The Washington Post's live-updates page leads with Allan Filgueiras tearfully defending his co-pilot daughter Nathalia, who died with eight others when their Learjet crashed near West Palm Beach, saying she fought to the last minute. It also tracks Stephen Miller's naming as White House chief of staff, majority-Hispanic counties swinging to Democrats in the midterms, a new U.S. task force targeting Iran's weapons routes, 5,182 U.S. measles cases in 2026, and New Zealand's too-close-to-call election.