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Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war That figure would far surpass the costs of the U.S. airstrike campaign to date and aims to boost production of critical weapons depleted in the conflict, people familiar with the matter said.

SCOOP: The Pentagon asked the White House today for more than *$200 billion* for Iran war supplemental, sources say

Some in WH think Congress won't support b/c it's so big

Will tee up giant battle in Congress

My last story for WaPo:

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Some personal news: This is my last week at The Washington Post.

I’ve loved so much of the last 9 years here, but my faith in the paper’s current leadership is broken beyond repair.

Incredibly excited to get to work w/ the newsroom below (I start in June)

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Sanders pitches $4.4 trillion tax on billionaires, in 2028 marker The measure comes as Democrats began to jostle ahead of the upcoming presidential primary.

New: Bernie Sanders to unveil $4.4 trillion tax on America's ~1,000 billionaires, saying it would pay for:
— Medicare to cover dental/vision/hearing
— Teacher pay at $60K/yr min.
— $3K/person checks (under $150K/yr)
— Universal childcare
— Housing expansion
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NEW: Behind the scenes, a lobbying alliance of Saudi Arabia's MBS and Israel's Netanyahu urged Trump to level a major strike against Iran in the days before the president's decision (even as as Riyadh publicly advocated for diplomacy) www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center EMS crews were called to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas at least 11 times since September for children in medical distress, records show.

NEW: We obtained 911 audio from the Texas detention center housing hundreds of immigrant kids and their parents.

Since mid-September, EMS crews have been dispatched to Dilley at least 11 times to treat children in medical distress.

Burning fevers. Low oxygen. Seizures. A broken leg.

My report:

For America’s 250th, Should the Coin of Trump’s Realm Be Gold?

Numismatic glorification: Trump team wants his image on a second coin, this time in gold. But an obscure panel is blocking it. "Only those nations ruled by kings or dictators display the image of their sitting ruler on the coins of the realm.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

Judge: IRS broke law ‘approximately 42,695 times’ in giving DHS data A court on Thursday issued an opinion on a data-sharing agreement between the taxpayer agency and federal immigration authorities.

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NEW: A federal judge said in an opinion issued today that the Trump administration violated the tax law “approximately 42,695 times” in turning over immigrant data to ICE

We are set to spend $10 trillion on the military over the next decade

The Trump plan would make it $15 trillion - a $5 trillion increase

Expanding Medicare to cover dental/vision/hearing care was estimated to cost ~$400 billion over a decade

Trump aides struggle with how to spend $500 billion more on military Some senior officials resisted the decision to approve the major military spending increase, people familiar with the matter said.

SCOOP: Trump aides are struggling to spend an extra $500 billion on the military, delaying budget

Trump agreed to Hegseth’s bid for *~50%~* military spending boost

Vought & others objected internally

It’s so much $ they can’t figure out how to spend it

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A photo of some Washington Post staffers accepting an award

The @washingtonpost.com won a Loeb Award for best international reporting last night for "The Money War," our 2024 series on unintended consequences of the massive rise in U.S. financial sanctions — great to celebrate with @jeffstein.bsky.social, @foianate.bsky.social, @federicacocco.bsky.social

Statement from @postguild.bsky.social on the firing of Karen Attiah:

Trump agencies halt environmental, health projects in Black communities The Trump administration has canceled nearly two dozen projects, according to a Post analysis, undermining efforts on pollution, sewage leaks and flooding.

Excellent coverage about how the Trump administration has axed nearly two dozen projects addressing health and environmental issues in Southern Black communities

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I am writing a book about Bernie Sanders And it's going to be really good

Some personal news: I am taking leave from The Washington Post for at least 5 months to write the definitive biography of Bernie Sanders

It's going to be a fascinating read about The Big Questions in America & you wont want to miss it; sign up to follow along

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Senate GOP tax bill includes largest cut to U.S. safety net in decades The Senate Republican tax bill speeding to passage includes the biggest reduction of funding for the federal safety net since at least the 1990s.

“No question — this is definitely the biggest cut. It’s the biggest rollback in federal support for health care ever”
the incomparable @larrylevitt.bsky.social

“You can very safely say this is the biggest cut to programs for low-income Americans ever”
me

@jeffstein.bsky.social on what's at stake

BREAKING: +11 million people at risk of losing health insurance via Medicaid under new tax bill #politics #trump #congress #healthcare @We are a newspaper. TikTok video by Jeff Stein

Health care of 11.8 million at risk in GOP tax bill
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NEW: The US is giving up on taxing large inheritances. The GOP tax bill permanently raises the threshold so up to $15 million — $30M for couples — can get passed on tax free. #taxes #trump #us #gove... TikTok video by Jeff Stein

NEW: The US is effectively giving up on taxing large inheritances

GOP bill would permanently raise to $15 million - $30M for couples - amount that can be passed on tax free

Estate tax already reaches 1/4 of the households it did in 1934, when US was much smaller

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GOP rejects ‘millionaire tax’ pitch, advancing breaks for rich Americans Legislation moving through Congress includes significant breaks for the affluent as the House rebuffs President Donald Trump’s suggestions.

GOP rejects ‘millionaire tax’ pitch, advancing breaks for rich Americans

"The biggest beneficiaries of the bill would be those earning between $460,800 and $1.1 million per year"

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