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National Guard soldiers standing on a Washington DC sidewalk in midday summer light as pedestrians walk past without looking up.
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Federal Troops Walked Past Le Diplomate on Tuesday and the Brunch Continued

Margaret Thorne -
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The U.S. Capitol shimmering through heat haze on a hot summer afternoon in Washington.
Opinion

It Hit 103 on Tuesday. The Word ‘Climate’ Did Not.

Margaret Thorne -
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A crowded suburban home-improvement store parking lot on a bright summer morning, full of pickup trucks and shoppers loading cars.
Opinion

We Got the Day Off for Juneteenth and Spent It at Lowe’s

Margaret Thorne -
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Aerial view of Tehran at twilight with city lights spreading across the valley and a thin column of smoke on the distant horizon.
Opinion

Israel Hit Iran on Friday and Washington Filed It Under Housekeeping

Margaret Thorne -
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A storefront window plastered with red-white-and-blue Memorial Day sale signs advertising furniture discounts.
Opinion

We Marked Memorial Day With a Mattress Sale and a Moment of Silence, in That Order

Margaret Thorne -
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A dense crowd of May Day marchers fills a downtown American street, holding handmade signs about workers' rights.
Opinion

A Thousand Cities Marched for Labor on Thursday. Washington Decided It Was a Commute Issue.

Margaret Thorne -
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An empty conference ballroom stage set for a political keynote, with flags, a lectern, and rows of folding chairs under theatrical lighting.
Opinion

CPAC Used to Be Where the Fringe Auditioned. Now It’s Where the Cabinet Reports Back.

Margaret Thorne -
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A candlelit Georgetown dinner table mid-meal with a half-eaten plate of halibut, wine glasses, and empty chairs pushed back.
Opinion

On Firing the Joint Chiefs Chairman, and the Dinner Party Where Everyone Complimented the Halibut

Margaret Thorne -
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An empty marble performing-arts-center lobby at dusk with a single lectern and a long red carpet leading to closed gilded doors.
Opinion

The President Appointed Himself Chairman of the Kennedy Center and Nobody at Dinner Could Name a Single Thing Wrong With It

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A dimly lit formal dining room with abandoned dinner plates, wine glasses, and a folded newspaper, suggesting a dinner party that has quietly ended.
Opinion

The Man Who Said He Wanted Civil Servants ‘In Trauma’ Got 53 Votes and a Corner Office

Margaret Thorne -
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