In tragedy-torn Uvalde, it’s a scandal-ridden incumbent or ‘the AK Guy’ Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) is accused of having an affair with an aide who later killed herself. His primary challenger, Brandon Herrera, is running on a pro-gun platform.

Less than 4 years ago, 21 were killed by a gunman. Now Uvalde appears likely to elect "the AK guy." This from @teoarmus.bsky.social tells much about the reality of gun politics in Texas -- In tragedy-torn Uvalde, it’s a scandal-ridden incumbent or ‘the AK Guy’ www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.

This image shows a logo of The Washington Post Guild and our statement: The Post Guild vehemently opposes any more cuts to the staff of The Washington Post. As we’ve seen in recent years, continuing to eliminate scores of workers who make this storied institution what it is only stands to weaken the newspaper, drive away readers and undercut The Post’s mission: to hold power to account without fear or favor and provide critical insight into communities across the region, country and world. If Jeff Bezos no longer supports that mission, then The Post and its readers deserve a steward who does. If you value The Post’s journalism and its renowned past — if you care about its future — we ask that you join us in our call to #SaveThePost.

#SaveThePost, Jeff Bezos.

For nearly a century, the @washingtonpost’s foreign correspondents have been on the ground for the world’s most pressing stories. Now, our desk is facing potential steep cuts. Washington needs us. The world needs us. If you read us and need us, please watch this video and share.

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Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp. Despite how difficult this job can be, I am proud to be a foreign correspondent at The Washington Post.

Proud to work with the @washingtonpost.com's fearless international reporters. They're the heart of this newsroom, and we'd understand our world less without them. #SaveThePost

Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show A Washington Post analysis of videos sheds light on the encounter that left 37-year-old Alex Pretti dead.

My @washingtonpost.com colleagues worked round the clock this weekend to expose the truth of what's happening in Minneapolis and bring urgent weather news to millions facing dangerous cold and snow.

If you value this work, tell Jeff Bezos to #SaveThePost
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Please don’t hesitate to reach out directly, I think you have my contact info.

Unsubscribing (even if it’s only from print) hurts the journalists who are left — particularly in the Metro section — way more than it hurts Bezos.

The Post has broken my heart a lot recently, but I’m still here because plenty of my colleagues still care about serving the local community.

Hey @beckyhammer.bsky.social — I’m really sorry and sad to read this, though I understand where you’re coming from.

If I may: Of all the papers you mention, we’re the only one with someone covering your state govt in Richmond. We cover DC sports, arts, and Alexandria (yes, a lot less than before).

Most immigrants arrested in Trump’s D.C. crackdown had no criminal records A Post analysis of federal data shows that the arrests of immigrants with no prior criminal record shot up sixfold during the Trump administration’s crackdown.

NEW: More than 80% of the immigrants arrested in D.C. during Trump’s federal law enforcement surge this year had no criminal convictions or charges, new data shows, even though that crackdown was portrayed as targeting violent crime.

w/ Emmanuel Martinez

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Border Patrol’s Charlotte sting reaches into country clubs, upscale shops As undocumented immigrants stayed home and federal agents swept through the city, even the wealthiest neighborhoods got a glimpse of what life without migrants might look like.

“It’s taking a toll everywhere.”

Charlotte's Border Patrol operation has rippled across the lines of race and class, spilling into tony neighborhoods where many residents gave little thought to how President Trump’s deportation push would affect them.

very lovely day in alexandria, va. this morning

Democrat Jay Jones projected to win Virginia attorney general’s race Democrat Jay Jones and Republican Jason Miyares are battling in a contest for Virginia attorney general that was rocked by violently worded leaked text messages.

Virginia Democrats stick with Jay Jones, electing him attorney general despite violent text messages in which he nonchalantly mused about shooting the former GOP speaker of the House of Delegates in the head. @teoarmus.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

This gay Republican could make history. He’d like to talk about something else. Virginia’s John Reid could become the country’s first openly gay Republican elected to statewide office. Attacks from within his party have made his sexuality an issue, he says.

Grateful to have my thoughts included in this terrific @washingtonpost.com piece about the gay Republican running to be VA’s Lt Gov by @teoarmus.bsky.social

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Virginia plan to redraw congressional map raises stakes for November races Virginia Democrats’ ability to hold or expand their narrow House of Delegates majority could make or break the next governor’s agenda — and the surprise plan for new maps.

Our coverage (which I hope speaks louder than a brief social media post) is certainly framed that way:

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

From the Virginia community on Reddit: We’re reporters with The Washington Post who cover Virginia. Ask us anything about the upcoming election! Explore this post and more from the Virginia community

Virginia is never lacking in political drama when elections come around -- and I'm doing a Reddit AMA with my colleagues Greg Schneider & Erin Cox to answer your questions about races for governor, LG, attorney general & the House of Delegates.

It's tomorrow (10/30) at 2 p.m. ET. Ask away here:

Trump refugee plan seeks 7,000 Afrikaners — and virtually no one else The Trump administration’s rush to process thousands of White South Africans as refugees coincides with plans for overall admissions set as low as 7,500.

NEW: The Trump administration’s rush to process thousands of White South Africans as refugees coincides with plans for overall refugee admissions into the US over the next fiscal year set as low as 7,500.

w/ @mradamtaylor.bsky.social

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In the colossus of beef, Argentines are increasingly turning to pork Grill-obsessed Argentines, facing inflation and economic shock therapy, consumed less beef per capita in 2024 than at any point in the past century.

A story I wrote from Buenos in Aires in January on meat in Argentina ... suddenly all the more relevant in the U.S. as Trump proposes importing Argentine beef

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Trump’s D.C. crime emergency is over. Immigration officers are still patrolling with D.C. police. The Washington Post reviewed photos and videos of at least half a dozen incidents since Sept. 10. They show D.C. police officers with masked agents in vests labeled HSI for Homeland Security Investiga...

NEW: Trump's 30-day crime emergency in DC is over.

But DHS agents are still joining DC police patrols & roll calls, even though DC law bars police from helping fed immigration agents.

The result? Immigrants are ending up in ICE custody.

w/ Emma Uber

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To fight the narcos, Mexico tries a new approach: A song contest A Eurovision-style competition to counter narcocorridos, popular songs that romanticize the drug trade, draws viewers — and skeptics.

Claudia Sheinbaum’s government doesn’t want to ban narcocorridos. They want to compete with them

@teoarmus.bsky.social reports from CDMX

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The Washington Post can't claim to defend free speech while firing Karen Attiah for exercising hers.

The Post should be a newsroom that promotes the freedom of ideas, speech and the press.

ICE holding facilities overcrowded amid surge in immigration arrests Immigration agents have arrested so many people in their D.C. crackdown that they are crowding the agency’s processing site in Northern Virginia, lawyers say.

NEW: ICE has arrested so many people in Trump's D.C. crackdown that it's crowding the agency’s Northern Virginia processing site, lawyers say, creating "dangerous" conditions in a site not meant to keep people overnight.

w/ Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff & @marialuisapaul.bsky.social

told lovingly and beautifully by the brilliant @teoarmus.bsky.social

Thanks for reading and sharing!

They watched ICE detain their dad. Now D.C. neighbors escort them to school. Immigrant neighborhoods across the District have organized “walking school buses” to shuttle kids to classes during President Donald Trump’s federalization of D.C. police.

Wapo article does a good job covering two realities: How deeply watching a parents‘ immigration arrest affects kids, and how DC residents are organizing “walking buses” and neighborhood lookouts to help kids with immigrant parents get safely to school. wapo.st/3VNYZ08

New tonight: The Virginia Court of Appeals appears to have reinstated Arlington’s “missing middle” plan, reversing an order from a circuit court judge that put a stop to the EHO policy.

Amid crackdown, Mexicans are sending less money home. It’s leaving a mark. Falling remittances are squeezing businesses, impacting jobs and leaving homes half-built – conditions that typically drive people to migrate.

Amid deportations and fear, Mexicans in the U.S. are sending less money home, squeezing businesses, impacting jobs and leaving homes half-built – conditions that typically drive people to migrate @teoarmus.bsky.social and Karla Gachet report from San Bartolomé Quialana

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Amid crackdown, Mexicans are sending less money home. It’s leaving a mark. The drop in remittances is squeezing businesses, impacting jobs and leaving homes half-built – conditions that typically drive people to migrate.

NEW: Amid Trump's immigration crackdown, Mexicans are sending less money home. The drop is squeezing businesses, cutting jobs and leaving homes half-built – conditions that often drive people to migrate.

On the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com, with stunning photos by Karla Gachet