The Washington Post is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper outlet in the Washington metropolitan area and is considered a newspaper of record in the United States. In 2023, the Post had 130,000 print subscribers and 2.5 million digital subscribers, both ranking third among American newspapers after The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. — Wikipedia
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🏷️ Outside the partisan webs
Everyone outside the two partisan webs, from the wires to cable news: a big, mixed group that runs more of the stories everyone runs. Not a mark of quality or lean; its look-alikes say more.
📡 Wire: 58th percentile. Its stories and headline words are closer to the AP's and Reuters' than 58% of the 75 outlets we fingerprint.
🌶️ Heat: 43rd percentile. Its headlines are worded more heatedly (loaded words, combat verbs, anger) than 43% of them.
👯 Behaves most like The Washington Times, AP and Los Angeles Times.
From what it did on its front page in the last 28 days (88 of our stories, 565 headlines), not from its ratings.
The feelings in its headlines
On its front page now
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- Analysis | More of the most interesting candidates of the midterm elections
- Grand jury declines to indict Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony 📰 Federal grand jury declines to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson
- Opinion | This 'one-time' tax is fool's gold
- DOJ not handing over all evidence in Alex Pretti shooting, family says 📰 Alex Pretti's parents accuse DOJ of withholding evidence in son's killing
- Search underway after man convicted of murder escapes Tennessee prison 📰 Convicted murderer escapes Tennessee prison through fence
- Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after fleeing Brazil following election loss 📰 Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami after fleeing Brazil
- No clear winner in Israeli vote, exit polls indicate
- 2 men charged with national security offenses in suspected U.K. air base plot 📰 Two British men charged over alleged Iran-linked plot at US-run military base
- Trump announces relaxed rules on oil firms' methane leaks 📰 Trump announces rollback of Biden-era methane rules
- Opinion | The future could disfigure your musical ear -- without you even knowing
- Trump to greet Venezuelan oil shipment, calling it a 'gift.' The U.S. paid for it 📰 Trump announces arrival of first 1 million barrels of Venezuelan oil
- Trump declines to unconditionally accept midterm results 📰 Trump holds rallies in Texas ahead of midterms
- RFK Jr. falsely says Arab Muslims don't produce prizeworthy science, literature
- Your phone knows you're at the doctor, and data brokers are profiting from it
- CDC's deputy director to leave Trump administration after brief stint 📰 CDC deputy director resigns after four months
- Opinion | Want good news? Look at health care innovation
- Why headlights seem more blinding than ever
- Bolsonaro is granted a U.S. visa after fleeing Brazil following election loss
- Opinion | Ukraine knows the secret to defending Taiwan
- Column | How Trump's arch could disrupt the solemn nighttime of Arlington Cemetery
- Opinion | Want a faster path to nursing? It already exists
- Opinion | El-Sayed plays the victim, but some scrutiny is justified
- Robert White could be ineligible for House delegate unless he resigns before Election Day
- IRS and Social Security promote Trump accounts with election a week away
- Cook Political Report shifts two red-state governor races toward Democrats
- Iran war costs rise to $47 billion, U.S. military estimates 📰 U.S. military spending on Iran war tops $47 billion
- Joking aside, the Cheesecake Factory is seeing pretty good business
- Tracking Trump: Supreme Court blocks deportation case closures; DOJ charges Comey; Trump defends his redecorating; and more
- Max Miller, fighting domestic abuse allegations, scrambles to hold House seat
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- Opinion | The nuclear option America actually needs
- Analysis | Response to Ramaswamy's controversial ad says a lot about JD Vance's future
- Stalled in D.C., Waymo turns to Virginia
- Susan Saint James, 'Kate & Allie' and 'McMillan & Wife' actress, dies at 80 📰 Emmy-winning actor Susan Saint James dies at 80
- Brazilian judge orders investigation into JD Vance donor network
- Alaska's GOP-led government moves to kill Trump-ordered suit over Senate results 📰 Alaska judge fast-tracks DOJ lawsuit over Senate election certification
- Mystery of Flock cameras got murkier when officials tried to get rid of them
- No. 25 BYU reloads with talented transfers after AJ Dybantsa's departure to the NBA
- Trump administration appeals order blocking tree removal at D.C. golf course 📰 Federal judge blocks tree removal at DC golf course
- Maryland county approves plan to bring a Sphere to National Harbor
- El-Sayed distances himself from ad tying Gaza war to increased costs
- At least 64 people killed after trains collide in Spain 📰 High-speed trains collide in central Spain, At least 30 dead
- Opinion | This peninsula is an economic powder keg. A blast could cost trillions
- Parks advocates, architects urge federal judge to halt Trump's arch
- Opinion | Why is ICE detaining Hong Kong rights advocates?
- Illinois is team to beat in Big Ten ahead of Spartans and defending national champion Wolverines
- Trump has lost the foreign policy debate
- How the end of "Roe" is reshaping medical care
- FBI searches California mansion as part of Eric Swalwell investigation 📰 FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion tied to Eric Swalwell investigation
- Opinion | Frailty in older adults is not inevitable. Here's how to reverse it
- Colts send All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson to Seahawks, DeForest Buckner to 49ers for draft picks 📰 Colts trade Quenton Nelson to Seahawks for draft picks
- Israeli election results show Netanyahu is far from defeated 📰 Israeli election shows no clear winner as vote count continues
- MAGA star Lauren Boebert switched to a safer district. It's no cakewalk
- Democrats demand reform after judge says DOJ ordered her to reverse rulings
- Trump officials charged 180 noncitizens with voter fraud. We looked at each case
- The FEC's filing system is down a week before the election. The agency won't say why 📰 Hackers disrupt FEC campaign finance system
- These superbugs pose the biggest threat to Americans, CDC says
- Egypt's crackdown on press draws criticism on Capitol Hill
- The seven races that will decide control of the Senate
- White House enlists veterans groups to help Trump's arch plan
- Golden Knights turn to Adin Hill after Carter Hart exits morning skate with injury
- How Arab Americans who voted for Trump feel about him and Abdul El-Sayed
- Tens of thousands of expat Israelis fly in from around the globe to vote
- Mark Ein closes in on control of Rock Creek Tennis Center, home of DC Open
- As midterms loom, Justice Department keeps taking aim at Trump foes
- Can you trust a chatbot to make you a voter guide? We put them to the test
- ICE detained a middle school coach. His players say they want him home
- Cheerios introduces a Ziploc-sealed cereal bag. Finally
- A record Arab vote brings a painful dilemma for Israel's opposition
- Health insurance rules are changing. Here's how to avoid an unanticipated bill
- Serial killer Ted Bundy linked to 1974 killing of 17-year-old girl in Utah 📰 Utah authorities link Ted Bundy to 1974 murder via DNA
- Murkowski endorses Democrat in Alaska governor race 📰 Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski endorses Democrat for Alaska Governor
- Minnesota is poised to move up the Big 10 standings after an injury-ravaged first season with Medved
- Trump administration asks Washington state to hold more than 400 people's ballots 📰 Federal officials ask Washington to set aside ballots from 400 suspected noncitizens
- Friendship apps were meant to be easier than dating. Ghosting still happens
- Michele Tafoya, NFL reporter turned Senate hopeful, toes the line on Trump
- What happens if Democrats win back Congress?
- Americans' fresh fruits and vegetables are increasingly coming from Mexico
- Federal officials charge man accused of damaging Iwo Jima statue near Quantico
- Jayson Tatum hits a buzzer-beating jumper in OT to give the Celtics a 125-124 win over the Nets
- Record high tides bring flooding and glimpse of sea-level rise to California
- Hegseth could face impeachment if Democrats win the House
- United States reports most measles cases since 1991
- How an Iowa farmer cut back as fuel, fertilizer and health care costs soared
- Lens fans banned from Liverpool game in Champions League for throwing flares that stopped play
- Trump defends White House redecorating -- and Cheesecake Factory -- from Obama's mocking 📰 Trump criticizes Obama's Cheesecake Factory remark