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What we know about Pope Leo XIV’s political and social views

By Anumita Kaur — Washington Post Pope Leo XIV spent two decades working in Peru’s poorest enclave and appears to be in the mold of Pope Francis – who carried a legacy as “the people’s pope” for his outreach to those on society’s margins. The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic […]

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Robert Prevost of the United States is named Pope Leo XIV

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost, said “Peace be with you” in his first words as pope, offering a message of peace and dialogue “without fear.” From the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, history’s first American pope recalled he was an Augustinian priest, but that he was above all a […]

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Trump military border charges sow confusion in federal courts

by Reyes Mata III, Maria Sacchetti, Dan Lamothe (c) 2025 , The Washington Post LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The swift expansion of the Trump administration’s new “national defense areas” on the southern border – enabling U.S. troops to detain migrants so that prosecutors can charge them with trespassing on military property – is sowing confusion […]

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Supreme Court allows Trump to ban transgender troops while case continues

Authors: Justin Jouvenal, Ann E. Marimow A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s executive order barring transgender troops from the military. The justices granted the Trump administration’s request to lift a lower-court ruling that put the policy on hold nationwide while litigation over its constitutionality continues. As often […]

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Park Service suspends air-quality monitoring at all national parks

Authors: Maxine Joselow Park Service suspends air-quality monitoring at all national parks The Trump administration has temporarily suspended an air-quality monitoring program at national parks across the country, according to an internal email obtained by The Washington Post and two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the decision […]

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Trump administration plans to end Energy Star program for home appliances

Authors: Maxine Joselow The Environmental Protection Agency plans to end Energy Star, a popular program whose iconic blue labels have certified the energy efficiency of home appliances for more than three decades, according to two people briefed on the matter. During an all-hands meeting Monday of the EPA’s Office of Atmospheric Protection, Trump administration officials […]

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Newsom asks Trump to work together on $7.5 billion Hollywood tax credit

by Kelsey Ables Special to The Washington Post California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is offering to partner with the Trump administration to create a federal film tax credit program worth at least $7.5 billion to boost domestic film production, his office said late Monday. The proposal came after President Donald Trump set Hollywood on edge […]

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A Russian fake news ring was struggling. Then it targeted USAID.

Authors: Will Oremus, Andrea Jiménez Russian disinformation doesn’t always work. Out of 135 Kremlin-aligned propaganda posts analyzed in a new report, 134 more or less fell flat with social media users, getting liked and reshared mostly by a network of bots. But one went big – and with artificial intelligence making disinformation cheaper to produce, […]

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Trump tariffs set off doubts – even in Rust Belt area he pledged to restore

by Hannah Knowles (c) 2025 , The Washington Post ALLENTOWN, Pa. – One month into a sweeping new tariff regime that President Donald Trump vowed would bring jobs and factories “roaring back,” a Pennsylvania manufacturing hub is full of skepticism. Trump once told supporters here in the Lehigh Valley that they know “better than almost […]

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Trump administration says it will pay immigrants in the US illegally $1,000 to leave the country

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pushing forward with its mass deportation agenda, President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it would pay $1,000 to immigrants who are in the United States illegally and return to their home country voluntarily. The Department of Homeland Security said in a news release that it would […]