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The Washington Post is a major and influential American daily newspaper headquartered in Washington, D.C., established in 1877 and owned by Nash Holdings. It is renowned for its investigative journalism covering politics, business, local affairs, extremism, government, foreign policy, national security, intelligence matters, and legal affairs. The paper provides in-depth political reporting, including coverage of Capitol Hill, national policy debates, and international conflicts such as those in the Middle East. Its extensive coverage also includes topics like dark money in elections and government accountability. The Washington Post features opinion sections, op-eds, and regular contributors, and reports on both local and national issues, including notable cases such as the federal investigation and guilty plea of Aimee Harris in the diary theft conspiracy. Through reporter Howard Kurtz, it exposed Judith Miller's dependence on Ahmed Chalabi with her own emails. The organization CAMERA was founded in direct response to the Post's coverage of Israel's 1982 Lebanon incursion.