
Paul Schwartzman
Reporter at The Washington Post
WaPo reporter specializing in profiles & narratives about life, death & everything in between (politics, too). A New Yorker, for better or worse
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5 days ago |
editorandpublisher.com | Paul Schwartzman |Jeremy Barr |Spencer Hsu
Posted Friday, May 9, 2025 11:47 am President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is appointing Jeanine Pirro — a Fox News host whose misstatements about the 2020 election were cited in two defamation lawsuits against the network — as the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Pirro, a former New York judge and district attorney, is to replace Ed Martin, Trump’s initial nominee as D.C.'s top prosecutor who has spent 15 tumultuous weeks in office. Trump, in a Truth Social post,...
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5 days ago |
washingtonpost.com | Paul Schwartzman |Spencer Hsu |Jeremy Barr
TV-ready, loyal: Pirro, Trump’s pick for top D.C. prosecutor, fits his mold (washingtonpost.com) TV-ready, loyal: Pirro, Trump’s pick for top D.C. prosecutor, fits his mold By Paul Schwartzman; Spencer S.
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Paul Schwartzman
A new high for some, a buzzkill for others as D.C. shutters rogue weed shops (washingtonpost.com) A new high for some, a buzzkill for others as D.C. shutters rogue weed shops By Paul Schwartzman 2025050510000000 The syncopated strains of reggae drifted from a Northwest Washington storefront as police cruisers pulled up and seven officers — two carrying riot shields, another a battering ram — filed through the front door, past a banner reading "DC's #1 Cannabis Dispensary." "Here we go, it's...
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2 weeks ago |
canliiconnects.org | Paul Schwartzman |Luisa L. D'Alessio
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has once again struck down a minimum standards termination clause within an employment contract. In Baker v. Van Dolder’s Home Team Inc., 2025 ONSC 952 (“Baker“), an employee was terminated without cause. The employment contract contained a termination clause which purported to limit the employee’s entitlements upon termination. At issue was whether the termination provision was enforceable or in breach of the Employment Standards Act (the “ESA“).
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1 month ago |
washingtonpost.com | Paul Schwartzman |Emily Davies |Meagan Flynn
Trump signs executive order aimed at crime, immigration in D.C. (washingtonpost.com) Trump signs executive order aimed at crime, immigration in D.C. By Paul Schwartzman; Emily Davies; Meagan Flynn 2025032800434100 President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday establishing a task force on crime prevention and maximizing immigration enforcement in the District, a directive that fulfills his vow to impose his stamp on the city but is more measured than his previous calls for a...
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There is no such thing as home court advantage in the NBA playoffs. Not anymore. Nevertheless: go New York go #Knicks #KnicksTape

TV-ready and loyal: Pirro, Trump’s choice for top DC prosecutor, fits his mold https://t.co/x7pk7JotVA

US Attorney Ed Martin recently wrote a menacing letter to a DC cannabis dispensary, Green Theory, and gave them until May 12 to reply. Does Trump's dumping of Martin lower the heat? https://t.co/wZaFLGiyxq