New @washingtonpost.com supercut: The wildest political moments of 2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZieE...

My annual end-of-year supercut is here: The wildest political moments of 2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZieE...

CBS News abruptly removed a segment from “60 Minutes” that was to feature the stories of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to what the program called a “brutal” prison in El Salvador. Sharyn Alfonsi, the correspondent, criticized the network’s decision to remove her reporting.

“Less than a year into his second term, President Donald Trump has issued more executive orders than he did in his entire first term.” www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Donald Trump has repeatedly touted — and blown past — his own deadlines for unveiling a new health care plan over the past decade. My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com:

The Wall Street Journal reports that JPMorgan Chase is launching a tokenized money-market fund on the Ethereum blockchain, which will be open to individuals with at least $5 million in investments and institutions with a minimum of $25 million. www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

A Washington Post review of dozens of public appearances over the past two decades reveals how Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has changed his views on the laws of war in recent years. My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com:

Breaking news: Ukraine will not surrender territory, President Zelensky declared, rejecting a central Russian demand that President Trump had incorporated into his latest proposal to end the Kremlin’s war.

How Palantir shifted course to play key role in ICE deportations www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

The Pentagon's Inspector General said Pete Hegseth's use of Signal to share details about a forthcoming bombing operation “created a risk to operational security that could have resulted in failed U.S. mission objectives and potential harm to U.S. pilots.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Reps. Adam Smith and Jim Himes: "The video we saw today showed two shipwrecked individuals who had no means to move, much less pose an immediate threat, and yet they were killed by the United States military... this was wrong."

Exclusive: The four-star admiral in charge of Caribbean operations had concerns about the legality of the boat strikes. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked him to retire shortly after they started.

"The Pentagon’s top independent watchdog has determined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated security protocols designed to protect U.S. troops by using a personal device to share sensitive operational details on the unclassified messaging app Signal" www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Weeks before taking office, Donald Trump promised to turn the economy around quickly. Since then, the Trump administration has repeatedly asked for more time to improve the economy. My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com

“Researchers at UCLA and the USC previously found in states that allow online betting, the average credit score drops almost 1% after ~4 years, while the likelihood of bankruptcy increases 28%..the amount of debt sent to collection agencies increases 8%” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“Democrats have now over-performed by double digits in every House special election in 2025..this year’s special elections account for 5 of their 15 biggest over-performances (compared to previous presidential race) since Trump became president in 2017” www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/p...

"World Liberty Financial..has seen its WLFI token tumble 51% from its peak in early September..memecoins named after the president and his wife..have fallen around 90% and 99% respectively from their record highs back in January." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"The United States on Friday halted all decisions relating to asylum claims and paused visa issuances for Afghan nationals" www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Trump began today's Cabinet meeting by criticizing questions about his stamina. "I think I’m sharper than I was 25 years ago," the president said, later mocking "Sleepy Joe." Then he appeared to battle sleep for more than an hour. More with Natalie Allison and @riegerreport.bsky.social

Donald Trump appeared to struggle to stay awake for the second time in a month on Tuesday. Trump's eyes were cumulatively closed for ~6 minutes over roughly 75 minutes, per a Post analysis of multiple video feeds. w/ @ddiamond.bsky.social & Natalie Allison www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Weeks before taking office, Donald Trump promised to turn the economy around quickly. Since then, the Trump administration has repeatedly asked for more time to improve the economy. My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com

White House releases memo from Trump's physician Sean Barbabella on his recent MRI: "The purpose of this imaging is preventive: to identify issues early, confirm overall health, and ensure he maintains long-term vitality and function."

Donald Trump keeps blowing past his own deadlines to end the war in Ukraine. My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com

"A Georgia prosecutor on Wednesday said the state is dropping criminal charges against President Donald Trump and others related to their push to overturn the 2020 election, ending the last remaining criminalcase against the president." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Donald Trump keeps blowing past his own deadlines to end the war in Ukraine. My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com

"Every two weeks, users on the AI music platform Suno create as much music as what is currently available on Spotify, according to Suno investor presentation materials obtained by Billboard." www.billboard.com/pro/suno-cre...

Utility prices have risen roughly three times faster than overall inflation this year. There is no national count of electricity shutoffs, but data from select utilities in 11 states show disconnections have risen in at least 8 of them since last year. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Exclusive: How a Kremlin insider influenced Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine

The ‘S&P 493’ reveals a very different U.S. economy www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

(AP) — A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York AG Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. apnews.com/article/come...

Update: The U.S. Coast Guard reversed course, saying the swastika and noose were indeed hate symbols that are prohibited. This came hours after The Post reported that the service was about to enact a new policy that downgraded those symbols.

Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols. The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”

CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he signed a bill directing DOJ to release the Epstein files. After Trump’s announcement, the Justice Department will have 30 days to release all unclassified documents about Jeffrey Epstein. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Trump on Khashoggi yesterday: "You're mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him things happened, but he [MBS] knew nothing about it and we can leave it at that."

Pam Bondi on releasing the Epstein files: "We will continue to follow the law with maximum transparency while protecting victims." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

For months, Donald Trump resisted calls to release files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Now, his administration may be poised to release those files following near-unanimous votes in Congress. My latest for @washingtonpost.com on Trump's shifting positions:

"The analysis deemed 109 hospitals most exposed to the coming Medicaid cuts...Of those hospitals, 85 percent were in urban areas." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...

The House is considering a resolution to censure and strip committee assignments from Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) after The Washington Post reported that Plaskett was texting with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 hearing. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

“The Education Department plans to announce Tuesday that it will move multiple parts of the agency to other federal departments, an unprecedented and unilateral effort to dismantle an agency created by Congress” www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Maryland anticipates the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild could cost as much as $5.2b, more than the initial $1.7-1.9b estimate. Costs have increased because of safety upgrades & a bigger main span for navigational clearance aligned w/ federal standards. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

TRUMP: "Would I launch strikes in Mexico to stop drugs? It's OK with me."

TRUMP: They can do whatever they want, we'll give them everything — Q: You would sign it [the Epstein discharge petition]? TRUMP: Sure I would. Let the Senate look at it, let anybody look at it, but don't talk about it too much, because...I don't want it taking away from us.

Q: Are you planning to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia? TRUMP: Yeah...I am planning on doing that...We will be doing that, we'll be selling F-35s, yeah.

Q: You had dinner with Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago a few years ago. What role should he play in the conservative movement? TRUMP: I didn't know he was coming and he was with...Kanye. And Kanye asked if he could have dinner, and he brought Nick. I didn't know Nick at the time.

In shift, Trump says House should vote to release Epstein files www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump asks Justice to examine Democrats’ ties to Epstein; Bondi complies www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Jeffrey Epstein appeared to text with Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) during Michael Cohen's 2019 congressional hearing and may have influenced her questions. Text message time-stamp match up with hearing video reviewed by The Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Preservationists sue Trump over plans to paint Eisenhower building www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Q: Could you tell us why you needed to get an MRI? I understand that the results were good, but what was it for? TRUMP: Because it's part of my physical. Getting an MRI is very standard. What, you think I shouldn't have it? Other people get them.