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End of Year Sale: Subscribe for 50¢ a week. Billed as $2/four weeks for the first six months, then $12/four weeks. Pricing subject to change. Cancel anytime. → PUBLISHED BY READ ONLINE | SIGN UP The Post Most   How Trump and DOGE broke the U.S. government DOGE and the White House carried out a once-unthinkable transformation of the nation's sprawling bureaucracy. By Hannah Natanson and Meryl Kornfield   Read more     Column  Roxanne Roberts 23 Christmas traditions, ranked from worst to best   Trump says Venezuela stole U.S. oil, land and assets. Here's the history.   A middle-class family's only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium   Opinion  Megan McArdle The diversity overcorrection in the workplace   These boomers tried caring for parents. Now they have their own aging plans.   White House threatens Smithsonian funds in sweeping content review   Epstein files include child porn complaint a decade before federal investigation   Trump faces narrowing options on Venezuela action   What did the helicopter pilot in the DCA crash see? We flew a drone to find out.   Advertisement   SNL lampoons Trump's White House address and says goodbye to Bowen Yang   Market-savvy Treasury chief Scott Bessent emerges as unlikely MAGA warrior   Angela Alsobrooks on first Senate year: The mission was 'crystal clear.'   A funeral for the penny draws Lincoln impersonators and Victorian garb   Is Gen Z the key to a manufacturing revival? Fall River thinks so.   Advertisement   Column  Carolyn Hax Teen dreads vacation thanks to uncle's aggressive ski lessons   Analysis  Chuck Culpepper Two College Football Playoff duds offer a golden opportunity to complain   Why investing in a Trump Account could complicate your taxes   TAKE A GAME BREAK News quiz: Still need to finish this weekend's On the Record? We've got you.  Word game: One word to spell 'em all! Can you solve today's Keyword in 6 guesses? Crossword: It's time to solve! Play now.  Wridges: Speed and spell your way up to a high score in our newest game.   Best of The Post Stories of The Year A hiker vanished into thin air. Twenty years later, her family is left with unknowns. Michelle Vanek's disappearance mystified investigators, inspired conspiracy theories and became a cautionary tale of the American wilderness. By Roman Stubbs   Read more     She was MAGA's favorite conspiracist. Then she dug into Charlie Kirk's killing.   Review Geoffrey A. Fowler and Kevin Schaul We asked five AIs to give The Rock hair, draw fingers and delete an ex. Only one was a clear winner.   See more Washington Post stories on Google Add The Post as a preferred source and see more of our reporting in your Google results. Add The Post     You received this email because you signed up for The Post Most or because it is included in your subscription. Manage newsletters | Unsubscribe 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071 DOWNLOAD OUR APP      ©2025 The Washington Post | Privacy Policy | Help & Contact