Pentagon Watchdog Stalls Proposal to Review Targeting in Trump’s Boat Strikes

Seems the Trump appointee acting as an inspector general has no understanding of what an IG does: Pentagon Watchdog Stalls Proposal to Review Targeting in Trump’s Boat Strikes www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/u...

Has Jeff Bezos abandoned The Washington Post? Publisher Will Lewis was hired to turn its fortunes around. What has he done? #SavethePost dammit

Honoring Alex Pretti YouTube video by Unite 4 Veterans

VA medical staff made a beautiful video about Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse at the Minneapolis VA:
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Remembering 10 extraordinary lives lost in 2025 They never got a Post obituary. They rarely made the news. But across the Washington area, they shaped and enhanced their communities.

NEW: Portraits of some lesser-known but still extraordinary and impactful lives that ended in the Washington DC area over the past year, by my colleagues at @washingtonpost
Here is the link:
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Government’s historic role as trusted information source is under threat The U.S. government for decades has been the world’s leading provider of reliable data. Many researchers wonder if that is still the case.

NEW: The government’s historic role as a trusted information source is under threat. The U.S. government for decades has been the world’s leading provider of reliable data. Many researchers wonder if that is still the case under Trump, by Naftali BenDavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.

Exclusive: New strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the abrupt elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors, nurses and support staff, w/@MerylKornfield @hannah_natanson www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

How George Soros changed criminal justice in America The liberal funder has spent tens of millions of dollars swinging dozens of district attorney races, drawing a backlash from the right.

NEW MUST READ: George Soros has used his billions to change how crime and punishment work in America. But what happens when you don't want his money? @bethreinhard explains for the latest story in the Post’s Billionaire Nation series: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Social Security also scrapped plans to FINALLY use a modern database of jobs that has cost taxpayers more than $350 million thus far. The agency uses jobs data to determine if a claimant can still work, but is using 30 -plus year old data right now -- and will keep using it

Social Security scraps plan to limit disability benefits after uproar The policy would have fundamentally altered who qualifies for the two federal disability programs by eliminating or limiting a person’s age as a factor to consider.

NEW SCOOP: Social Security admin abandons plan to keep elderly disabled from getting benefits w/MerylKornfield www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The secret history of how Jefferson’s words were doctored inside his memorial Eight decades ago, a presidential commission guided by Jefferson’s great-great-grandson selectively edited the Founding Father’s words to present him as an abolitionist without mentioning he had ensla...

Read how @PostKranish solved the mystery of the doctored quotes in the Jefferson Memorial, which sought to portray him as an abolitionist even as he enslaved more than 600 people in his lifetime. It's part of our 7-part series on the paradox of Jefferson: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

The unregulated industry that coaches veterans to pile on benefits The number of vets receiving 100 percent disability ratings has surged in recent years. For-profit firms, influencers and the VA play a large role in the trend.

Of the 6 million veterans receiving disability payments last year, about 1.5 million were designated 100 percent disabled — a nearly ninefold increase since 2021. A whole industry has popped up around getting people to 100% by @caitlingilbert.bsky.social, @reinlwapo.bsky.social & Craig Whitlock:

Why VA pays more in disability for sleep apnea than it does for some lost limbs VA vowed to modernize its disability benefits system. As criticism from veterans and their advocates has mounted, efforts to move forward have stalled.

NEW: Sleep apnea is a treatable condition affecting million of Americans. VA refuses to adjust its disability payment apnea to keep up with modern medicine. w/Craig Whitlock and @caitlingilbert.bsky.social
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Hi there. That is a through line in the series.

The unregulated industry that coaches veterans to pile on benefits The number of vets receiving 100 percent disability ratings has surged in recent years. For-profit firms, influencers and the VA play a large role in the trend.

Here at @washingtonpost.com, we've been reporting and writing on the @deptvetaffairs.bsky.social disability system. We found that exaggerated claims are common. Here's our latest w/ Craig Whitlock, @caitlingilbert.bsky.social, @aaronschaffer.com:
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RIP @connolly.house.gov. You will be very missed.

@socialsecurityworks.org , please clarify ASAP for all of the retirees and disabled folks out there

Social Security nominee falsely claims no DOGE contacts, Democratic senator says Senators of both parties criticized customer service problems that have worsened under the Elon Musk cost-cutting effort at the agency.

.@SocialSecurity nominee falsely claims no DOGE contacts, Democratic senator says. Frank Bisignano has had regular contact with Musk's cost-cutting effort, according to one Senate whistleblower and two others interviewed by The Post, by @FedGirlWaPo www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Column | DHS union-busting attempt sends message in and out of government The gutting of TSA’s agreement denies “the sanctity of contracts” and could lead to “real aggression” by private sector employers against their labor unions.

DHS union-busting attempt sends message in and out of government via @JoeDavidsonWP
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Lot going on at @SocialSecurity, a place few thought would come under Musk’s hammer. But it is happening

A lot of activity for an acting commissioner. Wonder how Frank Bisignano, Trump’s nominee for the permanent job , feels about an acting led by DOGE turning the agency upside before he gets there?

Social Security Administration closes offices, cutting nearly 200 employees The moves come after the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, entered Social Security last week.

When we look back at this period of time, Leland Dudek will be the face of gutting social security.

Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.

Exclusive: Over the years, Elon Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, often at critical moments, a Post analysis has found, helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person.

In Trump’s first month, a relentless effort to remake the presidency In the initial stretch of his second term, Trump has pursued a different vision than virtually any of his 44 predecessors.

NEW: In Trump’s first month, a relentless effort to remake the presidency. In the initial stretch of his second term, Trump has pursued a different vision than virtually any of his 44 predecessors, by @NaftaliBendavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

As Musk reshapes the government, some ask: Where are the guardrails? As Elon Musk upends the government, the White House has taken advantage of rules with weak enforcement and loopholes -- or simply declared it can outweigh other laws.

NEW: As Musk reshapes the government, some ask: Where are the guardrails? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump’s urgent push to rewrite American history The president freely deploys phrases from the history books, but many scholars warn he misrepresents the country’s past.

Trump’s urgent push to rewrite American history:
The president freely deploys phrases from the history books, but many scholars warn he misrepresents and tells falsehoods about the country’s past, by @NaftaliBendavid
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USAID security officials on leave after refusing access to Musk allies Billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk has been denigrating USAID, which is the world’s largest provider of food assistance.

Breaking news: The White House has removed two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development, the world’s largest provider of food assistance, after they refused to let representatives of Elon Musk access restricted spaces.

How Trump is stretching laws to make the federal government more political The White House is exploiting, and sometimes outright ignoring, the arcane laws, rules and regulations that have long protected the civil service of 2.3 million from a political takeover.

NEW: How Trump is stretching the law to make the federal government more political, from paid leave to firings to removal of all job protections under the civil service law passed by Congress in 1978
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A majority of those ousted were watchdogs at big Cabinet agencies. And the majority are Trump appointees from his first term

Trump reinstates plan to strip protections from federal workers President Donald Trump has reinstated a policy from his first term that could strip employment protections from tens of thousands of federal workers.

NEW: Hours after retaking power, Trump reinstates plan to strip protections from federal workers:
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Land grab or land rights? Utah eyes millions of acres of public terrain. At stake is control of public lands in Western states, and conservationists fear increased efforts to roll back protections under the next Trump administration.

A fight for control of vast swaths of public lands looms. States like Utah, leading the charge, say they would be better managers of that terrain, and they expect the next Trump administration to agree. @karinbrulliard on what's at stake. wapo.st/42lINIm