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Fearful of crime, the tech elite transform their homes into military bunkers By incorporating drones, facial recognition and high-tech sensors,...
Sorry, Greenland. You had your shot. Now it’s Canada’s turn. Donald Trump, taking a page from his classic playbook (though playbook might be too...
Wow! Where to begin! Elon Musk here. You might know me from the Department of Government Efficiency, a.k.a. DOGE (get it?), or from the fact that...
Well, President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the new head of the Department of Health and Human Services. “He wants to do...
Like lots of people on the internet right now, I am certain that the thing that went wrong in the 2024 Harris campaign is the very thing that I...
One must imagine Sisyphus exhausted. One must imagine Sisyphus was up late putting his kid to bed and now the boulder thing again? Didn’t we just...
I have been trying to explain the electoral college to my preschooler. It has been going poorly. And Bluey unfortunately is no help because they do...
Wow! It might not feel like it, but Election Day is so close! Hard to believe that four years have already passed since the last one. Yet here we...
Not that it was ever exceptionally strong to begin with, but I feel I have lost my hold on reality. I could have sworn that Donald Trump...
Moderators: Welcome to the first and only vice-presidential debate of 2024. We won’t fact-check you, but we will ask pointedly whether your...
“You will no longer be abandoned, lonely or scared. You will no longer be in danger. You’re not gonna be in danger any longer. You will no longer...
Dear Petitioner, We thank you for your petition to place an abortion rights measure on the ballot in [Name of State]. We have enjoyed reading it...
Moderator David Muir: Hello! Welcome to the presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump. Your challenges...
In case anyone did not have the hour required to watch CNN’s interview with Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (and also some...
There clearly is only one logical home for me in the 2024 election. I did not want to say so earlier for fear of alienating my host. My host,...
What George Washington, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesus got wrong. Mostly false: This man shall not be consigned to the mansions of rest....
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He speaks for 60 minutes, then 90 more minutes. How great is that? No looking at your neighbor's paper! (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) By...
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That it be held in front of a rally-size crowd of women (all 10s), etc. A combined photo of former president Donald Trump at a campaign rally in...
“‘Ope!’ With Abandon, All Ye Who Enter Here” Tim Walz, plotting his next malevolence, no doubt. (Adam Bettcher/AP) By Alexandra Petri August...
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In fact, here is your microphone! It only appears unplugged! Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a campaign event in Harrisburg, Pa.,...
You’re missing it! You’re missing all of it! By Alexandra Petri July 31, 2024 at 8:36 a.m. EDT Let me tell you about the Gemini “Dear Sydney”...
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Something bad is definitely coming, but it has to do with magma, not autocracy! Republican presidential nominee at a campaign rally in St. Cloud,...
I see it says, “Don’t make racist, sexist attacks on VP Harris.” I’m confused. House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) talks with Vice President...
Alexandra’s live chat with readers started at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Read the transcript. By Alexandra Petri July 23, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. EDT Humor...
Look, if I lived in a straw house myself, I would be very concerned. The U.S. Capitol on July 15. (Craig Hudson for The Washington Post) By...
Post columnists debate the weight of their bags of despair. Delegates cheer at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Monday. (Melina...
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