Reading archive 2024-02-06

Trump has no immunity from Jan. 6 prosecution, appeals court rules

The low-maintenance, eco-friendly lawn that will still impress your neighbors: Backyard ‘tidy wildlands’ promise to save America’s biodiversity

Pigeon accused of spying for China freed in India after 8-month detention

Republicans fear they will be targets in Trump’s ‘retribution’ campaign: The former president is already attacking those who have endorsed his GOP opponents or have crossed him in other ways - "'People took that as, 'I am going to be president and I am going to investigate you,'' said Katon Dawson, a former South Carolina GOP chairman and Haley backer, when Trump threatened to punish her donors. 'There is always a threat. If you are not for him he’s against you.'"

Opinion  The GOP dog caught the car. Again.

Mattis secretly advised Arab monarch on Yemen war, records show: U.S. officials approved the retired Marine general’s work for the UAE, then fought to conceal it from the public. The Post sued for the documents and won.

Kari Lake’s leaked recording is causing trust issues in the Arizona GOP: The Senate candidate was booed by the party faithful after a secret tape forced out the party chair. Republican officials say they assume they are being recorded when speaking with her.

A decade later, history repeats itself on immigration reform

Biden’s journey to ‘shut down’ border paved with political fault lines

Former DHS leaders: Mayorkas impeachment jeopardizes national security: The bipartisan grouping of former DHS secretaries sent a letter to the House speaker the day the House is expected to vote on the impeachment

Feral pigs and donkeys may be more salvation than scourge for ecosystems, study finds

Functional traits—not nativeness—shape the effects of large mammalian herbivores on plant communities

The school bus is disappearing. Welcome to the era of the school pickup line.

D.C. passed a bill to crack down on speeding. Here’s how it will work.

Republicans argue with GOP lawmaker after ‘no’ vote on Mayorkas impeachment

In stunning vote, House Republicans fail to impeach Secretary Mayorkas