Reading archive 2026-06-25

At this point, the Reflecting Pool deserves an Emmy: The scene unfolding on the National Mall is the must-watch show of the summer. It’s a drama. A farce. A whodunit. A murder mystery.

Why the South is the only U.S. region growing across every age group: Population across the region grew across all age groups between 2020 and 2025. But it was the only region with growing numbers of people under 18.

Everyone is worried about AI killing jobs. She’s testing a fix-it plan.: Former Biden administration official Gina Raimondo is leading a bipartisan effort to AI-proof the country’s workforce.

We’re dermatologists. Sunscreen isn’t the problem.: Every year, a safe-sunscreen guide sparks needless concern.

Supreme Court blocks thousands of suits claiming Roundup causes cancer: The ruling restricts one of the largest waves of product liability lawsuits in the history of the nation. [ed. note: 7-2, KBJ and Gorsuch dissenting]

Iran strikes cargo ship on U.N.-backed route in Strait of Hormuz: The attack comes after a spike in vessels using a new shipping lane set up by the U.N. and Oman.

RFK Jr. urged Iowa candidate to make deal to help GOP win House seat, per audio recording: The health secretary urged Iowa Libertarian candidates to drop out of key races to help Republicans keep control of Congress, according to interviews and a recording obtained by The Post. The effort highlights mounting GOP anxiety over the battle for the House.

Trump’s latest declaration of an emergency leaves GOP allies scrambling again: House Speaker Mike Johnson heads to the White House a day after the president canceled a signing ceremony for a housing bill, using it as leverage for elections legislation he deems urgent.

Burnham Is Britain’s Last Chance Before Farage: If he becomes prime minister, he has three years to fix the country.

New York’s Warning for Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer: They aren’t the dominant force in their hometown.

Reading archive 2026-05-12

Why banning the recycling logo is progress in the fight against plastic waste: A new California law will ban companies from using the symbol if their products aren’t commonly recycled. Here’s how you can play your part in reducing plastic waste.

A super El Niño wiped out millions of people in 1877. Are we better prepared now?: The climatic phenomenon is expected to return this year, but a lot has changed since what might have been the worst environmental disaster in human history.

Inside the probe that has 13 top D.C. police officials fighting for their jobs: The 554-page internal affairs report, investigators say, paints a picture of D.C. police officials manipulating classifications as they buckled under pressure to reduce crime and avoid the ire of higher-ups.

16 Washington Post veterans on what they would change about D.C. journalism.

Can Trump paint the Eisenhower building? Experts fear irreversible damage.: Susan Eisenhower broke her silence about Trump’s vision to make over the building named after her grandfather. The proposal faces a lawsuit and regulatory review.

After 20 years, the Prince of Petworth still reigns in Washington: Dan Silverman created PoPville to capture a D.C. neighborhood. It has become much more.

Republicans who denied 2020 election results could be governors next year: Winners will have oversight of 2028 elections in swing states like Arizona, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

Inside Ben Shapiro’s MAGA meltdown: The Daily Wire was once ascendant in right-wing media. Now, the “anti-woke” company faces contentious layoffs, ideological battles and dwindling relevance online.

They’re not saying someone should kill Trump. But they’re coming close.: “Somebody should do it” and its variants have become increasingly popular online memes.

Adam Silver Goes to War: The mild-mannered NBA commissioner has overseen a time of peace and prosperity for his league. Until now.

Democrats Might Actually Win Iowa: Are the party’s hopes for the Hawkeye State real, or just another mirage?

No One Knows What to Do About Britain’s Exploding Anti-Semitism: The first step is admitting that the United Kingdom has a problem.

China Believes America Will Flame Out: Beijing’s geopolitical restraint is all part of a long game. - "In private conversations and public writings, China's leaders and their advisers often describe America as 'declining but dangerous' - a late-stage power prone to bursts of aggression in the hopes of arresting its slide. As early as the 1990s, the height of the United States' unipolar power, Chinese thinkers were already theorizing about America's decline. Wang Huning, then a little-known academic, was moved by his travels through the U.S. to write the book America Against America, in which he described a nation beset by social fragmentation, inequality, and political dysfunction. Shocked by the country's problems of homelessness, drug addiction, racial violence, social divisions, and low education standards, Wang concluded that America contained the seeds of its own destruction." [ed. note: Wang Huning is now a member of the Politburo]

Reading archive 2025-05-06

Trump tariffs set off doubts — even in Rust Belt area he pledged to restore: Many people in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley — a major Rust Belt manufacturing hub in an election-deciding swing state — are skeptical that the president can deliver.

The group chats that changed America

Vulnerable Iowa Farmers Now Face Perils of Trump's Trade War: With high costs and low prices for their crops, soybean and corn farmers were already nervous as they planned for planting season this year. Tariffs aren't helping.

Trump tariffs set off doubts — even in Rust Belt area he pledged to restore: Many people in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley — a major Rust Belt manufacturing hub in an election-deciding swing state — are skeptical that the president can deliver.

From prosperity to austerity: Trump’s tone shifts ahead of tariff impacts: Trump has long promised to unleash a “golden age.” Now he is warning that Americans may have to cut back. - "Former Rep. Justin Amash (R-Michigan), a longtime critic of Trump, posted on social media several weeks ago: 'GOP in 2010: Stop the socialists! GOP in 2025: the conveniences of modern life are overrated. We will reorder the economy and redistribute wealth. Your losses are a small sacrifice for the glory of the nation!'"

Trump demands wartime sacrifices — just not for himself: Americans likely do not have the stomach for such austerity.

Zuckerberg’s new Meta AI app gets personal in a very creepy way: Meta’s chatbot remembers everything, even what you might not want it to.

How do I get rid of my dark circles? Try these simple tricks.: A cold tea bag or spoon can help reduce swelling under your eyes.

Big brands distance themselves from Pride events amid DEI rollback: LGBTQ+ celebrations coast to coast are facing funding shortfalls as corporate sponsors cut back. And even backers are electing to be “silent partners.”

Bowser wants to repeal 2022 law passed by voters on tipped minimum wage: The budget proposal is part of a broader effort to make D.C. more business-friendly in the face of a struggling economy.

The future of Metro is the bus: Forget about expensive new train lines, officials say. Not everyone is happy. - "'We’re spending hand over fist more than other countries in similar economic circumstances, and that’s not purely about the cost of labor or the cost of materials. It’s that … we’ve created an industry of vetoes that are available to anyone who objects,' Dunkelman said. 'Should we lower our aspirations knowing our process is screwed up or should we change the process so we can get more optimal solutions?'"

If you haven’t been worrying about AI, it’s time to start preparing Yes, AI will disrupt society and work, but it’s not doomsday.

Real-Life Conclave Rivals Drama of Movie Version: Infighting, smear campaigns, papal letters from beyond the grave: The conclave is giving the film a run for its money.

"you're so NOT protecting the dolls": On the flattening of conversations like supporting the transgender community and a meditation on the incoming great Millennial pivot. - "But Pedro? That’s different. It’s very political to be photographed in 2025, days after a country rules out a group of people, to articulate support in ways that translates in multiple mediums at an event sponsored by Disney. That is using your platform effectively. That is the least one can do which, like Conner Ives, has resulted in raising tens of thousands of dollars to support the cause. Yes, it speaks to pretty privilege confusing bricks and dolls and, yes, more must be done than donning shirts or else we fall into black squares. Connect the dolls to their dreams! How and why is protection needed? Literally speak up for trans people. Defend them! Love them! Treat them as people! That is what the shirt aspires to but, somehow, it got caught in the modern trap of leftist infighting relating to everything from “Kamala is a cop. All politicians are bad!” to “Millennials are cringe and you should hate them.”: it cheapens intent and blunts action by focusing on purity over potential power, opting for very Democrat half-lifing of movements by over-intellectualizing plurality. “There’s room for everybody: let’s just say that,” Gia Gunn once said."

How M.L.M. world works on Instagram and TikTok - "The main difference between the in-person pitches of the 1970s and the video pitches of the 2020s is that technology makes it a lot easier to lie about the opportunity of a lifetime at scale."

U.S. Chamber of Commerce asks Trump for tariff exclusions to ‘stave off a recession’

Texas’s Crypto-Mining Racket: Public officials are propping up a Texas Bitcoin boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution.

Trump Will Regret Messing With Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers: The president’s bully politics are blowing up on him internationally, and threats to arrest a Midwestern governor will produce domestic blowback.

Just for a second I thought I remembered you: Being compelled to ask yet again, Are friends electric? - "The latest candidate for the canon is Zuckerberg’s claim on a podcast this week (detailed by 404 Media here) that 'the average American has, I think, it’s fewer than three friends, and the average person has demand for meaningfully more. I think it's something like 15 friends or something.' He says that 'people just don't have as much connection as they want,' and suggests technology can remedy the deficit by simulating it. The aim telegraphed by these inept statements is Meta’s hope to replace human friends with chatbot products under the auspices of combating 'the loneliness epidemic.'"

Will China Escalate?: Despite Short-Term Stability, the Risk of Military Crisis Is Rising - "The reelection of U.S. President Donald Trump did little to shake Beijing’s optimism that it can navigate continued threats from the United States, secure a lasting equilibrium, and vie for global supremacy. And Trump’s early second-term actions have strengthened Beijing’s conviction that the United States is accelerating its own decline, bringing a new era of parity ever closer. The perception that China likely does not face an existential threat from the United States has had a stabilizing effect on policy in Beijing, which has responded to Trump’s escalation of trade tensions in April with patience, anticipating that Trump will eventually lower U.S. tariffs in an attempt to reach an agreement."

How to Prepare for the Trumpcession: I don’t know what’s happening, but I’m stocking up on ibuprofen. - "Something stranger than a recession is brewing too. Fewer container ships are leaving Shanghai and Shenzhen. Fewer container ships are docking in Seattle, Tacoma, Los Angeles, and Oakland. The West Coast longshore union is warning of mass layoffs, given the decline in import volume. A link in the supply chain has broken, and I expect others to crack soon: freight haulers, trucking companies, last-mile contractors, delivery drivers."

Don’t Look at Stock Markets. Look at the Ports.: A drop in maritime traffic suggests that the worst is yet to come.

The ‘Significant Risk’ That Republicans Tank the Economy: How the GOP’s indecision in Congress could crash the markets

The U.S. Threat Looming Over Canada: The consequences if Trump followed through on his belligerent rhetoric about a “51st state” would be catastrophic. - "The definitive end of the status quo came with the president's casual comment that he would sell only deliberately downgraded F-47s to allies who purchased American military hardware, 'because someday, maybe they're not our allies.' From that point on, spending on equipment from the American military-industrial complex is a form of national suicide for any country in the free world. Canada could no longer comfortably sit within the American military sphere.

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 2024-07-16

His family sought answers for 3 years. Now police think he was killed.: Zack Freeling was found shot to death in his D.C. home in 2021. Now the medical examiner has ruled the case a homicide.

Tortured by rat infestation, they’re fighting rodents — and their landlords: Residents at a pricey Washington, D.C., building say the rodent invasion has left them exhausted, scared and demanding answers from building management.

This butterfly went extinct. That’s not the end of the story.: The Xerces blue butterfly vanished from San Francisco in the 1940s. Scientists just released dozens of butterflies from a related species to take its place. - "While the group that bears the butterfly’s name did not oppose the project, 'we do not see it as a priority when there is so little funding for insect conservation,' said Scott Black, [Xerces] executive director. 

"'We should invest limited funding in the protection of and habitat restoration for the butterfly species that are currently facing extinction rather than introducing a common species into new areas,' Black added."

Call it what you want. Iowa's climate reckoning is here.: The extreme effects of climate change don’t have a political party. Heat waves, powerful storms, or devastating floods don’t care who you vote for or whether you live in a red or blue state.

Housing, once the ticket to wealth in China, is now draining fortunes: Communist Party officials are meeting this week to try to stabilize the slowing Chinese economy. But they’re not tackling the biggest problem: the property crisis.

Dismissal draws new scrutiny to Judge Cannon’s handling of Trump case: Trump-appointed federal judge tossed what many legal scholars considered the strongest criminal case against the former president.

Fact-checking Day 1 of the 2024 Republican National Convention: Speakers made false or misleading claims about border crossings, gas prices, tax cuts, the relative wealth of young Americans and Easter Sunday.

Jan. 6 marchers at Republican convention complicate efforts to avoid subject: Several delegates were in the mob outside the Capitol or involved in organizing alternate electors falsely claiming Donald Trump won in 2020.

Democrats clash over timing of formally nominating Biden: DNC leaders demand a quick virtual nomination ahead of late August convention, sparking pushback. [ed. note: it's Donna Brazile, Howard Dean, and Terry McAuliffe. That's Al Gore's campaign manager, the Scream Heard 'Round the World, and the guy who lost to Glenn Youngkin]

DeSantis-stacked panel approves ‘dirty trick’ language for abortion referendum: The language states that Florida’s abortion referendum will “negatively impact the state budget” if passed.

Biden, addressing NAACP, bashes Trump in bid to move beyond age questions: President seizes on recent news about Trump in an effort to return to his original plan: make the election a referendum on his opponent.

Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changes: Plans include proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code.

Reading archive 2024-01-16

The sermon where MLK spoke candidly on the Arab-Israeli conflict

Winter in Belgium: Fries, beer … and elite cyclists racing in the mud

U.S. forces recovered Iranian warheads in Navy SEAL mission gone awry: The U.S. military said the arms shipment, intercepted off the coast of Somalia, was destined for militants in Yemen blamed for attacks in the Red Sea

Opinion  The last remnants of the Republican Party died in Iowa - "Adding to the surreal environment, longtime Republican pollster Frank Luntz rose, praising Ramaswamy’s handling of the demonstrators and asking: 'How do we get civility? How do we get decency?' This from the man who, as Newt Gingrich’s wordsmith, was widely credited with persuading Republicans to label Democrats 'traitors,' 'sick' and 'corrupt.'"

Are induction stoves that much safer than gas? We tested them.: Scientists’ best answer, at the moment, to whether you should ditch your gas stove is: We’re not sure yet

Va. officials warn of possible measles exposure at Dulles, Reagan

First they tackled plastic bags. Now they’re taking aim at bottles.: Environmental activists are pressing for legislation that would allow people to return plastic bottles for a deposit.

Reading archive 2024-01-10

Thousands of U.S. homes have flooded over and over again. Here’s where.: ‘What we are seeing is flooding is increasing faster than we are mitigating our risk,’ one analyst says of data from the National Flood Insurance Program

Lawmakers press FEMA for flood risk formula as some premiums soar

Why people don’t have to pay anything for electricity in this Florida community: In Hunters Point, Fla., the world’s first LEED Zero Energy certified residential development, every house produces more electricity than it uses

Republican governors in 15 states reject summer food money for kids

Rashida Tlaib gave Palestinian Americans a voice. Then came the war.: As Washington watches Israel execute a punishing campaign in Gaza, the Michigan Democrat confronts the limits of her influence - "'I was so uncomfortable,' Bush recalled in an interview. 'No one deserves to be told what they mean.'" [ed. note: holding people to account for the effect of their words and not the intent has been a part of the progressive project for years and years.]

Nine charged in brawl over attempt to close secret tunnel at NYC synagogue

Fox is airing a Trump town hall live. Can its moderators maintain control?: For anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, the challenge Wednesday night will be rebutting Trump’s expected torrent of false claims about the 2020 election in real time.

Hunter Biden makes surprise appearance at House contempt hearing: President’s son also made an unexpected appearance last December to blast House Republicans who have subpoenaed him

Trump rhetoric, Republican candidates’ ads frighten immigrants in Iowa

We can’t talk about crime in D.C. without talking about hunger: One D.C. woman, who has been trying to keep her neighbors fed, receives calls when moms get caught shoplifting

Reading archive 2023-12-09

A harvest of memories: A family reunion. The annual corn harvest. An antique wedding dress. In rural Iowa, an aging couple with diverging politics reflects on the past and what people owe one another in the present. - "As Verna continued driving, now through farmland covered in drying corn crop, she passed solar panels, farm equipment and ethanol plants, all made possible by some combination of government grants, tax deductions, and subsidies. Sometimes she heard complaints about low-income families supposedly abusing safety-net programs like Medicaid. Verna wished her neighbors acknowledged what the government did for them, too. She thought about how the county wouldn’t even have an ambulance service if not for the now-maligned coronavirus relief funding. Nobody seemed to be making that case to voters here."

Trump camp escalates attempt to limit second-term talk from outside allies

Diminutive and mysterious, the Pentagon’s X-37B set to launch again: The space plane has spent the equivalent of 10 years in orbit over seven missions. But what those missions were remains unknown.

Reading archive 2023-08-13

DC residents express concern over rise in crime: Residents voiced their concerns during a public safety meeting hosted by Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker.

Wolves, once confined to fairy tales, are back in Germany, stirring debate

In Tuberville’s state, one base feels the effect of his military holds: At Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal, the freeze on promotions has had a rippling effect up and down the chain of command

Trump swoops into Iowa fair, defying customs and clashing with DeSantis: Pork chops, protesters of the Florida governor and a swift visit by the former president were at the center of a high-drama day

To save the planet, Homegrown National Park wants you to garden

See where Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking 301 military promotions

‘Unluckiest generation’ falters in boomer-dominated market for homes The median age of a first-time home buyer climbs to 36, as high interest rates and asking prices further erode spending power

Police defend raid on Kansas newspaper amid backlash over ‘brazen violation of press freedom’

West Virginia’s Unprecedented Proposed Cuts Become Clear: The flagship university is recommending eliminating 9 percent of its majors, all the foreign language programs and 7 percent of full-time faculty members.

Major cuts in faculty, academic programs could hit West Virginia University as financial concerns loom

Reading archive 2023-05-30

The revolt of the Christian home-schoolers: They were taught that public schools are evil. Then a Virginia couple defied their families and enrolled their kids. - "Aaron had grown up believing Christians could out-populate atheists and Muslims by scorning birth control; Christina had been taught the Bible-based arithmetic necessary to calculate the age of a universe less than 8,000 years old. Their education was one in which dinosaurs were herded aboard Noah’s ark — and in which the penalty for doubt or disobedience was swift. Sometimes they still flinched when they remembered their parents’ literal adherence to the words of the Old Testament: 'Do not withhold correction from a child, for if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.' ...

"The Pearls advocate hitting children with tree branches, belts and other “instruments of love” to instill obedience, and recommend that toddlers who take slowly to potty training be washed outdoors with cold water from a garden hose. Their book advocates 'training sessions' in which infants, as soon as they are old enough to crawl, are placed near a desired object and repeatedly struck with a switch if they disobey commands not to touch it."

An alleged Russian spy whale turned up in Sweden. Why?

Land around the U.S. is sinking. Here are some of the fastest areas.

Trump campaign braces for Iowa battle as DeSantis team sees an opening: The former president faces well-funded resistance and other headwinds in the GOP’s first nominating contest, even as he pulls ahead in national polls

Va. Dems make risky bet that abortion issue spells doom for Joe Morrissey: If party leaders fail to unseat Morrissey, experts predict he will emerge stronger than ever and beholden to no one

Reading archive 2022-05-16

Flood of weapons to Ukraine raises fear of arms smuggling: Vague U.S. assurances spark concern about lost military equipment in Ukraine, a longtime hub of arms trafficking

A rural county in Iowa that supported Trump turns to Latinos to grow - "During one meeting in Jefferson, a man who lives just outside the county questioned whether Latinos would be here legally. 'Are they going to bus them in from Texas?' he asked, referring to the influx on the southwest border. 

"Other residents are enthusiastic, aware that Latino residents and businesses have revitalized other Iowa cities such as Storm Lake and Denison.

"'I’m glad that it’s getting done,' said Marilyn Schwartzkopf, 73, a Democrat who has been practicing her Spanish to help newcomers, as she volunteered at the county’s historical museum in Jefferson. 'We need some diversity here. We’re all too old and White.'"

'Provide some cover': New Eastman emails shed light on his push to overturn Biden's win: He suggested a way for Pennsylvania legislators to cancel Joe Biden's win.

Ukraine: The spy war within the war

Democracy is at stake in the midterms. The media must convey that.: We journalists have to try harder and find new ways to convey to voters how badly things could turn out

Leading GOP candidates in Pennsylvania were in Washington on Jan. 6: Mastriano, Barnette among growing number nationally who have made false claims of election fraud a key part of their pitch

A civil war among neighbors over Confederate-themed streets

‘A magnet for rip-off artists’: Fraud siphoned billions from pandemic unemployment benefits: Identity theft and other sophisticated criminal schemes contributed to potentially $163 billion in waste, while inflicting harm on unwitting victims.

Ten Tips for Visiting Gardens with Non-Gardeners

Honeybees are far too insufficient to supply optimum pollination services in agricultural systems worldwide

Why Turkey dissents on Finland and Sweden joining NATO and why it matters

Dr. Oz’s Trump-infused Senate run is coming down to the wire: Ahead of his tight Republican primary, some call him a Pennsylvania carpetbagger — while others say he’s the future of the Republican party

Reading archive 2021-10-09

McConnell vows Republicans will not help raise debt ceiling in December

China’s Xi vows peaceful ‘unification’ with Taiwan, days after sending a surge of warplanes near the island

Democrats edge toward dumping Iowa’s caucuses as the first presidential vote

Germany investigates possible ‘Havana Syndrome’ sonic attack on U.S. Embassy staff

Reading archive 2021-07-07

Grain Valley family mourning after 45-year-old mother dies from Delta variant

A Dutch journalist exposed the mob and defied death threats. Now he’s been shot in the head.

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at his home by unidentified gunmen

Trump told chief of staff Hitler ‘did a lot of good things’, book says

From corporate America to conspiracy theory promotion: How a Minnesota man made a career out of anonymously amplifying dark plots

Des Moines faces extreme measures to find clean water - "Iowa is a national leader in producing corn, soybeans, eggs and pork, and all that agricultural bounty results in enormous amounts of chemical fertilizer and animal waste pouring into waterways. The state's 23 million pigs produce waste that would be the equivalent of 83 million people — more than 25 times the state’s human population, according to University of Iowa research engineer Chris Jones."

Reading archive 2020-09-07

 Four more years of Trump’s contempt for competence would be devastating

Iowa farm debt hit $18.9 billion in the second quarter, the highest level in the nation. An Iowa State economist says the percentage of financially vulnerable farmers (44%) is "very, very concerning." - "Newton said nearly 40% of this year's projected U.S. farm income — about $33 billion of the $88 billion in profits — comes from government aid tied to trade, disaster assistance, support programs in federal farm legislation and insurance payments. Iowa farmers received $646 million in market facilitation payments last year, the report shows, reducing per-acre losses to $189 from $237. The federal aid program is designed to offset trade losses with direct payments to farmers, to purchase surplus farm goods for food banks and schools and to open more export markets. Through May, Iowa farmers received $987.7 million in farm mitigation payments, based on data obtained by the Associated Press. But Hart said the additional support 'doesn’t necessarily fill the hole. It just makes the hole a little smaller.'"

DHS withheld July intelligence bulletin calling out Russian attack on Biden’s mental health: The Trump campaign has repeatedly engaged in a similar line of attack.

Gender reveal photo shoot pyrotechnics caused one of this weekend's California wildfires: Firefighters: Over 1.7 million acres have burned in the state since Aug. 15.

Reading archive 2020-06-23

U.S. soldier plotted with a satanic neo-Nazi cult to stage ‘murderous ambush’ on his unit, feds say

US soldier, alleged member of white supremacist group, accused of plotting attack on own unit: Ethan Melzer, 22, faces up to life in prison if convicted.

Neo-Nazi militant group grooms teenagers

A low-flying ‘show of force’: Two military helicopters roared over demonstrators in Washington protesting after the death of George Floyd, producing winds equivalent to a tropical storm.

There’s a Reason Trump Is Fighting Hard for Arizona: Joe Biden’s path to the White House could be through fed-up suburbanites and young Latinos.

Joni Ernst and Donald Trump Could Both Be in Trouble in Iowa: Iowa seemed out of reach for Democrats not too long ago. Now, the presidential race appears to be tightening, and Senator Ernst, a Republican, is facing a strong challenge from a political newcomer.

‘The Future Is Blue, Not Purple’: Is This the Year Georgia Flips?: With both Senate seats in play and President Trump up for re-election in November, Georgia Democrats are telling anyone who will listen: This time, it’s real.

Reading archive 2019-10-03

Farm-state fury creates pressure for Trump as trade, energy pain collide

Reading archive 2018-07-07

North Korea calls U.S. attitude toward talks ‘gangster-like’ and ‘cancerous,’ rejecting Pompeo’s assessment

‘A little steel in the spine’: Rod Rosenstein, facing mounting criticism from Congress, is starting to fight back

White House official’s wife tweeted about n-word, anti-vaccine conspiracies from now-deleted account, report says

Trump’s Trade War Is a Big Problem for Republicans in Politically Pivotal Iowa

The EPA Is Hiding Proof That a Widely Used Chemical Causes Leukemia: Report