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This week, Trump calls Zelensky a “dictator”, Elon Musk and DOGE continue to shrink the federal workforce, and D.C.’s "home rule” governance is under threat.
Trump tears into Putin for being a 'problem' as he promises 'major' action amid fury at the dictator over Ukraine.
Archaeologists excavating the ruins of an ancient Assyrian king’s throne room in Iraq found a massive 26,000-pound carving, a university said. Photo from Schmitt via Heidelberg University ...
"Veni, vidi, vici," or "I came, I saw, I conquered," is a phrase popularly attributed to Julius Caesar — but why did the ...
A massive tomb more than 3,600 years old has been unearthed within a royal necropolis in Egypt. The wealthy king that the tomb belonged to remains a mystery.
The tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II is the first royal crypt discovered in recent years, and scientists have new powerful tools to analyze it.
This is the first time archaeologists found a royal tomb since the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922.
Ancient Tablets Foretold Doom Awaiting Babylonian Kings A new translation of cuneiform relics from the second millennium B.C. highlights the warnings that astrologers saw in eclipses.
A 1,600 year old amulet depicting the demon-fighting King Solomon has been found by archaeologists in Turkey, referencing a book banned from the Bible for including themes of dark magic.
On this episode, The Washington Post’s Libby Casey and JM Rieger are joined by metro reporter Emily Davies and White House correspondent Michael Birnbaum to discuss the escalating rhetoric used ...