Patrick Caldwell
@patcaldwell.bsky.social
Senior editor for political investigations at the @washingtonpost.com https://www.patrickcaldwell.com/
A Trump donor called for an end to offshoring. Then his company moved much of this plant’s work to China.
The last day of an American factory
A Trump donor called for an end to offshoring. Then his company moved much of this plant’s work to China.
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A Trump donor called for an end to offshoring. Then his company moved much of this plant’s work to China. Powerful, moving story from @petejamison.bsky.social on the last day of an American factory wapo.st/4yR8j5X
The last day of a factory in Trump country, as its work moves to China
For generations, this Ohio factory was a way of life. Then came the final shift.
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This is a really special @petejamison.bsky.social story on the last day of an American factory, owned by a Trump donor and offshoring all its jobs to China www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The last day of an American factory
A Trump donor called for an end to offshoring. Then his company moved much of this plant’s work to China.
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How did a false allegation lead to Pete Buttigieg's separation from his kids? Our exclusive reporting shows how authorities did not take steps to vet the caller who left her contact. We found the caller who said she wanted to thwart his White House ambitions. Gift link: wapo.st/45ok5XP
Source of false Buttigieg allegation appeared ‘mentally unstable,’ records show
The Michigan attorney general’s office is investigating how the accusation that prompted the ex-Cabinet secretary's separation from his 4-year-old twins was handled.
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"Former Republican congressman George Santos, who had his sentence for identity theft and wire fraud commuted by Trump last year, said Wednesday that he was considering applying for the fund...." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump’s allies are already lining up to apply to his $1.8 billion fund
Jan. 6 rioters, George Santos, Mark McCloskey and Rod Blagojevich: A wide range of figures are eyeing the president’s new settlement fund.
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Among the Jan 6ers eager to get in line for $1.8 billion in government money: a sex offender who bear-sprayed cops www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... @merylkornfield.bsky.social
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How Congress’s bipartisan high point led to our era of political rancor. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
In 1990, a bipartisan Congress passed historic bills. Then it cracked apart.
36 years ago, a Republican president and Democratic lawmakers produced monumental laws. Now, a broken Congress has enabled Trump to undo key parts of that legacy.
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Over a year into the new Trump administration, political figures and the White House have sought greater influence over government watchdogs than ever before, leading to concerns about the independence of the oversight community.
Under Trump, the government’s watchdogs are losing their independence
Inspectors general are subject to growing partisan pressures as the White House and political figures seek greater influence over them than ever before.
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Another scoop from the @washingtonpost.com : Govt IG is investigating allegation that a former DOGE member claims to have taken private Social Sec data on a thumb drive to his new private employer. By @merylkornfield.bsky.social Elizabeth Dwoskin and Lisa Rein www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job
The Social Security inspector general’s office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive in a major potential security breach, said people familia...
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Love this @zachsdorfman.bsky.social story on what happened to spies after the Soviet Union fell, a true life version of The Americans www.politico.com/news/magazin...
They Came to Spy on America. They Stayed to Coach Little League.
In the wake of the Cold War, some Soviet bloc spies decided their fake American lives weren’t so bad.
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“The assailants in several cases — shootings, a bombing, a planned drone attack — resisted familiar labels and categories. They were not Democrat or Republican, or Islamist militant, or antifa or white supremacist. They were something new.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Killers without a cause: The rise in nihilistic violent extremism
Amid a burst of high-profile targeted violence, authorities have identified a new source of terror.
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"Out came the story about what it feels like to lose everything." Take some time to read this incredibly moving story about overcoming grief and turning it into art, by @newsbysamuels.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
How Maxim Naumov learned to embrace his grief to earn a spot at the Olympics
After his parents died in a plane crash, the activity he feared most ended up being the one that healed him.
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
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Last year, Trump pardoned almost 1,600 people charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Now many of them might get their money back from the government. Read @bethreinhard.bsky.social @byelliesilverman.bsky.social & @aaronschaffer.com www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
They ransacked the U.S. Capitol and want the government to pay them back
Last year, President Donald Trump pardoned almost 1,600 people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Now many of them might get money back from the government.
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On a frigid Friday last week, The Washington Post set out to document a city where the full weight of the federal government has descended, upending daily life. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
One day of the ICE operation in Minneapolis — and the activists fighting it
The saturation of federal immigration enforcement has reoriented public life in the Twin Cities, especially for non-White residents.
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From over the weekend, read @newsbysamuels.bsky.social amazing story on the Afghan refugees worried that the US is turning its back on them www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
After fleeing the Taliban, they felt safe in America. A shooting in D.C. changed everything.
The Trump administration’s backlash against refugees has sowed fears of prejudice, rejection or even deportation among Afghans in the U.S.
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“Most of all, I wanted freedom. I’m so scared I won’t get it.” Read @newsbysamuels.bsky.social stellar feature on the fragility of life in America for Afghan refugees www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
After fleeing the Taliban, they felt safe in America. A shooting in D.C. changed everything.
The Trump administration’s backlash against refugees has sowed fears of prejudice, rejection or even deportation among Afghans in the U.S.
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New Epstein documents were "available for several hours Monday afternoon and evening on the Justice Department website but appear to have been taken down around 8 p.m. The Washington Post downloaded the full set of files while they were accessible." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Second big batch of Epstein files includes many mentions of Trump
After a first batch of Epstein document had few mentions of President Trump, the Justice Department disclosed thousands more with many references to the president.
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“He got to keep all his money and he got his pardon. I don’t think there was justice in that.” Read @bethreinhard.bsky.social & @aaronschaffer.com on the fraud victims whose repayments were wiped out by Trump's pardons www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump’s pardons wipe out payments to defrauded victims
In addition to clearing prison sentences, the president’s clemency actions have erased millions in restitution payments.
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The first billionaire president is currently in the White House. Will Democrats replace him with their own billionaire in 2028? Read @maevereston.bsky.social's excellent profile of JB Pritzker, the final story in The Post's Billionaire Nation series www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The Democrat testing the appetite for a leader from the ‘one percent’
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has tapped his wealth to climb the political ladder, moving toward a White House run while presenting himself as a champion for everyday people.
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As billionaires are spending increasing sums on politics, a grassroots backlash is brewing. How a protest in small-town Indiana reflects a debate rippling across the country www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Billionaires are spending massive sums on politics. A backlash brews.
An anti-oligarch protest in a small Indiana town shows the depth of the national backlash against the concentration of wealth and power.
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Trump’s administration is the wealthiest in history. Meet the 12 billionaires who have worked for the White House this year, by @aaronschaffer.com & @ence.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
Meet the Trump administration’s 12 billionaires
At a net worth of $390 billion, it’s the wealthiest White House in modern history.
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The most important journalist of his generation www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
World's first Xbox One guarded by sharks in New Zealand; shark expert questions effectiveness
The shark-tank publicity stunt would not likely thwart any committed Xbox thief.
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Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · 8mo agoIf you knew anything about me in my time at Mother Jones this will seem hysterically funny to you. Go ahead, ask my former colleagues wait nvm don’t ask them
NEW: Our look at one of the most important players in the school choice debate: Jeff Yass, the billionaire funding campaigns across the country and in his home state of PA. Got a chance to talk with him at length and he had lots of provocative things to say 1/x www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Meet the billionaire pushing taxpayer-funded school vouchers
How one of the richest people on the planet presses his pet issue: school choice
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When George Soros's PACs invest in progressive prosecutor races, they've been "winning 77 percent of the time, according to a Washington Post analysis and data provided by the PAC." Latest story in WaPo's Billionaire Nation series by @bethreinhard.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
How George Soros changed criminal justice in America
The liberal funder has spent tens of millions of dollars swinging dozens of district attorney races, drawing a backlash from the right.
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