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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is among the busiest airports in the United States. One way to make it safer is to provide high-speed rail options, Bruce Stokes writes.

Opinion

One lasting way to make air travel safer

Truly high-speed rail between D.C. and NYC would solve multiple problems

By Bruce Stokes
Posted January 31, 2025 at 3:08pm

President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at the White House on Thursday. (Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images)

White House

Trump turns briefing on DCA disaster into attack on DEI, Democrats

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 30, 2025 at 2:49pm
President Donald Trump speaks Friday while visiting a neighborhood affected by Hurricane Helene in Swannanoa, N.C. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

White House

Trump floats executive order on ‘maybe getting rid of FEMA’

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 24, 2025 at 3:43pm
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Jan. 7. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

White House

Trump’s idea to rebrand Gulf of Mexico would face hurdles — if he’s even serious

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 15, 2025 at 4:25pm
President Joe Biden boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in September. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Bad luck and a family matter: How a recent trip embodied Biden’s shaky term

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 13, 2025 at 5:50pm
A view of flames on a ridge, as seen Thursday from Topanga Canyon near Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles.

As California fires rage, so does what could be final Trump-Biden battle

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 10, 2025 at 2:13pm
From left, Speaker Mike Johnson, President-elect Donald Trump, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Vice President-elect JD Vance and former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard are seen at the Army-Navy football game in Landover, Md., on Dec. 14.

Why Trump’s boast of newly found friends could prove fleeting

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 20, 2024 at 12:33pm
President-elect Donald Trump arrives Monday for a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, alongside SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.

Trump uses wide-ranging news conference to pin Syria rebellion on Turkish leader

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 16, 2024 at 3:56pm
Birds fly across the White House grounds on Dec. 10. Tipsters have reported drone sightings over New Jersey and other states recently. (Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

Mystery drones over NJ: Biden officials say ‘no evidence’ of ill intent despite few answers

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 16, 2024 at 12:21pm
President Joe Biden, joined virtually by Vice President Kamala Harris, was briefed by his homeland security aides and federal emergency management officials in the White House’s South Court Auditorium on Oct. 9. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Biden forced to put legacy push on hold as crises mount at home and abroad

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 10, 2024 at 4:35pm, Updated October 15, 2024 at 2:50pm