Delores Crisp

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I was raised with better values. Can’t say the same for a lot of folks these days.

Masterpiece!

Been beating this drum for longer than the ICE raids have been happening. Immigration law is cruel by design and has little of the protections people think it does.

Harvey Weinstein convicted of sexual assault in New York retrial Harvey Weinstein has been convicted one one charge and acquitted on another, while the jury will continue deliberating on a third count.

Breaking news: Harvey Weinstein has been convicted by a New York jury of one charge of committing a criminal sexual act in his sexual assault retrial, a decision that comes more than a year after his 2020 conviction was overturned.

Trump’s workplace crackdown includes ICE quotas The Trump administration has increased immigration enforcement, directing ICE to meet audit quotas for employer inspections and detain undocumented workers.

The Trump administration has ramped up investigations of companies suspected of employing undocumented immigrants, directing officials to meet audit quotas for such reviews to accelerate deportation efforts.

RFK Jr. picks new members of influential vaccine committee after purge Kennedy said the picks will demand “definitive safety and efficacy data” for vaccine recommendations. His picks include at least two critics of mRNA coronavirus vaccines.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight people to the influential federal panel that recommends vaccines to Americans days after he purged the entire membership of the group.

Live updates: Marines set to join National Guard in L.A. as U.S. protests spread Protests over immigration raids have broken out in several other cities, including Chicago, New York, San Antonio and Spokane, Washington.

Seven-hundred Marines have completed training and will soon work alongside National Guard forces in the greater Los Angeles area, according to the Northern Command, which released a statement Wednesday saying they would start their work “within the next 48 hours.”

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Will Bryson DeChambeau ever be satisfied? Bryson DeChambeau has won two U.S. Opens and millions of fans. But his grand golfing experiment is just getting started.

Both loathed and loved, Bryson DeChambeau will be a main character this week at Oakmont Country Club, where he’s trying to defend his U.S. Open title.

‘No Kings’ protests nationwide to push back on Trump’s ‘overreach’ On the same day as the president’s military parade in D.C., thousands of people are expected to protest what they call his dangerous brand of authoritarianism.

On the same day as President Trump’s military parade in D.C., thousands of people are expected to protest what they call his dangerous brand of authoritarianism.

Live updates: At-large suspect identified in targeted shooting of Minnesota lawmakers Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman (D) and her spouse were fatally shot, while state Sen. John Hoffman (D) and his wife were wounded, police said

Authorities have named Vance Boelter as a suspect in the shootings. Investigators are looking into his apparent connection to a private security company, saying it would have given him “familiarity … with some of the tactics” used in the attack.

Protestors hold a banner reading, "NO KINGS" as they march in Chicago.

Protestors wave flags during a "No Kings" rally.

Protestors hold signs during a "No Kings" rally.

A protestor dressed as the Statue of Liberty at a "No Kings" rally.

Thousands of Americans gathered in cities across the country on Saturday for an organized day of protests dubbed “No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance” against President Trump’s policies. wapo.st/4n1tb4v

Former Syrian official claims Assad gave order to kill Austin Tice in 2013 U.S. officials are investigating an uncorroborated account from a high-ranking former Syrian official that American freelance journalist Austin Tice was executed in 2013.

Breaking news: A former senior Syrian security official told the FBI that American journalist Austin Tice was killed in 2013 on the orders of then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, an account that has not been corroborated by the U.S.

Kyanna Cole’s in-progress mural of Michaela DePrince in Southeast Washington.

Kyanna Cole chose her longtime inspiration, Michaela DePrince, as the subject for her mural. DePrince wrote in her memoir about the stigma associated with her skin condition, vitiligo. wapo.st/4e7tKWo

The man suspected of shooting two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses in their homes in what officials describe as politically motivated attacks was arrested and charged Sunday evening after a sprawling manhunt involving more than 100 officers. wapo.st/3FFrkBL

Analysis | Tim Scott’s video attacking CBO: Nine errors in 60 seconds Every claim made by the Republican senator to ridicule the nonpartisan agency turns out to be false

Fact Checker by Glenn Kessler: Every claim made by Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) to ridicule the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office turns out to be false.

Trump accelerates push to reward loyalty in federal workforce Many critics say the administration is scrapping a nonpartisan, merit-based civil service in favor of a biased, politicized system.

President Trump is accelerating efforts to transform the federal workforce from a nonpartisan, merit-based civil service to a system that values loyalty to the president and to push policies that allow the administration to more easily dismiss career employees, according to federal workers.

Read the full text of the Minnesota shooting suspect’s criminal complaint A criminal complaint filed in federal court outlines allegations against Vance Luther Boelter, accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.

A criminal complaint filed in federal court outlines the full scope of allegations against Vance Luther Boelter, who is accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.

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Senate overhauls Trump’s tax bill, setting up brawl with the House The Senate version of Trump’s signature tax bill would cut Medicaid and lower benefits like the child tax credit and SALT threshold.

Senate Republicans on Monday suggested massive changes to President Trump’s legislative agenda, slashing the child tax credit, and state and local tax deductions while temporarily preserving some Biden-era climate programs.

Senate overhauls Trump’s tax bill, setting up brawl with the House The Senate version of Trump’s signature tax bill would cut Medicaid and lower benefits like the child tax credit and SALT threshold.

Senate Republicans suggested massive changes to President Trump’s second-term legislative agenda, setting up a potential brawl with the GOP-controlled House by slashing the child tax credit and state and local tax deductions while temporarily preserving some Biden-era climate programs.

Ambassador to Canada was almost always an easy lift. Not under Trump. President Donald Trump’s provocative remarks about Canada have put his new ambassador in an awkward spot.

51st state talk is “over. Move on,” Hoekstra said. “If the Canadians want to keep talking about it, that’s their business. I’m not talking about it. Donald Trump is not talking about it.”

Days later, Trump was talking about it, again

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DHS Secretary Noem taken to hospital after allergic reaction “Secretary Noem had an allergic reaction today. She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution. She is alert and recovering,” said Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem was taken to a hospital on Tuesday after suffering an allergic reaction, a department spokesperson told The Washington Post.

Democrats want to fight Trump, but they can’t stop fighting each other Internal divisions at the DNC and its direction under chairman Ken Martin have been a source of tension in the party.

The Democratic National Committee has been rocked by clashes that reflect broader generational and ideological strains in the party. Now, some prominent Democrats are openly questioning the direction of the DNC under the leadership of Chair Ken Martin.

His custom cancer therapy is in an NIH freezer. He may not get it in time. The purge of probationary federal workers included skilled lab personnel who would have finalized a customized cell immunotherapy for cancer patients.

NIH cuts have life and death consequences.

How a cancer patient became collateral damage to Trump’s purge of the federal workforce, @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social reports wapo.st/44ntbo4

Seven charged in ‘largest jewelry heist in U.S. history’ after $100M theft The men are accused of stealing gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and luxury watches from a Brink’s truck in California in 2022.

Seven men have been charged with stealing approximately $100 million worth of gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and luxury watches in 2022, in what prosecutors called the “largest jewelry heist in U.S. history.”

Social Security on track to run out of money by 2034, trustees say The annual report forecasts the date when the trust funds will run out of money, triggering sharp automatic cuts in benefits. Here’s what you need to know.

The trust funds for Social Security and Medicare will run out of money in less than a decade, according to a report released Wednesday.

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Senate Republicans propose deeper Medicaid cuts. Here’s what that means. Senate Republicans are taking Medicaid cuts even further than their House counterparts with legislation that targets hospital payments.

Senate Republicans are preparing to propose legislation that analysts say could deal a greater financial blow to hospitals and result in millions more uninsured Americans, slicing deeper into Medicaid to finance President Trump's agenda.

‘I’m just so scared’: Lawmakers reckon with safety after Minnesota slayings Safety concerns are already prompting lawmakers to change the way they live, especially in places like Minnesota, which has a civic culture that promotes close contact with constituents.

Safety concerns are already prompting lawmakers to change the way they live, especially in places like Minnesota, which has a civic culture that promotes close contact with constituents.

Hate crime case against Boulder attack suspect can proceed, judge rules Mohammed Sabry Soliman’s lawyer argued that his alleged victims were targeted for their political views, not their ancestry.

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled there was sufficient evidence for prosecutors to pursue a hate crime charge against the man accused of hurling molotov cocktails at a group of demonstrators calling for the release Israeli hostages in Gaza earlier this month.

Israel-Iran live updates: Trump weighs U.S. strikes against Iran, but says he hasn’t decided Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the comments as President Donald Trump weighs entering the conflict between Israel and Iran.

Iran’s foreign minister in a lengthy social media post Wednesday evening listed things that “the whole world should know,” including that Iran acts “solely” in self-defense and has “never sought” nuclear weapons. He also said Iran is committed to diplomacy with any country but Israel.