Articles filed under Washington Post
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Johnson aide advised against subpoena of star Jan. 6 witness over concerns about ‘sexual texts’ from lawmakersJan 23, 2025 5:01 pm - An aide to House Speaker Mike Johnson advised Republican colleagues against subpoenaing former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson as part of their investigation into the...
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Trump revoked an antidiscrimination hiring rule. Here’s what it means.Jan 23, 2025 10:23 am - As part of his directives targeting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI), President Donald Trump revoked a landmark executive order signed by Lyndon B. Johns...
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Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of online drug market Silk RoadJan 22, 2025 8:34 pm - President Donald Trump said he granted a pardon Tuesday to Ross Ulbricht, founder of the online marketplace Silk Road — a campaign promise Trump had made to libertarian v...
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Trump shuts off access to asylum, plans to send 10,000 troops to borderJan 22, 2025 7:31 pm - President Donald Trump is preparing to send around 10,000 troops to the southern border, where they will support Border Patrol agents under new orders to shut off access ...
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Justice Department freezes all cases in civil rights divisionJan 22, 2025 7:31 pm - The Justice Department has ordered its civil rights division to halt all ongoing litigation from the Biden administration and not pursue new cases or settlements, accordi...
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Supreme Court takes on accountability for police shootingsJan 22, 2025 4:43 pm - The Supreme Court seemed inclined Wednesday to make it somewhat easier for individuals to try to hold police officers accountable for using deadly force, in a case involv...
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Woman whom prosecutors called ‘slut puppy’ can challenge death sentenceJan 22, 2025 4:43 pm - When Brenda Andrew was on trial over allegations that she conspired with her lover to murder her estranged husband, witnesses testified about the revealing clothing she w...
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Ku Klux Klan flyers in Kentucky order immigrants to ‘leave now,’ police sayJan 22, 2025 4:42 pm - Police are investigating after racist flyers purportedly issued by the Ku Klux Klan that directed immigrants to “leave now” and “avoid deportation” were found in several ...
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A 1,000-pound moose fell into an icy lake. Rescuers had to get creative.Jan 22, 2025 2:23 pm - It was a bitterly frigid morning in northern New York when a passerby saw an alarming sight: A roughly 1,000-pound moose plunged into a semi-frozen lake. Upon closer insp...
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How Trump’s security clearances order could make the U.S. vulnerableJan 22, 2025 8:32 am - President Donald Trump’s plan to grant temporary security clearances to anyone he chooses opens the door to breaches and even espionage, experts and former officials say.