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washingtonpost. com > politics > 05/01/2026 > donald-trump-villages-florida-whcd

Trump returns to public events, delivering profane speech

10+ hour, 24+ min ago  (91+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. In his first public speech since the White House correspondents" dinner, the…...

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washingtonpost. com > politics > 05/01/2026 > alabama-tennessee-gerrymandering-congress-vra

Two more Southern states move toward adding Republican House seats

10+ hour, 24+ min ago  (155+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. GOP-led states are rushing to take advantage of the Supreme Court's decision…...

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washingtonpost. com > politics > 05/01/2026 > iran-us-war-powers-trump

A deadline for the Iran war is here. What does the War Powers Act say?

23+ hour, 25+ min ago  (107+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Friday marks a significant moment in the U. S. -Israeli war with Iran, with…...

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washingtonpost. com > podcasts > impromptu > longing-for-simpler-times-consider-this-first

Opinion | Longing for 'simpler times'? Consider this first.

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (177+ words) Scroll through enough retro photos or vintage ads, and it's easy to convince yourself that life used to be simpler, even happier. But why does the past look better the farther away it gets? Host Megan Mc Ardle unpacks how…...

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washingtonpost. com > politics > 05/01/2026 > senate-filibuster-under-strain

A key Senate rule is slowly losing its grip, and both parties know it

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (92+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has resisted Trump's pleas to kill the…...

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washingtonpost. com > politics > 05/01/2026 > mills-maine-platner-trump-transgender

Janet Mills stood up to Trump. Democratic voters shrugged.

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (135+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Liberals say they want a fighter. But a popular governor who clashed…...

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washingtonpost. com > investigations > 04/26/2026 > correspondents-dinner-ballroom-security-suspect

Suspect sprinted 60 feet, reached staircase to correspondents" dinner ballroom

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (34+ words) The Washington Post The alleged gunman at the White House correspondents" dinner raced through a magnetometer before being apprehended, a Post analysis of visuals reveals....

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washingtonpost. com > health > 04/20/2026 > candy-soda-ban-food-stamps-snap-maha

Kit Kat, Gatorade or granola bars? What's banned under new SNAP rules are mixed.

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (365+ words) The Washington Post Many GOP states are enacting soda and candy bans for food stamp purchases amid MAHA's healthy food efforts. Some retailers and SNAP users find the new rules complicated. Across the country, retailers and low-income Americans are facing…...

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washingtonpost. com > world > 04/30/2026 > venezuela-miami-caracas-flight

Direct flights to Venezuela resume, but many still can't go home

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (92+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Passengers on the first direct flight from Miami to Caracas since 2019 were…...

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washingtonpost. com > opinions > 08/31/2025 > turning-fifty-life-work-goals

Opinion | What I learned from the dentist about biting off more than I can chew

8+ mon, 22+ hour ago  (185+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Part of reaching middle age must be the ability to find a…...