Something a little lighter for Monday morning: Yesterday, the Washington National Cathedral held its annual Blessing of the Pets. Photos by me, story by Maggie Penman: wapo.st/4mSa0ce

Photos: The National Guard is in DC, for @washingtonpost.com

In the second episode, @jorgeribas.bsky.social and @burritodisciple.bsky.social go to Minnesota, where farmers were promised financial help bringing workers in from abroad.

Farmers hired the workers – but now the money isn't coming: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEJb...

WaPo's @jorgeribas.bsky.social and @burritodisciple.bsky.social have been talking to Americans about the real-world effects of Trump and DOGE's cuts.

First episode dives into how DOGE cuts are devastating rural food banks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CyH...

Trump's funding cuts are leaving food banks starving. In the first episode of a new series, @jorgeribas.bsky.social heads to West Virginia to see how Trump/DOGE cuts are affecting Americans right now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CyH...

Washington Post staff had some fun with this one … ⚽️⚽️⚽️

www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...

Back in my day, if Toys”R”Us was sold out, you just had to wait.

For American kids today, being told you can’t pre-order a Nintendo Switch 2, but other kids around the world can...

That has to be a novel and frustrating feeling.

Why is the USA locked-out? Trump’s tariffs.

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A few shots from Alexander Ovechkin’s postgame media availability after breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. For @washingtonpost.com and @postsports.bsky.social

The shot, with a gift link: wapo.st/4jp3xEh

For two decades, Alex Ovechkin has tormented NHL goalies with his one-timer. He beat Spencer Knight with it for goal No. 894 just last night.
What makes his shot so unstoppable?
"There’s really no words to explain it. It’s just an Ovi slap shot."
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I really should link to the full story!

www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Alex Ovechkin is only 5 goals away from the NHL's all-time goals record.

Filmed with Nick Backstrom for this @baileyannej.bsky.social special on Ovechkin's centers over the years – just one story out of a TON of great @wshcapitals.bsky.social / Ovechkin coverage coming from @washingtonpost.com

My colleagues and I have been working to break news + write stories holding powerful people accountable.

These are the top stories on our homepage right now, one of which I worked on.

Our newsroom work is continuing.

No one has ever told me what to write. If that changes, I’d speak out and leave.

As a hard-news journalist at The Washington Post, there's no shortage of important news to cover. I will keep digging in.

As I've stated before:

Nothing changes. We ask hard questions and hold those in power to account. That's the job, whether those in power like it or not.

50 games for 50 seasons. I’m so excited to share this project, which features iconic moments from Capitals history and fan-submitted memories that illustrate the bond the team has forged with its community over the past half-century. I hope you enjoy. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...

NEW: @washingtonpost.com has obtained dash-cam video of a previously unseen angle of the DC plane crash (via WaPo's Jenny Gathright):

Blair Guild and @jorgeribas.bsky.social (w/ editor @billytucker.bsky.social) spoke to passengers at Reagan National this morning about whether the crash makes them nervous to fly:

A small snippet of Trump's falsehood-filled news conference on the DC crash, in which he blames the Obama and Biden administrations, less than 24 hours after the incident:

Video journalists @joesnellreports.bsky.social and @hyojungpink.bsky.social were outside the airport and crash site early this morning:

"It could have been us": Reaction from Reagan National Airport late last night, from video journalist Joy Sung:

President Trump is currently making a series of blatantly false claims about the FAA and its employees.

@washingtonpost.com was out all night reporting on the DC plane crash and first responders' rescue and recovery efforts. A bit of our coverage 🧵

The scene near the South Capitol St heliport:

And having previously supported both sanctions against TikTok while president AND the law passed by Congress and signed by President Biden last year, Trump celebrated the app's return – and says it will need to be run as some kind of "joint venture" with the U.S. (how will that work??)

He also made policy news, promising a series of executive orders on inauguration day, including on immigration:

Trump wraps up his DC rally, about 17 hours before his inauguration, with ... The Village People