Marc Fisher

Kash Patel’s Acts of Service The F.B.I. director isn’t just enforcing the President’s agenda at the Bureau—he’s seeking retribution for its past investigations of Donald Trump.

And here’s the profile:

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🔊 Listen Now: How Kash Patel is roiling the FBI and changing its mission Fresh Air on NPR One | 44:13

Here’s my conversation with Terry Gross on today’s Fresh Air, about my @newyorker profile of FBI director Kash Patel: How Kash Patel is roiling the FBI and changing its mission one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5613...

Kash Patel’s Acts of Service The F.B.I. director isn’t just enforcing the President’s agenda at the Bureau—he’s seeking retribution for its past investigations of Donald Trump.

The best Kash Patel story I've read. "The dangerous character" who is destroying the FBI. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... by @marcfisher.bsky.social @newyorker.com

Kash Patel’s Acts of Service The F.B.I. director isn’t just enforcing the President’s agenda at the Bureau—he’s seeking retribution for its past investigations of Donald Trump.

Just posted: "Hatchet Man," my profile of Kash Patel, the deeply transactional FBI director, in The New Yorker: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Dick Cheney, powerful vice president during war on terrorism, dies at 84 After 9/11, he used his role as President George W. Bush’s chief strategist to approve the use of torture and steer U.S. occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Here’s The Post obituary on Dick Cheney, the powerful vice president who shaped the war on terrorism. Former Post reporter Bart Gellman and I wrote the piece over the course of two decades

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THE SOUL OF A NEWS MACHINE

The great Susan Stamberg, who as much as anyone created the personality of National Public Radio, has died. Here’s my look at NPR and Stamberg in her prime, from 1989:
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Opinion | On the campaign trail in 2025: Harsh rhetoric and muscle-bound men Security concerns once limited to presidential campaigns are now sadly evident in governor’s races.

New column: In Virginia, Trumpian rhetoric and heightened security spoil democracy’s grand show

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Opinion | Virginia governor’s race puts ‘they/them’ back on the ballot Republican Earle-Sears’s campaign sees votes in transgender issues. But have voters moved on?

New column: Virginia governor’s race puts ‘they/them’ back on the ballot, where it doesn’t belong

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Opinion | Republicans to D.C.: High-speed police chases are ‘fun’! Lawmakers are foisting policies on the capital that would not be allowed in their home states.

New column: Republicans in the House move to strip D.C. residents of any say in who becomes local judges. But back in their own states, it's the voters who pick judges. wapo.st/3ItJnvW

Opinion | Fight or cave: What’s a mayor to do? Bowser’s appeasement won’t save D.C. home rule.

New column: An alien force arrives, uninvited, to defend your city. Residents see armed troops chatting with tourists, frightening immigrants and mulching plant beds. What’s a mayor to do? Fight or cave?
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Opinion | Invoking the Holocaust? Proceed with Caution There is a reason historians insist on the singular nature of the Shoah.

Just posted on momentmag.com: Eight decades later, the language of the Holocaust can still silence rational debate. Which waves of state violence qualify as “genocide”? Nazi terminology is often wielded as a weapon against Trump. When are such comparisons useful? momentmag.com/opinion-invo...

Opinion | Where there’s no sign of the National Guard in D.C. In Southeast Washington, residents see no sign of Trump’s federal forces.

New column -- Let's go where the National Guard isn't: The view from the other D.C. wapo.st/47Wk53M

Opinion | Trump says a lot of stuff. What he does leaves D.C. no better off. The president seems not to have thought through his plan to end crime in the capital.

The tragedy of Trump: He’s (mostly) right about the problem, and doesn’t give a hoot about finding lasting solutions. Case in point: crime in D.C. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

THE GOP, FACING A DOBSON'S CHOICE

James Dobson, founder of the evangelical Focus on the Family, a political powerhouse for decades, is dead. Here’s my profile of Dobson from back during his heyday:

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Kristi Noem is living free of charge in Coast Guard commandant’s home A DHS spokesman said Noem must live on the military base because she had been “so horribly doxxed and targeted that she is no longer able to safely live in her own apartment.”

Making being in the president’s cabinet great again: Free, taxpayer-paid housing for Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem, living large and free of charge in Coast Guard commandant’s home on the D.C. waterfront

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Opinion | On D.C., Trump has the right idea but the wrong reaction. As usual. If the president had proposed real solutions, he could have been of some service.

"The tragedy of Trump is that he rarely translates his uncanny knack for identifying the problems that really bother voters into helpful solutions," @marcfisher.bsky.social writes. wapo.st/4m6Wx0q

Opinion | On D.C., Trump has the right idea but the wrong reaction. As usual. If the president had proposed real solutions, he could have been of some service.

New column: On D.C., Trump has the right idea but the wrong reaction. As usual. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | It’s 1st and goal for a new stadium, but a touchdown for D.C. is iffy City politicians and the team are promising growth on a scale that football stadiums don’t generate.

It’s 1st and goal for a new stadium, but a touchdown for D.C. is iffy — new column:

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Smithsonian to restore Trump to impeachment exhibit ‘in the coming weeks’ A placard referring to Trump’s two impeachments was removed in July, after the Smithsonian agreed to perform a “content review”

Following Post report, Smithsonian says it will restore Trump to impeachment exhibit ‘in the coming weeks’ wapo.st/3UbXyrU

Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.

Post Exclusive: Under pressure from White House, Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum. Now the text reads that "only 3 presidents seriously faced removal," meaning A. Johnson, Nixon and Clinton -- not Trump. wapo.st/3HhfyxU

Opinion | A third way between parental rights and teacher expertise Public schools are a balancing act — which is why Montgomery County should listen to its parents.

New column: No, parents shouldn’t get to decide what books are assigned in school. Yes, parents should be able to push back against schools’ excesses. The system is — quite beautifully—built to be contradictory. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

"When the going gets rough, the distracter in chief cracks open a box of oldies but goodies and cranks up the loudspeakers," @marcfisher.bsky.social writes. wapo.st/4nYUgFQ

Opinion | Sleight of Trump: Forget Epstein! Get rid of ‘Commanders’! When the president runs into trouble, he revs up the outrage machine and spits out distractions.

New column: That grinding noise you hear is the president revving up the Distraction Machine. Forget Epstein! I put sugar back in Coke! I'm bringing back the Redskins name!
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Opinion | D.C. voters say Trayon White is coming back. But he needs to go. The corruption charges against him require that the D.C. Council expel him a second time — now.

New column: DC voters put Trayon White back in office, once again standing up for politicians when they are accused of being crooks by the powers that be. But it’s time for the DC Council to expel White again.

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Opinion | Why attack colleges? To open students’ minds or blow up institutions? George Mason University makes no sense as a target for the Trump administration.

New column: Why attack colleges? To open students’ minds or blow up institutions?

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D.C. Ward 8 voters return indicted Trayon White to office after expulsion White beat opponents ANC Chair Salim Adofo, attorney Mike Austin and public servant Sheila Bunn for the seat.

D.C. voters return indicted and expelled Ward 8 council member Trayon White to office

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Opinion | Trump wins the ritual sacrifice of U-Va.’s president. So now what? James Ryan’s resignation spurs questions of what a post-DEI college should look like.

New column: Trump wins the ritual sacrifice of U-Va.’s president. So now what? Affirmative action for conservatives?
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Opinion | Only Ward 8 voters can finish off White’s ‘unfinished business’ Expelled by the council and under federal indictment, White has a good chance to reclaim his seat.

New column: As the expelled D.C. Council member seeks to return to office, only Ward 8 voters can finish off Trayon White’s ‘unfinished business.’ wapo.st/4nwcqPa

Opinion | Washington’s always lured the ultra-rich. These homes tell the story. The Gilded Age robber barons built D.C.’s great mansions for all to admire. Today’s billionaires prefer to hide their spreads.

A new generation of hyper-wealthy Americans has set up shop to serve in the administration or schmooze its officials, @marcfisher.bsky.social writes. wapo.st/45C1CZg

Opinion | Amid ICE sweeps, judges are protecting the rights of immigrants Courtrooms in suburban Maryland and beyond are helping asylum seekers find a path to refuge.

New column: Deep inside the federal bureaucracy, a quiet force persists: Even with the layoffs, buyouts, cutbacks and frequent storms of executive commands, the machine grinds on, dispensing something closer to justice.

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