Peter Stevenson
@peterwstevenson.bsky.social
Photo editor at @washingtonpost.com. [email protected]
Something a little lighter for Monday morning: Yesterday, the Washington National Cathedral held its annual Blessing of the Pets. Photos by me, story by Maggie Penman: wapo.st/4mSa0ce
October 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Something a little lighter for Monday morning: Yesterday, the Washington National Cathedral held its annual Blessing of the Pets. Photos by me, story by Maggie Penman: wapo.st/4mSa0ce
Photos: The National Guard is in DC, for @washingtonpost.com
August 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Photos: The National Guard is in DC, for @washingtonpost.com
A few shots from Alexander Ovechkin’s postgame media availability after breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. For @washingtonpost.com and @postsports.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A few shots from Alexander Ovechkin’s postgame media availability after breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. For @washingtonpost.com and @postsports.bsky.social
Alex Ovechkin is only 5 goals away from the NHL's all-time goals record.
Filmed with Nick Backstrom for this @baileyannej.bsky.social special on Ovechkin's centers over the years – just one story out of a TON of great @wshcapitals.bsky.social / Ovechkin coverage coming from @washingtonpost.com
Filmed with Nick Backstrom for this @baileyannej.bsky.social special on Ovechkin's centers over the years – just one story out of a TON of great @wshcapitals.bsky.social / Ovechkin coverage coming from @washingtonpost.com
March 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Alex Ovechkin is only 5 goals away from the NHL's all-time goals record.
Filmed with Nick Backstrom for this @baileyannej.bsky.social special on Ovechkin's centers over the years – just one story out of a TON of great @wshcapitals.bsky.social / Ovechkin coverage coming from @washingtonpost.com
Filmed with Nick Backstrom for this @baileyannej.bsky.social special on Ovechkin's centers over the years – just one story out of a TON of great @wshcapitals.bsky.social / Ovechkin coverage coming from @washingtonpost.com
NEW: @washingtonpost.com has obtained dash-cam video of a previously unseen angle of the DC plane crash (via WaPo's Jenny Gathright):
January 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
NEW: @washingtonpost.com has obtained dash-cam video of a previously unseen angle of the DC plane crash (via WaPo's Jenny Gathright):
Blair Guild and @jorgeribas.bsky.social (w/ editor @billytucker.bsky.social) spoke to passengers at Reagan National this morning about whether the crash makes them nervous to fly:
January 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Blair Guild and @jorgeribas.bsky.social (w/ editor @billytucker.bsky.social) spoke to passengers at Reagan National this morning about whether the crash makes them nervous to fly:
A small snippet of Trump's falsehood-filled news conference on the DC crash, in which he blames the Obama and Biden administrations, less than 24 hours after the incident:
January 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A small snippet of Trump's falsehood-filled news conference on the DC crash, in which he blames the Obama and Biden administrations, less than 24 hours after the incident:
Video journalists @joesnellreports.bsky.social and @hyojungpink.bsky.social were outside the airport and crash site early this morning:
January 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Video journalists @joesnellreports.bsky.social and @hyojungpink.bsky.social were outside the airport and crash site early this morning:
"It could have been us": Reaction from Reagan National Airport late last night, from video journalist Joy Sung:
January 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"It could have been us": Reaction from Reagan National Airport late last night, from video journalist Joy Sung:
President Trump is currently making a series of blatantly false claims about the FAA and its employees.
@washingtonpost.com was out all night reporting on the DC plane crash and first responders' rescue and recovery efforts. A bit of our coverage 🧵
The scene near the South Capitol St heliport:
@washingtonpost.com was out all night reporting on the DC plane crash and first responders' rescue and recovery efforts. A bit of our coverage 🧵
The scene near the South Capitol St heliport:
January 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
President Trump is currently making a series of blatantly false claims about the FAA and its employees.
@washingtonpost.com was out all night reporting on the DC plane crash and first responders' rescue and recovery efforts. A bit of our coverage 🧵
The scene near the South Capitol St heliport:
@washingtonpost.com was out all night reporting on the DC plane crash and first responders' rescue and recovery efforts. A bit of our coverage 🧵
The scene near the South Capitol St heliport:
And having previously supported both sanctions against TikTok while president AND the law passed by Congress and signed by President Biden last year, Trump celebrated the app's return – and says it will need to be run as some kind of "joint venture" with the U.S. (how will that work??)
January 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
And having previously supported both sanctions against TikTok while president AND the law passed by Congress and signed by President Biden last year, Trump celebrated the app's return – and says it will need to be run as some kind of "joint venture" with the U.S. (how will that work??)
He also made policy news, promising a series of executive orders on inauguration day, including on immigration:
January 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
He also made policy news, promising a series of executive orders on inauguration day, including on immigration:
Trump wraps up his DC rally, about 17 hours before his inauguration, with ... The Village People
January 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Trump wraps up his DC rally, about 17 hours before his inauguration, with ... The Village People
Also can someone please help this poor guy out??
January 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Also can someone please help this poor guy out??
Trump just hanging out with Noted Guys He Doesn't Like Mike Pence and Barack Obama
January 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Trump just hanging out with Noted Guys He Doesn't Like Mike Pence and Barack Obama
Trump confirms @jacobbogage.bsky.social, @jeffstein.bsky.social and Jacqueline Alemany's WaPo scoop from over the weekend that he may seek to privatize the US Postal Service:
December 16, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Trump confirms @jacobbogage.bsky.social, @jeffstein.bsky.social and Jacqueline Alemany's WaPo scoop from over the weekend that he may seek to privatize the US Postal Service:
Trump, at Mar-a-Lago today, says federal workers who don't return to in-person work will be "terminated," criticizes Biden administration for extending work-from-home policies:
December 16, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Trump, at Mar-a-Lago today, says federal workers who don't return to in-person work will be "terminated," criticizes Biden administration for extending work-from-home policies:
A section of bricks from this abandoned building a few blocks from downtown DC collapsed onto the sidewalk on 11th street this morning.
December 16, 2024 at 4:13 PM
A section of bricks from this abandoned building a few blocks from downtown DC collapsed onto the sidewalk on 11th street this morning.
GOP Sen. John Cornyn (Tex.) was asked today about Trump's controversial FBI director pick, Kash Patel.
On Patel's proposal to fire agents, close HQ: "I interpret that as hyperbole."
On prosecuting Trump's enemies: "I don't think it's right to continue this weaponization" of DOJ/FBI.
On Patel's proposal to fire agents, close HQ: "I interpret that as hyperbole."
On prosecuting Trump's enemies: "I don't think it's right to continue this weaponization" of DOJ/FBI.
December 9, 2024 at 8:49 PM
GOP Sen. John Cornyn (Tex.) was asked today about Trump's controversial FBI director pick, Kash Patel.
On Patel's proposal to fire agents, close HQ: "I interpret that as hyperbole."
On prosecuting Trump's enemies: "I don't think it's right to continue this weaponization" of DOJ/FBI.
On Patel's proposal to fire agents, close HQ: "I interpret that as hyperbole."
On prosecuting Trump's enemies: "I don't think it's right to continue this weaponization" of DOJ/FBI.
Our politics vodcast, Sidebar, tackled a lot this week:
- Pete Hegseth
- DOGE and Musk + Ramaswamy's visit to DC
- Why is everyone acting like Trump is president already?
- Biden's pardon for Hunter – and why it's surprising for a different reason than you think
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqlo...
- Pete Hegseth
- DOGE and Musk + Ramaswamy's visit to DC
- Why is everyone acting like Trump is president already?
- Biden's pardon for Hunter – and why it's surprising for a different reason than you think
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqlo...
December 6, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Our politics vodcast, Sidebar, tackled a lot this week:
- Pete Hegseth
- DOGE and Musk + Ramaswamy's visit to DC
- Why is everyone acting like Trump is president already?
- Biden's pardon for Hunter – and why it's surprising for a different reason than you think
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqlo...
- Pete Hegseth
- DOGE and Musk + Ramaswamy's visit to DC
- Why is everyone acting like Trump is president already?
- Biden's pardon for Hunter – and why it's surprising for a different reason than you think
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqlo...
Hegseth adds, "No more social justice, politically correct approaches to how we fight wars."
Hegseth opposes women serving in combat roles and has called the military "effeminate."
Hegseth opposes women serving in combat roles and has called the military "effeminate."
December 5, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Hegseth adds, "No more social justice, politically correct approaches to how we fight wars."
Hegseth opposes women serving in combat roles and has called the military "effeminate."
Hegseth opposes women serving in combat roles and has called the military "effeminate."
After more meetings with senators, Pete Hegseth speaks:
- "I'm a different man."
- "This will not be a process tried in the media."
- "As long as Donald Trump wants me in this fight, I'm going to be standing here in this fight."
- "I'm a different man."
- "This will not be a process tried in the media."
- "As long as Donald Trump wants me in this fight, I'm going to be standing here in this fight."
December 5, 2024 at 8:13 PM
After more meetings with senators, Pete Hegseth speaks:
- "I'm a different man."
- "This will not be a process tried in the media."
- "As long as Donald Trump wants me in this fight, I'm going to be standing here in this fight."
- "I'm a different man."
- "This will not be a process tried in the media."
- "As long as Donald Trump wants me in this fight, I'm going to be standing here in this fight."
Musk and Ramaswamy arriving for the DOGE meeting with Republicans at the Capitol - neither took questions:
December 5, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Musk and Ramaswamy arriving for the DOGE meeting with Republicans at the Capitol - neither took questions:
The hearing went completely off the rails a few minutes ago when Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Tex.) started asking Rowe about Secret Service protection for Trump at this year's 9/11 ceremony in New York:
December 5, 2024 at 6:20 PM
The hearing went completely off the rails a few minutes ago when Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Tex.) started asking Rowe about Secret Service protection for Trump at this year's 9/11 ceremony in New York:
The House task force on the attempted assassination of president-elect Trump is expected to release its report today.
Acting Secret Service director Ronald Rowe is testifying: "It is essential that we recognize the gravity of our failure."
Acting Secret Service director Ronald Rowe is testifying: "It is essential that we recognize the gravity of our failure."
December 5, 2024 at 3:01 PM
The House task force on the attempted assassination of president-elect Trump is expected to release its report today.
Acting Secret Service director Ronald Rowe is testifying: "It is essential that we recognize the gravity of our failure."
Acting Secret Service director Ronald Rowe is testifying: "It is essential that we recognize the gravity of our failure."