Index: wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
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--- wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php	(revision 31267)
+++ wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php	(working copy)
@@ -689,6 +689,14 @@
 		'cache_results'  => false,
 		'perm'           => ( 'future' === $args['status'] ) ? 'editable' : 'readable',
 	);
+	/**
+	 * Filter the query args used for the Recent Posts widget.
+	 *
+	 * @since 4.2.0
+	 *
+	 * @param array $query_args The arguments passed to WP_Query to produce the list of posts
+	 */
+	$query_args = apply_filters( 'dashboard_recent_posts_query_args', $query_args );
 	$posts = new WP_Query( $query_args );
 
 	if ( $posts->have_posts() ) {