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Perry Stein

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Washington Post reporter covering the Justice Department. Signal: PerryStein.05

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.@jacobbogage is one of the finest humans and reporters I’ve ever worked with, give him a follow
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.@POTUS absolutely DESTROYS Fake News @jacobbogage: "You are a SICK guy! Reuters is terrible, by the way. Look at this guy — he's way out of shape... You are disgusting. Put yourself in shape. You look like hell." 🤣🤣🤣
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ICE detained the baseball coach at D.C.'s Alice Deal Middle School over what his family said was a decades old paperwork error. ICE says it's more than that and his students are trying to figure out how to help. via @lbowman_98 @aangieoh washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
ICE detained a middle school coach. His players say they want him home.

ICE detained a middle school coach. His players say they want him home.

At D.C.’s Alice Deal Middle School, Amaury Monsalve is known as “Coach A" to his baseball players.

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Attorney General Todd Blanche has been very busy in the run up to the midterm elections, stumping on the campaign trail and cannonballing into the types of politically fraught cases the Justice Department typically stays away from right before an election washingtonpost.com/national-…
As midterms loom, Justice Department keeps taking aim at Trump foes

As midterms loom, Justice Department keeps taking aim at Trump foes

Todd Blanche has had some of his busiest weeks as attorney general ahead of the election, cannonballing into politically fraught cases as the president cheers him on.

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DOJ is usually quiet in the months before an election. “But (Todd) Blanche has had some of his busiest weeks as attorney general ahead of next week’s midterms, cannonballing into politically fraught cases as the president cheers him on” washingtonpost.com/national-…
As midterms loom, Justice Department keeps taking aim at Trump foes

As midterms loom, Justice Department keeps taking aim at Trump foes

Todd Blanche has had some of his busiest weeks as attorney general ahead of the election, cannonballing into politically fraught cases as the president cheers him on.

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ICYMI - Inside the small Justice Department unit -- Office of Legal Counsel -- that is approving some of the Trump administration's most controversial policies washingtonpost.com/national-…
Meet the small DOJ unit approving some of Trump’s most controversial policies

Meet the small DOJ unit approving some of Trump’s most controversial policies

The Office of Legal Counsel could take on an even more central role if Democrats retake Congress.

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In this tribute to Ann Hornaday, @PhilipKennicott explains why she was so wonderful and gives examples. Gift link here. Read it, and like me, weep. washingtonpost.com/style/202…
The essential Ann Hornaday: 10 works that capture the film critic’s brilliance

The essential Ann Hornaday: 10 works that capture the film critic’s brilliance

The Post’s longtime reviewer was a master of her craft. And an evangelist for the movies she loved.

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Infuriating. Heidi Levine is one of the bravest and hardest working journalists I’ve ever worked with:
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Big news – I've got a new beat! Hanging up my hat (for now) as a @postlocal reporter to dig into criminal justice policy issues all over the country. What's going on in your state? Your town? Your backyard? I'm all ears.
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Blockbuster @washingtonpost reporting by @DavidNakamura and @mradamtaylor -- washingtonpost.com/politics/…
How Trump turned a refugee bureau into a $410 million deportation operation

How Trump turned a refugee bureau into a $410 million deportation operation

Inside the secret deals powering the president’s push to deport migrants to countries not their own.

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Thinking of @DanEggenDC, whose byline was on our 9/12 front page, today. We miss him every day: washingtonpost.com/national-…
See The Washington Post’s front page from the day after Sept. 11, 2001

See The Washington Post’s front page from the day after Sept. 11, 2001

Reporters in New York City and Washington documented the aftermath of the terror attacks.

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This will be a long thread. Please stick with it. The Miami Herald, one of the premier legacy newspapers in America, laid off or wrote off more than 30 positions today – well over one-third of its editorial staff. The cuts include crucial accountability beats. (1)
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Pirro's special grand jury probe is intensifying, w/ employees testifying and prosecutors subpoenaing data from multiple city agencies More agencies dealing w/ kids are expected to be involved as locals fear the probe could be used to undermine DCautonomy washingtonpost.com/national-…
Inside Pirro’s special grand jury probe into D.C. agencies supervising kids

Inside Pirro’s special grand jury probe into D.C. agencies supervising kids

The investigation appears focused on whether officials are adequately supervising children in and out of school, with scrutiny on attendance and social worker visits.

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Police are voluntarily testifying before a special grand jury about child deaths as prosecutors have subpoenaed social service and school records. washingtonpost.com/national-…
Inside Pirro’s special grand jury probe into D.C. agencies supervising kids

Inside Pirro’s special grand jury probe into D.C. agencies supervising kids

The investigation appears focused on whether officials are adequately supervising children in and out of school, with scrutiny on attendance and social worker visits.

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Pirro’s special grand jury focused on how DC supervises kids has been fast moving and broad, with teachers and police officers already testifying and multiple government agencies — including DC schools and Child Family Services — getting subpoenaed washingtonpost.com/national-…
Inside Pirro’s special grand jury probe into D.C. agencies supervising kids

Inside Pirro’s special grand jury probe into D.C. agencies supervising kids

The investigation appears focused on whether officials are adequately supervising children in and out of school, with scrutiny on attendance and social worker visits.

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NEW: The special grand jury that Pirro convened is investigating the city's oversight of youth and DC public schools. In recent days, prosecutors have reached out to teachers, questioning them about truancy and graduation rates. washingtonpost.com/national-…
Pirro’s special grand jury probing D.C. schools, city oversight of youth

Pirro’s special grand jury probing D.C. schools, city oversight of youth

The unusual investigation appears to have a broad scope. Prosecutors have contacted D.C. Public Schools personnel to question them about truancy and graduation rates.

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Pirro has tied truancy rates to recent “teen takeovers" and has repeatedly criticized DC officials as too lax on youth crime. But a A federal probe into what appears to be a city’s day-to-day governance is rare. B/c DC is not a state, the feds have unique oversight over DC
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In Poland, I joined dozens of Europeans pretending to live in an Ohio trailer park. The theme of this role-play game: the broken American Dream. wapo.st/4xCsWBh
What I learned about the American Dream from Europeans pretending to live in Ohio

What I learned about the American Dream from Europeans pretending to live in Ohio

The state of the American Dream looks very different from inside a role-playing event deep in the woods of Poland.

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Erin Banco
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Absolutely incredible reporting here by the Post team.
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Covert CIA program said to be behind mysterious attacks on Galápagos boats washingtonpost.com/investiga…
Covert CIA program said to be behind mysterious attacks on Galápagos boats

Covert CIA program said to be behind mysterious attacks on Galápagos boats

A surveillance plane flew from El Salvador toward the fishing boats before drones attacked, flight data shows.

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In a turnabout, Todd Blanche praised the Justice Department's career staff and said the department respects the judiciary in his first speech as the nation's attorney general washingtonpost.com/politics/…
In turnabout, Blanche lauds DOJ career staff in first speech as attorney general

In turnabout, Blanche lauds DOJ career staff in first speech as attorney general

His remarks come after months of firings and disparagement of the Justice Department workforce by President Trump.

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In our story on the cops who stalk women with license-plate readers, we said Flock could make two simple changes to reduce abuse: Require case numbers for every search and proactively scan for suspicious behavior. Now, the company is adopting both wapo.st/3UgJLmZ
Flock unveils changes after Post report on police misuse of vast camera network

Flock unveils changes after Post report on police misuse of vast camera network

The license-plate-reader firm said it will require stricter oversight after a Washington Post investigation found dozens of officers had misused its cameras to spy on their exes and romantic intere...

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