Molly Hennessy-Fiske
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Searchers in Texas Hill Country flood zone are still finding remains almost daily. I shot video with Razor Dobbs, a volunteer firefighter who found bodies on his family's riverfront ranch. Story soon. @washingtonpost www.washingtonpost.com/video/nation...
Volunteers continue search for Texas flood victims
Two weeks after the deadly Texas floods, volunteers are determined to try to recover the approximately 100 people still missing.
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July 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Searchers in Texas Hill Country flood zone are still finding remains almost daily. I shot video with Razor Dobbs, a volunteer firefighter who found bodies on his family's riverfront ranch. Story soon. @washingtonpost www.washingtonpost.com/video/nation...
After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged www.texastribune.org/2025/06/16/t... via @texastribune.org
After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged
Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have increased every year, even as they have declined in every other border sector.
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June 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged www.texastribune.org/2025/06/16/t... via @texastribune.org
We’ve been covering all day with live updates: ‘No Kings’ rallies draw huge crowds to protest Trump and his policies
June 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
We’ve been covering all day with live updates: ‘No Kings’ rallies draw huge crowds to protest Trump and his policies
The latest: Once an abortion clinic, it now offers midwives, formula and housing help
April 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The latest: Once an abortion clinic, it now offers midwives, formula and housing help
The latest: DHS reinstates foreign students after court losses pile up
April 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The latest: DHS reinstates foreign students after court losses pile up
The latest: Big Ten university faculties push for defense compact against Trump
April 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The latest: Big Ten university faculties push for defense compact against Trump
Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad
April 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad
Alabama groups can aid out-of-state travel for abortions, judge rules
April 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Alabama groups can aid out-of-state travel for abortions, judge rules
Iowa lawmakers vote to remove trans people’s civil rights protections
February 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Iowa lawmakers vote to remove trans people’s civil rights protections
Covering a different side of the border: Glitz and history: Laredo throws George Washington a party
February 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Covering a different side of the border: Glitz and history: Laredo throws George Washington a party
Why lawyers worry migrants sent to Guantánamo are in a ‘legal black hole’
February 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Why lawyers worry migrants sent to Guantánamo are in a ‘legal black hole’
Am here in New Orleans with helicopters, checkpoints and lots of law enforcement: Ahead of the Super Bowl, New Orleans is partying — but still on edge
February 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Am here in New Orleans with helicopters, checkpoints and lots of law enforcement: Ahead of the Super Bowl, New Orleans is partying — but still on edge
The latest: Red states, following Trump’s lead, pursue sweeping immigration measures
February 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The latest: Red states, following Trump’s lead, pursue sweeping immigration measures
What ending birthright citizenship could look like in the U.S.
January 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What ending birthright citizenship could look like in the U.S.
The latest: In 2023 memo, L.A. fire chief warned of ‘significant’ gap in wildfire defense
January 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The latest: In 2023 memo, L.A. fire chief warned of ‘significant’ gap in wildfire defense
The latest in our series about how women and babies are faring in red states: ‘Baby in a dumpster.’ A spate of abandoned newborns unsettles Texas.
December 28, 2024 at 1:45 PM
The latest in our series about how women and babies are faring in red states: ‘Baby in a dumpster.’ A spate of abandoned newborns unsettles Texas.
The latest: U.S. homelessness surged 18 percent to record level, annual report says
December 27, 2024 at 8:49 PM
The latest: U.S. homelessness surged 18 percent to record level, annual report says
OMG check out this fun holiday snow look up tool @washingtonpost.com Syracuse, NY has been snowy on 71% of Christmases since 1940! (surprising no one, but still fun) ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ www.washingtonpost.com/weather/inte...
How many White Christmases has your city had? See holiday snow history.
Look up how snowy your hometown has been for winter holidays going back to 1940
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December 20, 2024 at 4:04 PM
OMG check out this fun holiday snow look up tool @washingtonpost.com Syracuse, NY has been snowy on 71% of Christmases since 1940! (surprising no one, but still fun) ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ www.washingtonpost.com/weather/inte...
Went on @cbsnewsconfirmed.bsky.social to talk about red states advancing conservative agendas ahead of Trump returning to office: www.cbsnews.com/video/red-st...
Red states shifting agendas further right before Trump's inauguration
New reporting reveals red states, energized by President-elect Donald Trump's victory, are already pushing for more conservative agendas. Washington Post national correspondent Molly Hennessy-Fiske jo...
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December 17, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Went on @cbsnewsconfirmed.bsky.social to talk about red states advancing conservative agendas ahead of Trump returning to office: www.cbsnews.com/video/red-st...
Check out our series on what red states are failing to do to support those having babies: Child care gets little help in Idaho. A family-run center is buckling.
December 14, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Check out our series on what red states are failing to do to support those having babies: Child care gets little help in Idaho. A family-run center is buckling.
Reposted by Molly Hennessy-Fiske
Red-state leaders emboldened by Donald Trump’s presidential victory are not waiting for him to take office in January to advance far more aggressive agendas at home. They're "chomping at the bit," one conservative says. @mollyhf.bsky.social wapo.st/3ZRx0zG
Energized by next Trump term, red states move agendas further right
Governors, legislators and attorneys general ready plans for the “perfect storm of conservative policies” coming to many state legislatures and Washington.
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December 13, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Red-state leaders emboldened by Donald Trump’s presidential victory are not waiting for him to take office in January to advance far more aggressive agendas at home. They're "chomping at the bit," one conservative says. @mollyhf.bsky.social wapo.st/3ZRx0zG
The latest from our trip to the border this week. Reminder: We’ve got two reporters based in #Texas, two more in the Southwest, plus videographers and photogs. Stay tuned for more immigration coverage @washingtonpost www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Texas is gearing up in a big way for Trump’s mass deportation campaign
The state’s Republican leaders say they’re primed for Texas to be both the model and epicenter as the incoming administration cracks down on immigration.
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November 29, 2024 at 2:26 PM
The latest from our trip to the border this week. Reminder: We’ve got two reporters based in #Texas, two more in the Southwest, plus videographers and photogs. Stay tuned for more immigration coverage @washingtonpost www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...