Beth Reinhard

@bethreinhard

Washington Post reporter. Florida girl. Ex WSJ, National Journal, Miami Herald, Palm Beach Post, et al. I believe in the daily miracle. Signal at 305 733 8769

Washington, D.C.

Joined April 2009

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Beth Reinhard@bethreinhard · Jul 16

Trump officials halt development of a tool to help communities prepare for extreme rainfall even as the toll of intensifying storms becomes apparent, reports @sarahkaplan48 washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

bethreinhard's tweet card. The tool would have projected how climate change could affect rainfall frequency and intensity in communities across the nation.

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Trump administration increasingly relying on Border Patrol agents to carry out mass deportation plan — a departure from their tradition role that is alarming some immigration lawyers and advocates. @marianne_levine + @D_Hawk washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

bethreinhard's tweet card. Agents are arresting immigrants in cities such as Los Angeles and New York. Their expanding reach has sparked concern in law enforcement and immigrant communities.

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Sarah Ellison@sarahellison · Jul 19

It all started when Pam Bondi presented Potemkin Epstein Files to MAGA influencers on Feb 27. One of them was @Liz_Wheeler, a proud Trump supporter. She has also been one of the most aggressive voices calling out the deception of the Epstein story -1- wapo.st/3TLMe5B

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Katie Mettler@kemettler · Jul 18

Records show that Maryland officials have known about the existence of this lost cemetery since at least the 1970s. Yet the graves of more than 100 Black children remain abandoned, mostly unmarked and deteriorating in an overgrown forest. Read here: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/…

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Laura Meckler@laurameckler · Jul 18

NEW: Our look at how the Trump antisemitism task force and how it is pressing to reshape universities on DEI and other matters unrelated to antisemitism. It is truly packed with news and tidbits from a great team of reporters wapo.st/413jE3p 1/x

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Beth Reinhard@bethreinhard · Jul 17

1 in 5 senior Trump appointees hold crypto or related assets as administration takes hands-off approach to regulation. @ccemorse @Cat_Zakrzewski @arfamomin washingtonpost.com/politics/inter…

bethreinhard's tweet card. Over 1 in 5 top Trump appointees reported investments in crypto and other digital assets, far more than previous administrations, a Post analysis found.

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Beth Reinhard@bethreinhard · Jul 17

The children lost in the Texas floods, remembered by their loved ones - Washington Post washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…

bethreinhard's tweet card. The flooding that ravaged Central Texas before sunrise on the Fourth of July was the country’s deadliest catastrophe for children in recent memory.

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Cat Zakrzewski@Cat_Zakrzewski · Jul 17

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Beth Reinhard@bethreinhard · Jul 17

“portable toilets routinely back up, sewage needs to be collected and trucked out, and swarms of mosquitoes attack detainees and staff alike….”

LLori Rozsa@lori_rozsa · Jul 16

Inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ with ⁦@DavidOvalle305⁩ ⁦@rachelbianca⁩ washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…

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Beth Reinhard@bethreinhard · Jul 16

IRS is building a computer program that would give deportation officers unprecedented access to confidential tax data. ProPublica has obtained a blueprint of the system propublica.org/article/trump-…

bethreinhard's tweet card. ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.

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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez@yvonnewingett · Jul 16

EXCLUSIVE: DOJ hits states with broad requests for voter rolls, election data by ⁦@patrickdmarley⁩ ⁦@yvonnewingett⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

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Beth Reinhard@bethreinhard · Jul 15

Camp Mystic leader waited over an hour after receiving “life threatening” flood alert to evacuate campers in low-lying areas. washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…

bethreinhard's tweet card. More than an hour passed between Camp Mystic receiving a severe flood warning and a decision to evacuate young campers asleep in cabins by the Guadalupe River.

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Beth Reinhard@bethreinhard · Jul 15

Trump administration says undocumented immigrants no longer eligible for bond hearing as they fight deportation, reports ⁦@mariasacchetti⁩ ⁦@CarolLeonnig⁩ washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

bethreinhard's tweet card. A memo from ICE’s acting director instructs officers to hold immigrants who entered the country illegally “for the duration of their removal proceedings,” which can take months or years.

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Beth Reinhard@bethreinhard · Jul 14

How Trump officials use the vast resources of the federal government to address conspiracy theories, by @NaftaliBendavid washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

bethreinhard's tweet card. Trump officials have assigned government workers and spent taxpayer dollars to address conspiracy theories and easily disproved assertions.

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Miami Herald@MiamiHerald · Jul 13

Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges or convictions, records show miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

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Beth Reinhard@bethreinhard · Jul 13

Memo: Federal officials to deport immigrants with hours’ notice to countries other than their own even if persecution or torture awaits them, reports ⁦@mariasacchetti⁩ ⁦@CarolLeonnig⁩ ⁦@marianne_levine⁩ washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

bethreinhard's tweet card. The dramatic shift in policy could result in thousands of immigrants being deported to places where they lack family ties or even a common language.

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Beth Reinhard@bethreinhard · Jul 11

He may have stopped Trump’s would-be assassin. Now he’s telling his story to @ShawnBoburg wapo.st/40br1ph

bethreinhard's tweet card. In his first extensive media interview since the assassination attempt, Aaron Zaliponi, a 46-year-old Army combat veteran, recounted firing the “ninth shot.”

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Beth Reinhard@bethreinhard · Jul 11

As Trump heads to Texas to see flood devastation, White House moves away from plans to abolish FEMA, reports @natalie_allison washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

bethreinhard's tweet card. As Trump visits Texas to see the impact of last week’s deadly flash floods, the White House has backed away from plans to abolish FEMA, officials said.

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Beth Reinhard@bethreinhard · Jul 11

New layers of bureaucracy under DHS Secretary Kristi Noem delayed FEMA search and rescue teams in Texas, reports ⁦@bri_sacks⁩ ⁦@hannah_natanson⁩ washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

bethreinhard's tweet card. FEMA officials said search and rescue efforts in the Texas floods were slowed by budget rules imposed by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

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Beth Reinhard@bethreinhard · Jul 10

Firings without explanation create culture of fear at Justice Dept, reports ⁦@PerryStein⁩ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

bethreinhard's tweet card. Widespread, abrupt terminations have left Justice Department and FBI employees wondering if they will be next, people familiar with the matter say.

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