Isaac Stanley-Becker

Snow and water pool up on a stretch of exposed lakebed on the southern end of the Great Salt Lake in Magna, Utah, in April. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by James Roh.

June 4, 2023 at 7:19 pm

Arizona’s water troubles show how climate change is reshaping the West

Jay Famiglietti moved to Arizona this year after a career using satellites to study how the worst drought in a millennium was sapping groundwater beneath...

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April 25, 2023 at 9:29 am

Republicans counter Biden announcement with dystopian, AI-aided video WATCH

The Republican National Committee video took a bleak look at what it said another four years under President Joe Biden could look like.

Former president Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he lands at Quad City International Airport on March 13 in Moline, Ill. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford

March 25, 2023 at 11:37 am

Trump, under legal threat, tries to short-circuit DeSantis momentum

Pollsters and strategists attribute a recent shift in momentum to Trump supporters returning to his corner — forgetting their dissatisfaction over midterm losses.

Cars pass Trump Tower in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. A New York grand jury investigating Trump over a hush money payment to a porn star appears poised to complete its work soon as law enforcement officials make preparations for possible unrest in the event of an indictment.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) NYSW101 NYSW101

March 23, 2023 at 5:14 am

Fake images of Trump arrest show ‘giant step’ for AI’s disruptive power

The episode created a case study in the increasing sophistication of AI-generated images, the ease with which they can be deployed and their potential to...

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February 25, 2023 at 6:05 pm

Arizona governor seeks ethics review of former attorney general

Arizona's Democratic governor, Katie Hobbs, is seeking a review of what her office alleges was "likely unethical conduct" by the state's former attorney general, Mark...

FILE – Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich speaks during his June 2, 2022, visit to the Yuma Sun in Yuma, Ariz. Brnovich has agreed not to enforce a near total ban on abortions at least until 2023, a move that Planned Parenthood Arizona credited Thursday, Oct. 27, with allowing the group to restart abortion care across the state. (Randy Hoeft/The Yuma Sun via AP, File) AZYUM441 AZYUM441

February 22, 2023 at 10:00 am

Arizona’s top prosecutor concealed records debunking election fraud claims

Newly released documents show Republican Mark Brnovich used his office to further claims about Maricopa County voting that his own staff considered inaccurate.

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Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) walks out of a vote on Capitol Hill, in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Republican officials on Long Island, including Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.), called on Wednesday for Santos to resign, as he faces multiple inquiries into his finances, campaign spending and fabrications on the campaign trail.(Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) XNYT142 XNYT142

January 16, 2023 at 12:54 pm

New details link George Santos to cousin of sanctioned Russian oligarch

George Santos, the freshman Republican congressman from New York who lied about his biography, has deeper ties than previously known to a businessman who cultivated...