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  • 17 hours ago | washingtonpost.com | Brianna Tucker

    Federal judge blocks Trump from withholding funds from ‘sanctuary’ cities (washingtonpost.com) Federal judge blocks Trump from withholding funds from ‘sanctuary’ cities By Brianna Tucker 2025042417372300 A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from pulling federal funds from San Francisco, Santa Clara County, and 14 other cities and counties it deems "sanctuary jurisdictions," handing another legal blow to President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration. U.S. District...

  • 22 hours ago | washingtonpost.com | Victoria Bisset

    India and Pakistan escalate diplomatic tensions after deadly Kashmir attack (washingtonpost.com) India and Pakistan escalate diplomatic tensions after deadly Kashmir attack By Victoria Bisset 2025042412580600 India and Pakistan revoked visas for each others' citizens Thursday as diplomatic tensions escalated two days after a deadly shooting attack on a mountain town in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at least 26 people.

  • 23 hours ago | washingtonpost.com | Sydney Page

    You can read with a cat on your lap at this bookstore, then adopt the cat (washingtonpost.com) You can read with a cat on your lap at this bookstore, then adopt the cat By Sydney Page 2025042412032900 At a bookstore in this Kansas town, three cats are on the full-time staff.

  • 1 day ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Brianna Tucker

    Live updates: Trump hosting Norwegian prime minister amid global tensions on trade, Ukraine (washingtonpost.com) Live updates: Trump hosting Norwegian prime minister amid global tensions on trade, Ukraine By Patrick Svitek; Mariana Alfaro; Brianna Tucker 2025042410423700 President Donald Trump is hosting Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg at the White House on Thursday.

  • 1 day ago | washingtonpost.com | David Streit

    CWG Live updates: Spring warmth continues, with showers and storms possible late Friday and Saturday (washingtonpost.com) CWG Live updates: Spring warmth continues, with showers and storms possible late Friday and Saturday By David Streit 2025042409004700 Welcome to cwg.live, updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather Gang meteorologists. Happening now: Afternoon highs are in the upper 70s to near 80, with mostly sunny skies and light winds.

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