by Toluse Olorunnipa (c) 2025 , The Washington Post LIBERTY, N.C. – A small town that voted overwhelmingly for President-elect Donald Trump may not seem like an ideal place for President Joe Biden to hold up as a jewel of his economic legacy. But as the president prepares to leave office, the White House is […]
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Steve Bannon derides Elon Musk, vowing to limit influence over Trump
by Jeff Stein (c) 2025 , The Washington Post President-elect Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon is ramping up public attacks on billionaire Elon Musk amid an intensifying debate on the right about Musk’s influence in the incoming administration. In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera this past week, Bannon […]
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Steve Bannon derides Elon Musk, vowing to limit influence over Trump
by Jeff Stein (c) 2025 , The Washington Post President-elect Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon is ramping up public attacks on billionaire Elon Musk amid an intensifying debate on the right about Musk’s influence in the incoming administration. In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera this past week, Bannon […]
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Meta deals a blow to fact-checking. Critics says politics is to blame.
By Sarah Ellison · The Washington Post (c) 2025 When PolitiFact won a Pulitzer Prize for its work covering the 2008 presidential campaign, the board praised the nascent outlet for using “probing reporters and the power of the World Wide Web” to examine more than 750 political claims, “separating rhetoric from truth to enlighten voters.” The […]
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Meta deals a blow to fact-checking. Critics says politics is to blame.
By Sarah Ellison · The Washington Post (c) 2025 When PolitiFact won a Pulitzer Prize for its work covering the 2008 presidential campaign, the board praised the nascent outlet for using “probing reporters and the power of the World Wide Web” to examine more than 750 political claims, “separating rhetoric from truth to enlighten voters.” The […]
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Supreme Court refuses to delay Trump’s hush money sentencing
by Ann E. Marimow, Justin Jouvenal, (c) 2025 , The Washington Post A closely divided Supreme Court refused to delay Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case, clearing the way for the president-elect to face judgment in a New York courtroom on Friday and to be formally classified as a felon before he returns […]
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Supreme Court refuses to delay Trump’s hush money sentencing
by Ann E. Marimow, Justin Jouvenal, (c) 2025 , The Washington Post A closely divided Supreme Court refused to delay Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case, clearing the way for the president-elect to face judgment in a New York courtroom on Friday and to be formally classified as a felon before he returns […]
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Appeals court allows release of Smith’s report on Trump’s election-reversal efforts
by Jeremy Roebuck, Perry Stein (c) 2025 , The Washington Post A federal appellate court ruled Thursday that the Justice Department may publicly release special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 election, although the timing of that release remains unclear. The ruling did not distinguish between […]
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Appeals court allows release of Smith’s report on Trump’s election-reversal efforts
by Jeremy Roebuck, Perry Stein (c) 2025 , The Washington Post A federal appellate court ruled Thursday that the Justice Department may publicly release special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 election, although the timing of that release remains unclear. The ruling did not distinguish between […]
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Carter honored at a Capitol where his agenda was ‘ground to a halt’
By Paul Kane · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Jimmy Carter might not have believed the words of praise coming from Democrats and Republicans under the Capitol dome this week. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) hailed Carter as “a man who modeled the virtues of service.” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) praised the 39th […]