Amid the former presidents, members of Congress, lobbyists, princes and prime ministers at Jimmy Carter’s funeral sat a woman in a wheelchair. Behind her was the ventilator she needs to survive ...

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Bobbye Pratt, who spent 16 years as a news researcher on The Washington Post’s Metro Desk ... correction A previous version of this obituary incorrectly said that Mrs. Pratt's stepfather ...

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The Washington Post is rolling out a new mission statement ahead of President-elect Trump’s second term in the White House. The Post unveiled “Riveting Storytelling for All of America,” as ...

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Hundreds of employees at The Washington Post have sent a signed letter to its owner Jeff Bezos, requesting an in-person meeting. The staff wrote they are "deeply alarmed by recent leadership ...

By Benjamin Mullin After Donald J. Trump entered the White House in 2017, The Washington Post adopted a slogan that underscored the newspaper’s traditional role as a government watchdog ...

After years of “democracy dies in the darkness,” The Washington Post now wants to play host to “riveting storytelling for all of America.” The new mission statement was previewed to some staffers by ...