The unexplained disappearance and alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has imperiled the close relationship the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, cultivated with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
After surprising the nation in 2016, President Trump appears to be driving turnout this year that will largely benefit Democrats across the industrial Midwest, reviving the region as an election bellwether.
In his first interview with “60 Minutes” since becoming president, Trump weighed in on a variety of topics, including relations with North Korea, NATO and the media.
Graham Farrar of Glass House Farms smells a cannabis plant at the company’s farm in Carpinteria, Calif. (Philip Cheung for The Post)
Hoop houses at Vertical’s cannabis farm in Buellton, Calif. (Philip Cheung for The Post)
“Here we’re just replacing one cut flower with another,” said Farrar of Glass House Farms. (Philip Cheung for The Post)
Workers load cannabis plants onto trucks at Raw Garden Farm in Buellton, Calif. (Philip Cheung for The Post)
The regulated California cannabis market is a $4 billion-a-year industry, a boon to the local tax base. But legalization is reordering the business and geography of cannabis cultivation, pushing crops into places they have never been and challenging long-held beliefs in some conservative communities.
The 125-year-old icon was hit hard as a brick-and-mortar retailer saddled with massive showrooms, and it has struggled to compete with online rivals. The company will close 142 stores as part of the bankruptcy filing.
Power is being restored in places such as Tallahassee, but areas in the Panhandle remain in a primitive state — and officials are warning that recovery will take time.
Albany, Ga., was still recovering from a deadly tornado and hurricane in 2017 when Hurricane Michael came barreling through, delivering a punishing hit to a region that struggles with poverty.
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Kensington Palace announced the pregnancy Monday, saying that that it is “delighted to be able to share this happy news with the public.” The baby is due in the spring.
A group of Asian Americans are alleging discrimination by the Ivy League school in a case that could bring affirmative action before the Supreme Court again.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has quietly built a wide-ranging network in all 50 states that is aimed at some of the early-primary contests that will be influential in the 2020 presidential race.
The elegant and sophisticated Meridian Ball is the last of its kind in Washington, a vision of the capital less as it is today and more as it would like to imagine itself.
The Trailer
Analysis In this edition: Very special candidates, money in all the right places, must-win races that Democrats aren’t winning, and a way-too-early 2020 assessment.
Alec Baldwin portrays President Trump. (Video: Amber Ferguson/The Washington Post; photo: NBC)
Retropolis
Trump is the first president to attack his portrayal on “Saturday Night Live” instead of laugh along.
Analysis
Tom Brady outdueled Mahomes, and the Patriots prevailed with a field goal as time expired in the first 43-40 game in NFL history, a sign of the times in a pass-happy season.
