Hate crime reports have soared in the District. Prosecutions have plummeted.
The number of crimes investigated by D.C. police as bias-motivated reached an all-time high of 204 last year. But a Washington Post analysis of 200,000 police and court records found that hate-crime prosecutions and convictions are at their lowest point in at least a decade.
Gay pals leaving a bar.
A Muslim veteran driving to work.
A girl, 12, walking home from school.
Most victims never see justice
U.S. deficit to expand by about $800 billion more than previously expected over 10 years, CBO says
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In Denmark, surprise and fury after Trump cancels visit over Greenland
Some lawmakers slammed the president for canceling the trip after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen refused to entertain the sale of the island.
Mark Sanford, a former congressman and ex-governor of South Carolina, speaks at OZY Fest in New York. (AP)
Sen. Jeff Flake listens to Trump at a White House meeting in 2017. (Jabin Botsford/Post)
Former Gov. John Kasich speaks in front of Dayton, Ohio, shooting scene. (Reuters)
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The administration plans to eliminate a 20-day cap for holding migrant children and create a licensing regime that would make it easier for federal officials to expand family detention nationwide.
In morning tweets, the president shared praise from a conservative radio host who has been leading a movement to convince Jews to leave the Democratic Party.
The March for Our Lives “Peace Plan” — announced in the wake of mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio — calls for a gun registry, an assault weapons ban and mandatory buybacks.
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Workers are cleaning giant marble roof tiles and using lasers to attack the biofilm. Masonry will be fixed. And the insect colonies will be eradicated.
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Animal advocacy groups praised the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' decision to phase out the use of “horrible, outdated” rods with metal hooks.
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