Thursday's Headlines: Congress set to vote on budget deal that would add $500 billion in spending
Republicans are doing a complete reversal on the deficit; Pelosi gives longest continuous speech in House history in bid to force immigration votes; Senior White House official to...
Democracy Dies in Darkness
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
The Senate and House are set to vote today on the two-year budget measure that provides the defense funding boost sought by President Trump and Republican lawmakers and the increased spending on domestic programs sought by Democrats. Its approval would end a cycle of repeated short-term agreements that led to frequent brinkmanship and the threat of government shutdowns.
The debt binge, which is projected to push the annual gap between spending and revenue past $1.1 trillion in 2019, caps off a major shift for the Republican Party, which has been swept up by President Trump's demands for more spending and tax cuts.
Nancy Pelosi talked for more than eight hours, using her right as minority leader to speak for as long as she wanted in her plea for Republican action to protect the young undocumented immigrants known as "dreamers."
By Ed O'Keefe, David Weigel and Paul Kane • Read more »
Rob Porter worked closely with Chief of Staff John F. Kelly to try to instill discipline in the chaotic West Wing, and as staff secretary he often controlled the president's daily schedule. In interviews with The Washington Post and other media outlets, Porter's two ex-wives described him as having a dark side and, at times, a violent streak.
By Josh Dawsey, Beth Reinhard and Elise Viebeck • Read more »
Such parades are more the preserve of nations such as North Korea, Russia and China, whose leaders still need those sometimes surreal displays of military strength to buttress their own rule.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has also rolled back key regulations and guidance documents intended to protect transgender students, student borrowers and victims of sexual assault.
The incident marks one of a limited number of times in which the United States has struck out directly at forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The messages show two key FBI officials disliked the president and discussed politics at the same time as work, but they don't prove investigations were affected.
By Matt Zapotosky and Karoun Demirjian • Read more »
Rogelio Martinez, whose death last November fueled President Trump's calls for a border wall, appears to have died in an accident, according to FBI findings released Wednesday.
The details on the alleged abduction of British model Chloe Ayling were revealed at the trial of the man charged with kidnapping her last year after she was lured from London to a fake photo shoot in Milan, according to Italian police.
Weather extremes and harvesting continue to thin ancient forests. Scientists are studying California redwoods' massive and complex genetic code as a possible way to save them.
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