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Trump now says jobs reports can’t be trusted
For months, President Donald Trump touted jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But after a bad jobs report, he now ...
DNC Chair Ken Martin: No party is 'entitled' to any district
In a news conference Democratic lawmakers from Texas held in Chicago, DNC Chair Ken Martin slammed President Trump's comments ...
Democrats say no party is ‘entitled’ to any district
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin on Aug. 5 criticized President Trump’s comments on redrawing the Texas ...
Scientists may have figured out what is melting seastars
Sea star wasting disease has killed billions of starfish and destroyed kelp ecosystems. In a study published Aug. 4, researchers say they found the culprit.
We tested 3 popular travel pillows. An old favorite won.
Washington Post Travel Reporter Natalie Compton tested travel pillows on trains, planes and buses. For her, the most packable ...
We re-created a 200-year-old garden. This is what we learned.
Emily Dickinson was once better-known as a gardener. The poet’s first book preserved these species.
Texas Democrats say they are fighting, not fleeing
Texas Democrats vowed to keep fighting the state’s proposed congressional map after Republicans voted Aug. 4 to issue civil ...
Japan's aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons
Survivors of the U.S. atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki are dwindling 80 years later, but they are increasingly speaking out against nuclear weapons ...