Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 05/07/2026While all of Washington waits for storms to pass through, a few photos from military flyovers over the past two days 020
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Something a little lighter for Monday morning: Yesterday, the Washington National Cathedral held its annual Blessing of the Pets. Photos by me, story by Maggie Penman: wapo.st/4mSa0ce 040
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Photos: The National Guard is in DC, for @washingtonpost.com 7249
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 25/07/2025In the second episode, @jorgeribas.bsky.social and @burritodisciple.bsky.social go to Minnesota, where farmers were promised financial help bringing workers in from abroad. Farmers hired the workers – but now the money isn't coming: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEJb...youtube.comWith cuts, farmers fear labor shortageYouTube video by Washington Post 031
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 24/07/2025WaPo's @jorgeribas.bsky.social and @burritodisciple.bsky.social have been talking to Americans about the real-world effects of Trump and DOGE's cuts. First episode dives into how DOGE cuts are devastating rural food banks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CyH...youtube.comTrump's funding cuts are starving food banksYouTube video by Washington Post 142
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Trump's funding cuts are leaving food banks starving. In the first episode of a new series, @jorgeribas.bsky.social heads to West Virginia to see how Trump/DOGE cuts are affecting Americans right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CyH...youtube.comTrump's funding cuts are starving food banksYouTube video by Washington Post 031
Reposted by Peter StevensonSteven Goff @stevengoff.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Washington Post staff had some fun with this one … ⚽️⚽️⚽️ www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...washingtonpost.comHow Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo execute a perfect free kickTwo of soccer’s biggest stars have different approaches to one of the game’s most tense moments. Here’s a closer look. 2339
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 07/04/2025A few shots from Alexander Ovechkin’s postgame media availability after breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. For @washingtonpost.com and @postsports.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Peter StevensonSarah Larimer @sarahlarimer.bsky.social · 05/04/2025The shot, with a gift link: wapo.st/4jp3xEhwapo.stWhat makes Alex Ovechkin’s shot so unstoppable?Ovechkin’s trademark one-timer has been an NHL wonder for two decades. Here’s why it can be a goalie’s worst nightmare. 5327
Reposted by Peter StevensonBailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 05/04/2025For two decades, Alex Ovechkin has tormented NHL goalies with his one-timer. He beat Spencer Knight with it for goal No. 894 just last night. What makes his shot so unstoppable? "There’s really no words to explain it. It’s just an Ovi slap shot." www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...washingtonpost.com 1275
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 31/03/2025I really should link to the full story! www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...washingtonpost.comThey helped Alex Ovechkin climb into NHL history. Here’s what that took.The Washington Capitals centers who have played with Alex Ovechkin know he always — always — wants the puck. They also know how to help him succeed. 000
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Alex Ovechkin is only 5 goals away from the NHL's all-time goals record. Filmed with Nick Backstrom for this @baileyannej.bsky.social special on Ovechkin's centers over the years – just one story out of a TON of great @wshcapitals.bsky.social / Ovechkin coverage coming from @washingtonpost.com 101
Reposted by Peter StevensonDan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 26/02/2025My colleagues and I have been working to break news + write stories holding powerful people accountable. These are the top stories on our homepage right now, one of which I worked on. Our newsroom work is continuing. No one has ever told me what to write. If that changes, I’d speak out and leave. 2123187722
Reposted by Peter StevensonDan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 26/02/2025As a hard-news journalist at The Washington Post, there's no shortage of important news to cover. I will keep digging in. As I've stated before: Nothing changes. We ask hard questions and hold those in power to account. That's the job, whether those in power like it or not. 2433751
Reposted by Peter StevensonScott Allen @scottsallen.bsky.social · 13/02/202550 games for 50 seasons. I’m so excited to share this project, which features iconic moments from Capitals history and fan-submitted memories that illustrate the bond the team has forged with its community over the past half-century. I hope you enjoy. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...washingtonpost.comAfter 50 years of Caps hockey, what do fans hold on to? Pain. Joy. Comfort. Love.As the Washington Capitals celebrate a milestone, The Post examines a team and its town with 50 games that have mattered — to the franchise and its fans. 054
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 30/01/2025NEW: @washingtonpost.com has obtained dash-cam video of a previously unseen angle of the DC plane crash (via WaPo's Jenny Gathright): 66210
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Blair Guild and @jorgeribas.bsky.social (w/ editor @billytucker.bsky.social) spoke to passengers at Reagan National this morning about whether the crash makes them nervous to fly: 020
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 30/01/2025A small snippet of Trump's falsehood-filled news conference on the DC crash, in which he blames the Obama and Biden administrations, less than 24 hours after the incident: 110
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Video journalists @joesnellreports.bsky.social and @hyojungpink.bsky.social were outside the airport and crash site early this morning: 171
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 30/01/2025"It could have been us": Reaction from Reagan National Airport late last night, from video journalist Joy Sung: 140
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 30/01/2025President Trump is currently making a series of blatantly false claims about the FAA and its employees. @washingtonpost.com was out all night reporting on the DC plane crash and first responders' rescue and recovery efforts. A bit of our coverage 🧵 The scene near the South Capitol St heliport: 1614638
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 19/01/2025And having previously supported both sanctions against TikTok while president AND the law passed by Congress and signed by President Biden last year, Trump celebrated the app's return – and says it will need to be run as some kind of "joint venture" with the U.S. (how will that work??) 000
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 19/01/2025He also made policy news, promising a series of executive orders on inauguration day, including on immigration: 110
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Trump wraps up his DC rally, about 17 hours before his inauguration, with ... The Village People 210
Reposted by Peter StevensonJM Rieger @riegerreport.bsky.social · 19/01/2025During the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump said he was "inclined to pardon many" of the Jan. 6 rioters. @jorgeribas.bsky.social spoke with one of those rioters -- a Maryland resident who faces 18 months in jail -- days before Trump is sworn in. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGt7...youtube.comJan. 6 defendant pins hopes on Trump pardonYouTube video by Washington Post 011
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Also can someone please help this poor guy out?? 100
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Trump just hanging out with Noted Guys He Doesn't Like Mike Pence and Barack Obama 023
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Trump confirms @jacobbogage.bsky.social, @jeffstein.bsky.social and Jacqueline Alemany's WaPo scoop from over the weekend that he may seek to privatize the US Postal Service: 052
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Trump, at Mar-a-Lago today, says federal workers who don't return to in-person work will be "terminated," criticizes Biden administration for extending work-from-home policies: 040
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 16/12/2024A section of bricks from this abandoned building a few blocks from downtown DC collapsed onto the sidewalk on 11th street this morning. 021
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 09/12/2024GOP Sen. John Cornyn (Tex.) was asked today about Trump's controversial FBI director pick, Kash Patel. On Patel's proposal to fire agents, close HQ: "I interpret that as hyperbole." On prosecuting Trump's enemies: "I don't think it's right to continue this weaponization" of DOJ/FBI. 030
Reposted by Peter StevensonLibby Casey @libcasey.bsky.social · 06/12/2024New episode of our podcast/vodcast: Hegseth hangs by a thread, or does he? Could Biden proactively pardon people like Jack Smith + Liz Cheney? And how did Rhonda make it out of Ohio's 5+ feet of snow to get back home to our DC studio? @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/video/politi...washingtonpost.comUnconfirmed | SidebarThis week, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann discuss whether Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for secretary of defense, can make it through the nomination process. Plus, Elo... 243
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Our politics vodcast, Sidebar, tackled a lot this week: - Pete Hegseth - DOGE and Musk + Ramaswamy's visit to DC - Why is everyone acting like Trump is president already? - Biden's pardon for Hunter – and why it's surprising for a different reason than you think www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqlo... 010
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Hegseth adds, "No more social justice, politically correct approaches to how we fight wars." Hegseth opposes women serving in combat roles and has called the military "effeminate." 010
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024After more meetings with senators, Pete Hegseth speaks: - "I'm a different man." - "This will not be a process tried in the media." - "As long as Donald Trump wants me in this fight, I'm going to be standing here in this fight." 120
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Musk and Ramaswamy arriving for the DOGE meeting with Republicans at the Capitol - neither took questions: 021
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024The hearing went completely off the rails a few minutes ago when Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Tex.) started asking Rowe about Secret Service protection for Trump at this year's 9/11 ceremony in New York: 000
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024The House task force on the attempted assassination of president-elect Trump is expected to release its report today. Acting Secret Service director Ronald Rowe is testifying: "It is essential that we recognize the gravity of our failure." 110
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Pete Hegseth is at the Capitol today, attempting to rally support for what the Post reports is a faltering bid for Secretary of Defense. Doesn't answer shouted q's about whether he will withdraw. The Post reports Trump is considering DeSantis instead: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... 000
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 03/12/2024- Targeting gov't workers, former elected officials and members of the media - Closing FBI HQ + opening a "Deep State museum" How Kash Patel wants to change the FBI, with Trump's backing, and what is driving him, by @riegerreport.bsky.social 020
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Via the broadcast pool at Mar-a-Lago today. Some kind of robot dog on the lawn. No further context was provided. 020
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Just now realizing that she’s named Dora the Explorer because the Spanish word for a female explorer is “exploradora” 230
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Biden also calls for a cease-fire in Gaza. "The United States will make another push with Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, Israel and others" 010
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Biden announces Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire effective at 4 a.m. local tomorrow. "This is designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities." 120
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 25/11/2024President Biden pardons two turkeys, Peach and Blossom, named after the Delaware state flower: 030
Peter Stevenson @peterwstevenson.bsky.social · 25/11/2024GOP Senators took to the Sunday shows yesterday to signal support for Trump's secretary of defense pick, Pete Hegseth, while downplaying the allegations against him (by @riegerreport.bsky.social for WaPo): 001