Exclusive: A group of billionaires and business titans working to shape U.S. public opinion of the war in Gaza privately pressed New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams (D) last month to send police to disperse pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. wapo.st/4apUvBO

Read the masterful Laura Vozzella on a “disorienting political Tilt-a-Whirl” in #VA05 that was practically made for her to cover, featuring “the odd spectacle of two ultraconservatives in a solidly red district denouncing each other as RINOs.”

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Republican Larry Hogan has proved he can win statewide in deep-blue Maryland, but he has never faced a campaign like the one he is about to undertake. wapo.st/4akveJl

Pro-Palestine protestors temporarily shut down City Council meeting Tuesday night alxnow.com/2024/05/15/pro…

I wrote an essay about school segregation, the courts, public good, and why it all still matters for kids today. It's also about Charlotte, a place that means very much to me.

My latest for The Associated Press, on the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board:

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There’s a largely hidden cost to NC’s building boom. Once every 10 days, a construction worker dies on the job. Why is it happening? What we’ve learned may disturb you. Check out “Hard Hat Deaths,” our new investigation on construction site dangers. charlotteobserver.com/news/local/art…

Alexandria mayor Justin Wilson endorses Alyia Gaskins to succeed him:

The Carpenters Unión has been training Arlington Public Schools students to prepare them for paid apprenticeships, but the School Board’s decision to reject labor standards deprives our students of access to apprenticeships on the project arlnow.com/2024/05/10/sch…

It's crazy waking up every day trying to produce the best journalism I can, and one day, I wake up to find out that me, Sabby Robinson + Hannah Natanson have WON A PEABODY peabodyawards.com/award-profile/…

“Post Reports: Surviving to graduation” has won a Peabody!

Congratulations to everyone involved in this project, especially Hannah Natanson, Moriah Balingit Sabby Robinson, Reena Flores and Adam B. Kushner

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Dive into Virginia's 10th Congressional District primaries

12 candidates in the Dem primary & 4 in the GOP primary

What are the dynamics of the race this year?

Antonio Olivo of The Washington Post joins to discuss the race to succeed Jennifer Wexton

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A fallen bridge, a grieving son and a return to a familiar field

By ⁦Teo Armus⁩ washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

Remarkable speech by Silvia Foster-Frau, part of our Pulitzer-winning American Icon team, speaking to the weight of the work we do and the extraordinary The Washington Post newsroom. So proud of this staff, the stories we tell and how we tell them.

Most powerful story you’ll read this weekend. And do read to the end.

Via ⁦Teo Armus⁩: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

Once a semipro soccer player back in El Salvador, Miguel Luna spent many weekends coaching his son in Maryland.

Now, the soccer field was home to a tournament in his honor: the father of three fell to his death after a shipping container hit the Key Bridge, causing it to

A fallen bridge, a grieving son and a return to a familiar field. Miguel Luna was on the Key Bridge when it collapsed. During an agonizing wait for his body, his family and friends honored the soccer player in the only way that felt right. From Teo Armus: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

“More than anything, this is an act of love,” Juan Juarez, who traveled from Pittsburgh to play goalie, said. “… it’s more about saying, ‘We’re here.’”

A beautiful piece by Teo Armus : A fallen bridge, a grieving son and a return to a familiar field wapo.st/4blh37R

Extraordinary story from Columbia Daily Spectator & The Eye. The framing, the layout—spend some time with it: 'Korrin acknowledged the fine line that low-income or otherwise marginalized students like them walk between where they’re from and where they are now.' columbiaspectator.com/the-eye/2024/0…

Alexandria mayoral candidates Gaskins and Jackson reveal contrasting visions in ADC debate alxnow.com/2024/05/01/ale…