Articles filed under Washington Post
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92-year-old John Dingell dunked on celebrities, ridiculed Trump and became a Twitter favoriteFeb 08, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - During his 59-year tenure as the longest-serving member of Congress, John Dingell uncovered government fraud, fought for universal health care, helped to pa...
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Trump's troop deployment strung razor wire on the border. This city has had enough.Feb 07, 2019 12:00 am - Arturo Garino said one of his constituents told him about the razor wire on Saturday night. Garino knew the military had installed a line of wire across the top of the f...
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Mortgage rates tumble to 10-month lowFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am - Fixed mortgage rates sank to a 10-month low this week amid uncertainty about the health of the economy. According to the latest data released Thursday by Freddie Mac, th...
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Trump looking at new ways to build wall without Congress, Mulvaney saysFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The White House is looking at multiple ways to redirect taxpayer money for the construction of a wall along the Mexico border, acting Chief of Staff Mick Mu...
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From America to China, blackface is a global problemFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am - In the span of around two weeks, three U.S. politicians have admitted to using blackface at some point - prompting calls for them to resign. Only one of them has stepped...
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What's not to like about proposed MLB rules changes? Nothing, except for one.Feb 07, 2019 12:00 am - Fantasy is fun. So let's dream of a day when baseball is a significantly more enjoyable and properly modernized sport. Both leagues use the designated hitter. Every reli...
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Trump promises to help religious adoption agencies that won't work with gay parentsFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The National Prayer Breakfast is one of President Donald Trump's annual opportunities to pledge his loyalty to his conservative Christian base, and at Thurs...
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Inquiring minds: How did a tabloid get Jeff Bezos' texts?Feb 06, 2019 12:00 am - When the National Enquirer published explicit text messages between Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and the woman he was having an affair with, the world's richest man made cl...
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Virginia Democrats awash in scandalFeb 06, 2019 12:00 am - The Democratic Party of Virginia was engulfed in a full-blown political crisis Wednesday, as a series of scandals tarnished the Commonwealth's three top Democratic leade...
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Elizabeth Warren apologizes to Cherokee Nation chief for DNA testFeb 06, 2019 12:00 am - Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has apologized to Cherokee Nation after releasing DNA test results in October indicating she had Native American ancestry, a tribe spokes...