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@washingtonsun.comPresident Donald Trump urged Ukrainian citizens to replace Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying he has not done enough to “make a deal” to end the war with Russia and bring down diesel prices.
@washingtonsun.comA federal judge has blocked the Justice Department from accessing state voter rolls to find noncitizen voters and bar them from casting ballots.
@washingtonsun.comWhile Americans sink into their couches this weekend watching football, they may get an unexpected visitor: advertisements for candidates they can’t vote for, running in states hundreds of miles away.
@washingtonsun.comIn 2025, the Trump administration prevented the EPA and HHS from distributing more than $1 billion appropriated by Congress, in prohibitions known as impoundments, according to decisions the Government Accountability Office sent to Congress on Wednesday.
@washsunmetro.bsky.socialReposted by @washingtonsun.comArlington County is suing to stop the construction of President Donald Trump’s proposed Triumphal Arch.
@washsunmetro.bsky.socialReposted by @washingtonsun.comWashington’s tight ends — John Bates, Ben Sinnott, Colson Yankoff and Okonkwo — have combined to produce just 10 receptions, 65 yards and zero touchdowns through the first four weeks of the season, the least-productive group in the NFL.
@washsunmetro.bsky.socialReposted by @washingtonsun.comThe D.C. Board of Elections submitted an official request asking National Guard troops to steer clear of ballot drop boxes and other voting locations in the city.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/metro/national-guard-dc-ballot-boxes
@washsunmetro.bsky.socialReposted by @washingtonsun.comCapitol Hill Books sells books. Your lawmaker doesn’t work there, and neither does the Antichrist.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/metro/capitol-hill-books-not-satan
@washsunmetro.bsky.socialReposted by @washingtonsun.comMore than 9,000 D.C. residents lost their SNAP benefits from July 2025, when changes to the program's eligibility requirements went into effect, to June 2026, according to the Food Research and Action Center.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/metro/dc-food-insecurity-benefits-support
@washingtonsun.comAs President Trump travels the country touting the “greatest” American economy in history, even senators in safe red states are beginning to push back.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/congress/republicans-red-states-break-with-trump
@washingtonsun.comPolling finds public trust swinging hard toward Democrats on controlling costs, but some GOP candidates see an opening.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/republicans-health-care-campaigns-2026-flip-script
@akbarshahidahmed.bsky.socialReposted by @washingtonsun.comFor now, "I have discerned no appetite whatsoever to expand [US involvement in Yemen] to bail out the Saudis" -person familiar w/ admin discussions. But signs are growing that Trump may enter another humanitarian+strategic quagmire
w/ @reporterjoe.bsky.social
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@washingtonsun.comA Trump-aligned super PAC ran an ad attacking Jonathan Nez, a Native American candidate in a competitive Arizona House district. But it twice showed images of another Native American politician instead.
www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/tr...
@washingtonsun.comOne Democratic operative working on Senate races called the situation for the Senate election in Texas unique for this cycle, saying the stars might align for Democrats to flip the seat.
“It’s truly a perfect storm of conditions.”
www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/de...
@washingtonsun.comThe president was scheduled to attend Saturday’s Alabama-Georgia game, but Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/trump-football-game-forecasted-hurricane-landfall
@washingtonsun.comDespite Pete Hegseth’s announcement that the execution of a convicted terrorist would be livestreamed, Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on whether the public display will happen.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/hegseth-says-execution-streamed-vance-isnt-sure
@washingtonsun.comAt least six soldiers are planning to file for preliminary religious exemptions to avoid participating in the firing squad execution of Nidal Mikal Hasan, a nonprofit leader told The Sun.
www.washingtonsun.com/defense/sold...
@washingtonsun.comPresident Trump named conservative commentator Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary on Friday.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/adviser-to-trump-media-offered-press-secretary-job
@washingtonsun.comPresident Trump said that he reached a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to boost global diesel supplies, seeking to bring down soaring fuel prices ahead of the midterms.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/trump-diesel-deal-putin-russia
@washingtonsun.comA federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting a Dominican man shot by an ICE agent Thursday in New York City.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/immigration/judge-bars-deportation-ice
