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Media Monitor: Hegseth Defends Record Ahead of Impeachment Vote; Post Finds Red Flags in ICE Hires
The Washington Post reports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending his record and the Iran war as an impeachment vote looms, and that a DHS hack exposed ICE recruits hired despite past misconduct.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Promotional Email Offers Election-Season Subscription Discounts
The Washington Post is promoting discounted subscription rates in a post-election email, offering monthly and yearly plans with extra shared accounts, the outlet said in the message.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Highlights Adult ADHD, Women's Brain and Heart Health, and Controlling Relationships
The Washington Post is reporting on adult ADHD symptoms that are easy to miss, new estrogen research on women's aging brains, and heart disease risks women face across life stages.
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Democrats Win Control of Both Chambers of Congress in Midterm Wave
The new majorities are not seated until January 3, 2027, and President Donald Trump retains his veto in a divided government.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Tracks 2026 Midterm Results as Polls Close
The Washington Post is tracking vote counts and voter shifts in the 2026 midterms, with live results in key Senate and governor races including Michigan, Texas and Florida.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Highlights Marijuana Sleep Study, DOJ Court Inquiry and Measles Alert
The Washington Post reports a 35-year study challenges beliefs that marijuana aids sleep, a judge questions DOJ lawyers' candor, and a CDC measles-in-pregnancy alert went unapproved.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Promotional Email Contains No News Content
The Washington Post's latest email to registered users carried subscription offers and legal links rather than breaking news, offering no reportable stories for Media Monitor readers.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Highlights Senate Races, Phone Location Data and Anxiety Tips
The Washington Post reports on seven Senate races that will decide control of the chamber, privacy concerns over phone location data sold to brokers, and a psychologist's tips for stopping anxiety spirals.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Reports on Midterm Doubt Campaign, Brain Health Advice and Trump's Arlington Arch
The Washington Post reports right-wing influencers are pushing theories that Democratic election wins can't be trusted, plus a dementia expert's brain health tips and an analysis of Trump's arch shadowing Arlington Cemetery.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Previews Active Winter Storm Season, Woodward Memoir
The Washington Post reports meteorologists expect especially active storm seasons in some U.S. regions, and Bob Woodward's new memoir names confidential sources behind his major scoops.
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Dartmouth Economist Douglas Irwin's Trade Policy Book Cited in Washington Post Column
Dartmouth economics professor Douglas Irwin's 2017 book Clashing Over Commerce is cited by George Will in a Washington Post column on the economic consequences of President Trump's policies.
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Media Monitor: The Washington Post reports on air pollution's possible link to brain changes, a damaged Eisenhower globe and Michigan's Senate debate
The Washington Post reports scientists are examining whether air pollution may physically reshape the brain, while photos show a gash in an Eisenhower-era globe at the Pentagon and Michigan's Senate candidates debate.
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Media Monitor: Former Police Kept Access to Camera Network, Ohio Race Roiled by Ad, Officials Advise States on Election Meddling
The Washington Post reports former officers retained access to Flock's surveillance network, an Ohio governor's race ad featuring a Democrat's estranged mother sparked uproar, and U.S. officials privately advised states on election meddling.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Promotes 2026 Midterm Newsletters
The Washington Post is promoting a slate of newsletters aimed at helping readers follow the 2026 midterm elections, including polling analysis, Senate race tracking and daily political briefings.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Reports Deep-Red House Districts Now in Play as Midterms Near
The Washington Post reports deep-red House districts have become battlegrounds with just over two weeks left in the midterm campaign, and examines a GOP challenger's business record.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Reports White House Preservation Group Took $2.5M From Donor Who Wanted East Wing Demolished
The Washington Post reports a White House preservation group accepted $2.5 million from a donor who sought the East Wing's demolition, as other donors withhold funds amid the president's silence on the project.
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Guilfoyle Resigns as U.S. Ambassador to Greece After White House Pressure
Trump said "I didn't like what I read" as reports alleged she asked a donor to pay her $100,000 American Express bill, allegations she denies.
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Federal Agents Search Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington-Area Home
Homeland Security Investigations executed the search, according to Omar's office, drawing a "deeply disturbing" response from House Democratic leadership.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Reports Iranian Campaign Planted AI-Written Articles in U.S. News Outlets
The Washington Post reports an Iranian campaign planted roughly 100 AI-generated fake articles in at least 20 real U.S. news outlets, according to OpenAI, and also covers relationship conflict and a headmaster's challenge.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Investigation Finds Police Misuse of Flock License Plate Camera Network
The Washington Post reports at least 50 law enforcement officers were accused of misusing Flock Safety's nationwide license plate camera network, prompting the company to announce stricter oversight.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Reports on Psychiatry's Shifting Diagnoses, Lawsuit Over Renée Good's Death, Tennessee Execution Halt
The Washington Post reports psychiatrists are rethinking their diagnostic manual amid social media trends, Renée Good's family is suing Trump officials, and Tennessee paused executions after an inmate survived lethal injection.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Executive Editor Highlights Impact Report on First Half of 2026
The Washington Post's executive editor says the paper's first Impact Report showcases journalism from the first half of 2026 that drove change and addressed wrongdoing.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Reports Democrats' Senate Path Eases as White House Expands Pro-Trump Ad Campaign
The Washington Post reports Democrats now have easier paths to flipping the Senate, while the White House expands a taxpayer-paid ad campaign boosting President Trump ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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Dartmouth Political Union President Roger Friedlander '27 Argues for Rigorous Debate in Washington Post Op-Ed
Dartmouth DPU president Roger Friedlander '27 writes in The Washington Post that universities should expose students to controversial political views through rigorous debate rather than avoid contentious speakers.
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Media Monitor: Washington Post Launches Freedom Desk Initiative Backing Independent Journalism
The Washington Post unveils its Freedom Desk, an initiative supporting independent journalism worldwide, and highlights the exclusion of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House press access.
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Media Monitor: The Washington Post reports on AI extinction debates, Trump's midterm outlook, deportation deals and a CNN ban
The Washington Post reports on AI extinction scenarios shaping policy debate, Trump's private midterm concerns, a refugee bureau turned deportation operation, and networks halting pool coverage over a CNN ban.
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Media Monitor: Anthropic Says Its Claude Chatbot Is Taking Over Work of Building Its Own Successor
The Washington Post reports Anthropic says its Claude chatbot now leads 26 percent of its research and development, a sign of progress toward self-building AI.
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Media Monitor: Kennedy Center Board Votes to Close Venue; ICE Fired New Recruit Who Later Died by Suicide
The Washington Post reports the Kennedy Center board voted to close the venue after a judge barred adding Trump's name, and that ICE quietly fired a recruit who then killed himself.
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Media Monitor: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Urges AI Industry to Slow Development Pace
The Washington Post reports Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is calling on the AI industry to slow development, citing concerns about controlling self-improving models and an incident involving autonomous AI agents.
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Media Monitor: Jeff D'Onofrio Named Permanent Publisher and CEO of The Washington Post
Poynter reports Jeff D'Onofrio's permanent appointment as Washington Post publisher and CEO, NOTUS rebranding as The Washington Sun, AP's refusal to rename Lake Ontario and new SNL hosts.
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