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The White House on Friday launched a website deeming a laboratory leak as the “true” origin of the covid-19 virus, embracing a theory that has become a popular explanation for a pandemic that has killed more than 1 million Americans but remains divisive in the intelligence community and opposed by many virologists. The new website, […]

By Anumita Kaur, Adrián Blanco Ramos · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Overseas travel to the United States has declined sharply since President Donald Trump returned to office. Industry experts say some of the reasons are plain to see: Reports of detentions and deportations, including the weeks-long lockup of European tourists, have sowed fears of bad experiences at the […]

The White House on Friday launched a website deeming a laboratory leak as the “true” origin of the covid-19 virus, embracing a theory that has become a popular explanation for a pandemic that has killed more than 1 million Americans but remains divisive in the intelligence community and opposed by many virologists. The new website, […]

The White House on Friday launched a website deeming a laboratory leak as the “true” origin of the covid-19 virus, embracing a theory that has become a popular explanation for a pandemic that has killed more than 1 million Americans but remains divisive in the intelligence community and opposed by many virologists. The new website, […]

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s “100 percent” sure the United States will make a trade deal with the European Union, offering hope that he would ease new tariffs he imposed earlier this month. Trump made the remarks near the beginning of a bilateral meeting with […]

By Steve Thompson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge’s order to facilitate the return of a Maryland man illegally deported to a notorious megaprison in El Salvador, a move that could send the case back to the Supreme Court for a second time. In a request to pause directives from […]

By Will Oremus, Andrea Jiménez · The Washington Post (c) 2025 In early February, as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was slashing its way through federal agencies, Seattle-based organizer Evan Sutton and a friend had an idea to organize a protest at a local Tesla dealership. “We were just looking to make some trouble and thought maybe […]

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s “100 percent” sure the United States will make a trade deal with the European Union, offering hope that he would ease new tariffs he imposed earlier this month. Trump made the remarks near the beginning of a bilateral meeting with […]

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s “100 percent” sure the United States will make a trade deal with the European Union, offering hope that he would ease new tariffs he imposed earlier this month. Trump made the remarks near the beginning of a bilateral meeting with […]

By Steve Thompson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge’s order to facilitate the return of a Maryland man illegally deported to a notorious megaprison in El Salvador, a move that could send the case back to the Supreme Court for a second time. In a request to pause directives from […]