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The speaker is downplaying tensions within his party that for months he had tamped down with the help of President Donald Trump. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/18/mike-johnson-control-house/ Author : Marianna Sotomayor, Kadia Goba Publish date : 2025-12-18 20:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Outdated rules and laws kill affordability and encourage luxury buildings. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/18/new-york-affordability-housing-luxury-construction-rules/ Author : Nile Berry Publish date : 2025-12-18 17:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

If Santa were real, he would look like Graham. His white beard and mustache are woolly, his cheeks are rosy, and his glasses sit perched at the tip of his nose. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/12/18/santa-tysons-corner-mall/ Author : Liam Scott Publish date : 2025-12-18 11:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The default notice issued to National Links Trust did not identify specific violations, as required by the lease with the National Park Service. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/12/18/trump-dc-golf-courses-national-links-trust-lease/ Author : Rick Maese Publish date : 2025-12-18 12:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Nick Reiner, the son of Hollywood legends Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, could face life in prison or the death penalty if convicted of their murders. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/12/17/nick-reiner-court-appearance-plea-delayed/ Author : Samantha Chery Publish date : 2025-12-17 23:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

How does the letter writer respond to sister’s mean-spirited comment about Christmas decorations? Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2025/12/18/miss-manners-sibling-insults-decor/ Author : Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin Publish date : 2025-12-18 05:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

In a speech shorter than his usual hour-plus events, and which was full of false statements, the president promised a better economy in 2026. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/17/trump-address-nation-2026-agenda/ Author : Washington Post staff Publish date : 2025-12-18 03:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

It most likely will not become law, but it will still have consequences for transgender youth, advocates say. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/12/17/marjorie-taylor-greene-trans-care-ban/ Author : Casey Parks Publish date : 2025-12-18 01:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The former president was convicted of attempting a coup. If the legislation survives an expected veto, he could be transferred to house arrest as early as 2028. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/17/bolsonaro-prison-sentence-reduced/ Author : Marina Dias Publish date : 2025-12-18 00:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Chief of staff candidly assesses the president and his team to Vanity Fair, saying Trump has “an alcoholic’s personality,” Bondi “whiffed” on the Epstein files and Vance’s pro-Trump makeover was “political.” Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/16/wiles-trump-vanity-fair/ Author : Isaac Arnsdorf, Maegan Vazquez Publish date : 2025-12-17 22:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Two investigations suggest crime statistics were manipulated to make them look better. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/17/dc-crime-statistics-pamela-smith-police-chief/ Author : Editorial Board Publish date : 2025-12-17 18:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Judges wrote in a preliminary order that the National Guard can stay for now and that the Trump administration is likely to succeed in its appeal of a lower-court ruling. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/12/17/dc-national-guard-trump-deployment-ruling/ Author : Jenny Gathright Publish date : 2025-12-17 16:37:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Washington’s two-game road trip to Winnipeg and Minnesota didn’t go as planned. The Wild prevailed, 5-0, on Tuesday night. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/12/16/capitals-wild-game-story-lines/ Author : Bailey Johnson Publish date : 2025-12-17 12:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Why the creator of “Broadcast News” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” is back with another complicated leading lady. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2025/12/17/james-brooks-ella-mccay-interview/ Author : Ann Hornaday Publish date : 2025-12-17 10:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Schoolteachers feel “bone-deep shame” for lacking the tens of thousands of dollars their future in-laws have for kids’ wedding. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2025/12/17/carolyn-hax-wedding-son-pay/ Author : Carolyn Hax, Haben Kelati Publish date : 2025-12-17 05:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The move follows a broader push for financial deregulation under President Trump that has allowed digital asset companies to obtain preliminary banking charters. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/16/paypal-bank-small-business-us-trump/ Author : Andrew Jeong Publish date : 2025-12-17 02:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Bishop Stewart Ruch III in the Anglican Church in North America was acquitted in an ecclesiastical trial. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2025/12/16/stewart-ruch-angilican-bishop-aquitted/ Author : Ian Shapira Publish date : 2025-12-17 01:18:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The number of countries whose citizens face a full or partial travel ban on entry to the United States increased from 19 to 39. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/16/trump-travel-ban-countries-list/ Author : Tobi Raji, N. Kirkpatrick, Adrián Blanco Ramos Publish date : 2025-12-17 01:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The administration added 20 countries to the 19 whose citizens already faced full or partial restrictions on entering the United States. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/12/16/trump-travel-ban-expanded/ Author : David Nakamura Publish date : 2025-12-16 22:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Rob Rogers cartoon on Trump, affordability and polling numbers. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/16/rob-rogers-cartoon-trump-polling/ Author : Rob Rogers Publish date : 2025-12-16 20:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

As temperatures trend upward, the next chance of rain is Thursday night. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/12/16/dc-weather-live-updates-sunny-less-cold/ Author : Matt Rogers Publish date : 2025-12-16 17:12:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Rams and Seahawks top our ratings ahead of their head-to-head matchup, while a surprising contender leads the AFC. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/12/16/nfl-power-rankings-week-16/ Author : Neil Greenberg Publish date : 2025-12-16 15:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

For more than 40 years, he helped readers make sense of economics and society. His plainspoken columns were informed by his classically conservative views. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/12/15/robert-samuelson-dead-post-columnist/ Author : Matt Schudel Publish date : 2025-12-16 01:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The way a couch feels matters as much as how it looks. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/12/16/home-five-senses/ Author : Jenny Rogers Publish date : 2025-12-16 10:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The FDA also said Kroger and Albertsons had failed to comply with a recall of baby formula linked to an ongoing infant botulism outbreak. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/12/16/infant-botulism-target-walmart-kroger-albertsons/ Author : Kelly Kasulis Cho Publish date : 2025-12-16 06:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.