One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,169 new sources — and nearly broke her. First person account from @hannahnatanson.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump administration admits to targeting blue states for energy grant cuts. DOJ lawyers argue in a court filing that it is constitutional to withhold funding based on partisan politics, via @merylkornfield.bsky.social @hannahnatanson.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump has signed more executive orders in 2025 than in his entire first term via @emilydavies.bsky.social @cqzakrz.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Our editor’s response to the Trump White House calling The Washington Post its “media offender of the week” and singling out several of our reporters.

What’s going on with Trump’s gold ‘Oval Office’ sign? via @maurajudkis.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

The @washingtonspirit.com play in tonight's NWSL final and its fans will chant "Free D.C.!" in the 51st minute (an oblique reference to the city's long fight for statehood), which began as a statement and is now a tradition, writes @barrysvrlugawp.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

A few headlines on an ordinary November Thursday

Washington Post editorial board: “Forgetting Mohammed’s brutality and Khashoggi’s warnings is a choice, and Trump made the wrong one.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

The dueling narratives of Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza via @monicahesse.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...

Trump said gangs invaded this city. Voters booted the officials who agreed. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

The Post (me and @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social) analyzed the social media posts and appearances of prominent politicians across the country. We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Breaking: A federal judge on Thursday delivered a damning condemnation of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign in Chicago: “I would find the use of force shocks the conscience.” @bellwak.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

👀 NEW: Americans blame Trump and GOP more than Democrats for shutdown, per new @washingtonpost.com poll. Independents blame Trump and Republicans more than Democrats by a 2-to-1 margin, 46% to 23%. More: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump’s demolition of the East Wing + construction of his ballroom is broadly unpopular. 56% of Americans oppose the project, compared to 28% who support it, per new Post-ABC-Ipsos poll. with @abtran.bsky.social @jonathanreports.bsky.social @sfcpoll.bsky.social

Trump administration videos purporting to show the triumph of recent immigration operations used footage that was months old or recorded thousands of miles away, a WaPo analysis found. @drewharwell.com @joyceshlee.bsky.social wapo.st/4nuDGwf

Judge warns Border Patrol leader that tear gas use appears to violate court order, via @bellwak.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Takaichi takes a page out of Abe's playbook in dealing with Trump, via @cqzakrz.bsky.social @myhlee.bsky.social et al www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.

New Wash Post poll finds significantly more Americans blame President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans for the shutdown than Democrats, though many say they are not sure. wapo.st/4gNK7Zo

“I begin today a new column dedicated to reclaiming the humanity we are losing to the savagery of politics, the toxicity of social media and the amorality of artificial intelligence.” Important read from @danamilbank.bsky.social wapo.st/3VNiF4l

Exclusive: Trump health officials plan to link coronavirus vaccines to the deaths of 25 children as they consider limiting who should get the shots. The findings appear to be based on unverified reports submitted to an online reporting system which is open to anyone.

A National Guard report accidentally emailed to the Post says veterans and active-duty troops view the D.C. deployment with "shame and alarm" @alexhorton.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

About 8 in 10 Florida parents support school vaccine mandates www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

New Washington Post-Schar School poll: Most D.C. residents strongly oppose Trump’s city police takeover, with crime concerns continue a sharp decline and statehood support reaches a record high. Story w/ @joeheim.bsky.social @emgusk.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is living free of charge in military base home typically reserved for head of Coast Guard, via Marianne LeVine @danlamothe.bsky.social Liz Goodwin

I asked the Truth Social AI search tool if crime in D.C. is "totally out of control," as Trump said last week, and it said no, absolutely not, noting that there have been substantial declines in violent crime and other serious offenses through 2024 wapo.st/4mG7q9A

Trump’s birthright citizenship order now faces more bans than before the Supreme Court's ruling against nationwide injunctions -- after four lower courts since June have reimposed or expanded orders blocking implementation across the country

‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the mega prison where the U.S. deported migrants

The more I dig into the unfolding immigration crackdown at ICE, the more I find evidence of a business motive at play. My latest story details a new policy to sharply expand the number of immigrants on GPS ankle monitors -- and make $$$ for a Florida private prison conglomerate. wapo.st/3TY4bOf

They’re rich. They’re anti-Trump. And they don’t want their big tax cut. Via @jeffstein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Intercepted call of Iranian officials downplays damage of U.S. attack, scoop via @johnphudson.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Exclusive: The Trump administration has agreed to release from prison a three-time felon and spare him from deportation in exchange for his cooperation in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego García. @mariasacchetti.bsky.social reports: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Trump races to fix a big mistake: DOGE fired too many people www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Just another Thursday…

Nearly a dozen immigration officers and eight deportees are sick and stranded in a metal shipping container in the searing-hot East African nation of Djibouti, where they face threats of malaria and rocket attacks from nearby Yemen, @mariasacchetti.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Tallying Trump’s online posting frenzy: 2,262 ‘truths’ in 132 days via @drewharwell.com @emilydavies.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Kennedy Center subscription sales fall 36 percent from previous year, via @travismandrews.bsky.social

Migrants criminally charged after failing to register with U.S. government via @jeremyrroebuck.bsky.social and Marianne LeVine www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

"I studied in the U.S. because I loved what America is about: it’s open, inclusive and diverse. Now my students and I feel slapped in the face" www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/... @davidnakamura.bsky.social

The Trump administration is abandoning federal intervention into local policing, including in Minneapolis and Louisville. In December, I wrote about how DOJ investigations documented broad alleged police misconduct beyond deadly use of excessive force: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

His great-grandfather enshrined birthright citizenship. His mother was jailed in WWII internment. Now, Norman Wong has become an unlikely spokesman in the fight for American citizenship, with its presumed guarantees of civil rights, free speech and due process. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Update: @DOGE removes 31 more incorrect claims -- and $122M in savings -- from its "Wall of Receipts" after we identified they were wrong. The listings were wrong b/c the contracts DOGE claimed credit for killing were not dead anymore: agencies had revived them. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/u...

His great-grandfather enshrined birthright citizenship. His mother was jailed in WWII internment. Now, Norman Wong has become an unlikely spokesman in the fight for American citizenship, with its presumed guarantees of civil rights, free speech and due process. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Curtis Yarvin helped inspire DOGE. Now he scorns it. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Small-time Trump coin buyers have seen their investments collapse, via @drewharwell.com www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

GOP balks at approving even a fraction of Musk’s DOGE cuts @jeffstein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

I thought this tariff policy was something the Trump administration was proud of? www.cnbc.com/2025/04/29/w...

Trump won these independent voters. Now some are souring on his second term. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A headline from Hell. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

Ed Martin's latest target: Wikipedia. The interim U.S. attorney and pro-Trump bulldog has sent a letter seeming to threaten the Wikimedia Foundation's tax-exempt status over allegations that it is "spreading propaganda." Our story: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...