Danielle Paquette
@daniellepaquette.bsky.social
National correspondent for the Washington Post (on maternity leave 🥹)
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Agonizing story about an American watching her family starve in Gaza over the phone
Ghada used to swap recipes with her family in Gaza: crispy falafel, baked chicken, grilled beef kebab.
Now her Aunt Fairouz, a proud foodie, is down to 3 cups of lentils. And her 12-year-old cousins, twin boys, have lost a quarter of their body weight:
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Now her Aunt Fairouz, a proud foodie, is down to 3 cups of lentils. And her 12-year-old cousins, twin boys, have lost a quarter of their body weight:
wapo.st/452owZ9
They once shared recipes. Now her family is going hungry in Gaza.
A U.S. citizen watches from afar as her relatives in a war zone struggle to survive.
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August 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Agonizing story about an American watching her family starve in Gaza over the phone
Ghada used to swap recipes with her family in Gaza: crispy falafel, baked chicken, grilled beef kebab.
Now her Aunt Fairouz, a proud foodie, is down to 3 cups of lentils. And her 12-year-old cousins, twin boys, have lost a quarter of their body weight:
wapo.st/452owZ9
Now her Aunt Fairouz, a proud foodie, is down to 3 cups of lentils. And her 12-year-old cousins, twin boys, have lost a quarter of their body weight:
wapo.st/452owZ9
They once shared recipes. Now her family is going hungry in Gaza.
A U.S. citizen watches from afar as her relatives in a war zone struggle to survive.
wapo.st
August 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Ghada used to swap recipes with her family in Gaza: crispy falafel, baked chicken, grilled beef kebab.
Now her Aunt Fairouz, a proud foodie, is down to 3 cups of lentils. And her 12-year-old cousins, twin boys, have lost a quarter of their body weight:
wapo.st/452owZ9
Now her Aunt Fairouz, a proud foodie, is down to 3 cups of lentils. And her 12-year-old cousins, twin boys, have lost a quarter of their body weight:
wapo.st/452owZ9
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A deep dispatch from Springfield, Ohio, an epicenter of Trump-Vance attacks on Haitians who were encouraged to come there. @daniellepaquette.bsky.social profiles a pastor and family who invested everything in America -- but now their lives and home are cracking
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They splurged on a home. Then their American dream began cracking.
For a Haitian family in Springfield, Ohio, the house on Chestnut Avenue represented their future in this country. They’re now wondering what can be salvaged.
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July 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A deep dispatch from Springfield, Ohio, an epicenter of Trump-Vance attacks on Haitians who were encouraged to come there. @daniellepaquette.bsky.social profiles a pastor and family who invested everything in America -- but now their lives and home are cracking
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A Haitian family spent their life savings on an Ohio home *just* before President Trump accused immigrants in their city of eating dogs & cats.
Then cracks surfaced on their walls, ceiling and peaceful American life they'd envisioned:
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Then cracks surfaced on their walls, ceiling and peaceful American life they'd envisioned:
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They splurged on a home. Then their American dream began cracking.
For a Haitian family in Springfield, Ohio, the house on Chestnut Avenue represented their future in this country. They’re now wondering what can be salvaged.
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July 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A Haitian family spent their life savings on an Ohio home *just* before President Trump accused immigrants in their city of eating dogs & cats.
Then cracks surfaced on their walls, ceiling and peaceful American life they'd envisioned:
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Then cracks surfaced on their walls, ceiling and peaceful American life they'd envisioned:
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In a manufacturing hub that Trump handily won, nerves are fraying.
“We don’t need to have beefs that will lead to economic slowdown," one tech school student said of MAGA's attitude toward overseas allies. wapo.st/4hYJ1cw
“We don’t need to have beefs that will lead to economic slowdown," one tech school student said of MAGA's attitude toward overseas allies. wapo.st/4hYJ1cw
As Trump shakes trust in U.S., a hub for F-16 fighter jets braces for impact
Booming exports turned a South Carolina city into the “Global Home of the F-16.” Slipping foreign demand among angry allies could hurt that economic engine.
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April 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In a manufacturing hub that Trump handily won, nerves are fraying.
“We don’t need to have beefs that will lead to economic slowdown," one tech school student said of MAGA's attitude toward overseas allies. wapo.st/4hYJ1cw
“We don’t need to have beefs that will lead to economic slowdown," one tech school student said of MAGA's attitude toward overseas allies. wapo.st/4hYJ1cw
“JD Vance and his mates clearly aren’t fit to run a group chat, let alone the world’s strongest military force,” one Brit lawmaker said. “It has to make our security services nervous about the intelligence we’re sharing with them.”
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For Europeans, Signal chat gives unfiltered view of Trump team’s disdain
European officials saw the screenshots as more proof in private of what the Trump team has indicated in public: scorn for America’s traditional allies.
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March 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“JD Vance and his mates clearly aren’t fit to run a group chat, let alone the world’s strongest military force,” one Brit lawmaker said. “It has to make our security services nervous about the intelligence we’re sharing with them.”
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"The president is following a playbook from other countries whose leaders have sought to undermine democratic systems [attacking] lawyers with the effect of hollowing out a pillar of justice systems to expand their power."
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Law firms refuse to represent Trump opponents in the wake of his attacks
The result is an extraordinary threat to constitutional rights of due process and representation and a far weaker effort to challenge Trump’s actions in court than during his first term.
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March 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"The president is following a playbook from other countries whose leaders have sought to undermine democratic systems [attacking] lawyers with the effect of hollowing out a pillar of justice systems to expand their power."
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To review what we from @washingtonpost.com are reporting out of the IRS today:
- Projected tax revenue this year is down 10% ($500 billion) as Trump's downsizing is emboldening tax cheats
- IRS is nearing an agreement with ICE to assist on mass deportations
- Projected tax revenue this year is down 10% ($500 billion) as Trump's downsizing is emboldening tax cheats
- IRS is nearing an agreement with ICE to assist on mass deportations
March 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
To review what we from @washingtonpost.com are reporting out of the IRS today:
- Projected tax revenue this year is down 10% ($500 billion) as Trump's downsizing is emboldening tax cheats
- IRS is nearing an agreement with ICE to assist on mass deportations
- Projected tax revenue this year is down 10% ($500 billion) as Trump's downsizing is emboldening tax cheats
- IRS is nearing an agreement with ICE to assist on mass deportations
They’re not “left-wing liberals.” And they want to hear from their GOP congressman: wapo.st/4ivIcZG
Republicans, independents crave answers from GOP congressman in Alabama
Rep. Dale Strong’s constituents are demanding a response as the politician faces backlash to DOGE cutbacks in a district awash with federal money.
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March 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
They’re not “left-wing liberals.” And they want to hear from their GOP congressman: wapo.st/4ivIcZG
Decades of largely bipartisan agreement about the role and purpose of federal architecture — to serve the public and symbolize that service visually — could be shredded.
The very idea of the public realm would be at stake.
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The very idea of the public realm would be at stake.
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Column | Trump’s plan to downsize government could put downtown D.C. up for sale
As we await a revised list of properties the GSA deems “non-core,” a critic ponders the fate of Washington’s historic landscape.
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March 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Decades of largely bipartisan agreement about the role and purpose of federal architecture — to serve the public and symbolize that service visually — could be shredded.
The very idea of the public realm would be at stake.
wapo.st/3QOnLe9
The very idea of the public realm would be at stake.
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DOGE is like a toxic ex, federal workers say: Wanting them “gone” while sabotaging a clean break.
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DOGE wants them ‘gone’ but makes it hard for federal workers to move on
Many federal workers are unable to get unemployment benefits because of the wording of their firings, and others are uncertain whether they can seek new jobs.
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March 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
DOGE is like a toxic ex, federal workers say: Wanting them “gone” while sabotaging a clean break.
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NEW: The Defense Department is moving to dismantle efforts focused on reducing civilian harm in U.S. military operations from @alexhorton.bsky.social, me and @danlamothe.bsky.social 🎁 wapo.st/4h6jH3M
Pentagon moves to gut operations focused on reducing civilian harm
Officials at the Defense Department’s Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, which seeks to limit collateral damage from military strikes against enemy combatants, were told to accept a buyout or b...
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March 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
NEW: The Defense Department is moving to dismantle efforts focused on reducing civilian harm in U.S. military operations from @alexhorton.bsky.social, me and @danlamothe.bsky.social 🎁 wapo.st/4h6jH3M
Federal workers in Oklahoma say they agree with slashing bloat.
But Trump & Musk’s taunting is disturbing to some who remember the OKC bombing — an anti-gov attack.
“It’s the lack of basic decency that infuriates me,” said one DoD staffer, a combat vet. “The demonizing.”
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But Trump & Musk’s taunting is disturbing to some who remember the OKC bombing — an anti-gov attack.
“It’s the lack of basic decency that infuriates me,” said one DoD staffer, a combat vet. “The demonizing.”
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Federal workers haunted by Oklahoma City bombing fear Trump’s barbs
The anti-government attack lingers in the memories of those bracing for DOGE layoffs.
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February 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Federal workers in Oklahoma say they agree with slashing bloat.
But Trump & Musk’s taunting is disturbing to some who remember the OKC bombing — an anti-gov attack.
“It’s the lack of basic decency that infuriates me,” said one DoD staffer, a combat vet. “The demonizing.”
wapo.st/3XnK51X
But Trump & Musk’s taunting is disturbing to some who remember the OKC bombing — an anti-gov attack.
“It’s the lack of basic decency that infuriates me,” said one DoD staffer, a combat vet. “The demonizing.”
wapo.st/3XnK51X
President Donald Trump’s sweeping freeze on U.S. foreign assistance has threatened programs intended to counter al-Shabab bombmakers, contain the spread of al-Qaeda across West Africa and secure Islamic State prisoners in the Middle East:
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Trump’s global funding freeze leaves anti-terror programs in limbo
U.S. officials say now-suspended programs across Africa were designed specifically to respond to national security threats and contain the spread of terrorism.
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February 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
President Donald Trump’s sweeping freeze on U.S. foreign assistance has threatened programs intended to counter al-Shabab bombmakers, contain the spread of al-Qaeda across West Africa and secure Islamic State prisoners in the Middle East:
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Don't miss this terrific story, packed with perspective, from Elizabeth Dias -- In Trump’s Cuts to Aid and Refugees, a Clash Over Christian Values www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/u...
In Trump’s Cuts to Aid and Refugees, a Clash Over Christian Values
Vice President JD Vance and the Pope square off, as faith-based groups face an existential crisis.
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February 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Don't miss this terrific story, packed with perspective, from Elizabeth Dias -- In Trump’s Cuts to Aid and Refugees, a Clash Over Christian Values www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/u...
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🚨NEWS: Massive layoffs are about to hit the IRS -- around 10,000 employees -- potentially in the middle of filing season.
Of particular interest to the DOGE: Cutting IRS enforcement capabilities.
-- with @jeffstein.bsky.social + Hannah Natanson
Of particular interest to the DOGE: Cutting IRS enforcement capabilities.
-- with @jeffstein.bsky.social + Hannah Natanson
Layoffs to hit IRS as DOGE targets tax collections
Several people briefed on the matter said cuts to the IRS cuts numbering in the thousands. One target is tax collections.
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February 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🚨NEWS: Massive layoffs are about to hit the IRS -- around 10,000 employees -- potentially in the middle of filing season.
Of particular interest to the DOGE: Cutting IRS enforcement capabilities.
-- with @jeffstein.bsky.social + Hannah Natanson
Of particular interest to the DOGE: Cutting IRS enforcement capabilities.
-- with @jeffstein.bsky.social + Hannah Natanson
DOGE cuts have imperiled Food for Peace, a GOP-beloved program that has purchased surplus commodities from American farmers for starvation-risk communities overseas
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GOP lawmakers scramble to protect foreign aid as food relief languishes
Late Thursday, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift the funding freeze on U.S. assistance and development programs abroad.
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February 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
DOGE cuts have imperiled Food for Peace, a GOP-beloved program that has purchased surplus commodities from American farmers for starvation-risk communities overseas
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NEWS: Treasury warned in memo circulating internally that DOGE access to powerful payment network represents an "unprecedented insider threat risk," documents show
Assessment was conducted by a threat intelligence center run by Booz Allen
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Assessment was conducted by a threat intelligence center run by Booz Allen
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Treasury was warned DOGE access to payments marked an ‘insider threat’
The assessment, done by the contractor Booz Allen, came before Treasury formally tapped an ally of Elon Musk to oversee the payment system.
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February 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
NEWS: Treasury warned in memo circulating internally that DOGE access to powerful payment network represents an "unprecedented insider threat risk," documents show
Assessment was conducted by a threat intelligence center run by Booz Allen
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Assessment was conducted by a threat intelligence center run by Booz Allen
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A staffer for Elon Musk's DOGE resigned on Thursday after The Wall Street Journal asked about the staffer's connection to a social-media account that advocated for racism and eugenics.
The staffer had access to the Treasury Department's payment systems.
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The staffer had access to the Treasury Department's payment systems.
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February 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A staffer for Elon Musk's DOGE resigned on Thursday after The Wall Street Journal asked about the staffer's connection to a social-media account that advocated for racism and eugenics.
The staffer had access to the Treasury Department's payment systems.
www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
The staffer had access to the Treasury Department's payment systems.
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The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.
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Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.
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February 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
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USAID saves lives + stabilizes some of the world’s poorest/most volatile regions while acting as a bulwark against Russian and Chinese influence.
“We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper,” Elon Musk said.
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“We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper,” Elon Musk said.
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Fear, pain and hunger: The dire impact of U.S. funding cuts in Africa
Across Africa, the policies of the Trump administration are already having profound consequences for some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people.
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February 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
USAID saves lives + stabilizes some of the world’s poorest/most volatile regions while acting as a bulwark against Russian and Chinese influence.
“We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper,” Elon Musk said.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
“We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper,” Elon Musk said.
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Elon Musk called USAID a criminal organization that should “die.” Proponents say it’s a key arm of U.S. influence that, if destroyed, “cannot be easily rebuilt.”
What is USAID, the government agency targeted by Trump and Elon Musk?
Elon Musk called USAID a criminal organization that should “die.” Proponents say it’s a key arm of U.S. influence that, if destroyed, “cannot be easily rebuilt.”
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February 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Elon Musk called USAID a criminal organization that should “die.” Proponents say it’s a key arm of U.S. influence that, if destroyed, “cannot be easily rebuilt.”