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July 26, 2025

Deep Reads: Chasing ghosts with Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Approaching the age his dad was when he died at Daytona, a second-generation legend went looking for answers. Reporter Kent Babb went looking, too.
July 25, 2025

Trump keeps trying — and failing — to move on from Epstein

Is President Donald Trump losing control of his MAGA base? Despite his best efforts, congressional Republicans continued to pressure him to release files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
July 24, 2025

Mosquitoes are deadly. Should we kill them all?

Disease-carrying mosquitoes kill more people annually than any other animal. Scientists have developed a genetic technology that could wipe them all out. But should we mess with nature in this fashion?
July 23, 2025

The antisemitism task force carrying out Trump’s anti-DEI agenda

How the Trump administration is using antisemitism as a vehicle to push its conservative agenda on America’s universities.
July 22, 2025

Congress cut public media funding. Now what?

What one rural community in Alaska could be losing now that Congress has defunded public media. And why this became a priority for President Donald Trump.
July 21, 2025

Was he given up for adoption? Or was he taken?

In South Korea, the findings of a government inquiry confirmed what many adoptees had suspected for decades: Babies were sent abroad for profit, often with falsified backstories. In Michigan, a man is questioning his origin story.
July 19, 2025

Does Vogue still matter?

After nearly 40 years, Anna Wintour will be stepping down as the editor in chief of American Vogue. This announcement marks the end of the dominance of the fashion editor in chief – so who are the new tastemakers?
July 18, 2025

How Trump’s Epstein woes nearly derailed his spending cuts

This week, Congress voted to cut $9 billion in government spending. But fighting among lawmakers over the “Epstein files” threatened to derail the vote.
July 17, 2025

What happened at Camp Mystic

A Washington Post investigation found that many of the things that made Camp Mystic special also heightened its risk during a catastrophic flash flood on July 4.
July 16, 2025

Trump's grudge against the Fed's Jerome Powell

Trump has long wanted to oust Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. Could he finally do it?
July 15, 2025

Trump’s “Epstein files” problem

Why some of President Donald Trump’s most ardent MAGA supporters are enraged over his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.
July 14, 2025

Inside ex-Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro's fight to stay out of prison

A morning of coffee, coins and military coup refutals. Two Post reporters bring us into their exclusive visit with embattled former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
July 13, 2025

Trump was shot a year ago. Why do we still know so little?

After Donald Trump was shot at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a sprawling investigation ensued. Today, what it revealed about the gunman and the failures of the Secret Service.
July 11, 2025

Trump ran to save himself in 2024. He won back America.

Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential race wasn’t inevitable. A new book by current and former Post reporters goes inside one of the greatest political comebacks in American history.
July 10, 2025

How AI is changing dating

Artificial intelligence is spurring a revolution in online dating. But how will this change the way we view connection?
July 9, 2025

The Supreme Court opens the door to mass federal layoffs

The Supreme Court has temporarily cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue mass layoffs of federal workers. Today, the consequences of this decision and what it could mean for presidential power.
July 8, 2025

How Trump's media war came for CBS

President Donald Trump sued CBS News over its editing of an interview with Kamala Harris. Last week, CBS’s parent company, Paramount, settled the case for $16 million.
July 7, 2025

Why devastation struck Texas's 'flash flood alley'

Central Texas had little time to prepare as flash flooding inundated the area in mere hours. Over 90 people are now dead, around a third of whom were children. How did this happen?
July 5, 2025

Deep Reads: Abandoned by Trump, a farmer and a migrant search for a better future

With grants canceled and billions of dollars in jeopardy, President Donald Trump’s cuts are devastating American farmers and plunging families into uncertainty.
July 4, 2025

Understanding your gut with 'Try This'

“Try This” from The Washington Post is a series of audio courses designed to jump-start the parts of life where we can all use a few pointers — with pithy, snackable solutions you can easily use. The latest course is all about the gut microbiome.
July 3, 2025

How Trump got his One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed

The House has passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, sending it to President Donald Trump’s desk. Today, how this massive tax and spending package got over the finish line.
July 2, 2025

The Diddy trial: How the jury reached its verdict

Sean “Diddy” Combs was acquitted of racketeering and sex-trafficking, avoiding life in prison. But he was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. We unpack how the jury got to their decision and what it means.
July 1, 2025

Inside RFK Jr.'s push to change vaccines in America

What a pivotal meeting of a controversial group of public health decision-makers could tell us about the future of vaccines in the United States under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
June 30, 2025

Who wins and loses with Trump's tax bill?

The Senate is voting on President Donald Trump’s signature legislation, which includes tax cuts for a broad swath of Americans. But who stands to benefit most?