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A NEW PRINT MAG?! IN THE YEAR OF 2026?!?!
It’s been crazy and fun to help build this magazine from scratch. Best part of my job!! So excited for it to land on peoples doorsteps :)
The Washington Sun is creating The Washington Sun Magazine, a monthly print publication featuring some of the most compelling journalism produced by The Sun’s newsroom, with an emphasis on longform storytelling, essays and local news. The magazine will also feature The Sun’s Hill reporting, D.C. sports and culture coverage, and opinion columnists.
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Is musical juggernaut “Hamilton” making a comeback? Here’s what Anusha Mathur learned after attending a popular D.C. spin class.
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Bellofatto — faux facial hair, tan trousers, knee-high boots and all — exhorted the class to join her in belting out the lyrics to the song “My Shot.”
“I’m just like my country, I’m young, scrappy and hungry,” the crowd sang, hooting with excitement and pushing the pace.
Is musical juggernaut “Hamilton” making a comeback? Here’s what Anusha Mathur learned after attending a popular D.C. spin class.
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Welcome to The Washington Sun.
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“The hunger for whimsy in this oh-so-serious city is surprisingly strong.” Read more below 🍏
1,000 people met in a park to eat apples together. What does it say about Washington in 2026? via @AnushaMathur4
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Tried to Document How Every Member of Congress Feels About AI. The Results Were Strikingly Partisan.
via @AnushaMathur4
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ICYMI cause I almost did: Last week dems sent a letter to USCIS citing two of my recent NPR stories that are looking into the backlogs at USCIS and pauses of app reviews.
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NEW: More people have pending/unopened cases at USCIS than ever. The sharp jumps surpass increases during Trump's first term. Lawyers say it makes clients vulnerable to deportation. The admin says its their attempt to "not take shortcuts"
w/@AnushaMathur4
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NEW: USCIS published its data for all of 2025, and even into Jan. 2026. The result:
2025 began w high #s of citizenship apps submitted & decided. By winter fewer were applying to become citizens — and fewer were given a decision.
Latest w @AnushaMathur4
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Immigration courts by the #’s:
- A quarter less judges
- 400 less legal assistants and clerks
- 12 courts lost over half their judges, two have no full time IJs.
We break down a clear picture of what is happening across the country:
W/@AnushaMathur4 npr.org/2026/02/23/g-s1-1109…
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Each month thousands of people become American citizens. USCIS told me they “will not take shortcuts in the adjudications process.” And the process has gotten tougher.
But the process also goes on for millions. @AnushaMathur4 and I spoke with some:
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.@hannah_natanson is one of the most talented reporters at @washingtonpost and I am confident that The Post will do everything possible to allow her to continue to do the revelatory journalism she excels at, which relies at times on confidential sources. washingtonpost.com/national-…
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Some people (including the president of the United States) hate the sight of wind turbines. But Palm Springs has come to embrace them, and tourists are flocking there as a result. By @AnushaMathur4 washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
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Trump officials have ordered National Park Service staff to report by Friday any retail items that have content that “inappropriately disparages Americans past or living,” scoops @jakespring @hannah_natanson and @AnushaMathur4 washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
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Private jets are especially polluting, and a new @TheICCT analysis reveals that these luxury planes released more planet-warming gases than all the flights from Heathrow in 2023. And the U.S. has more of these trips than anywhere else. By @AnushaMathur4 washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
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Gary England, forecaster who kept watch over Tornado Alley, dies at 85
Excellent writeup by @AnushaMathur4
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RIP Gerry Connolly, the longtime congressman from Northern Virginia who championed federal workers. I first met Gerry more than three decades ago when he was a dedicated civic activist in Mantua. He spent his life working for his community. @AnushaMathur4 washingtonpost.com/obituarie…
My WaPo obit for Congressman Connolly: washingtonpost.com/obituarie…