Q: How do I remove/block the Washington post from my news

Launch the News app, tap Favorites at the bottom, tap Edit on the top right, tap the 'X' on the feeds you want to remove.

I too want to remove this from my devices

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I also want this horrendous garbage off my phone.  

It pops up everywhere! Why cant we control this?

The search screen shows trending news items based on your location.

If you would prefer to turn this feature off, go to: Settings > General > Spotlight Search - turn off News.

If you would like to suggest that Apple adds options to exclude and/or specify preferred news sources (similar to adding favourites for the News app), you can submit feedback here:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

Go to Settings/General/Spotlight Search and turn off Spotlight Suggestions.