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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida) shows her baby to Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) inside the House chamber in October 2023.

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Bid to help new parents in Congress turns into proxy for pandemic wars

by Matthew ReichbachApril 1, 2025April 1, 2025

National security adviser Michael Waltz, center, explains how a reporter ended up on a group Signal chat among top officials discussing a U.S. air attack on Yemen’s Houthis.

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Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say

by Matthew ReichbachApril 1, 2025April 1, 2025

Employees gather in the lobby of the Health and Human Services building in Rockville, Maryland, as they learn about layoffs Tuesday.

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Massive layoffs, purge of leadership underway at U.S. health agencies

by Matthew ReichbachApril 1, 2025April 1, 2025

In Port Neches, Texas, a recreational area with a playground, baseball and soccer fields, and a library is next to an Air Liquide plant and near a Total Petrochemicals plant. Danielle Villasana/For The Washington Post

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Why the health risks from air pollution could be worse than we thought

by Matthew ReichbachMarch 31, 2025March 31, 2025

President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room last week.

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Trump suggests ‘methods’ exist for bid for unconstitutional third term

by Matthew ReichbachMarch 31, 2025March 31, 2025

Screenshot of Google resutls

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That Google result for the IRS might be fake. Here’s how to tell.

by Matthew ReichbachMarch 28, 2025March 28, 2025

President Donald Trump greets guests after signing an executive order aimed at closing the Education Department on March 20. A new order Thursday would end collective bargaining at federal agencies or offices that work on national security. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post

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Trump administration moves to end union rights at many federal agencies

by Matthew ReichbachMarch 28, 2025March 28, 2025

President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet meeting March 24. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post

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Trump administration moves to formally abolish USAID

by Matthew ReichbachMarch 28, 2025March 28, 2025

President Donald Trump departs after a Women's History Month event at the White House on Wednesday. The administration is working on plans to shrink the federal government. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post

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Internal White House document details layoff plans across U.S. agencies

by Matthew ReichbachMarch 27, 2025March 27, 2025

Elise Stefanik speaks at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center during CPAC in Washington, D.C., in February 2025.

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Trump pulls Elise Stefanik’s nomination as U.N. ambassador

by Matthew ReichbachMarch 27, 2025March 27, 2025

Uballez running for mayor, touts experience

Mayoral candidate sits down with City Desk ABQ to talk about his campaign.

Keller: Grant pause puts senior assistance at risk

The mayor is asking locals to step up after Albuquerque loses an AmeriCorps team

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Travel to the U.S. from almost everywhere is falling under Trump

Charts show the scale of a steep drop in visitors from key countries and regions after President Donald Trump returned to office.

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White House embraces lab leak as ‘true’ pandemic origin, axes covid website

Most Americans blame a lab leak as an explanation for the coronavirus pandemic, but it remains divisive in the intelligence community and is opposed by many virologists.