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 […]
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White House says order will trim Education Department, not shut it down as Trump promised
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 […]
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Partial ceasefire comes with warning from Kyiv: Russia breaches deals
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 […]
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Partial ceasefire comes with warning from Kyiv: Russia breaches deals
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 […]
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Summer is coming for national parks. Will there be enough workers?
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 […]
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Summer is coming for national parks. Will there be enough workers?
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 […]
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Trump aides prep new tariffs on imports worth trillions for ‘Liberation Day’
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 […]
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Trump aides prep new tariffs on imports worth trillions for ‘Liberation Day’
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 […]
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Jackie Robinson’s Army story deleted in Defense Department DEI purge
by Cindy Boren, Andrew Golden (c) 2025 , The Washington Post An article telling the story of the Army career of Jackie Robinson, the Hall of Fame hero who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, no longer is accessible on the Department of Defense website’s series on athletes who served, apparently removed in […]
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Jackie Robinson’s Army story deleted in Defense Department DEI purge
by Cindy Boren, Andrew Golden (c) 2025 , The Washington Post An article telling the story of the Army career of Jackie Robinson, the Hall of Fame hero who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, no longer is accessible on the Department of Defense website’s series on athletes who served, apparently removed in […]