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By Perry Stein · The Washington Post President Donald Trump on Friday escalated his administration’s threats against those who destroy Tesla vehicles, pondering on social media whether he should send them to a prison in El Salvador where officials last week sent more than 200 Venezuelan migrants who they allege are members of a violent gang. Trump also […]

By Perry Stein · The Washington Post President Donald Trump on Friday escalated his administration’s threats against those who destroy Tesla vehicles, pondering on social media whether he should send them to a prison in El Salvador where officials last week sent more than 200 Venezuelan migrants who they allege are members of a violent gang. Trump also […]

By Laura Meckler · The Washington Post As President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order aimed at closing the Education Department, his press secretary acknowledged that the administration cannot do this on its own. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the department will not be completely shut down, which would require congressional […]

By Laura Meckler · The Washington Post As President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order aimed at closing the Education Department, his press secretary acknowledged that the administration cannot do this on its own. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the department will not be completely shut down, which would require congressional […]

By Adam Taylor · The Washington Post Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a limited ceasefire, which Kyiv said it hoped would lead to a broader peace agreement brokered by the United States. But for Ukraine, a persistent fear lingers over the process: What happens if Russia breaks its word? Kyiv says its concerns emerge from the […]

By Adam Taylor · The Washington Post Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a limited ceasefire, which Kyiv said it hoped would lead to a broader peace agreement brokered by the United States. But for Ukraine, a persistent fear lingers over the process: What happens if Russia breaks its word? Kyiv says its concerns emerge from the […]

By Natalie B. Compton · The Washington Post YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Olek Chmura parked his blue Chevy truck alongside the El Capitan Meadow, named for its prime view of the “big wall” of granite towering in the distance. Taped to the back window of his camper top, a sign pleaded to “save our parks.” “Every time […]

By Natalie B. Compton · The Washington Post YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Olek Chmura parked his blue Chevy truck alongside the El Capitan Meadow, named for its prime view of the “big wall” of granite towering in the distance. Taped to the back window of his camper top, a sign pleaded to “save our parks.” “Every time […]

by Jeff Stein, David J. Lynch (c) 2025 , The Washington Post White House aides are preparing to impose new tariffs on most imports on April 2, laying the groundwork for an escalation in global economic hostilities that President Donald Trump has called “Liberation Day.” Through his first two months in office, the president has […]

by Jeff Stein, David J. Lynch (c) 2025 , The Washington Post White House aides are preparing to impose new tariffs on most imports on April 2, laying the groundwork for an escalation in global economic hostilities that President Donald Trump has called “Liberation Day.” Through his first two months in office, the president has […]