Thousands of elderly people lost their insurance and were forced to scramble for alternatives this year as Medicare Advantage companies abandoned communities where their plans threatened profits. Hardest hit were a half-dozen rural states.

NEW from me: Emphasizing Christianity in wartime, Hegseth breaks norms and worries critics. The secretary is upending decades-old norms, and current and former leaders say his proselytizing violates the Constitution and undermines troop cohesion. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

NEW: Catholic theologians say Pentagon’s AI demands violate ‘human dignity’ From me and @taracopp.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

EXCLUSIVE: Israel urges Iranians to revolt but privately assesses they’ll be ‘slaughtered’ @washingtonpost.com saw a State Dept cable in which Israeli officials told U.S. counterparts they hope for an uprising even though it would lead to a massacre www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Hey, everybody! If you’re interested, I’m featured in a WaPo piece by @michelleboorstein.bsky.social about online “religion influencers” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

Texas Rep. James Talarico is positioning his candidacy as an effort to break the stranglehold conservatism holds over both American politics and Christianity itself. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

Who is buried in unmarked graves at a cemetery for the family of George Brent, one of Virginia’s earliest settlers? Researchers from Catholic University and the Arlington Diocese are looking at the site, where slaves once worked. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

A government-paid, full-time SWAT team composed of four agents and two vehicles escorts Kash Patel's girlfriend, an arrangement apparently unprecedented in the FBI. Wild reporting. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/u...

NEW: Tucker Carlson, Mike Huckabee debate Israel’s right to land in Middle East The 2-hour conversation fuels intra-MAGA fight over Israel, as Trump urges Carlson to help tamp it all down www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

NEW: US Catholic Bishops conference says of administration's plan to double immigration detention centers: "The thought of holding thousands of families in massive warehouses should challenge the conscience of every American" www.usccb.org/news/2026/th...

NEW: US Catholic Bishops conference says of administration's plan to double immigration detention centers: "The thought of holding thousands of families in massive warehouses should challenge the conscience of every American" www.usccb.org/news/2026/th...

Tucker Carlson and Mike Huckabee meet today in Israel to "turn down the heat" in the GOP about Israel. “Trump knows better than anyone the enemy wins when those on the side of God are divided, and division in the GOP has to end," says an organizer youtu.be/pLnQN28wnrQ

Tucker Carlson and Mike Huckabee meet today in Israel to "turn down the heat" in the GOP about Israel. “Trump knows better than anyone the enemy wins when those on the side of God are divided, and division in the GOP has to end," says an organizer x.com/mboorstein/s...

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman wrote in his preliminary injunction, "The court finds that the government has substantially burdened plaintiffs' exercise of religion."

"The vibe is Stonehenge-meets-'The Walking Dead.'" The hilarious, wise @daniellepaquette.bsky.social on a why there's a wait list to see a bunch of weird, decaying president heads. It's more tender and patriotic than you might think. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

Current state of things: One Fox News host casually declares that Epstein’s money comes from “Jewish billionaires” and a “Jewish banking family,” another responds that he was a “sex rabbi.” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...

New: District Judge Robert Gettleman issued an order yesterday mandating clergy be allowed inside the Broadview, IL ICE facility on Feb. 18 to offer those inside ashes and communion for Ash Wednesday. Gettleman found the govt has "substantially burdened plaintiffs’ exercise of religion."

Journalists in New Orleans have no idea how their work lives are about to change for the better. Or maybe they do! Either way, wonderful for everyone involved, @hankstuever.bsky.social especially. www.nola.com/news/veteran...

A 21 year old white nationalist is the one posting white nationalist tweets from the Dep of Labor account. He was rewarded with a promotion. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

The intensity of the US political climate is pushing clergy of all types to consider their public witness. Here's the story of one rabbi www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

100s of rabbis, cantors and other Jews outside ICE today protesting the Trump Administration’s immigration actions

All respect and appreciation to the journalists who made today’s front page. Almost all were just fired. 💔

NEW: Vatican quashes rumors Pope Leo was coming to the US in 2026 Me and Anthony Faiola on the careful, strategic path Leo is taking towards his home country www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

Before The Washington Post layoffs came down, a group of wealthy D.C. locals approached CEO Will Lewis with a proposal. @passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...

Since our inception, we’ve been beyond fortunate to have the gold standard of sports sections right in our backyard. Thank you @postsports.bsky.social for your outstanding coverage and so beautifully telling our story. You will be greatly missed by our organization, our fans and our city.

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.

So sweet! 1600 Notre Dame students (and a buncha priests) held Mass outside at a snow-igloo-chapel a student made ❤️

Love thee, Notre Dame 🎶 Last night, more than 1,600 Notre Dame students braved 19° temps for Mass at St. Olaf’s Chapel, built by Coyle Hall residents from the 38 inches of January snow.

A Catholic bishop in Charlotte called for parishioners to stop using kneelers and altar rails during Holy Communion, saying the modern way is standing for the sacrament. The reaction was strong.

COME SUPPORT THE WASHINGTON POST! Rally for a truly important civic institution -- come help save The Post at a crucial moment ✊🏽✊🏽 When: Thursday, February 5th, 12-1 pm Where: Outside The Post’s D.C. headquarters, 1301 K NW wbng.org/2026/02/02/s...

WaPo EXCLUSIVE: While Elon Musk was still working for the govt, employees of his AI start-up xAI received a startling waiver from their employer, asking them to pledge to work with “sensitive, violent, sexual and/or other offensive or disturbing content" 1/3

Kneeling or standing? Tongue or hand? For traditional Catholics, Charlotte Communion dispute is a battle line www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

This video has me in tears. Killing one of the country’s only major journalistic outlet’s foreign staff is just madness – especially with all that’s going on. We need more journalists, not less.   #SaveThePost

We're not perfect, but hundreds of us at The @washingtonpost.com bust our butts daily to bring you facts, expertise and context about your government & other powerful institutions, incredibly important foreign reporting and journalism you AREN'T GETTING ANYWHERE ELSE #SaveThePost

Breaking news: Israel confirmed that the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza, Israeli police officer Rani Gvili, have been returned. Gvili was killed when he rushed to the border area to help victims of the Hamas attacks, according to his sister.

NEW: From The @washingtonpost.com: Iranian security forces gunned down dozens of protesters trying to escape a devastating blaze in the Caspian Sea city of Rasht during a nationwide uprising earlier this month. A rare detailed account of Iran’s crackdown www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

“We all have a stake in this. Lines are being crossed that should alarm all Americans when it comes to due process, arbitrary detention, the rule of law and harassment and violence against peaceful protesters" _ DC (and former MNP) Episcopal Bishop Budde why some 700 clergy and others are in MNP

Christian leaders, on Minneapolis. 🧵: “The Reformation was based on protests..[but] I would expect any Christian protester to represent the Lord with the same character traits described in scripture and not simply the parts about turning over tables" Trey Turner, Southern Baptist leader in MNP 1/x

Beyond sad to hear that John Allen, one of the deans of the Catholic media, has passed. Allen was SUCH a devoted, knowledgeable, enthusiastic reporter and analyst about the Church. And he was ALWAYS available, helpful and generous to me and so many others cruxnow.com/church/2026/...

NEW: The Washington Post demanded in a court filing today that the government return materials seized from one of our reporters. The seizure “chills speech, cripples reporting, and inflicts irreparable harm” The @washingtonpost.com said today www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

NEW: In rare statement, top Catholic cardinals say U.S. foreign policy raises moral questions From me and @anthonyfaiola.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Same-sex relations are widespread in nature, even though they don't directly produce offspring. New science suggests why www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

Hundreds of thousands of people come to this city each year to join one of Venezuela’s largest Catholic processions, a tradition that dates to the 18th century. After the U.S. capture of President Nicolás Maduro, pilgrims brought new petitions.

President Trump hasn't had the approval of a majority of Americans since mid-February - a few weeks after inauguration www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Arsonists just virtually destroyed Beth Israel synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi -- the only synagogue in the region. White supremacists bombed this same synagogue in 1967 in retaliation for the rabbi's civil rights activism forward.com/opinion/7962...

Percent of Americans who say they meditate: 2007: 10 (NIH data) Now: 40 (Pew data)

NEW poll: Majorities of Americans disapprove of how ICE is handling its job and say its tactics are "too forceful" ICE's net approval fell 30 percent in the past year. www.axios.com/2026/01/09/i...

HOLY CRAP what a story: On Christmas Eve, the Vatican tried frantically to talk w the US about finding Maduro safe haven in Russia, an effort -- of many - to stave off bloodshed. Exclusive by The @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

NEW policy proposal from White House-aligned think tank: For local governments to institute a “uniform day of rest” and limit commercial activity to “set aside time for religious observance, family gatherings, outdoors activities, and rest.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

What We Get Wrong About Christian Nationalism www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/o...