Late Night Is Underwhelmed by Trump’s Address to Congress
“His speech started late. I guess they were waiting for that last coat of shellac to dry on his face.” — JIMMY KIMMEL “Members of the Trump family were there:…
Trump Celebrates Disruption in Speech to Congress, and Avoids the Costs
In the days immediately preceding his address to Congress on Tuesday night, President Trump took a chain saw to government agencies, initiated a trade war, cut off arms to Ukraine…
6 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to Congress
President Trump took a defiant victory lap in the House chamber on Tuesday night, using his address to a joint session of Congress to promote the flurry of drastic changes…
Read the Full Transcript of President Trump’s Speech to Congress
Wouldn’t that be beautiful? It’s time to stop this madness. It’s time to halt the killing. It’s time to end the senseless war. If you want to end wars, you…
Trump’s Latest Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China Could Be His Biggest Gamble
President Trump made one of the biggest gambles of his presidency Tuesday by initiating sweeping tariffs with no clear rationale on imports from Canada, Mexico and China, triggering a trade…
Mexican lawsuit against US gunmakers heads to Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court is expected to meet on Tuesday to consider whether to block a lawsuit by Mexico against US gun manufacturers – who are accused of putting vast…
Snowy Trails, Cozy Inns: Skiing Town to Town in Quebec
Amid light snow, I skied out of the town of Ste.-Adèle, in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, and headed to Prévost, eight miles away. Only a few minutes earlier, I…
Opinion | Friedrich Merz, Germany’s Next Chancellor, Is Yesterday’s Man
He enjoyed a steady rise there, notably popularizing the concept of Leitkultur, a set of norms to which every immigrant should submit. But the top prize was blocked by his…
Inside a Celebration of The Washington Post’s Katharine Graham
On Sunday evening, as well-heeled guests trickled out of a screening of “Becoming Katharine Graham,” a documentary on the fabled former Washington Post publisher, they couldn’t help but remark on…
Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s Husband of Nearly 60 Years, Dies at 82
Carl Dean, an asphalt paver who met his future wife, Dolly Parton, outside a Nashville laundromat more than six decades ago and quietly championed her as she rose to superstardom,…