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Sources: The Washington Post has laid off a third of its staff; major cuts are also being made on the business side of the Post's beleaguered operations (CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2026/02/04/media/washington-post-layoffs

Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post conducts widespread layoffs, gutting a third of its staff
The Washington Post laid off about one in three employees across the company Wednesday morning, dealing another big blow to a newsroom that has reached a breaking point.

”What’s changed” is, billionaires like Jeff Bezos have realized they don’t need American news media to manufacture consent for them. Their societal role has been so diminished by other means, including other billionaire projects, that Bezos no longer needs The Post.

“Something I will be most proud of when I’m 90”: How Jeff Bezos used to talk about The Washington Post, and what’s changed
Jeff Bezos used to talk about The Washington Post with real curiosity, and the things he said were interesting and specific. Over time, that changed.

Gute Reaktion: Die deutsche Delegation um Norbert Röttgen (CDU) sagte ein geplantes Treffen ab, nachdem das US-Außenministerium der Deutschen Botschaft in Washington mitteilte, es sei bereit nur Abgeordnete von Union und AfD zu treffen, nicht aber die von SPD und Grünen.
https://www.

Trump administration favored Germany’s far right in Washington visit
A planned meeting collapsed after State Department officials told the German embassy it refused to meet with center-left German lawmakers.

The Washington Post told employees on Wednesday that
it was beginning a widespread round of layoffs that are expected to
decimate the organization’s sports, local news and international coverage.
Matt Murray, The Post’s executive editor, told newsroom employees on a call that
all sections would be affected in some way.
But he said that the end result would be a publication that focused even more on national news and politics,
as well as business and health…

Washington Post Begins Cutting More Than 300 Jobs
The layoffs will cut into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage, and reduce the number of all its employees by about 30 percent.

How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post https://rmendes.net/content/bookmarks/2026-02-04-democracy-and-foreign-correspondents-die-in-darkness

How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post
How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post 4 February 2026 Bezos WaPo Journalism Democracy 🔖 https://archive.is/YRuaF - Democracy, and foreign correspondents, die in darkness. Democracy, and for...

The Washington Post Is No Longer Useful to Jeff Bezos (Jason Koebler/404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/the-washington-post-is-no-longer-useful-to-jeff-bezos/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p51#a260205p51

But we can't afford child/healthcare and food...
Trump wants $10B to fund construction and beautification projects in and around Washington DC | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-10-billion-fund-beautify-washington-renovations-b2951737.html

Commanders $26 million free agent predicted to leave Washington for Raiders https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/commanders-26-million-free-agent-predicted-leave-washington…

The Washington Post Is No Longer Useful to Jeff Bezos https://www.404media.co/the-washington-post-is-no-longer-useful-to-jeff-bezos/

The Washington Post enters a multiyear licensing deal with Veritone to make its video journalism and archival footage available to partners and creators (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/03/washington-post-veritone-business-deal/

Washington Post signs content licensing, archiving agreement with Veritone
Executives said the agreement expands revenue opportunities while maintaining editorial oversight and brand protection for the Post.

Wenn unterwürfige und fachlich inkompetente milliardenschwere Gierlappen das Sagen bekommen, dann stirbt die Demokratie ...
https://taz.de/Massenentlassungen-bei-Washington-Post/!6151744/

Massenentlassungen bei „Washington Post“: Der Letzte macht das Licht aus
Die „Washington Post“ kündigt reihenweise und weltweit Redakteure. Das ist nicht nur schlecht für die US-Zeitung, sondern auch für die Demokratie.

This stinks - @… got caught up in the massacre of the Washington Post today.

In an interview, Washington Post top editor Matt Murray says Jeff Bezos supports "reinvention" and wants WaPo to be "a bigger, relevant, thriving institution" (Brian Stelter/CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2026/02/04/media/jeff-bezos-matt-murray…

Jeff Bezos remains committed to Washington Post amid brutal layoffs, top editor says
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos remains committed to the publication, its top editor told CNN in an interview Wednesday, hours after the Post laid off hundreds of employees.

About 300 Washington Post journalists were fired today. You only do this when truth is your enemy. „Democracy Dies in Darkness” was seen by Bezos not as a warning but a mission statement, I guess.

How the Ohio State Buckeyes can help the Commanders in the draft https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48083665/washington-commanders-ohio-state-buckeyes-sonny-styles-arvell-reese-2026-nfl-draft-combine

Jeff Bezos Killed the Washington Post (Alex Kirshner/Slate)
https://slate.com/business/2026/02/jeff-bezos-washington-post-layoffs.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p112#a260205p112

Wenn unterwürfige und fachlich inkompetente milliardenschwere Gierlappen das Sagen bekommen, dann stirbt die Demokratie ...
https://taz.de/Massenentlassungen-bei-Washington-Post/!6151744/

Sources: the US used Palantir's Maven Smart System, integrated with Claude, to find and prioritize 1,000 targets within the first 24 hours of the Iran strikes (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/04/anthropic-ai-iran-campaig…

Anthropic’s AI tool Claude central to U.S. campaign in Iran, amid a bitter feud
Anthropic’s AI tool Claude is playing a key role in the U.S. military’s campaign in Iran, amid a bitter fight with the Pentagon over the terms of its use in war.

Kyiv bureau among those axed by Jeff Bezos' Washington Post, hundreds of journalists laid off: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/04/kyiv-bureau-among-those-axed.html

50 years ago tonight, the jerry garcia band in washington dc. prop comedian uncle vinty opens. spring ’76, show #17. audience tapes.
early show: https://archive.org/details/jg76-04-03.138204.jgb.early.sonyf99s.peters.zombiwoof.t-flac16

Can Donald Trump Win a War with Iran If He Can’t Explain Why He Started It? | The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/can-donald-trump-win-a-war-with-iran-if-he-cant-explain-w…

Can Donald Trump Win a War with Iran If He Can’t Explain Why He Started It?
So far, explanations are few and the goals—from regime change to ending a nuclear program the President already claimed to have “obliterated”—are many. Susan B. Glasser writes.

JD Vance’s new book has a photo of their church. They don’t know Vance. - The Washington Post
#USpol #Vance

Jeff Bezos plant wohl, bei der Washington Post bis zu 300 Jobs zu streichen – vor allem in der Sport- & Auslandsredaktion. Über 60 Redakteur:innen warnen vor Bedeutungsverlust und fordern echte Dialogbereitschaft statt stummer Sparpolitik. Ein Qualitätsmedium am Scheideweg zwischen Wirtschaft und publizistischem Anspruch. #Tagesspiegel

'This Is a Wakeup Call': Critics Disgusted as Billionaire Bezos Guts Washington Post | Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/news/bezos-washington-post-layoffs

Italy averted Russian-linked cyberattacks targeting Winter Olympics websites, foreign minister says
https://apnews.com/article/italy-winter-olympics-us-cyberattacks-security-01b6af8e64606f31836c91faa6653d12

Italy says it has averted Russian-linked cyberattacks targeting Winter Olympics websites
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says Italy has foiled a series of cyberattacks targeting some of its foreign ministry offices, including one in Washington, as well as Winter Olympics websites and hotels in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Talking to reporters during a trip to the U.S. capital, Tajani said the attempted attacks were “of Russian origin,” but didn’t provide additional details. “We prevented a series of cyberattacks against foreign ministry sites, starting with Washington, and also inv…

Ex-WaPo Executive Editor Marty Baron says "this ranks among the darkest days in the history of" the paper; WaPo laid off Amazon beat reporter Caroline O'Donovan (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/

Washington Post Layoffs Cut More Than 300 Employees at Jeff Bezos Paper
The Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is enacting layoffs that will eliminate "hundreds" of jobs.

Bezos did shit like https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/washington-post-will-no-longer-make-presidential-endorsements-rcna177319, got everyone to cancel their subscriptions, and then demanded deep cuts to the paper as a result. I think that everyone knew exactly how this was going to turn out.

Medienbericht: Sexualisierte Deepfakes von Grok möglicherweise aus Kalkül
Die Erstellung sexueller KI-Bilder mit Grok könnte Methode haben, um die Popularität der Plattform X zu steigern. Die Washington Post liefert Anhaltspunkte.

I already don't want to fly into DCA; this merely confirms that I have good judgment in this regard...
https://avbrief.com/pentagon-mulls-anti-drone-lasers-in-downtown-washington/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=fed…

If you imagine #NYC police as Cartman (from South Park) doing the whole "respect mah authoritah!" bit, the behavior of the NYPD around the snowballs incident makes complete sense. It's not that anyone was hurt, nor was there any damage, but their fragile egos just can't handle not having their authority respected. Even when they do completely dumb shit like wandering into the m…

The current budget bill re: funding for DHS should prohibit ICE and CBP agents from being within at a least a mile of any polling place.
Call your Senators and tell them so.
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/dont-let-ice-freeze-voting

Don’t Let ICE Freeze Voting
Guest article by Jay Inslee, former governor of Washington State

Jeff Bezos Must Sell the Washington Post (Cameron Barr/The Bulwark)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/jeff-bezos-must-sell-the-washington-post
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p108#a260205p108

Let me be clear. If the state of Washington ever asked me the question:
Permanent DST or switch back and forth?
I would eagerly select "No more switching boneheads".
But I would also be emailing the state legislature asking why on earth they ended up with this boneheaded choice, when the obvious, correct, answer was right there all along: Just abolish DST.

Giants, Raiders and Commanders could have interest in released $63 million star https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/washington-commanders/news/giants-raiders-commanders-could-interest-released…

Video call: WaPo Executive Editor Matt Murray says the paper plans to lay off hundreds of staff, cutting into its local, international, and sports coverage (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/business/media/washington-post-layoffs.html

Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
The layoffs are slated to shrink the newsroom by hundreds of journalists, cutting into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage.

He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years (Erik Wemple/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/business/media/washington-post-martin-weil-metro.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p45#a260205p45

How Jeff Bezos has forced WaPo into severe decline in Trump's second term, including today's mass layoffs that seem to transform it into a kind of Politico-lite (Ruth Marcus/New Yorker)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-c…

How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post
Ruth Marcus on the latest round of layoffs at the Washington Post and what the impact has been on the newspaper and its staff since it was bought by Jeff Bezos in 2013.

FBI Spied on Washington Post Reporter Prior To Raiding Their Home https://thedissenter.org/fbi-spied-on-washington-post-reporter-prior-to-raiding-their-home/

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has so far been unable to access data from a Washington Post reporter’s iPhone
because it was protected by Apple’s "Lockdown Mode"
when agents seized the device from the reporter’s home, the US government said in a court filing.
FBI agents were however able to access the reporter’s work laptop by telling her to place her index finger on the MacBook Pro’s fingerprint reader.
This occurred during the January 14 search at the…

FBI stymied by Apple's Lockdown Mode after seizing journalist's iPhone
Post reporter was compelled to unlock MacBook Pro with fingerprint, however.

Sportswriters at WaPo say they spent the last two years seeking guidance for reinvention from top editors, but never saw leaders support visionary ideas (Bryan Curtis/The Ringer)
https://www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/media/washington-post-sports-department-d…

Death of a Sports Section
The Washington Post sports department was dismantled before its leaders gave it a chance to change

How Washington tribes are bracing for Trump’s ICE crackdown | Northwest | yakimaherald.com
https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/northwest/how-washington-tribes-are-bracing-for-trump-s-ice-crackdown/article_d46525c6-b261-4b6c-81a9-e18f57b89afa.html

Sources: WaPo told its ~45-person sports staff that some will be re-assigned within the newsroom, as it cuts one of the great American newspaper sports sections (Dan Shanoff/The Athletic)
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7019090/2026/02/04/washington-post-…

The Washington Post eliminates sports section as part of wider layoffs
The Post's sports section was a longstanding foundation for sports fans in the D.C. region.

Arkansas RB Mike Washington Jr. sheds tears after 4.33 40 at NFL combine https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7077890/2026/02/28/nfl-combine-mike-washington-40-time/

The University of Missouri starts a program allowing students to live in DC and report on Missouri politicians for publications affiliated with the school (Liam Scott/Columbia Journalism Review)
https://www.cjr.org/feature/cap…

Capitol Newbies: The University of Missouri students bringing regional reporting back to Washington, DC.
The University of Missouri students bringing regional reporting back to Washington.

Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post conducts widespread layoffs, gutting a third of its staff (CNN)
https://cnn.com/2026/02/04/media/washington-post-layoffs
http://www.memeorandum.com/260204/p147#a260204p147

Iran has now repeatedly shown itself able to strike at U.S. aircraft in ways that should give Washington pause ahead of any further escalation of the war.
Iranian forces have hit a base in Saudi Arabia, striking two U.S. KC-135 aerial refueling planes and destroyed an American E-3 early warning detection system.
Iran has also been successfully shooting down Israeli and U.S. drones, some military analysts say.
With both sides perceiving themselves as at an advantage,
t…

Iran’s Downing of Fighter Jet and U.S. Rescue Leave Both Sides Dangerously Emboldened
After Iran shot down a U.S. plane and U.S. forces pulled off a risky ground operation to extricate a stranded airman, both sides claimed victory. That confidence could fuel further escalation.

Marty Baron says "I firmly believe" Jeff Bezos prioritizes his other interests over WaPo; Jim VandeHei says "I have no clue what their strategy was or is" (Jeremy Barr/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/05/mass-layoffs-wash…

Die nächste Sphere: Bei Washington D.C. soll kleinere Kugelarena gebaut werden
Die kugelförmige Sphere in Las Vegas fasziniert seit ihrer Eröffnung. Als nächstes soll eine kleinere bei Washington D.C. gebaut werden.
<…

Sources: WaPo plans to end the sports section in its "current form", restructure the metro desk, and eliminate the books section as part of a "strategic reset" (The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/washingto…

The Washington Post Is Slashing Its Newsroom in ‘Strategic Reset’
The Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper is making significant cuts to international, sports, metro and books

The U.S. Forest Service is closing 57 of its 77 research facilities in 31 states
under a reorganization plan announced this week,
threatening science that looked at how wildfires, drought, pests and global warming are putting pressure on forests.
The agency plans to consolidate its research division into a centralized office in Fort Collins, Colo.,
and move field researchers to locations in nearby states.
But employees said they feared the move would lead many s…

Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk
Scientists say their work on fires and climate change could be lost as the agency moves its headquarters to Utah from Washington and shuts 57 research stations.

Washington State sues US Department of Energy over records in decision to keep Centralia coal plant running | king5.com
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/washington-state-sues-us-department-of-energy-centralia-coal-plant-running/281-b0830a2c-17b3-44a6-b569-5dbd64b47f17

With the WaPo layoffs, we're seeing a business and leadership failure, and the death of a newspaper where the actual journalism still stands strong (Ashley Parker/The Atlantic)
https://www.

The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.

Chinese firms market Iran war intelligence ‘exposing’ U.S. forces - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/04/china-ai-military-intelligence-iran-war/

ICE taking steps to close detention center at Fort Bliss, document shows
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is taking steps to close Camp East Montana,
a massive immigrant detention camp near the Mexican border that opened less than eight months ago,
according to an internal ICE document reviewed by The Washington Post.

The document, distributed to agency staff this week,
indicated that ICE is drafting a letter to terminate the facility’s contract,
…

ICE taking steps to close detention center at Fort Bliss, document shows
Preparations to shutter Camp East Montana in El Paso come less than eight months after facility’s opening, according to an internal ICE document.

WaPo has launched its creator network, where half a dozen creators will launch new series every few weeks in different verticals and retain IP ownership (Sara Guaglione/Digiday)
https://digiday.com/media/after-newsroom-cuts-the-washington-p…

After newsroom cuts, The Washington Post turns to creator-led video deals 
The Washington Post is betting on creator content to open up new revenue and audiences, after newsroom layoffs.

Ban on police face coverings in WA nears final passage in Legislature • Washington State Standard
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/03/03/ban-on-police-face-coverings-in-wa-nears-final-passage-in-legislature/

For Trump, architecture is policy (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/05/trump-architecture-is-policy/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p19#a260205p19

WaPo Executive Editor Matt Murray says the paper will "concentrate on areas that demonstrate authority, distinctiveness, and impact" and today is "painful" (@washpostcomms)
https://x.com/washpostcomms/status/2019071299667063211

Washington Post Communications (@WashPostComms) on X
From @WashingtonPost Executive Editor @murraymatt: Dear All, As we shared in our live stream earlier, the company is taking actions today to place The Washington Post on a stronger footing and better position us in this rapidly changing era of new technologies and evolving user

Trump proposes $400M cut to Hanford site cleanup budget | The Olympian
https://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article315292066.html

Trump files emergency appeal to keep building White House ballroom (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/04/trump-ballroom-appeal-emergency/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260404/p58#a260404p58

The Atlantic hired ~30 WaPo reporters in the last couple of years, including four since WaPo's cuts, indicating WaPo retention issues; Atlantic has 200 staff (Michael Calderone/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journali…

Washington Post Upheaval Redraws the DC Media Map | Analysis
The Atlantic, NOTUS and City Cast nab Washington Post alums, while Politico’s new editor promises to invest “significantly and immediately.”

Trump allies expand role in planning America's 250th anniversary (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/05/america-250-freedom-250-trump-celebration/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260305/p14#a260305p14

Court docs: the US DOJ failed to tell a judge about a 1980 law protecting journalists when it sought to seize WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson's devices last month (Charlie Savage/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/poli

DOJ Failed to Address Press Law in Application to Search Washington Post Reporter’s Home
The Justice Department did not address a 1980 law that generally bars warrants for reporting material when it sought to seize a Washington Post reporter’s devices, an unsealed filing shows.

Dissappointed about this; #trans ppl don't deserve the abuse: "After majority Democrats refused to hold hearings, Republicans convened events where dozens of people spoke in support of measures on transgender athletes and parental rights."
With rally and ‘listening sessions’, WA initiative supporters deliver their message • Washington State Standard
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/02/04/with-rally-and-listening-sessions-wa-initiative-supporters-deliver-their-message/

U.S. rescues missing crew member in Iran after fighter jet shot down (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/04/us-pilot-rescue-iran-f15-crash/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260405/p1#a260405p1

An anonymous WaPo Metro staffer who was just laid off says there are now just ~12 people left on the desk, down from more than 40 (David Folkenflik/NPR)
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/04/nx-s1-5699328/washington-post-layoffs-jobs-bezos

Trump threatens Iran with 'Hell' over Strait of Hormuz in profane post (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/05/trump-iran-strait-hormuz-easter-threat/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260405/p22#a260405p22

The #Washington #Post has consistently produced high-quality, news cycle-leading reporting over the first year of Donald Trump’s chaotic and unpredictable second administration.
But that work has been produced under a cloud of uncertainty and rumors of widespread

Senate to vote on forcing Trump to end Iran strikes (Theodoric Meyer/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/04/senate-iran-war-powers-vote/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p26#a260304p26

Confusion at Dallas polls causes Democratic voters to be turned away (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/03/crockett-dallas-voting-midterms/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p3#a260304p3

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James Talarico is Dems best chance to flip the TX Senate seat.
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James Talarico is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas to take his fight against corruption to Washington and win power back for working people.

U.S. burns through precision munitions, air defense interceptors in Iran (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/04/us-iran-air-defense-missile-burn-rate/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzcyNjAwNDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzczOTc5MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NzI2MDA0MDAsImp0aSI6IjkzYmE2ZTBhLTQxN2QtNGFjNy1hZjQzLTg0YzAxMmI5MzRhMiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9uYXRpb25hbC1zZWN1cml0eS8yMDI2LzAzLzA0L3VzLWlyYW4tYWlyLWRlZmVuc2UtbWlzc2lsZS1idXJuLXJhdGUvIn0.7zWgUB1BYS0MWnUoBZZrchKWdOg-lbA4Tq2LPqQXhW8
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p44#a260304p44

In Hungarian election, Trump and Putin are backing Viktor Orban (Catherine Belton/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/05/vance-hungary-orban-election/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260405/p24#a260405p24

Hegseth's purge of Black and women officers larger than previously reported
"Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for MORE THAN A DOZEN Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military."
“There is not a single service that has been immune to this level of involvement by Hegseth,” one of the U.S. officials said.

Hegseth has intervened in military promotions for more than a dozen senior officers
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, some of whom are seen as having been targeted because of their race, gender or perceived affiliation with Biden administration policies or officials, according to nine U.S. officials familiar with the process

Rep. Gonzales faces ethics investigation over allegations of affair with aide (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/04/congressman-gonzales-ethics-investigation-affair/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p57#a260304p57

Trump now wants his triumphal arch to be 250ft tall, dwarfing other Washington, DC monuments | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-washington-dc-arch-b2911497.html

Anthropic's AI tool Claude central to U.S. campaign in Iran, amid a bitter feud (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/04/anthropic-ai-iran-campaign/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p159#a260304p159

In a letter to the American people,
Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian laid out the longstanding, historical grievances behind Tehran’s distrust of Washington,
with a turning point being the 1953 coup d’état, which he described as “an illegal American intervention aimed at preventing the nationalisation of Iran’s own resources”.
Relations before that “were not originally hostile, and early interactions between the Iranian and American people were not marred with hostility o…

Full economic turnaround will take time, Vance says in interview (Natalie Allison/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/04/vance-interview-economy-immigration/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p27#a260304p27

An interview with TMZ's Harvey Levin about the OWTA movement he says TMZ started, shaming lawmakers using audience's photos, like Lindsey Graham at Disney World (Elex Michaelson/CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/03/entertainment/tmz-shutdown-harvey-levin

TMZ’s founder channels national anger with Washington
Harvey Levin thinks photos of Sen. Lindsey Graham at Disney World went viral because they were “goofy,” but sees TMZ’s wider campaign against lawmakers as no laughing matter.

American universities in Middle East brace for Iranian retaliation (Mohamad El Chamaa/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/05/american-university-middle-east-iran/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260405/p40#a260405p40

Slotkin declines DOJ interview request in 'illegal orders' video case (Mariana Alfaro/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/05/slotkin-interview-video-doj/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p120#a260205p120

Information regarding the health of the justices, is often difficult to obtain.
The Supreme Court’s public information office previously declined to reveal that
Chief Justice John Roberts had fallen at a country club near his suburban Maryland home in June 2020,
injured his head and taken by ambulance to a hospital until it was reported by the Washington Post.
If Alito were to decide to step down, the opening would offer President Donald Trump a fourth appointment to…

Exclusive: Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital last month in previously undisclosed incident
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital after becoming ill last month at a Federalist Society dinner in Philadelphia, according to people with knowledge of the March 20 incident.

Trump weighs more Cabinet changes, but wants to avoid 'massive shake-up' (Natalie Allison/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/03/trump-cabinet-lutnick-deremer-blanche-bondi/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260403/p136#a260403p136

On Easter, Pope Leo delivers commanding message of peace to a world at war (Anthony Faiola/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/05/pope-leo-easter-trump-war-peace/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260405/p29#a260405p29

The Athletic hires six former Washington Post sports reporters, including Candace Buckner, after the Post dismantled its sports section earlier in February (Kerry Flynn/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/26/athletic-washington-post-dc-sports-writers

Exclusive: The Athletic hires Washington Post sports writers
As the Washington Post shrinks, the New York Times is scooping up some of its talent.

Noem's spending limits have frozen millions in disaster aid, Democratic report charges (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/03/04/noem-fema-aid-delay-report/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p47#a260304p47

Trump to launch TrumpRx.gov, branding his push to lower prescription prices (Dan Diamond/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/05/trump-trumprx-prescription-prices/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p68#a260205p68

ICE taking steps to close detention center at Fort Bliss, document shows (Douglas MacMillan/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/03/04/trump-administration-closes-fort-bliss-detention-center/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzcyNjAwNDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzczOTc5MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NzI2MDA0MDAsImp0aSI6IjYxOWVlNzE3LTdkZDUtNDQ5Yi1iZjJiLWYxN2I0OGNmMWE2MCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9pbW1pZ3JhdGlvbi8yMDI2LzAzLzA0L3RydW1wLWFkbWluaXN0cmF0aW9uLWNsb3Nlcy1mb3J0LWJsaXNzLWRldGVudGlvbi1jZW50ZXIvIn0.GNmss1tqmft33KivesafXe9wiRgN5yB4CmFKAydtfJc&itid=gfta
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p132#a260304p132

North Carolina Senate candidate ejected from US Senate hearing in anti-war protest (Molly Parks/Washington Examiner)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4481057/north-carolina-senate-mcginnis-ejected-hearing-protest/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p133#a260304p133

'Anti-ICE Antifa TERRORIST' arrested in Minneapolis for threatening federal agents: DOJ (Kaelan Deese/Washington Examiner)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4447202/anti-ice-antifa-terrorist-kyle-wagner-arrested-minneapolis-threatening-agents-doj/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p93#a260205p93

Harris relaunch of 'Kamala HQ' as Gen Z content hub stokes speculation on what's next (Barnini Chakraborty/Washington Examiner)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/4447694/harris-relaunch-platoforms-gen-z-content-hub/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p128#a260205p128

Kamala Harris Partners With Soros-Funded Nonprofit To Rebrand Her Failed Campaign's Social Media Accounts (Chuck Ross/The Washington Free Beacon)
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/kamala-harris-partners-with-soros-funded-nonprofit-to-rebrand-her-failed-campaigns-social-media-accounts/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p106#a260205p106

Sources: WaPo's layoffs may narrow its scope to topics of expertise and reader interest based on digital traffic, with politics and video becoming more central (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/business/media/washington-post-newsroom.html…

Washington Post Plans Cuts to Reshape Newsroom
The changes are expected to include significant layoffs in areas like sports and international coverage.

House Secures Dates For Bill and Hillary Clinton's Epstein Testimonies After Couple Dodged Subpoenas (Jameson Mitrovich/The Washington Free Beacon)
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/clintons-cave-to-house-epstein-probe-after-facing-contempt-vote/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p131#a260203p131

Mess in Texas: Billionaire-Backed Talarico Shrugs Off Racism Scandal To Steal Senate Nod From Jasmine Crockett (Andrew Stiles/The Washington Free Beacon)
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/mess-in-texas-billionaire-backed-talarico-shrugs-off-racism-scandal-to-steal-senate-nod-from-jasmine-crockett/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p20#a260304p20

Can Donald Trump Win a War with Iran If He Can't Explain Why He Started It? (Susan B. Glasser/New Yorker)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/can-donald-trump-win-a-war-with-iran-if-he-cant-explain-why-he-started-it
http://www.memeorandum.com/260302/p143#a260302p143

U.S. Failed to Alert Judge to Press Law in Application to Search Reporter's Home (Charlie Savage/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/politics/doj-press-law-warrant-application-washington-post-journalist.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260202/p149#a260202p149

WaPo CEO Will Lewis has floated a bunch of plans to make the company profitable again; several efforts failed to pan out, part of a pattern of fits and starts (Charlotte Klein/New York Magazine)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/inside-the-…

Inside the Washington Post’s Existential Meltdown
As the Washington Post braces for a round of layoffs, staffers bemoan the lack of vision from owner Jeff Bezos and CEO Will Lewis.

House to vote on reopening government, extending ICE funding (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/03/house-vote-end-government-shutdown/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p21#a260203p21