Trump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelenskyy for US diesel prices

Former President Donald Trump says Ukraine needs a new leader, suggesting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hasn't done enough to end the war with Russia.

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Pentagon raises official toll of troops who died during war with Iran to 21

The Post exclusively reported last month that the numbers of service members lost was greater than what the Pentagon was reporting in its public database.

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More than 500 trees may be removed from D.C. golf course Trump wants to redesign

Beginning Saturday, National Park Service crews will start another major round of cutting at East Potomac Golf Links, according to a new filing in federal court.

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Steven Bartlett on why taking no risks is the biggest risk

Steven Bartlett, 'The Diary of a CEO' host: taking no risks is the biggest risk

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French police suspend use of stun grenades at school protests as minister rejects accusations of brutality

Minister says use of grenades has been stopped after a student lost a hand as protests across France continue

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Coco Gauff withdraws from Wuhan Open title defense after China Open loss, citing fatigue (Gift Article)

The 22-year-old American announced her withdrawal hours after a loss in which she said she felt like she was “going to pass out.”

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DNC sues Trump administration, alleging taxpayer-funded ads violate propaganda law

The Democratic National Committee has sued the Trump administration over recent TV ads promoting the president.

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Bronze bust of Robert F. Kennedy is reported stolen from D.C. stadium site

The memorial sculpture had been in front of the former stadium that bore Kennedy’s name since 1969.

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Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after failed execution, attorneys say

Tennessee tried and failed to execute her by lethal injection last week. She remains hospitalized.

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White House blocks Politico from Air Force One trip, cannot secure replacement

President Donald Trump will travel without a primary print pool reporter for the first time in recent memory.

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Supreme Court grapples with case on holding Big Oil liable for climate change

After more than two hours of argument, it was unclear whether the justices would green-light Boulder, Colorado’s novel lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy.

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Why you should think about getting your flu shot right now

Flu is surging unusually early in some parts of the western United States, catching doctors by surprise.

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Cornell rape allegations reignite debate over laws on intoxication and consent

About 20 states have laws that can make it difficult to prosecute sexual assault cases if accusers voluntarily drank or took drugs.

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Tennessee’s prisons chief resigns after failed Pike execution, governor says

The botched lethal injection of Christa Pike led to the halting of all scheduled executions in the state.

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Trouble in Trump Country | Country-Gospel Protest Song About Trump’s Economy

YouTube video by The Resistance

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Ex-congressman and Rubio ally gets 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying

Former congressman David Rivera (R-Florida) maintained that, despite a $50 million lobbying contract from Venezuela’s government, he advocated for the removal of President Nicolás Maduro.

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Another disappointing jobs report suggests more challenges for Trump, GOP

The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2 percent while wages continued to lag behind inflation in the government’s final jobs report before the Nov. 3 midterm election.

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Treasury releases rules for nation’s first federal school voucher program

With the arrival of the long-awaited rules, Democratic governors are under more pressure to say whether they will opt in.

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104-year-old woman talks about Trump

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A man who spent decades on Utah's death row is released and awaits a new trial in a 1985 killing

A man who spent decades on Utah's death row has been released after prosecutors said newly analyzed DNA evidence doesn't link him to a 1985 killing.

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Trump Administration Prepares to Ask Tax Filers if They Are U.S. Citizens (Gift Article)

The new question, included on a draft version of the primary tax form, comes as part of an anti-immigrant turn at an agency that long prioritized tax administration.

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Senate passes a sweeping college sports bill. Here’s what it would change.

The Protect College Sports Act was approved by a vote of 77-22. The bill now heads to the House, which is divided over how Congress should intervene in college athletics.

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No decision on retrial in Lindsay Clancy murder case

Massachusetts Judge William Sullivan granted a request from prosecutors and Clancy’s attorneys to postpone the decision.

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Jack Smith clashes with senators over Trump probes, says he will not be silenced

Jack Smith returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to defend his derailed efforts to prosecute President Donald Trump, telling lawmakers he would not “be silenced by continued threats of prosecution” from...

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Immigrant shot by ICE in Austin is charged with assault

An affidavit unsealed Tuesday said the officer who shot Wilber Garcés Pérez was not wearing a body camera and another officer turned his camera off.

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Supreme Court allows Trump administration, for now, to resume ‘third country’ deportations

The high court will later hear arguments and make a final ruling on the controversial policy of sending migrants to countries where they are not citizens.

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Russian Drone Strikes Ukraine’s Science Academy, Causing Fire in City Center

A Russian jet-powered drone hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, the source of almost all of the country’s major scientific discoveries.

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See how data centers are changing the American landscape

Satellite imagery shows what was once farmland and desert taken over by warehouselike structures.

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