Reading archive 2024-11-25

The D.C. Council banned turning right on red citywide. It won’t be enforced.: Officials say the council didn’t provide enough funding to tell residents about the ban. But the city is still barring the turns at certain intersections.

A man convicted of exposure returns to W&OD Trail to rape, police say: The man had been released from jail four days earlier, authorities said, after serving a sentence that did not take into account his full criminal history. - "The Herndon Police Department’s first documented interest in him came in 2018, reports released in response to an open-records request show."

Reading archive 2024-11-22

Labor unions prepare for battle against Trump’s federal workforce plans: A federal labor leader expects “all kinds of actions that will be punitive to federal employees and their unions,” and promises to “pursue all legal options” against Trump policies.

Bowser unveils new housing development in historic Barry Farm: Two buildings will bring 247 new units of housing to the Barry Farm neighborhood, where a promise to revitalize the community is taking shape.

For Trump inauguration, D.C. residents call for Airbnb blackout: Some residents are encouraging other hosts not to rent or to increase their prices for inauguration weekend.

How a change in rice farming unexpectedly made India’s air so much worse: No one anticipated that an initiative to save groundwater by delaying the annual rice season would aggravate northern India’s already miserable air pollution. - "Some scholars have shown how crop burning releases black carbon, a greenhouse gas even more effective than carbon dioxide at absorbing light and warming the atmosphere. Some scientists, and even the Indian government, have found that black carbon, commonly known as soot, is falling onto the glaciers of the Himalaya Mountains, heating the surface and quickening the melting."

This rare weather phenomenon is happening simultaneously in the Northwest and Northeast: First a bomb cyclone and an atmospheric river. Now a double Fujiwhara effect. What it all means.

Reading archive 2024-11-21

10 programs that could be on the ‘government efficiency’ chopping block: Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk’s partner at President-elect Donald Trump’s planned spending panel, suggested defunding programs that Congress no longer authorizes. Here are some of those.

Musk, Ramaswamy vow ‘mass head-count reductions’ in U.S. government: The leaders of President-elect Donald Trump’s new DOGE panel have promised extensive cuts to federal regulation, spending and personnel.

Amid budget cuts, American University may restructure School of Education: Facing a $60 million budget shortfall, the university’s acting provost said American is poised to restructure the School of Education, prompting panic among students.

Homicide suspect to judge: ‘I don’t think anyone actually, really dies.’: A judge in Montgomery County, Md., ordered Tiffany Zhang, 29, to be transferred from jail to a state hospital.

Her son was robbed and left for dead. Two teens have been arrested.: D.C. police said a 14- and 16-year-old were arrested in connection with the death of Bryan Smith, a beloved local DJ and hairstylist.

How to get started on Bluesky, the app some X users are defecting to: Some people say they’re quitting Elon Musk’s X. For real this time.

Scientists discover unusual new bacteria in deep-sea coral: The finding points to a life form that requires few genes to function

Mysterious chemical byproduct in U.S. tap water finally identified: Scientists discover formula and structure of chlorine-related molecule and urge tests for possible toxicity.

Opinion How a progressive Democrat won in a swing state that went for Trump: Sen. Tammy Baldwin talks about her reelection victory in Wisconsin.

Opinion The GOP is setting a trap on trans rights. Sarah McBride has an answer.: The first trans member of Congress issued a response to cruelty that was a work of political artistry.

Millions may not have health coverage if subsidies return to pre-Biden level: Patients, medical providers and insurers fear a shake-up in the Affordable Care Act marketplace unless Republicans extend the subsidy expansion slated to expire next year.

Top senator calls Salt Typhoon ‘worst telecom hack in our nation’s history’: The severity of the Chinese breach highlights the need for more telecommunications regulation, lawmakers say.

Jan. 6 rioter found guilty of plotting to kill FBI agents, DOJ says: Edward Kelley had created a “kill list” of FBI agents and other federal employees who investigated his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said.

RFK Jr. weighs major changes to how Medicare pays physicians: Kennedy and advisers say the system drives doctors to perform costly surgeries rather than combating chronic disease.

Police arrest man suspected in a dozen sex assaults in D.C.: Federal prosecutors described Uwana Ubom as "a serial sexual predator’ with attacks dating to 2021.

Reading archive 2024-11-20

Gays Who Lived Through Anne-Imelda Radice's Tenure as NEA "Decency Czar" Aren't Celebrating Her Gay Wedding

Bill to give D.C. control over RFK site passes key milestone in Senate: For D.C. to offer the Commanders a stadium deal in the city, Congress must act soon.

Head of elite D.C. preschool arrested on child sex charge in FBI sting: James S. Carroll of National Child Research Center is accused of instructing an online undercover officer in how to abuse a young child

Mouth taping may help with snoring and sleep apnea. Here’s how to do it.: Sealing the mouth with tape has made its way across Instagram and TikTok, and into season 7 of the popular reality show “Love is Blind.”

Opinion The truth about bike lanes: They’re not about the bikes D.C. is building miles of bike lanes, though fewer people are biking to work.

Opinion Sometimes, Donald Trump tells the truth: His agenda is ideologically confusing but, as his Cabinet nominees show, he means it this time. - "Third, we’re going to need a new way of talking about parties and ideologies, because there’s really nothing conservative about what Trump is doing. Taken together, Trump’s roster of appointees represents a government that is contemptuous of military brass, intelligence agencies and federal law enforcement; that believes America is too bellicose and should negotiate with foreign dictators; that wants to stamp out the influence of pharmaceutical and agricultural companies; and that plans to protect American industries with sweeping new tariffs. 

"Not so long ago, that’s what we would have recognized as a radical leftist agenda — the very nightmare that Ronald Reagan warned about. Perhaps it’s not surprising that both Kennedy and Gabbard were recently anti-establishment Democrats; in some ways, this iteration of Trumpism is verging much closer to Dennis Kucinich or Bernie Sanders than to the Bushes or Cheneys. Trump might, in the end, get us closer to the dreams of the leftist fringe than any Democratic leader in our lifetime."

Reading archive 2024-11-19

Opinion A Democrat shows how to deal with Musk beyond reflexive criticism: Go ahead, admit it. Elon Musk has done some amazing things. If you hate other stuff he does, say that too. - "Musk is human, and at times he’s going to make mistakes. He’s unpredictable and erratic, and he’s way too cozy with the Chinese government, even publicly pledging last year to the Chinese government that he and his companies will enhance 'core socialist values.'"

LGBTQ families rush to protect themselves from what Trump may bring: The legal paperwork that used to be popular when fewer rights were guaranteed is in demand again.

Two girls, 13 and 14, convicted of murder in beating death of disabled man: Reginald “Reggie” Brown was out for an early morning walk in Northwest Washington when he was attacked by five girls, ages 12 to 15, who had never met him.

Germany suspects sabotage after undersea internet cables are severed: The C-Lion1 cable between Finland and Germany was severed in the Baltic Sea, its operator said, after damage was reported to another cable linking Lithuania and Sweden.

Reading archive 2024-11-18

Trump allies eye overhauling Medicaid, food stamps in tax legislation: Republican leaders, looking for ways to offset the cost of lower taxes, are considering changes to safety net programs for the poor.

Inside the Republican false-flag effort to turn off Kamala Harris voters: A multipronged dark money effort by advisers to Elon Musk targeted liberals, Jews, Muslims and Black voters with ads that were not quite what they seemed. - "Muslims in Michigan began seeing pro-Israel ads this fall praising Vice President Kamala Harris for marrying a Jewish man and backing the Jewish state. Jews in Pennsylvania, meanwhile, saw ads from the same group with the opposite message: Harris wanted to stop U.S. arms shipments to Israel.

"Another group promoted “Kamala’s bold progressive agenda” to conservative-leaning Donald Trump voters, while a third filled the phones of young liberals with videos about how Harris had abandoned the progressive dream. Black voters in North Carolina were told Democrats wanted to take away their menthol cigarettes, while working-class White men in the Midwest were warned that Harris would support quotas for minorities and deny them Zyn nicotine pouches. 

"What voters had no way of knowing at the time was that all of the ads were part of a single, $45 million effort created by political advisers to Tesla founder Elon Musk who had previously worked on the presidential campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), according to a presentation about the group’s efforts obtained by The Washington Post."

Why wildfires in the eastern U.S. can be more destructive than you may think: The East may not face the same threats of massive wildfires that have become an ominous hallmark of life in the West. But the risks are underestimated.

Trump Says He’ll Move Thousands of Federal Workers Out of Washington. Here’s What Happened the First Time He Tried.: The Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters moved from the capital to Colorado in 2020, causing an exodus of leadership. If elected, Trump plans to use the same tactic across more of the federal government.

A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms: It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened. Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.” She’s one of at least two Texas women who died under the state’s abortion ban. - "Fails and Crain believed abortion was morally wrong. The teen could only support it in the context of rape or life-threatening illness, she used to tell her mother. They didn’t care whether the government banned it, just how their Christian faith guided their own actions.

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"But when her daughter got sick, Fails expected that doctors had an obligation to do everything in their power to stave off a potentially deadly emergency, even if that meant losing Lillian. In her view, they were more concerned with checking the fetal heartbeat than attending to Crain." [ed. note: lol go septic and die, bitch]

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/02/26/us/undocumented-border-officer-cec [ed. note: from 2023]

Hours after Trump win, Biden moves to limit oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: An oil-and-gas auction is slated for the refuge’s coastal plain, which provides critical habitat for caribou, polar bears and other wildlife.

Canada sees opportunity in these mines. Alaskans see a threat.: Indigenous people, environmentalists and lawmakers of both parties fear more mining in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle could pollute Alaska’s waterways. - "In the 1950s, British Columbia’s Tulsequah Chief Mine began polluting a tributary to the salmon-rich Taku River in Alaska’s southeast with sulfuric acid and heavy metals. Decades later, the mine is still leaking; the pace of the cleanup, glacial."

Biden races to Trump-proof his climate legacy: Several agencies are working to finalize environmental rules and policies before Donald Trump’s inauguration.

With Trump win, Israeli minister calls to annex parts of West Bank: Comments Monday by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich were the strongest display yet of how Trump’s election has emboldened Israeli hard-liners. - "Giving military control to a handpicked civilian has been viewed as another step toward Smotrich’s long-running aspiration, outlined in a 2017 treatise, to achieve 'victory by settlement' and extend Israeli law over the territory — an effort analysts say would effectively convert occupation into annexation."

Musk appears to pressure Trump on Cabinet and tariffs, irking advisers: Elon Musk, the billionaire who has become Donald Trump’s “first buddy,” appeared to publicly pressure the president-elect on economic policy and a key Cabinet pick.

Trump promised mass deportations. Mexico isn’t ready.: Half of undocumented immigrants in the United States are Mexican. Here’s how Trump’s plan would harm both countries. - "Mexican officials argue they have a strong hand in dealing with Trump on immigration. Under pressure from the Biden administration, Mexico launched its own crackdown on migrants this past year. That played a key role in driving down U.S. border detentions by 78 percent since December. Now they’re even lower than they were when Trump finished his first term."

Go bags, passports, foreign assets: Preparing to be a target of Trump’s revenge: Some prominent critics of Donald Trump, and those he has vilified as “deep state” saboteurs, are taking seriously his vow of retribution.

Reading archive 2024-11-15

Gift link: How The Ivy League Broke America [a forum with several takedowns of David Brooks' Atlantic think piece]

In Northeast D.C., a rancorous post-election fight erupts — over bike lanes: On the night after the 2024 election, residents of D.C.’s Michigan Park neighborhood focused their anger on plans to revamp local roads.

Amtrak gets hundreds of millions for D.C. and Md. as Biden leaves: The money will cover only a small part of Amtrak’s $10 billion redesign plan.

Can plastic fit in the palm of your hand? Don’t recycle it.: Most small plastics don’t get recycled, and putting them in your bins could end up doing more harm than good, experts say.

Muslims who voted for Trump upset by his pro-Israel cabinet picks - "Rexhinaldo Nazarko, executive director of the American Muslim Engagement and Empowerment Network (AMEEN), says Muslim voters had hoped Trump would choose cabinet officials who work toward peace, and there was no sign of that." [lol inject it into my veins]

Reading archive 2024-11-14

Trump’s Victory and the End of the Rainbow Coalition

How the Ivy League Broke America: The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new. - "As Markovits has noted, the academic gap between the rich and the poor is larger than the academic gap between white and Black students in the final days of Jim Crow.

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"In some ways, we’ve just reestablished the old hierarchy rooted in wealth and social status—only the new elites possess greater hubris, because they believe that their status has been won by hard work and talent rather than by birth. The sense that they 'deserve' their success for having earned it can make them feel more entitled to the fruits of it, and less called to the spirit of noblesse oblige."

A Former Republican Strategist on Why Harris Lost: Inflation, moderation, and candidate effects

Opinion Trump’s great government purge begins: The president-elect’s plan to make the government more “efficient” is going just swell.

Trump aides explore plans to boost Musk effort by wresting control from Congress: The White House could challenge or seek to change a 1974 law that blocks presidents from choosing which programs to fund.

Georgetown bagel shop wins zoning fight. Not everyone is happy.: Despite neighborhood pushback, Call Your Mother deli can continue to serve sandwiches, a zoning board ruled.

After bribery case hearing, White asks D.C. Council to accept his reelection: Recently reelected D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. said the council should not remove him from office before his criminal trial in January 2026.

D.C. truancy, chronic absenteeism drop to lowest levels since pandemic: Truancy in D.C.’s public schools has returned to pre-pandemic levels while chronic absenteeism is at its lowest since schools closed nearly five years ago, new data show.

Reading archive 2024-11-13

Opinion The world’s richest person is about to receive a free public education: Elon Musk vows to cut more than $2 trillion from federal spending. Wait till he runs into Washington. - "Instructed by Reagan not to 'leave any stone unturned' combating 'inefficiency,' Grace found that under every stone lurks someone like the farmer who was the father of Major Major, a character in Joseph Heller’s 1961 novel, 'Catch-22.' He was 'a God-fearing, freedom-loving, law-abiding rugged individualist who held that federal aid to anyone but farmers was creeping socialism.'"

Opinion Trump’s MAGA advisers are setting him up for failure in Ukraine: Pressuring Ukraine into a bad deal would harm Ukraine, the United States and Trump’s own legacy.

How to save money with the Inflation Reduction Act before Trump is in charge: The Trump administration could repeal tax credits for electric vehicles, heat pumps and more.

Pete Hegseth has said exactly how he will shake up the Pentagon: Trump’s nominee for defense secretary has called for a war on what he calls the ‘woke’ military, including potentially firing top brass.

Senate Republicans choose John Thune to replace Mitch McConnell as majority leader: The leadership fight, like much else, became proxy battle over fealty to Trump.

The Hegseth nomination is a multilayered Trump loyalty test: Donald Trump’s plan to bring the military to heel begins to take shape.

Opinion The right and left are talking about the military in dangerous ways: The U.S. military is busy enough. Stop dragging it into partisan politics.

Opinion Trump can keep campaign promises or be popular. Not both.: Should he go through with his radical agenda, Democrats will have a lot to work with.

The mysterious Virginia mansion allegedly bought with stolen Nigerian money: Authorities say close friends of an alleged kleptocrat bought properties with cash meant to fight Boko Haram, underscoring how the U.S. has become a money-laundering haven. - "'At a time when many American neighborhoods are experiencing affordable housing crises, it’s more important than ever to stop dirty money from being laundered and stored in our residential real estate market,' the Treasury Department’s acting undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, Bradley T. Smith, said in a statement to The Washington Post."

Reading archive 2024-11-08

Awaiting Trump, D.C. leaders balance defending city, not ‘poking the bear’: Come January the District will contend with a president who has made more threats to D.C.’s autonomy than any other chief executive in modern history. - "Although Trump did not overtake D.C. police, he still used his executive power to send the National Guard onto city streets and deployed military helicopters to fly over the city and menace demonstrators."

After election, racist texts nationwide threaten Black people with slavery: Black people in several states received racist texts, some that claimed to be affiliated with Donald Trump, ordering them to work as slaves on plantations.

Opinion  Why Trump should take credit for Biden’s economy: He shouldn’t implement his economy-crashing ideas. Just claim Biden’s economy as his own.

What Republican control of Washington could mean for D.C.: The U.S. House is D.C.'s last hope for a bastion of resistance in federal Washington.

Reading archive 2024-11-07

Your lawn could host an endangered ecosystem: In the effort to restore the Palouse Prairie, no project is too small.

Everyone’s ignoring these investors’ warnings on climate risk. You shouldn’t.: Climate change is rewriting the rules of real estate. - "The market reaction has been muted in part because governments still absorb much of the risk. Insurance premiums are often subsidized with state and federal dollars through programs like the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Banks issue mortgages for risky homes and sell them to government-backed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, effectively transferring risk to taxpayers. Local officials balk at mapping climate risk, out of fear that it will hurt property values and lower tax revenue."

Harris defeat is a stinging verdict for the left: For Harris, who is no stranger to setbacks, the presidential election result was a devastating defeat.

Voter anger over economy boosts Trump in 2024, baffling Democrats: Exit polls reflect public frustration about the state of the economy under Democrats, who blame social media, the press and bad luck. - "Republicans have relentlessly hammered Biden and Harris over inflation, blaming the 2021 economic rescue plan approved by Democrats, and Trump turned higher prices into a core feature of his stump speech. However, virtually all rich nations were hit with far higher inflation amid a covid-induced shift in consumption patterns and Russia’s war in Ukraine, which disrupted global supply chains."

Federal workers prepare for cuts, forced relocations in Trump’s second term: Trump, in his formal campaign platform, called to redistribute workers out of the Washington area and implement large-scale cuts to the federal government.

She thought America would surprise her. Then Donald Trump won again.: When Easter Brown, 83, worked at the White House cafeteria, she couldn’t imagine she would ever get to vote for a woman to be in the Oval Office.

Jan. 6 riot defendants celebrate Trump’s election, angle for pardons: The president-elect has promised to pardon some Capitol rioters. His campaign has said he will decide which ones on a “case-by-case” basis.

Michael Fanone knows how many of you feel. He’s felt it for years. - "'We can’t say, in honesty, 'This is not who we are,'' Fanone said, gesturing his beer toward the television. 'We are violent. We are hate-filled. We are self-centered.'"

Reading archive 2024-11-06

Will Trump enact Project 2025? Here’s what’s in it.: Project 2025 calls for rightward shifts on many aspects of Americans’ lives, and at least some of it is expected to come to fruition in a second Trump administration.

Republicans Celebrate by Admitting They Can’t Wait for Project 2025: The former president spent the campaign distancing himself from the draconian policy package. He and his allies no longer need to hide

Reading archive 2024-11-05

Harris wraps up her historic bid amid a ‘nauseously optimistic’ mood: Inside the Harris camp, aides believe she will prevail. But they are tortured by the closeness of the race, and Democrats remain traumatized by the shock of 2016.

Trump’s last day on the trail in his third run: ‘It’s ours to lose’: In the final stretch before Election Day, Trump — to the chagrin of many aides and allies — has seemed unable to curb his worst impulses.

Reading archive 2024-11-04

Attack on gay model at U Street McDonald’s investigated as hate crime: A man alleged someone referred to him using a homophobic slur as he was attacked by a large group of people.

A murderer faced life in prison. The judge gave him 10 years.: The state’s attorney’s office and family of Antoine Dorsey condemned Prince George’s judge Darren Johnson’s sentence as too lenient for a case of first-degree murder. - "At the news conference, the state’s attorney’s office stood by the integrity of the case against him. Braveboy [prosecutor] said Blanco Diaz [convict] also has a pending attempted murder and rape case involving two victims at the Prince George’s County Detention Center, which was part of why prosecutors requested a life sentence."

Trump might target fluoride in tap water. Here’s what the science says.: Robert Kennedy Jr., poised for a health job in a potential Trump administration, said he would prioritize removing fluoride from drinking water. Here’s what to know.

Lithium-ion batteries have ruled for decades. Now they have a challenger.: Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a possible alternative.

Armed youths stole her car. Her pictures of them went viral.: The woman said in an interview that she went back to take images of the children who took her car at a Safeway in D.C.

GOP’s closing election message on health baffles strategists, worries experts: “No Obamacare.” Questioning vaccines. No fluoride in drinking water. They’re all Republican assertions in the final days of the presidential campaign.

Scientists may have figured out why a potent greenhouse gas is rising. The answer is scary.: Methane emissions spiked starting in 2020. Scientists say they have found the culprit.

Alex Clark and the rise of the conservative wellness warrior: As Trump’s campaign embraces RFK Jr.’s causes, this 31-year-old influencer stands at a key political intersection. - "As for the issue that is repelling so many women from the Republicans: Clark is firmly antiabortion and doesn’t see this view in conflict with her wellness mission. 'Abortion is never medically necessary to save the life of the mother,' she said, reciting a talking point that experts have said is wrong."

Four years after ‘Stop the Steal,’ an organized army emerges online: The fringe group that tried to subvert Donald Trump’s 2020 loss has spent years preparing to contest the 2024 vote. This time, Elon Musk is on their side

Inside the Ruthless, Restless Final Days of Trump’s Campaign: “What’s discipline got to do with winning?”

Reading archive 2024-11-03

In surprise, Harris has slight lead over Trump in Iowa poll: The poll results, conducted by a well-regarded polling firm, show Kamala Harris’s strength among women, particularly those who are older or politically independent.

Trump says he doesn’t mind someone shooting at journalists at rally: Trump’s latest comments were an escalation of violent language he and his supporters have used in recent days.

Reinventing the world’s favorite building material: Concrete, the second-most-used material on Earth, generates about four times more CO2 emissions than planes.

At Taiwan Pride, love and queer culture shine: An illustrated reflection of LGBTQ life and celebration in Taipei.

Graveyards dot this town. Its ‘Cemetery Troopers’ are repairing them.: A group of military veterans has taken on the task of protecting history in East Haddam, Connecticut.

Ohio Sheriff’s Lieutenant in hot water after social posts; “I am sorry. If you support the Democratic Party, I will not help you”

Fear. Danger. Faith.: As immigration tensions deepen, one family risks it all to reach the United States.

Reading archive 2024-11-02

Pa. officials apologize for shackled Harris display in Halloween parade: Community officials in Pennsylvania apologized after someone dressed as Vice President Kamala Harris pretended to be shackled behind a vehicle during a parade.

Reading archive 2024-11-01

Trump’s ‘grab them’ comment was history. Now TikTok is showing it to young voters.: As the audio clip circulates on the popular video app, Gen Z users are expressing their shock.

As smuggling rings made billions from migrants, the U.S. was sidelined: Migrant-smuggling has become a top income stream for criminal groups in Latin America but for years the U.S. government did little to dismantle these networks.

Carjacking suspect fatally shot by police after pursuit on I-95: Police said troopers spotted the vehicle, which had been carjacked in Maryland, and chased it on the major highway in Virginia.

Some Virginia voters think Vindman’s brother is the one on the ballot: The identical twin brothers’ similar faces, voices and roles in the first impeachment probe into Donald Trump have prompted a case of mistaken identity in the state’s battleground 7th District.

A year in the life of a leaf: Explore a leaf’s magical transformations across seasons.

Skateboard-wielding suspect accused of destroying D.C.’s tiki torch statue: The man was arrested on destruction of property and drug charges after police say he demolished the politically themed artwork.

Georgia official warns of likely Russian interference in presidential election: A video of Haitians saying they illegally voted for Kamala Harris is fake, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said, and likely a product of Russian troll farms.

Mike Johnson, who shares ‘secret’ with Trump, fights to keep the House: The Speaker could lead a conservative overhaul of the government. Or find himself in the political wilderness.

Opinion Who are we, America?: If we choose Trump this time, no one can claim to have been fooled or unaware.

Trump embraces violent rhetoric, suggests Liz Cheney should have guns ‘trained on her face’: The GOP nominee often describes graphic and gruesome scenes of crimes and violence, real and imagined.

Opinion What happened to all those subscriptions?: The Washington Post has suffered a subscriber desertion. What does it mean?

Black women in Georgia back Harris and fear a Trump presidency: In interviews, Black women expressed support for Harris and what her candidacy represents, as well as concerns about what a Trump presidency could mean for them.