Washington
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Newyork
Howard Fineman, Veteran Political Journalist and TV Pundit, Dies at 75
From his beginnings with a daily newspaper, he moved easily through Newsweek magazine to cable news and, later, to the frontiers of online journalism.
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US
House Ethics Panel Looks Into Nancy Mace’s Use of Reimbursement Program
The committee will decide whether to open a formal investigation into expense reports filed by the South Carolina Republican.
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Newyork
U.S. Troops Kicked Out of Africa? Here’s What Washington Should Do.
The forced withdrawal, announced last month, of more than 1,000 U.S. Special Operations troops and drone operators in Niger and Chad should raise the alarm for Washington. In Africa, our policy of strengthening security partnerships rather than ...
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Books
Kamasi Washington Wants to Remain Unstoppable
Before Kamasi Washington unveiled his breakthrough opus, he admits, he second-guessed it. “The Epic” (2015) was a major moment, not just for the Los Angeles saxophonist and composer, but for jazz at large. Arriving on the heels of Kendrick Lamar’s ...
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World
Princess Reema, Bandar’s Daughter, Navigates Rough Waters in Washington
The Saudi ambassador to the United States, the daughter of a storied figure in the kingdom’s diplomacy, is trying to steer relations at a difficult time.
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Books
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal to Lead Broadway ‘Othello’
Kenny Leon will direct a starry revival of Shakespeare’s tragedy in the spring of 2025.
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News
Bringing to Light the Cuisine of Hercules Posey, George Washington’s Enslaved Chef
On Feb. 22, 1797, while George Washington celebrated his 65th birthday at a ball in Philadelphia, his celebrated chef, Hercules Posey, slipped from the meager enslaved quarters at Mount Vernon, the president’s Virginia estate. Stepping into the damp ...
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News
Charles Peters, Neoliberal Founder of The Washington Monthly, Dies at 96
His political journal challenged liberal and conservative orthodoxies for decades and added an important perspective for Washington’s cognoscenti.
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US
The New Republican Establishment
An alternative Trumpist governing elite gets closer to ruling the party.
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Books
Ghosts Come in Many Forms in Bryan Washington’s New Novel
In “Family Meal,” the author follows the jagged reunion of two former best friends, each grappling with grief and complicated relationships.
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