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Cancer rates among young adults are rising faster in the Corn Belt, new data show Original
WINTERSET, Iowa — Mackenzie Dryden’s happiest childhood memories are of running barefoot through the sunlit corn fields of her hometown. But when she was diagnosed with cancer 2½ years ago at 18 years old, a disturbing thought began to take hold. Could something in the land she loved have made her sick?
He broadcast his young cancer journey. His last message: ‘Life was awesome.’ Original
He broadcast his young cancer journey. His last message: ‘Life was awesome.’ (washingtonpost.com) He broadcast his young cancer journey. His last message: ‘Life was awesome.’ By Ariana Eunjung Cha; Jahi Chikwendiu; Drea Cornejo; Dan Keating 2025072010000000 AMERICAN FORK, Utah — Beneath the dusty green of the midsummer mountains, Shay Martin cradled her infant daughter — not quite two months old — and leaned in to kiss the smooth wood of her husband's casket.
He’s dying. She’s pregnant.
He’s dying. She’s pregnant. (washingtonpost.com) He’s dying. She’s pregnant. By Ariana Eunjung Cha; Drea Cornejo; Jahi Chikwendiu; Dan Keating; Julia Wall 2025061210001300 PROVO, Utah — The baby shower was a mash-up of imaginary worlds: the Mad Hatter's tea party, Neverland, Tatooine. Tanner Martin, the dad-to-be, sat off to the side, a sherpa blanket across his lap, a whip of plastic tubing around his face tethered to an oxygen tank.
Trump promised scientific breakthroughs. Researchers say he’s breaking science.
In his presidential campaign last year, Donald Trump vowed to supercharge U.S. scientific research efforts, pledging to “unleash the power of American innovation” to combat cancer, Alzheimer’s and other diseases. But Trump has instead unleashed cuts and chaos that are paralyzing ongoing research, prompting layoffs and threatening America’s perch as a global scientific leader, researchers and scientists warn.
Live updates: Republicans applaud Trump address to Congress; Democrats blast it as divisive
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Republicans applauded an address by President Donald Trump to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night in which he touted “swift and unrelenting action” in the six weeks since he returned to the White House. But the 100-minute speech was widely panned by Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York), who called it “one of the most divisive presidential addresses in American history.” Trump has no public events scheduled Tuesday.
By Dan Keating, Nick Mourtoupalas, Hannah Dormido, Aaron Blake Verified, Maegan Vazquez Verified, Justine McDaniel, David Lynch Verified, Jeff Stein Verified, Evan Halper Verified, Dylan Wells Verified
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The words Trump used that are new to a State of the Union-style speech
Speaking about contemporary subjects and describing his opponents in harsh terms, President Donald Trump used more than two dozen words Tuesday night that had never been spoken in a State of the Union or similar address to Congress. The president sketched rivals as “left-wing,” “weaponizing,” “lunatics,” “ideologues,” and in a dig at Sen.
Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
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Elon Musk and his cost-cutting U.S. DOGE Service team have been on a mission to trim government largesse. Yet Musk is one of the greatest beneficiaries of the taxpayers’ coffers. Over the years, Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, often at critical moments, a Washington Post analysis has found, helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person. The payments stretch back more than 20 years.
By Desmond Butler, Trisha Thadani, Emmanuel Martinez Verified, Aaron Gregg, Luis Melgar, Jonathan O'Connell Verified, Dan Keating
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Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
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11 hours ago German startup Proxima Fusion — whose team includes engineers from MIT, Google, SpaceX, and McLaren — has unveiled a fusion energy reactor design it believes offers the quickest route to commercially viable fusion power. Dubbed Stellaris, the machine is a quasi-isodynamic (QI) stellarator with …
By Desmond Butler, Trisha Thadani, Emmanuel Martinez Verified, Aaron Gregg, Luis Melgar, Jonathan O'Connell Verified, Dan Keating
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Visualizing the international reach of U.S. funding cut by Trump
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Visualizing the international reach of U.S. funding cut by Trump
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Visualizing the international reach of U.S. funding cut by Trump
In a matter of weeks, President Donald Trump has moved to dismantle a vast international aid system built up by Republican and Democratic administrations over many decades. More than $60 billion in foreign assistance has been frozen for 90 days, pending a government review. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the U.S. Agency for International Development may be abolished.
How much climate money can Trump claw back? We did the math.
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More than two weeks after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing tens of billions of dollars in federal climate spending, the funding freeze is continuing to cause chaos and confusion for states and nonprofit groups across the country, despite lingering questions about its legality.
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Funding freeze thrusts foreign aid groups into crisis
The Trump administration’s decision to impose a far-reaching freeze on U.S. foreign aid programs has thrust humanitarian and development organizations into crisis, prompting the layoff or furloughing of thousands of workers and mass panic as aid groups warn they may have to shut down. “If we see another few months like the week that we just saw, it will collapse the U.S. global aid sector,” said Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International, an aid group that does not receive U.S. funding.
How Trump's popularity is faring among Americans ahead of his inauguration
On Monday at noon, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. Americans are divided on a second Trump presidency. It’s why The Washington Post is asking Americans in real time about their reactions to his inaugural address in collaboration with George Mason University's Schar School. Here is what they had to say before Trump’s speech. Participants’ answers have been lightly edited for clarity and style. How optimistic or pessimistic are you about Trump’s presidency?
Guess which counties have voted for every presidential winner this century
President-elect Obama and President Bush stand together on the West Wing Colonnade of the White House in Washington, Nov. 10, 2008. The party flip in 2008 to Democrat Barack Obama dramatically reduced the number of counties that had always picked the winner. Only 272 counties voted twice for Bush and then for Obama. (Charles Dharapak/AP) By Dan Keating November 12, 2024 at 2:24 p.m. EST And then there were two.
Trump coalition marks a transformed Republican Party
Donald Trump speaks to supporters at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, early Wednesday.
2024 turnout is near the 2020 record. See how each state compares.
Votes are still being counted in some states, but those tabulated so far and expected totals show a range of turnout across states. 2 min By Alyssa Fowers , Luis Melgar and Dan Keating November 6, 2024 at 10:35 a.m. EST Voter turnout in this year’s presidential election is expected to be close to the record high set in 2020, according to a Washington Post analysis of data from the Associated Press and University of Florida Election Lab.
Majority of swing-state voters say they fear violence if Trump loses Original
A majority of swing-state voters are concerned that supporters of former president Donald Trump will respond with violence if he doesn’t win the presidential election next month and do not believe he will accept defeat. Significantly fewer voters across those key states feel the same is true about Vice President Kamala Harris and her backers, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll.
Election 2024 live updates: Harris, Trump hitting battleground states with celebrities in tow
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Listen 0 min Share Save With less than a week until Election Day, former president Donald Trump plans to campaign Wednesday in two battleground states. Vice President Kamala Harris plans to hit three. Both candidates have stops scheduled in North Carolina and Wisconsin. Harris is also traveling to Pennsylvania. Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre is scheduled to join Trump at a rally in Green Bay.
By Patrick Svitek Verified, Dan Diamond Verified, Colby Itkowitz, Dan Keating, Emily Guskin Verified, Scott Clement Verified, Yasmeen Abutaleb Verified, Matt Viser Verified, Sabrina Rodriguez Verified
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Majority of swing-state voters say they fear violence if Trump loses
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Majority of swing-state voters say they fear violence if Trump loses
Democracy Dies in Darkness Voters attend a town hall meeting featuring Vice President Kamala Harris and former congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield, Wisconsin, on Oct. 21.
This Arizona border town shows one path to a Trump victory
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This Arizona border town shows one path to a Trump victory
PoliticsBiden administrationThe FixThe BriefsPollingDemocracy in AmericaElection 2024 PoliticsBiden administrationThe FixThe BriefsPollingDemocracy in AmericaElection 2024 A border fence stands between the United States and Mexico on Oct. 11 in San Luis, Arizona. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post) Across the country, people in places with low rates of college education are considering voting for a Republican — or voting at all — for the first time.
How swing-state voters are choosing Harris or Trump on health-care policy
Demonstrators with March for Medicare for All, dressed as zombies, make their way to the U.S. Capitol on July 29, 2022. (Bryan Olin Dozier/AP) By Fenit Nirappil and Dan Keating October 26, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. EDT While issues such as immigration, abortion and the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump’s supporters have ignited some of the most prominent clashes of the presidential campaign, health care is often on the mind of voters as a daily struggle and looming anxiety.
A guide to the 7 battleground states that could swing the election
The 2024 election is looking about as close as its two most recent predecessors. Just as in 2016, the 2020 electoral college was decided by less than one percentage point in the decisive state, Pennsylvania. And The Washington Post’s polling averages show neither former president Donald Trump nor Vice President Kamala Harris leading any of the seven most important swing states in 2024 by more than two points. That suggests all are in play. But the states themselves are not a monolith.
Election 2024 live updates: Harris to hit three states with Liz Cheney; Trump focuses on N.C.
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Listen 0 min Share Save Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, plans to campaign Monday in three battleground states — Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan — with former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney. The pair are scheduled to hold “moderated conversations” in suburban communities. Former president Donald Trump, meanwhile, is focused Monday on North Carolina, where he will hold a rally and meet with faith leaders.
By Theodoric Meyer Verified, Leigh Ann Caldwell Verified, Scott Clement Verified, Emily Guskin Verified, Dan Keating, Dan Balz, Maeve Reston, Clara Ence Morse Verified
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Harris and Trump locked in dead heat in seven-state poll, with some voters still deciding
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots during early voting Wednesday in Decatur, Ga. (Erik S Lesser/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) By Scott Clement , Emily Guskin , Dan Keating and Dan Balz October 21, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT With two weeks of campaigning left in the 2024 election, Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are running nearly evenly across the seven battleground states among a critical portion of the electorate whose votes likely will determine who becomes the...
Election 2024 live updates: Following civil VP debate, Harris heading to Georgia to address Helene damage
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Following a vice-presidential debate Tuesday that focused more on policy differences than personal slights, Vice President Kamala Harris plans to head to Georgia on Wednesday to survey damage from Hurricane Helene and address the federal response. The two men who faced off in New York on Tuesday — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) — are scheduled to be out of the campaign trail, with Walz heading to Pennsylvania and Vance campaigning in Michigan.
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What swing-state voters are saying about the Vance-Walz VP debate
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1 min Sorry, a summary is not available for this article at this time. Please try again later. Return for updates once the debate begins. On Tuesday, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) will face off in a vice-presidential debate for what could be the last time that Americans hear from either presidential ticket on the debate stage before Election Day.
By Eric Lau, Adrián Blanco, Scott Clement Verified, Emily Guskin Verified, Dan Keating, Aadit Tambe
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Can you spot the famous presidential debate one-liner? Take this quiz.
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What will you remember from Tuesday’s debate between former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris? Barring something unusual, it’ll be the one-liners. Since 1960, when Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts squared off against incumbent vice president Richard M. Nixon in the first debate between presidential nominees, the made-for-TV events have given voters a chance to see the candidates side by side, observe how they think on their feet and compare how they react when challenged.
Summer covid surge hits at least 84 countries and continues to climb Original
Members of the Australian swim team wear masks while attending competition at the Paris Games. (Dave Hunt/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) By Sabrina Malhi , Lizette Ortega and Dan Keating August 7, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. EDT A summer covid wave — and the accompanying fevers, coughs and general misery — continues to wash over the Americas and parts of Asia and Europe, including the Paris Olympics, offering the latest evidence that the coronavirus moves in ways distinct from other respiratory ailments.
Analysis of Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address
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Why women are wearing white at the State of the Union
By Patrick Svitek Verified, Azi Paybarah Verified, Tyler Pager Verified, Toluse Olorunnipa Verified, Rachel Siegel Verified, Karen DeYoung Verified, Maria Sacchetti Verified, Dan Keating, Yasmeen Abutaleb Verified, Maxine Joselow Verified, Michael Scherer Verified, Nick Miroff Verified, Cleve R. Wootson Jr. Verified, Dan Diamond Verified, Isaac Arnsdorf Verified, Jeff Stein Verified, Ann E. Marimow Verified, Marianna Sotomayor Verified, Michael Cadenhead Verified, Abigail Hauslohner Verified, Clarence Williams Verified, Amy B Wang Verified, Rhonda Colvin Verified, Adriana Usero Verified, Maegan Vazquez Verified, Philip Bump Verified, Emily Davies Verified
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What the early primaries tell us about Trump’s changing base
The Washington Post analyzed exit polling from Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina and compared it to the same data from 2016 to get an idea of how Trump’s voters have shifted since his first presidential run. It paints a picture of a base that’s more homogenous than the one that backed him as the GOP nominee eight years ago.
U.S. investigates alleged Medicare fraud scheme estimated at $2 billion
The first angry calls to the Pretty in Pink Boutique began last August, confusing staff at the Franklin, Tenn., provider of wigs, mastectomy bras and other accessories for cancer patients. Medicare recipients from around the country claimed that a company called "Pretty in Pink" had charged their health insurance companies thousands of dollars for urinary catheters that they never ordered or received.
Trump wins New Hampshire suburban voters, a previous weak spot
Donald Trump’s commanding win in the nation’s first primary of the 2024 election included a strong showing in the crucial suburbs where the presidency may be decided in November. Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley finished second in the New Hampshire Republican primary. While she pledged to continue fighting, this victory combined with last week’s Iowa caucuses maintain Trump’s status as front-runner.
Trump’s biggest Iowa gains are in evangelical areas, smallest wins in cities
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Trump’s biggest Iowa gains are in evangelical areas, smallest wins in cities
January 16, 2024 at 5:24 a.m. EST Republican front-runner Donald Trump added Iowa’s most religious regions to his strongholds in Monday’s caucuses. He combined religious areas with the state’s lower-income and less educated counties to pull a majority of all caucus voters, more than double what he earned eight years ago. Trump dominated the caucuses in the style of other Republican winners of the past 20 years, a pattern that works in Iowa but did not propel them to win the nomination.
Suicide rate reached record high in 2022 but dropped among young people
Suicides among young Americans, whose mental health problems during the coronavirus pandemic reached crisis proportions, declined sharply in 2022, while rates for older groups - especially men - rose, according to data released by the government Wednesday.
Suicide rate reached record high in 2022 but dropped among young people
Comment Save Suicides among youngAmericans, whose mental health problems during the coronavirus pandemic reached crisis proportions, declined sharply in 2022, while rates for older groups — especially men — rose, according to data released by the government Wednesday.
New CDC life expectancy data shows painfully slow rebound from covid Original
Comment Save Newly published data on life expectancy in the United States shows a partial rebound from the worst phase of the coronavirus pandemic, but drug overdoses, homicides and chronic illnesses such as heart disease continue to drive a long-term mortality crisis that has made this country an outlier in longevity among wealthy nations. Life expectancy in 2022 rose more than a full year, to 77.5 years, in data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Carters’ journey highlights tough questions about when to choose hospice
Comment Save The death of former first lady Rosalynn Carter on Sunday, and the survival of her husband, former president Jimmy Carter, have exposed one of the most achingly difficult questions faced by people with life-threatening illness: when to choose hospice care. Rosalynn Carter died only two days after entering hospice, the Medicare-supported program for people who have decided to relinquish attempts to overcome illness and focus on the quality of their remaining time.
America’s life expectancy crisis: Behind the story with our reporters
Comment Save The United States has a crisis of premature death. The nation was once on a track to reach an average life expectancy of 80, but after decades of progress, the United States is falling further and further behind peer nations. The Washington Post spent the past year examining why this is happening. Our reporters and editors have analyzed death records from five decades and spoke to scores of clinicians, patients and researchers in the U.S. and abroad.
How The Post examined America’s worsening death crisis
The Washington Post spent the past year examining the nation’s crisis of premature death by analyzing county-level death records from the past five decades, along with U.S. and international life expectancy data, demographic and voting pattern figures, and excess death projections for the United States and other countries.
Compare life expectancy in the U.S. with other countries and states
By Frances Stead Sellers, Oct. 3 at 6:00 a.m. Comment Save University of Oxford professor John Bell, a native of Canada, offers a sobering assessment of what other high-income nations see when they view life expectancy in the United States. “You know you’ll never be last, because America is always last,” Bell said. A 44-year-old man in Virginia will live for NaN more years on average. That’s about the same as a similar person in Ecuador.
Analysis | A big GOP split on the debt ceiling: Pre-Trump vs. post-Trump
Comment on this story Comment Congress came together in surprisingly bipartisan fashion last week to avoid a potentially catastrophic default on the nation’s debt. Large majorities of both Republicans and Democrats voted for the debt ceiling deal, which might suggest that, finally, an appetite exists for compromise in this deeply divided government. A closer look at the numbers punctures that optimistic reading and suggests greater Republican opposition when it comes to future legislation.
Rise of deadly fungus spotlights hospital infection control challenges
Comment on this story Comment A deadly fungus spreading at an alarming rate in U.S. health facilities has exposed the broader problem of how patient safety is jeopardized by underfunded and understaffed infection-prevention efforts, experts say. On any given day, 1 in 31 hospital patients and 1 in 43 nursing home residents has an infection acquired while seeking medical care, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The words that hadn’t been said in a State of the Union until Biden said them
This year, President Biden was the first president in a State of the Union to say the words IVF, cease-fire, fetus and impersonation. In his previous addresses to Congress, Biden had already said cybersecurity 2021, okay 2021, LGBTQ 2021, insulin 2022,ironworkers 2023and skyline 2023.
Why parents are struggling to get hospital beds for kids with flu and RSV Original
Segura Nino with her 4-month-old son, Maleek, on Dec. 13 after his hospitalization in Corpus Christi with a viral illness. Maleek was flown 200 miles from suburban Houston to receive the care he needed. (Photo by Callaghan O'Hare for The Washington Post) (Callaghan O'Hare/For The Washington Post) Segura Nino had spent 10 sleepless hours in a suburban Houston emergency room with her 3-month-old son when she boarded a medical helicopter to Corpus Christi, 200 miles away.
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