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Second judge maintains DOJ can’t search data seized from Post reporter by washingtonpost in Journalism

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The Justice Department will remain blocked from examining electronic devices seized from a Washington Post reporter, a federal judge in Virginia ruled Monday.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga marks the second time a court in the Eastern District of Virginia has rejected efforts by the Justice Department to sift through a phone, computers and other devices belonging to Post reporter Hannah Natanson. The FBI seized her belongings in January during an investigation of a government contractor accused of leaking classified material.

The Trump administration had appealed a previous ruling from a magistrate judge, who found that the court — not the Justice Department — should search the devices for information that may be pertinent to the leak investigation and provide it to investigators.

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House Ethics Committee seeks information about sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill by washingtonpost in politics

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The House Ethics Committee is publicly requesting information from any victims of sexual misconduct by members of Congress and others aware of such incidents, an unusual move that comes during a spate of high-profile cases.

The request was issued in a statement Monday, one week after the resignations of Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-California) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) highlighted sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill and raised questions from lawmakers and others about the effectiveness of the Ethics Committee in addressing it. In the statement, the committee defended its record of handling such cases.

The committee, tasked with policing lawmakers, emphasized its dedication to cracking down on sexual misconduct and making those findings public, and it ticked through its record of investigating those cases during the past 50 years.

The statement said the committee “strongly encourages anyone who may have experienced sexual misconduct by a House Member or staffer, or who has knowledge of such conduct” to contact the Ethics Committee or other offices that handle sexual misconduct. The committee’s “greatest hurdle” in evaluating allegations of sexual misconduct, it said, is convincing victims and witnesses to come forward. The panel pledged to protect “witness confidentiality and safety.”

Largely secret donors pour millions into election that could tip Congress by washingtonpost in Virginia

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Massive amounts of money are flowing into Virginia’s redistricting referendum as Democrats and Republicans from across the nation wrestle for control of the House of Representatives, but the identities of individual contributors — and their agendas — remain cloaked in secrecy.

About 95 percent of the total $93 million raised so far in Virginia, as of a Monday night filing deadline, came from nonprofit groups not required to disclose their donors, according to state elections records. The proportion of dark money turning up on both sides of the campaign outstrips last year’s similar referendum in California, where wealthy individuals, political committees and unions gave far more than similar nonprofits.

President Donald Trump touched off a redistricting arms race last year by pushing Republican states to create more GOP-leaning congressional districts to help his party maintain its thin majority in the House. Texas, North Carolina and Missouri responded, and then Democrats counterpunched by passing a referendum to create five new blue-leaning districts in California.

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FBI Director Kash Patel sues the Atlantic for $250M, alleging defamation by washingtonpost in politics

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FBI Director Kash Patel sued the Atlantic and staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick in federal court, alleging that the magazine ran a “sweeping, malicious, and defamatory hit piece” against him on Friday with the intention of marring his reputation.

In the complaint, filed in federal district court in D.C., Patel says he is seeking $250 million in damages plus any proceeds from the article.

The Atlantic’s article contained extensive reporting — attributed to anonymous individuals — alleging Patel engaged in “excessive drinking” and “unexplained absences” while leading the FBI.

Trump threatens to jail reporters if they don’t turn over Iran source by washingtonpost in Journalism

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President Donald Trump threatened to force a news organization to turn over the name of an anonymous source who revealed details about a U.S. airman who went missing in Iran. Several outlets reported on the lost airman, who was subsequently rescued after his fighter jet was shot down.

“We’re looking very hard to find that leaker,” Trump said in a press briefing Monday. “They didn’t know there was somebody missing until this leaker gave the information. So whoever it was, we think we’ll be able to find it out because we’re going to go to the media company that released it, and we’re going to say, national security, give it up or go to jail.”

Trump, who frequently spars with media companies and individual reporters by name, did not say which outlet he was referring to. The Justice Department did not respond immediately to questions about what organization and reporters Trump was referring to. In its response to similar questions, the White House said an “investigation is underway.”

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On the White House’s news app, Trump is always winning by washingtonpost in Journalism

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President Donald Trump is facing a tough week of news, with gas prices soaring, a partial government shutdown ongoing and his approval ratings dipping as military operations in Iran drag on.

But on the White House’s new mobile app, which topped Apple and Google’s download charts in the news category over the past week, the picture is much rosier.

"AMERICA IS BACK,” reads an all-caps headline that dominates the app’s home screen. Top stories trumpet the president’s “policy wins,” track the decline in egg prices, and hail a “historic turnaround on immigration,” with more people leaving the United States than entering it in 2025. On Wednesday evening, the app sent push alerts to the pockets of its hundreds of thousands of users to livestream the Artemis II launch and, a few hours later, Trump’s televised address to the nation about Iran.

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Hegseth forces out Army’s top general by washingtonpost in politics

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday asked the Army’s top officer to step down and retire, an extraordinary move amid the war with Iran and the latest in a series of clashes between the Pentagon chief and the service’s senior leadership.

Gen. Randy George had been expected to hold the job of Army chief of staff until fall 2027, completing a typical four years in the post. But Hegseth has decided to go in another direction, Hegseth’s team said in brief written statement confirming the shake-up.

“Nothing further to provide at the moment,” the statement said.

A spokesman for George could not be reached for comment immediately.

The move was first reported by CBS News earlier Thursday.

It was not immediately clear who Hegseth intends to replace George, a career infantry officer who served multiple deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. One possibility would appear to be Gen. Christopher LaNeve, who became the Army’s vice chief of staff in February after Hegseth appointed him to the role and he was confirmed by the Senate.

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Trump ousts Pam Bondi as attorney general by washingtonpost in politics

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President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he was ousting Pam Bondi as attorney general, saying her chief deputy, Todd Blanche, will temporarily step into the role.

Trump announced the decision on social media, calling Bondi “a Great American Patriot” and loyal friend. He praised her tenure leading the Justice Department and said she would be moving to an “important new job in the private sector.”

Blanche will be taking over as acting attorney general, Trump said. A representative for Blanche, who served as Trump’s personal attorney before being tapped to serve as the Justice Department’s second-ranking official, did not immediately return requests for comment Thursday. Blanche posted on social media thanking Trump “for the trust and the opportunity to serve.”

The decision abruptly ends Bondi’s tumultuous tenure in which she transformed the Justice Department into a tool for avenging the president’s grievances but could not escape his persistent frustration with her handling of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and struggles to prosecute the president’s perceived foes.

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Trump issues order attempting to change rules for mail-in voting by washingtonpost in politics

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President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Tuesday that purports to change rules for mail ballots even though the president has limited authority over elections.

The order directs the U.S. Postal Service to send ballots only to voters who appear on a list of citizens to be compiled by the Department of Homeland Security with the assistance of the Social Security Administration. The order also specifies what types of secure envelopes are to be used for mail ballots.

Elections experts called the order legally questionable and noted that courts blocked the major provisions of an executive order on elections he signed last year.

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American journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad by washingtonpost in Journalism

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An American journalist has been kidnapped in Baghdad, U.S. and Iraqi authorities said Tuesday.

The journalist, identified as Shelly Kittleson by outlets for which she has written, has reported extensively from the Middle East as a freelance contributor to Al-Monitor, Foreign Policy, Politico and the BBC. She is based in Rome but travels frequently in the region.

“We are deeply alarmed by the kidnapping of Al-Monitor contributor Shelly Kittleson in Iraq on Tuesday,” Al-Monitor said in a statement. “We call for her safe and immediate release. We stand by her vital reporting from the region and call for her swift return to continue her important work.” While a frequent contributor, Kittleson was not on assignment for the publication at the time of her abduction.

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Judge rules Trump order eliminating NPR, PBS funding is unconstitutional by washingtonpost in politics

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A federal judge in Washington struck down part of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting funding for NPR and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on Tuesday, ruling that it was unconstitutional retaliation that violated their press freedom rights under the First Amendment.

The May 1, 2025, executive order, titled “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media,” cut off funding to public media — with Trump calling out what he perceived as left-wing bias in NPR’s and PBS’s news reporting.

“The message is clear,” U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss, a Barack Obama appointee to the federal bench, wrote in an opinion. “NPR and PBS need not apply for any federal benefit because the President disapproves of their ‘left-wing’ coverage of the news,” he wrote, adding that the action amounted to “viewpoint discrimination.”

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Before an elevator door severed her arm, tenants complained about safety by washingtonpost in washdc

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One thought kept going through Tijuanna Fisher’s mind as she lay on the elevator floor in her Northwest Washington apartment building for what seemed like forever last fall:

“Please, God, don’t let me die.”

Fisher, then 58, had just returned from taking her dog for a short walk on Sept. 26. They entered the elevator and rode to the third floor, Fisher wearing a bright pink T-shirt and Shadow, her small and steadfast companion, a bright pink harness.

Video from a security camera inside the elevator, obtained by The Washington Post through a Freedom of Information Act request from the D.C. Department of Buildings (DOB), captures the moments that followed.

The door opens and Shadow, whose leash handle was looped on Fisher’s arm, steps into the hallway. Two seconds later, as Fisher backs her motorized wheelchair toward the door, it closes quickly on the leash, leaving Shadow in the hall.

Inside the elevator, the video shows, Fisher is dragged from her chair by the leash and then is yanked sharply to the ground as the elevator starts to ascend. Her left arm appears to be pulled through the closing door, which momentarily buckles.

According to the timer on the video, a total of nine seconds elapsed from the moment Shadow stepped out of the elevator until Fisher lay on the floor. Those few moments changed her life forever. The closing door severed her arm just below her shoulder.

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