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Roy Moore, the Alabama Senate candidate under fire for alleged sexual misconduct with teenage girls when he was in his 30s, apparently believes America was a better place at a time when slavery was still legal. At a campaign event earlier this year, an audience member asked Moore for his opinion on when the last time…
Looking east on Interstate 66 from the North Scott Street overpass, traffic is seen Monday evening in Arlington. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) On the fourth day of tolling on Interstate 66, the morning price peaked at $25.50 around 8:30 a.m. Virginia Department of Transportation officials rolled out the new express lanes inside the Beltway on…
A majority of Senate Democrats on Dec. 6 called on Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) to resign as he faces multiple allegations of sexual harassment. (Bastien Inzaurralde,Jordan Frasier/The Washington Post) In a stunning close to his congressional career, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) on Thursday announced that he will resign amid multiple allegations that he touched women…
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli soldiers Thursday in Ramallah and other places in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, burning posters of President Trump and American flags a day after Trump decisively sided with Israel by announcing U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as its capital. Israeli police said three protesters were arrested in Jerusalem…
The Post’s Geoffrey A. Fowler tests Amazon Key, a new service that allows packages to be delivered right inside your door by allowing Amazon deliverers to open your door with a digital key. (Jhaan Elker,Geoffrey Fowler/The Washington Post) I gave Amazon.com a key to go into my house and drop off packages when I’m not…
The video bubble hasn’t burst quite yet, but it sure has deflated for video makers looking to sell short-form content to streaming platforms. Over the past few months, several high-profile video streaming platforms have either shut down or scaled back their spending on original content. So far this fall, NBCUniversal closed the doors on Seeso, its…
The Trump administration is considering a set of proposals developed by Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a retired CIA officer — with assistance from Oliver North, a key figure in the Iran-Contra scandal — to provide CIA Director Mike Pompeo and the White House with a global, private spy network that would circumvent official U.S. intelligence agencies,…
A bill from House Republicans would end a program that forgives student loans for graduates who enter public service, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The GOP bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, introduced by Rep. Virginia FoxxVirginia Ann FoxxOvernight Finance: Day three of tax bill markup | Ryan says election results raise pressure for…
By the end of the thread, McCarthy made it clear that these trolls are part of the “alt-right.” “The problem I’m stating here is not that ‘there are trolls on the internet’ but that people who proclaim to be on our side are trying to tear down women in our in-group,” she wrote. Another self-described “conservative woman”…
George Frey/Getty Images This administration is nothing if not an abject lesson in doublespeak and pimp talk as Donald Trump and his little friends find creative ways to lie to and gaslight us, all in an attempt to make us believe that our eyes and ears are lying to us—and the only truth comes from…