Jennifer Griffin This has been brewing for almost a month now. Amazed that it took this long for a direct attack on a USN combatant. Fortunately it fell short but the next one might be different. This conflict is expanding whether we like it or not. It's inevitable.

California rains resurrect a long-dead lake in dry Death Valley washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03…

Congratulations to all of my winning friends this award season. It was an honor being part of the breaking news team awarded the Ben Bradlee Courage in Journalism award at The Washington Post for coverage of the terrible mass shootings last year.

Amazing work by sarah voisin on a native Hawaiian vision for how to rebuild Lahaina from the ashes. washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…

Nearly a year go, wildfires tore through Lahaina. Now, a growing group wants to rebuild the town with its historic wetlands in the center. Water is central to life on Maui, read about the ambitious effort to restore the Venice of the Pacific. washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…

This story took months to report, involved dozens of interviews, hundreds of pages of documents and lots of time spent in the archives. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the process: washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/07…

Evan Gershkovich, others to be freed by Russia in landmark prisoner swap, Turkish government says washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/…

In Oxford, Mass., local officials closed public spaces to protect residents against the Eastern equine encephalitis virus. Parents and others responded with measured defiance -- a post-pandemic desire, one said, to stop “living scared.” Joanna Slater washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/08…

In small agricultural towns like Bartow, Ga., that could barely handle another loss, Helene came in with a vengeance. Residents now have to figure out how to recover -- if they can. allisonbsalerno washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/1…

Floridians began returning to damaged, waterlogged homes after Hurricane Milton carved a path of destruction and grief across the state, the second massive storm to strike Florida in as many weeks. @bybrianpietsch Molly Hennessy-Fiske Joshua Partlow Lori Rozsa Joanna Slater washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/1…

A young teen gives birth. Idaho’s parental consent law snags her care. washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/10…

Strong work this Veterans Day by Allison Joyce about veterans feeling called to help in the aftermath of the Helene flood zone in NC.

Come behind the scenes with me at ‘Sesame Street,’ where the upcoming season explores emotional well-being of children – and where the well-being of the show itself is facing significant business and creative headwinds. washingtonpost.com/style/interact…

It has been difficult to see the suffering after the Bourbon St. attack on New Year’s Day. Grateful ⁦Kathleen Flynn⁩ and our team were able to show the victims were loved and share who they were. washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/01…

The 5th-grader watched what looked like her house on TV, engulfed in flames. She thought about her fish, imagining it swimming to fish heaven. Then her school burned. Today she and other children came to a new school, yearning for normalcy. @danrosziff washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/0…

"People...have problems in their personal lives. But when you have the drill instructor job, it amplifies those problems." Must-read reporting from kelseybaker Drew F. Lawrence about the tragic mental health crisis among Marine Corps drill instructors washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Is being a Marine drill instructor hard? I always think of them as driven and unquestioned in their purpose. Here is a look at the very real pressures of living up to an ideal and what can go wrong without the right support. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide. .kelseybaker & I spent over a year investigating the mental health crisis among Marine Corps drill instructors. military.com/daily-news/inv…

In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency apnews.com/article/immigr…

Is there a Mardi Gras celebration along the U.S./Mexico border? Well, kind of. Laredo throws a celebration of George Washington complete with a lavish ball, parades and costumes. Check out Matt McClain’s visual adventure.   washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02…