John Taylor

College Park

Assignment Editor, The 7 at The Washington Post

Assignment Editor for The 7 @washingtonpost. Once & future Virginian. @JMU grad. Youngest great uncle. Faves = I’m forgetful.

Articles

Tracking Trump: House Republicans hear from the president; Golden Dome; Rubio faces the Senate; Kennedy Center fight; and more

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Matt Clough |John Taylor

Tracking Trump: House Republicans hear from the president; Golden Dome; Rubio faces the Senate; Kennedy Center fight; and more (washingtonpost.com) Tracking Trump: House Republicans hear from the president; Golden Dome; Rubio faces the Senate; Kennedy Center fight; and more By Matt Clough; John Taylor 2025052022223800 1 Trump visited Capitol Hill to push Republicans to embrace his budget bill.
Tracking Trump: Why the White House made a deal with China; birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court; RFK Jr. on the Hill; and more

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | John Taylor

Tracking Trump: Why the White House made a deal with China; birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court; RFK Jr. on the Hill; and more (washingtonpost.com) Tracking Trump: Why the White House made a deal with China; birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court; RFK Jr. on the Hill; and more By John Taylor 2025051422130700 1 Qatar feted President Donald Trump with a state dinner on the second day of his Middle East trip.
The best night sky events for May 2025

1 month ago | cdapress.com | John Taylor

Here are the celestial wonders that will avail themselves to us in the night sky during May 2025. Prepare for a month filled with the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, planetary and lunar conjunctions, the easily identifiable late spring constellations, and the Full Flower Moon. May 3 — Conjunction of the moon and MarsThe moon and Mars will be close together on this night. The moon will pass just a little over 2° to the north of Mars. The moon will be 6 days old.
Best night sky events for April in North Idaho

2 months ago | krem.com | John Taylor

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — April promises an exciting display of celestial events for astronomy enthusiasts. This month will give us an engaging list of planetary and lunar alignments, a meteor shower, and moon phases, including the Pink Moon. Timing is everything when everything is moving.
Every Willie Nelson album has a story. This man helps tell them.

Oct 31, 2024 | msn.com | John Taylor

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Every Willie Nelson album has a story. This man helps tell them.

Oct 31, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | John Taylor

Musician Charlie Sexton, left, recording an episode for the next season of the “One by Willie” podcast with host John Spong at Aryln Studios in Austin. (Joseph Holguin)By John TaylorOctober 31, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. EDTIt’s hard to fathom on multiple levels, but Willie Nelson is releasing his 153rd album this week. In fact, “Last Leaf on the Tree” is his second studio recording this year, following “The Border” last spring.
Every Willie Nelson album has a story. This man helps tell them.

Oct 31, 2024 | yahoo.com | John Taylor

It’s hard to fathom on multiple levels, but Willie Nelson is releasing his 153rd album this week. In fact, “Last Leaf on the Tree” is his second studio recording this year, following “The Border” last spring. It’s all part of yet another busy year for the 91-year-old country music legend: Nelson continues to tour, he appeared on Beyoncé’s country album, and he shared a stage with her and Vice President Kamala Harris a week ago at a rally in Houston.
Best night sky events for September 2024

Aug 30, 2024 | cdapress.com | John Taylor

September is the month when the cosmos puts on its celestial mega show with the moon occupying center stage! While August dazzled us with meteor showers and planetary alignments, September also has quite a lineup: a lunar eclipse, a supermoon, a Saturn occultation and many other notable events that are worth setting your stargazing calendar for. Let's begin!Sept.
Thursday briefing: Trump at Arlington Cemetery; student loans; Telegram charges; listeria outbreak; hurricane season; and more

Aug 28, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Hannah Jewell |John Taylor

The 7 LogoThe 7Catch up in minutes with these 7 stories. By Hannah Jewell and John TaylorAugust 29, 2024 at 6:30 a.m. EDT(Illustration by Katty Huertas/The Post)ShareSave1Donald Trump’s visit to Arlington National Cemetery may have broken the law. What happened? Pentagon officials gave the campaign ground rules before his Monday visit. Trump’s team ignored them, an official said, leading to a standoff. Was that illegal? Arlington’s statement suggests so.
Tuesday briefing: Republicans endorse Kamala Harris; Jack Smith; Pavel Durov arrest; yacht captain investigation; Oasis reunion; and more

Aug 26, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Hannah Jewell |John Taylor

The 7 LogoThe 7Catch up in minutes with these 7 stories. By Hannah Jewell and John TaylorUpdated August 27, 2024 at 6:38 a.m. EDT|Published August 27, 2024 at 6:33 a.m. EDT(Illustration by Katty Huertas/The Post)ShareSave1More than 200 former Republican staffers endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Who they worked for: President George W. Bush, Sen. Mitt Romney and the late Sen. John McCain. They warned yesterday that a Donald Trump presidency would hurt Americans.