Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

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Trump on Thursday criticized hiring practices of his predecessor that promoted diversity, equity and inclusion.

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a blizzard of executive orders and taken other actions since his inauguration on Jan.

Canadian miner Lundin must permanently close its Alcaparrosa copper mine in Chile, the South American nation's environmental regulator said on Thursday, after a massive sinkhole cracked open near the ...

More recent efforts can be traced to the landmark Civil Rights Act signed in 1964 by then-President Lyndon B. Johnson, which ...

President Donald Trump issued a memo directing the Federal Aviation Administration to review hiring decisions and changes to ...

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Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday ordered flags throughout the state to be flown at half-staff immediately until sundown on ...

The judge agreed Thursday to the prosecution’s request that Teresa Youngblut be detained while her case proceeds because the evidence appeared “to be strong.” ...

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Most Democrats and even some Republicans seemed uneasy with Tulsi Gabbard and her answers to their questions during her ...