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Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff! Could Trump have made a clearer signal that he has no intention of listening to the will of the American people?
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What has left Congress “stuck,” and what would it take to revitalize it?
@KornbergMaya will discuss her new book Stuck with Ed Pilkington at @92ndStreetY on Wed., March 11 at 7pm ET. RSVP for this free virtual event: 92ny.org/event/maya-kornberg…
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I learned a long time ago that there’s nothing that will bore people in Washington more than pointing out hypocrisy, but I still think it’s important to point out.
If young men don’t want to be drafted to fight in Kamala’s and Cheney’s 3rd World War they better get out and vote for Trump.
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President Trump claimed he inherited a "stagnant economy" and it's now "roaring like never before." Growth in 2025, 2.2%, was lower than in every single year of the Biden administration.
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.... @JeffBezos
... come on, man. Is this true? At least get your dead and wounded back, for Christ's sake.
Former Washington Post reporters launch GoFundMe to help repatriate international staff who was fired and now facing logistical challenges getting out of their countries and back home. gofundme.com/f/support-for-w…
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How does gutting this incredible MENA team translate to refocusing on core Post topics like national security?
Laid off from the Washington Post, along with the entire roster of Middle East correspondents and our editors. Hard to understand the logic. But I am grateful for my incredible colleagues, whose grit and dedication to the reporting and each other I will miss dearly.
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Apparently The Post has laid off every reporter and editor covering the Middle East. Jerusalem bureau closed. Also Ukraine bureau closed.
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Among the staffers laid off: The Post's Amazon beat reporter, Caroline O'Donovan.
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What if Democracy dies in indifference?
Deep cuts at behest of Bezos.
Exec Editor Matt Murray announces:
Sports desk killed.
Metro desk down to about a dozen (previously 40+)
Hope to keep presence in 12 foreign bureaus (currently 70+ staffers)
My story:
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NEWS: The cuts were so severe that at least one department head asked to leave The Post rather than be included in the planning.
Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section.
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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Earlier than usual, the latest episode of Politics Weekly America is on Mamdani’s big win in New York - and a clutch of other Democratic victories across the US. With my excellent colleague @Edpilkington open.spotify.com/episode/0vA…
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Must read: The Guardian spoke to nine children whose parents were members of the Black Panther Party — and explored how their lives were forever changed
What happens when the United States declares war on your parents? The Black Panther cubs know theguardian.com/world/ng-int…
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Rod Nordland is a celebrated war reporter, for @Newsweek and now @nytimes. For the past 5 years he has been battling GBM, the brain tumor that took my wife Jessica. The illness is brutal, and he can no longer afford enough food. This is a GoFundMe for him. gofundme.com/f/ag658e-help-r…
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And so it begins… from the WSJ: The incoming Trump administration is planning a large-scale immigration raid in Chicago next week, the first move in Trump’s promised mass deportation campaign wsj.com/politics/policy/trum…
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You need to read this report from @ChrisMcGreal from a critical Michigan county to understand - The Dems were not talking to people about their hard lives theguardian.com/us-news/2024…
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