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

President Donald Trump amplifies baseless social media posts that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had been part of a conspiracy to kill Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman over a day care fraud scandal, via @marianaa_alfaro & @maeganvaz www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump’s latest anti-immigration push echoes the nativism of the 1920s, by @ktumulty www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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

Hegseth conscripts the Pentagon for Trump’s ‘retribution campaign.’ In threatening to deploy the military justice system against Democrats, Hegseth has joined Trump’s norm-shattering bid to punish political foes, by @noahjrobertson @TaraCopp and me. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

BREAKING—> After the Washington Post broke the order to kill boat strike survivors, Congressional committees vow to boost oversight. Via @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social Victoria Bisset and Noah Robertson.

Trump says commercial airlines should consider Venezuelan airspace closed. He doesn't have the authority to do so, but such a declaration could be a first step ahead of military airstrikes. More via @michaelbirnbaum, @TaraCopp & @Victoria_Bisset www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

NEW: AOC built her own political machine. Now she’s deciding her next move. Seven years after she leapt onto the national stage as an outsider, she’s learned an inside game and is considering a run for Senate or president. Read @lizcgoodwin @yabutaleb7: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Epstein is the one issue that persistently splits Trump from his MAGA base, by @ktumulty www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Democrats swept elections far beyond the big races in a referendum on Trump. From clerks to coroners, Democrats on Tuesday flipped city councils, school boards and county commissions, by @NaftaliBendavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

NEW: How a backlash to Trump fueled Democratic gains with Latino voters. The president's deportation policies and high prices propelled a shift in this year's elections, compared to 2024. By @sabrod123 @teoarmus @KnowlesHannah: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Can Democrats reverse Trump’s Latino gains? This county has clues. By @KnowlesHannah @sabrod123: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

NEW from @iarnsdorf @patrickdmarley @PerryStein: President Trump has renewed demands that his administration find fraud in the five-year-old defeat that he never accepted, which includes a new effort to scrutinize Fulton County ballots. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

JB Pritzker finds his place at the ramparts of the Trump resistance. The Illinois governor and potential Democratic presidential candidate is waging a full-throated campaign against Trump and his administration’s incursions into the state, by @ktumulty www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

In Wisconsin swing district, criticism of Charlie Kirk sparks backlash. By @patrickdmarley @yvonnewingett: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Bolton continues criticism of Trump foreign policy following FBI raids, via @PatrickSvitek www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The midterm map fight favors the GOP — and could help them stay in power. @KnowlesHannah on why Republicans have more cards to play. wapo.st/3H83244

We take readers inside Laura Loomer’s rise: ‘Obsessive’ research and Oval Office visits, from Natalie Allison @sarahellison.bsky.social @drewharwell.com www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A Washington Post flash poll finds that Americans largely disapprove of Trump’s handling of the Epstein files, and most suspect the documents contain embarrassing information about Trump, Democrats and billionaires. Via @sfcpoll @emgusk www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

NEW: Whistleblower evidence suggests Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove misled Senate. Scoop from @PerryStein @theodoricmeyer: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

NYT Chief White House Correspondent @peterbakernyt.bsky.social, WaPo National Enterprise Reporter @sarahellison.bsky.social, and Fmr. state attorney for Palm Beach County, FL, @davearonberg.bsky.social, discuss the latest news around Ghislaine Maxwell this week. www.msnbc.com/weekends-wit...

Trump’s imaginary numbers, from $1.99 gas to 1,500 percent price cuts: The president likes to cite specific numbers to bolster his claims. They are often wildly improbable — or just impossible, by @NaftaliBendavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Murdoch is saying “I’m 94 years old and I won’t be intimidated.” But Rupert has often underestimated Trump‘s power over his base, and the Epstein story is a wild card. My latest with @ScottNover www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Divorce, adultery allegations against Paxton jolt Senate race in Texas. By @PatrickSvitek @mollyhf: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Inside the MAGA influencer revolt over Epstein by @sarahellison.bsky.social It all started after a botched rollout of the secret Epstein files that had nothing new… www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The same army of new media personalities and podcasters who helped return Trump to the WH-and has been rewarded with access- turned sharply recently against his administration’s strategy, putting the president into a political thicket with his own base. By @sarahellison.bsky.social wapo.st/3TLMe5B

NEW: A Democrat from Trump country auditions for 2028 with plan to win culture wars. In S.C., Andy Beshear pointed to his red-state experience to argue the party need not run away from topics such as trans rights and racial justice. By @KnowlesHannah: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump officials who felt sidelined on liberal campuses are spearheading a federal crackdown on DEI at their own alma maters. A deep dive into the people and power behind the push to change Harvard and U-Va., among others: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Can confirm this email is authentic — and about nothing in it is true. Social Security income is still taxed. This bill does nothing to change that. It’s willful disinformation on the part of SSA. It’s a lie.

Zohran Mamdani -- poised to become the Democratic nominee in New York’s mayoral race -- is facing a barrage of Islamophobic attacks, this time from some prominent Republican lawmakers and right-wing commentators, via @dylanewells www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The GOP quickly seeks to make Zohran Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party. Republican leaders hope the ascent of the NYC mayoral candidate, a democratic socialist, will help them paint the Democrats as a far-left party, by @NaftaliBendavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

How Zohran Mamdani used social media to build a movement. The candidate poised to win the Democratic New York mayoral primary departed from the standard Democratic playbook to engage with both supporters and opponents, by @dylanewells @Tatum_Hunter_ t.co/FXYU8pjTpM

President Trump’s 73 zigzag hours in the Israel-Iran War: a timeline, by @Azi www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Morning! Explore how every neighborhood voted in the first round of New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Social Security stops reporting call wait times and other metrics. The changes are the latest sign of the agency’s struggle with website crashes, overloaded servers and long lines at field offices amid Trump cutbacks, by @MerylKornfield @hannah_natanson www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

“I’m an American, bro!” ICE targets some Latino American citizens, questioning their status and raising concerns about racial profiling. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...

NEW: These centrist women on a group chat are leading Democrats in 2025. By @KnowlesHannah @merica: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Minnesota killings spread fear in country riven by violence against politicians. My latest with @yvonnewingett.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...