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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3m
Political advertisements created with AI are proliferating throughout this year’s midterm election races, transforming the way campaigns seek to energize voters. Critics have called it “slopaganda.”
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Secret weapon or ‘slopaganda’? How AI is revolutionizing campaign advertising.
The advancing technology offers campaigns the tools to make compelling, lifelike ads. That’s leading even seasoned political observers to take note.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18m
The Federal Reserve failed to effectively oversee the renovation of its headquarters, letting construction costs more than double, the central bank’s inspector general found. The Fed’s watchdog found no evidence of criminal violations.
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Watchdog finds Fed mishandled renovations that Trump tried to oust Powell over
The Fed’s watchdog found cost overruns but no evidence of criminal violations after the Justice Department dropped an investigation into the renovations earlier this year.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 33m
FEMA is releasing $11 million to continue funding a disaster case management program that has been helping nearly 6,000 Los Angeles residents affected by last year’s wildfires navigate insurance, loans and rebuilding, according to an agency official.
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FEMA funds Los Angeles wildfire disaster aid program before it expires
The disaster case management program has been helping thousands of Los Angeles residents. It was set to run out of funding at the end of the month.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 48m
Pope Leo XIV sent a letter blessing his favorite baseball team before the Chicago White Sox brought the smoke in a playoffs-opening win over the Houston Astros. “I willingly invoke the Almighty’s abundant blessings upon you and your loved ones,” he wrote.
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Pope Leo sent a letter blessing the White Sox ahead of playoffs win
The Chicago-born pontiff sent the Chicago team the "Almighty’s abundant blessings."
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1h
Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter imprisoned in Russia in 2023 on espionage charges and released in August 2024 as part of a prisoner swap, has a new book detailing his capture and the deal that brought him home.
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What Evan Gershkovich wants you to know about his imprisonment in Russia
The Wall Street Journal reporter, whose book published this week, says he wants his story to be “instructive” for fellow journalists.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1h
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to address hundreds of U.S. troops, previewing forthcoming moves and touting his agenda one year after delivering an unorthodox, highly partisan lecture to nearly all of the military’s generals and admirals.
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Hegseth to map out forthcoming moves in address to hundreds of troops
Wednesday’s event in Quantico, Virginia, occurs a year to the day after the defense secretary gave a highly partisan lecture to the military’s generals and admirals.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1h
Along with a risk of excessive rainfall, there is also an increasing risk of a couple of tornadoes on Wednesday in central and northern Kansas and adjacent southern/southeast Nebraska.
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There’s a risk of tornadoes in the Plains on Wednesday
Thunderstorms may form over central Kansas from late afternoon to early evening on Wednesday.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2h
More than 100 former NFL players are trying to squash a class-action settlement struck with the league’s disability plan, saying the deal could cost them millions of dollars in payouts for injuries suffered during their careers, court records show.
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Former NFL players object to proposed settlement of lawsuit against disability plan
Multiple lawsuits by former players accuse the league’s disability plan of illegally denying benefits.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2h
Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park in Southern California will permanently close its popular X2 roller coaster as it faces lawsuits from customers who allege they experienced brain damage from the ride.
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Six Flags Magic Mountain permanently shutters ride amid brain injury lawsuits
The popular X2 rollercoaster has been closed since July, when two women needed emergency surgery after separately taking the ride.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3h
No explosives were found in vans driven by five men who were arrested Sunday on suspicion of planning a terrorism attack on a U.K. air base used by American bombers in the war with Iran, British police said.
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U.K. counterterrorism police say no explosives found in vans near air base
The failure to detect explosives adds to the uncertainty surrounding a suspected plot targeting Royal Air Force Fairford in the U.K.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3h
Breaking news: The FTC has opened a broad investigation into the safety of artificial intelligence systems made by Anthropic and OpenAI, a senior agency official said. The full extent of the probe is not clear.
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FTC launches broad investigation into Anthropic, OpenAI
The probe reflects a focus by Trump administration officials on using existing laws to tame artificial intelligence safety risks.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3h
Three employees were critically injured in a shooting at a United Rentals facility in Northern Virginia on Wednesday morning. Police said they were searching for another worker in connection with the incident.
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3 critically hurt in workplace shooting; suspect at large, Manassas police say
Police think the suspect, an employee of the same company, has fled the D.C. area.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3h
A swath of significant rainfall, with totals in the 3-to-5-inch range, is possible in Central Texas, as the remnants of Hurricane Polo race across the state’s panhandle as well as into Oklahoma after days of Southwest flooding.
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Flood risk is targeting Central Texas
Localized 6-to-7-inch totals are possible. Flood watches are in effect along the Interstate 35 corridor.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4h
Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, has campaigned with a focus on rejecting corporate PAC money. But as recently as two years ago, he previously led a PAC that accepted corporate donations, a Post analysis found.
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Maine Democrat who rejects special interests previously ran PAC that courted them
Troy Jackson is challenging Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a pivotal contest that has been dominated by campaign finance issues.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4h
A flight carrying about 180 passengers to Tel Aviv from Dubai made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after one of the pilots stabbed another and sought to hijack the plane before being subdued, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Read more: wapo.st/4dbTPV9
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4h
President Trump’s pick for surgeon general cleared a major hurdle today as the Senate health committee voted to advance her nomination to the floor. Nicole Saphier is the third person the president has nominated to be surgeon general in his second term.
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Trump’s nominee to be nation’s top doctor clears key hurdle in Senate committee
Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News contributor, is the third person the president has nominated to be surgeon general in his second term.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5h
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants with legal status are at risk of losing government health coverage starting Oct. 1, state data shows, signaling that the impact of Medicaid changes in President Trump’s legislation may be greater than expected.
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Immigrants with legal status at risk of being dropped from Medicaid
The One Big Beautiful Bill ends eligibility for refugees, asylees, trafficking victims and others, and its impact could be larger than initially predicted.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5h
A federal court blocked the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee to allow more time to weigh whether her history as a sexual abuse victim was properly considered. In 1995, Pike and two other teens tortured and killed a classmate.
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Execution of Tennessee woman blocked by federal court with hours to spare
Christa Pike was scheduled to die Wednesday morning, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit intervened.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6h
The Trump administration will end U.S. global health funding to Zimbabwe, including support for efforts to fight HIV and other infectious diseases, after the government in Harare rejected D.C.’s attempts to strike an “America First” foreign aid agreement.
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U.S. ends health aid to Zimbabwe after ‘America First’ deal is spurned
The African nation refused to make an agreement with the Trump administration, which has sought to slash foreign assistance and impose new terms on recipients.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6h
Breaking news: U.S. military forces withdrew from bases in Iraq following two decades of American involvement that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians and thousands of U.S. troops.
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U.S. withdraws forces in Iraq as balance of power shifts to Iran
U.S. military forces departed from bases in Iraq on Wednesday, a milestone in two bloody decades of American involvement.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 7h
Carnegie Mellon University will build a new campus in Miami funded by a historic $3 billion gift from entrepreneur Ken Griffin. The donation is believed to be the largest ever from an individual to a university.
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Carnegie Mellon nets $3 billion gift, most ever given to a university
Entrepreneur Ken Griffin’s donation will launch a new campus in Miami and support the school’s Pittsburgh campus.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8h
Firefighters in New Jersey received an unexpected call during this weekend’s nor’easter: A doe had tried to run through a metal fence and became trapped. After they used an electric saw to cut the fence, the uninjured deer ran toward the woods. wapo.st/4ylNIWz
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8h
Nearly all Senate Democrats, except Sen. John Fetterman (Pennsylvania), voted to require the State Department to report on Israeli settler violence in the West Bank, in a continuing sign of the party’s hardening stance toward Israel.
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Senate blocks measure requiring report on Israeli violence in West Bank
Nearly all Senate Democrats voted to require the State Department to report on Israeli settler violence in the West Bank.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8h
The remnants of Hurricane Polo are racing across the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma early Wednesday, following days of flooding in the Southwest.
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Risks of flooding stretch across the Plains as Polo’s remnants shift eastward
Swaths of the Plains and Rockies have a Level 3 out of 4 risk for excessive rainfall that could lead to flash floods on Wednesday.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 9h
With grocery prices going up, every extra day of freshness counts. Take our quiz to find out whether your storage habits are helping your food last or hurrying it toward the trash:
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Are you storing these foods wrong? Take our quiz.
Between rising grocery prices and produce-related illness, now is a good time to test your knowledge on food safety.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 9h
Breaking news: A flight carrying about 180 passengers to Tel Aviv from Dubai was diverted to Saudi Arabia after a midair altercation prompted a hijacking distress signal and Israel to scramble fighter jets, with the Middle East already on a knife edge.
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Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after onboard altercation
Israeli war planes scrambled after an emergency signal raised fears of a hijacking. The jet, carrying 180 passengers, landed safely in Tabuk. The pilots had an altercation.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 9h
The votes are in, and a new fat bear champion has been crowned in Alaska: 89 “Backpack.” He earned his nickname by climbing on his mother’s back as a young cub 20 years ago, and won fans with his story of recovery after a leg injury in 2007.
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Fat Bear Week’s new winner is 89 ‘Backpack’
The adult male was hailed by fans for his gentle demeanor and “so much junk in the trunk.”
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10h
In February, the Kansas state legislature passed a law that required all driver’s licenses to reflect sex at birth. Roughly 1,700 intersex and transgender Kansans received a letter saying to get new licenses, including Dakota West. Now, she’s suing. wapo.st/3VaB9yX
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11h
Analysis: In an unpredictable election, with an unpopular president, anything could happen. We just ranked the Senate races most likely to flip party control. Here are five more to watch:
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Analysis | The Senate races that could surprise everyone in November
These races could be competitive in a wave election.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12h
U.S. forces are set to depart from bases in Iraq following two decades of American involvement that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians and thousands of U.S. troops, and now leaves Iran at the center of the region’s future.
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U.S. withdraws forces in Iraq as balance of power shifts to Iran
U.S. military forces are set to depart from bases in Iraq on Wednesday, a milestone in two bloody decades of American involvement.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13h
$1.5 billion has been spent on advertising for Senate and House races overall, an increase of $317 million from last week, according to a Post analysis.
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Ad spending in midterm races crosses $1.5 billion
The figure marks an increase of $317 million from last week, according to a Post analysis of data from AdImpact.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14h
For over a decade, the question has haunted Mexico: What happened to the 43 rural college students who were taken into police custody in 2014 — and then vanished? New evidence implicates a family owning funeral homes in Iguala, Guerrero.
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Investigators announce break in Mexico’s most notorious unsolved crime
Officials say searches of two funeral parlors have shined new light on the 2014 disappearance of 43 college students in southern Mexico.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15h
Fatima Zahra El Mansouri was named Morocco’s first female prime minister after her party swept parliamentary elections last week.
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Morocco appoints its first female prime minister
A royal decree issued by Morocco’s King Muhammed VI tasked Fatima Zahra El Mansouri with forming a new cabinet, probably a coalition government with other political groups.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16h
A federal appeals court appeared ready to revive a stalled investigation into possible contempt charges for Trump administration officials who ignored a judge’s orders last year to halt flights of Venezuelan migrants to a prison in El Salvador.
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Appeals court signals support for contempt inquiry on deportation flights
Judge James E. Boasberg started the inquiry after Trump officials did not abide by his orders in 2025 to turn back planes carrying Venezuelan migrants.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17h
Democrats are making a seven-figure investment to win back the Hispanic voters in South Texas that they lost to President Trump in 2024, announcing new spending on ads in Spanish and a voter engagement program that directly targets Latino voters.
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Democrats investing in new outreach to win back South Texas’s Hispanic voters
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is specifically targeting Texas’s 15th District, which Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R) won by 14 points in 2024.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18h
The Dollywood Foundation announced that Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will expand to reach 157,000 children across London. The program, which sends children a book every month from birth until their 5th birthday, aims to make books more accessible.
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Dolly Parton’s free book program for children is expanding after her death
Parton started the organization in 1995 in honor of her father, who couldn’t read or write.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18h
Trump administration officials said that they were unaware of specific plans to convert President Trump’s planned triumphal arch into a military complex, more than a week after Trump announced plans to put snipers, drones and ammunition at the site.
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Officials cast doubt on Trump’s plan for drones, snipers at proposed arch
The arch is still envisioned to be a tourist site, despite the president’s announcement that it would be a “military complex,” administration officials told advocacy groups.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19h
Ringo Starr is one of the most influential drummers in rock history — and there is no sign of him slowing down. Instead, he is back on the road to lead Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band, the supergroup he formed nearly four decades ago. wapo.st/47pcF7H
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19h
Fox News agreed to host a debate between Senate candidates Ken Paxton (R) and James Talarico (D) of Texas following the Democrat’s challenge to face his opponent on what he characterized as friendly turf.
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Fox News agrees to host Texas Senate debate; no word from Paxton yet
The last Senate race in Texas not to have a debate was in 2000.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19h
Column: Dôen and Vogue released a Jane Austen-inspired nightgown to celebrate Vogue Book Club's pick of "Sense and Sensibility." The nightgown-as-outerwear trend has been growing steadily for several years. Historical accuracy isn’t the point.
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Column | What a $328 Jane Austen-inspired nightgown tells us about fashion
Why women are wearing vintage nightgowns outside of the boudoir.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19h
The Defense Department announced plans to stop hiring civilians for tenured faculty positions at U.S. military service academies. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the change would ensure that academies are focused on their “warfighting mission.”
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Hegseth bars military academies from hiring civilians as tenured professors
The move marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to exert more control over faculty at service academies.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20h
Biologists have recorded the worst osprey breeding season they have ever documented in the Chesapeake Bay. Commercial harvesting and changing water conditions may explain the disappearance of a fish called menhaden, which is ospreys' principal prey. wapo.st/4rNeeWv
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20h
Federal student loan borrowers will have until the end of the year, instead of the end of this month, to enroll in autopay for a 1-percentage-point discount on their debt, the Education Department said.
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Student loan borrowers get more time to enroll in autopay for a debt discount
Borrowers will now have until Dec. 31 instead of Sept. 30 to take advantage of a one-percentage-point discount, the Education Department said.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20h
Consumer confidence in the economy fell to the lowest level in more than a decade, according to new survey. People feel even worse about the economy than they did during the pandemic amid high gas prices and wages that have not kept up with inflation.
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Americans feel worse about the economy than during the pandemic
A new survey shows consumer confidence in the economy has dropped to the lowest level in more than a decade.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20h
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz was the driving force behind a bill to overhaul regulation of college athletics that passed the chamber Monday night. The vote displayed a side of Cruz that did not get much attention in his early years: a bipartisan dealmaker.
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How Ted Cruz, once a Republican gadfly, became a bipartisan dealmaker
The Texas senator was the driving force behind a bill to overhaul regulation of college athletics that passed the chamber Monday night.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21h
This couple spent a year planning their dream beach wedding. But just before the big day, a nor’easter cut off road access to where the venue was. Since their guests couldn’t make it, more than 500 locals showed up to save the day. wapo.st/4xNlXFn
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21h
Democrats have expressed outrage at Trump’s decision to start airing the campaign-style ads this month, arguing that they are illegal. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) argued that past presidents in both parties have aired similar announcements.
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Republican blocks Senate resolution criticizing Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) argued that past presidents in both parties have aired similar announcements.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21h
Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s leadership PAC released a list of new endorsements. One name was left off: James Talarico. Talarico and Crockett competed in a bitter primary this year where Crockett alleged racism contributed to her defeat.
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Jasmine Crockett’s PAC released new endorsements. Talarico is still not on the list.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett has stepped back from Texas’s high-profile Senate race since losing the Democratic primary in March.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21h
Former Homeland Security secretary Kristi L. Noem filed for divorce from her husband, according to court records, citing “irreconcilable differences.” Noem and Bryon Noem married in 1992 and had three children together, according to the filing.
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Former DHS secretary Kristi L. Noem files for divorce
The former DHS secretary cited “irreconcilable differences” in filing for divorce from her husband.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22h
The Trump administration is planning a hiring push to bring on 5,000 new ICE employees in the coming months, two former officials said.
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ICE plans push for 5,000 new hires in coming months
The immigration agency has faced scrutiny for fast-paced efforts to bring on thousands of new officers.
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