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The story of how dreams of being speaker can get crushed — and why McCarthy has some things working in his favor.
Perspective by Bennett Parten
Bennett Parten is a Ph.D. candidate in history at Yale University.
House minority leader Kevin McCarthy walks to a closed-door Republican leadership meeting for a vote on top H... | 2022-11-18T12:02:25Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Will Kevin McCarthy be the next John Sherman? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2022/11/18/mccarthy-john-sherman-speaker-house/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2022/11/18/mccarthy-john-sherman-speaker-house/ |
From “Meadowlark,” published by Deadbeat Club, 2022. (Ian Bates)
Ian Bates’s book “Meadowlark” (Deadbeat Club, 2022) opens with two photographs, one echoing the sublimity of nature and the other giving voice to the extraordinary that can often be found in the banal, everyday things we usually ignore. And then right aft... | 2022-11-18T12:02:37Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Ian Bates’s book “Meadowlark” is a reminder to slow down - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2022/11/18/these-photos-reveal-profundity-banality-every-day-life/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2022/11/18/these-photos-reveal-profundity-banality-every-day-life/ |
Ethiopia’s peace may depend on post-conflict plans for Tigray soldiers
Successfully demobilizing and reintegrating rebels could help Ethiopia avoid further conflict, the research shows
Analysis by Sally Sharif
Getachew Reda, an adviser to the president of Tigray Region and the spokesman of the Tigray People’s Liberatio... | 2022-11-18T12:02:45Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Will Ethiopia seek international support for peacebuilding? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/ethiopia-peace-tplf-tigray/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/ethiopia-peace-tplf-tigray/ |
Budweiser beer kiosks are pictured at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Friday, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. (Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images)
DOHA, Qatar — World Cup organizers said Friday they were abandoning plans to sell beer around match stadiums, a reversal after Qatar previous... | 2022-11-18T12:03:06Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Qatar, in reversal, bans alcohol sales at World Cup stadiums - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/qatar-world-cup-beer/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/qatar-world-cup-beer/ |
The former Theranos CEO was convicted on four counts of fraud early this year
Elizabeth Holmes faces years in prison after being convicted of fraud. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
The entrepreneur — who started Theranos as a Stanford University dropout and grew it into a company with a peak valuation of $9 billion — was convicted in J... | 2022-11-18T12:03:18Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Elizabeth Holmes faces prison as sentencing begins in fraud case - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/18/elizabeth-holmes-sentencing/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/18/elizabeth-holmes-sentencing/ |
Friday briefing: Talks break down at COP27; chaos at Elon Musk’s Twitter; Nancy Pelosi; Taylor Swift; World Cup; and more
Talks at the U.N.’s climate summit in Egypt have broken down.
What to know: COP27 is supposed to end today, and countries haven’t made much progress on a new agreement to tackle climate change.
A ke... | 2022-11-18T12:03:24Z | www.washingtonpost.com | The 7 things you need to know for Friday, November 18 - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven/2022/11/18/what-to-know-for-november-18/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven/2022/11/18/what-to-know-for-november-18/ |
A potluck is fine. But it’s wrong to blindside guests with a bill for a meal you host.
No, worries. The friend arrived with the dessert and two bottles of wine.
Despite their shock, the couple shelled out $25.
“I am really disgusted that they treated us like this,” she wrote. “When she invited us for dinner, she should... | 2022-11-18T12:27:14Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Friends don’t charge friends for dinner parties - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/18/friends-dont-charge-friends-dinner-parties/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/18/friends-dont-charge-friends-dinner-parties/ |
What to watch with your kids: ‘Spirited’ and more
Ryan Reynolds, left, and Will Ferrell in “Spirited,” a musical comedy based on “A Christmas Carol.” (Claire Folger/Apple TV Plus)
Spirited (PG-13)
Dickens musical has comedic chemistry, swearing, slapstick.
“Spirited” is a creative musical comedy based on Charles Dicken... | 2022-11-18T12:44:41Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Common Sense Media’s weekly recommendations. - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2022/11/18/common-sense-media-november-18/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2022/11/18/common-sense-media-november-18/ |
‘I promise you,’ musician Angela Alvarez said in her acceptance speech. ‘It’s never too late.’
Angela Alvarez holds the award for best new artist in the press room during the 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in Las Vegas on Thursday. (Caroline Brehman/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
Angela Alvarez has been singing for mo... | 2022-11-18T12:49:02Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Angela Alvarez, 95, just won a Latin Grammy for best new artist - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/11/18/angela-alvarez-latin-grammy-95/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/11/18/angela-alvarez-latin-grammy-95/ |
Man fatally shot in Southeast Washington, police say
A D.C. police vehicle. (Peter Hermann/TWP)
A 26-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon along a commercial strip in Southeast Washington, according to D.C. police.
The victim was identified as Khalil Jones of Southeast Washington.
Police said the shooting oc... | 2022-11-18T12:57:45Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Man fatally shot in Southeast Washington, police say - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/18/homicide-shooting-dc/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/18/homicide-shooting-dc/ |
Group’s Instagram suspended after posting letter supporting Amber Heard
Actors Amber Heard and Johnny Depp watch as the jury leaves the courtroom for a lunch break at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Va., on May 16. (Steve Helber/Pool/AP)
The defamation case that revealed intimate details of alleged do... | 2022-11-18T13:28:16Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Open letter condemns harassment of Amber Heard during Johnny Depp trial - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/18/amber-heard-open-letter-support/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/18/amber-heard-open-letter-support/ |
A turboprop plane that crash-landed on a golf course in Pewaukee, Wis., while transporting 53 rescue dogs from New Orleans on Tuesday. (Courtesy of Humane Animal Welfare Society)
Tony Wasielewski pulled crate after crate from the wreckage of a plane that was supposed to carry 53 rescue dogs from New Orleans to Waukesha... | 2022-11-18T13:28:22Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Plane filled with 53 rescue dogs crash-lands on Wisconsin golf course - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/18/rescue-dog-airplane-crash/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/18/rescue-dog-airplane-crash/ |
BERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 08: In this photo illustration Levi’s 501 blue jeans by U.S. clothing manufacturer Levi Strauss are seen on March 8, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to sign into law tariffs on imported steel and aluminum today and the European Commission has vowed to retaliate ... | 2022-11-18T13:32:37Z | www.washingtonpost.com | An Iconic Brand Pulls Its New CEO Off the Glass Cliff - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/an-iconic-brand-pulls-its-new-ceo-off-the-glass-cliff/2022/11/18/ba1692fa-6741-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/an-iconic-brand-pulls-its-new-ceo-off-the-glass-cliff/2022/11/18/ba1692fa-6741-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html |
The new Amazon.com Inc. Echo devices sit on display during the company’s product reveal launch event in downtown Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Amazon unveiled a smaller, cheaper version of its popular Alexa-powered Echo speaker that the e-commerce giant said has better sound. (Photographer: B... | 2022-11-18T13:32:38Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Big Tech Investors Are Done With ‘Science Projects’ - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/big-tech-investors-are-done-withscience-projects/2022/11/18/57315826-6739-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/big-tech-investors-are-done-withscience-projects/2022/11/18/57315826-6739-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html |
By David Moscrop
Facing critical labor shortages, Canada recently released a plan for admitting, over the next three years, an unprecedented 1.45 million foreign nationals as permanent residents. There’s no question that the government’s “Immigration Plan to Grow the Economy” will address that shortage; due to Canada’s... | 2022-11-18T13:33:21Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Canada must support the migrants it’s letting in to fill jobs - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/canada-migrants-economy-jobs/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/canada-migrants-economy-jobs/ |
The U.S. seeks to support Ukraine, but contain the war
CIA Director William J. Burns during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in April 2021.. (Graeme Jennings/Pool/AP)
If you’ve worried that the conflict in Ukraine might escalate into a spasm of nuclear war — and what sane person hasn’t? — the pas... | 2022-11-18T13:33:52Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | The U.S. seeks to support Ukraine, but contain the war - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/ukraine-war-william-burns-russia-poland-missile/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/ukraine-war-william-burns-russia-poland-missile/ |
Post Politics Now House Democrats await leadership announcements from ‘new generation’
Analysis: The torch has been passed
On our radar: Closing arguments to begin in Oath Keepers Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trial
On our radar: House Democrats await leadership announcements from Jeffries, Clark and Aguilar
The latest: ... | 2022-11-18T13:34:04Z | www.washingtonpost.com | House Democrats await leadership announcements from ‘next generation’ - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/house-democrats-jeffries-clark-aguilar/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/house-democrats-jeffries-clark-aguilar/ |
New York voters approved $4.2 billion for climate infrastructure. Now what?
Analysis by Vanessa Montalbano
with research by Maxine Joselow
Good morning! This is Vanessa, the Climate 202 researcher, taking over today. We hope you have a restful weekend, especially if you — like us — were waiting for today’s public sale ... | 2022-11-18T13:34:16Z | www.washingtonpost.com | New York voters approved $4.2 billion for climate infrastructure. Now what? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/new-york-voters-approved-42-billion-climate-infrastructure-now-what/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/new-york-voters-approved-42-billion-climate-infrastructure-now-what/ |
Security in the digital economy is still in sight
Welcome to The Cybersecurity 202! Social media being what it is, you never know what will pop up in your feeds. So here’s a baby “tank pony” protecting its sedated parent.
Below: The Office of Management and Budget issues a memo for agencies to catalogue quantum-vulnera... | 2022-11-18T13:34:29Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Security in the digital economy is still in sight - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/security-digital-economy-is-still-sight/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/security-digital-economy-is-still-sight/ |
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker greets supporters at the conclusion of a campaign rally in McDonough, Ga. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
McDONOUGH, Ga. — Connie Beal is still a fan of former president Donald Trump, but she’d rather he keep his distance from the Peach State during the runoff battle between... | 2022-11-18T13:34:35Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Walker supporters downplay Trump endorsement, while Warnock touts it in an ad - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/warnock-walker-georgia-senate-runoff/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/warnock-walker-georgia-senate-runoff/ |
As women’s soccer undergoes a historic shift toward gender equity, elite girls’ soccer is still largely controlled by men. The results, women say, are toxic for coaches and players alike.
By Molly Hensley-Clancy
A coach watches his team play during a game at the Elite Clubs National League tournament at the San Diego S... | 2022-11-18T13:35:52Z | www.washingtonpost.com | In the ECNL, girls' soccer's top league, male coaches have the power - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/ecnl-girls-soccer-male-coaches/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/ecnl-girls-soccer-male-coaches/ |
A break from the drama may be just what you need
Perspective by Meena Thiruvengadam
(Min Heo for The Washington Post)
When I was 12 or 13, a friend’s mother invited me to join their family for a Thanksgiving road trip. After I convinced my parents to let me go, we piled into the family minivan and hit the road. We stay... | 2022-11-18T13:36:17Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Family holidays can be drama. Give yourself the gift of time away. - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/tips/holiday-family-vacation/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/tips/holiday-family-vacation/ |
FIFA president Gianni Infantino with fans in Qatar. (Yara Abi Nader/Reuters)
In recent weeks, the two American TV rights holders for the upcoming World Cup held press conferences ahead of this most unusual tournament in Qatar. At each, executives from Fox, which holds the English-language rights, and Telemundo, which h... | 2022-11-18T14:07:35Z | www.washingtonpost.com | How Fox will cover Qatar human rights issues during the World Cup - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/fox-qatar-world-cup-coverage/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/fox-qatar-world-cup-coverage/ |
By Dave Sheinin
Daffyd Iwan sang "Yma O Hyd" before Wales played Ukraine at Cardiff City Stadium this June. Wales won the match and advanced to the World Cup. (Huw Fairclough/Getty Images)
The song begins with a strummed acoustic guitar, the tinkling of a harp and a metronomic, minor-key melody line that starts low and... | 2022-11-18T14:07:41Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Wales returns to the World Cup with 'Yma o Hyd' anthem - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/wales-world-cup-yma-o-hyd/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/wales-world-cup-yma-o-hyd/ |
Ask Damon: My boss brought in political signs. I don’t share his views.
Hi Damon: About a month ago, I started a part-time gig at a local franchise food chain. I’m a 46-year-old woman who has found herself working with a mixed group of peers in the 15- to 19-year-old range. I love the work and my teammates. They are ha... | 2022-11-18T14:33:38Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Ask Damon: My boss brought in political signs. I don’t share his views. - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2022/11/18/ask-damon-boss-political-signs-quit/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2022/11/18/ask-damon-boss-political-signs-quit/ |
The invitations came on thick, cream-colored stock embossed with a familiar seal and scripted in navy blue calligraphy. “The President and Dr. Biden request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their granddaughter …”
On Saturday, Naomi Biden will marry Peter Neal on the South Lawn of the White House. That much... | 2022-11-18T14:33:50Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Naomi Biden’s White House Wedding - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/11/18/biden-white-house-wedding/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/11/18/biden-white-house-wedding/ |
There was nothing soft about Nancy Pelosi
The first female speaker of the House had to play by different rules, and she mastered the game anyway
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) meets with Senate leadership in 2009. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
If you had to consolidate Nancy Pelosi’s entire political ... | 2022-11-18T14:33:56Z | www.washingtonpost.com | There was nothing soft about Nancy Pelosi - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/11/18/nancy-pelosi-retiring/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/11/18/nancy-pelosi-retiring/ |
He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1976 for his orchestral suite ‘Air Music.’ His diaries offered a ‘worldly, intelligent, licentious, highly indiscreet’ entree into elite gay and artistic circles.
By Tim Page
Composer and author Ned Rorem won the Pulitzer Prize in 1976 for “Air Music,” an orchestral suite. (AP)
The critic a... | 2022-11-18T15:04:08Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Ned Rorem, Pulitzer-winning composer and noted diarist, dies at 99 - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/11/18/ned-rorem-dead-composer-diarist/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/11/18/ned-rorem-dead-composer-diarist/ |
UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first budget had to pass one test above all: After September’s fiscal-policy debacle, which crushed the pound and caused bond yields to spike, investors needed to be persuaded that the Tories’ new leaders know what they are doing. Hunt took no chances and did what was necessary. He announced... | 2022-11-18T15:04:16Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Hunt’s Fiscal Repairs Won’t Mend the UK Economy - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/hunts-fiscal-repairs-wont-mend-the-ukeconomy/2022/11/18/bb283f66-6748-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/hunts-fiscal-repairs-wont-mend-the-ukeconomy/2022/11/18/bb283f66-6748-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html |
If I were a first lady? I’d quit, too.
Chilean President Gabriel Boric, accompanied by first lady Irina Karamanos, in Santiago, Chile, on March 11. (Esteban Felix/AP)
People have been doing some impressive quitting these days, from the quiet kind to the Twitter kind. But I think my favorite recent resignation is that o... | 2022-11-18T15:04:34Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | If I were a first lady? I’d quit too. - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/irina-karamanos-first-lady-chile-reform/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/irina-karamanos-first-lady-chile-reform/ |
As a Senate staffer and Federal Trade Commission chairman, he played a key role in some of the most significant gains in the consumer protection movement
Michael Pertschuk, a consumer advocate who chaired the Federal Trade Commission during the Carter administration, in 1979.
The son of an immigrant furrier, Mr. Pertsc... | 2022-11-18T15:08:30Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Michael Pertschuk, unyielding consumer watchdog, dies at 89 - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/11/18/michael-pertschuk-consumer-ftc-dead/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/11/18/michael-pertschuk-consumer-ftc-dead/ |
By Niha Masih
Anant Gupta
Activists protest the World Cup in Qatar outside the Qatar Embassy in Paris on Tuesday. The protesters honored migrant workers who died during construction work for the tournament, and decried alleged rights violations in Qatar. (Francois Mori/AP)
NEW DELHI — The last time Ramulu Maraveni’s ch... | 2022-11-18T15:12:51Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Families of migrant World Cup workers who died in Qatar are waiting for answers - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/18/qatar-world-cup-migrant-workers/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/18/qatar-world-cup-migrant-workers/ |
Admiring the beauty — and beautiful politics — of the Black family home
In ‘AphroChic,’ Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason celebrate homeowners while reminding us of the history behind the tenuous nature of home for Black Americans
Review by Robin Givhan
Alexander Smalls's Harlem home is a portrait of history, style and poli... | 2022-11-18T15:21:34Z | www.washingtonpost.com | "AphroChic" Celebrates the Personality and Politics of the Black Family Home - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/11/18/aphrochic-celebrating-black-family-home-jeanine-hays-bryan-mason/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/11/18/aphrochic-celebrating-black-family-home-jeanine-hays-bryan-mason/ |
Woody (left) and Wayne Sellers wrote the now-internet-viral “Commanders Song” over the summer. (Courtesy of Dwayne Goodine)
One afternoon in April, Woody “Oh Goody” Sellers, a 58-year-old part-time DJ, was in a recording studio trying to finish the hook for a song he’d been thinking about for three years. He’d written ... | 2022-11-18T15:21:35Z | www.washingtonpost.com | 'Commanders Song' is a viral anthem for a newly optimistic fan base - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/commanders-song-left-hand-up/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/commanders-song-left-hand-up/ |
Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo appear headed for a divorce
Manchester United is weighing its next move after Cristiano Ronaldo spoke negatively about the club in a television interview. (Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images)
Manchester United on Friday announced it has “initiated appropriate steps” after star forward Cris... | 2022-11-18T15:21:38Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo seem likely to part ways - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/cristiano-ronaldo-manchester-united/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/cristiano-ronaldo-manchester-united/ |
Hook, line and sinker: How fishing minigames became a video game mainstay
Amid an ever-expanding inventory of interactions in the verb-oriented medium of video games, one has proven itself remarkably enduring: Fishing. More often than not, the casting of a line promises a moment’s respite in a world filled with greater... | 2022-11-18T16:00:47Z | www.washingtonpost.com | How fishing minigames became a video game mainstay - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/11/18/fishing-minigame-zelda-genre/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/11/18/fishing-minigame-zelda-genre/ |
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 17: A view over the City of London on November 17, 2022 in London, England. The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt today announced a plan to cut billions in government spending, while raising billions more in taxes, while also promising to increase benefits for the poorest. (Photo by ... | 2022-11-18T16:35:46Z | www.washingtonpost.com | The UK Already Has a Nasty Wealth Tax - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/the-uk-already-has-a-nasty-wealth-tax/2022/11/18/3034f3d0-6753-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/the-uk-already-has-a-nasty-wealth-tax/2022/11/18/3034f3d0-6753-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html |
What It Means to Accept Covid as an Endemic Disease
Analysis by Michelle Fay Cortez | Bloomberg
Most of the world is done with Covid-19, though it clearly isn’t done with the world. Countries with the notable exception of China in 2022 unwound a bevy of restrictions designed to contain the coronavirus that causes Covid... | 2022-11-18T16:36:08Z | www.washingtonpost.com | What It Means to Accept Covid as an Endemic Disease - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/what-it-means-to-accept-covid-as-an-endemic-disease/2022/11/18/2377e1aa-675a-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/what-it-means-to-accept-covid-as-an-endemic-disease/2022/11/18/2377e1aa-675a-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html |
Extreme lake-effect snow pummels western New York with 5 feet possible
The National Weather Service is describing the episode as ‘crippling’ and ‘paralyzing’
A person crosses Main Street in Buffalo on Thursday evening during a mid-November snowstorm. (Joshua Thermidor/For The Washington Post)
An extreme lake-effect sno... | 2022-11-18T16:36:14Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Buffalo snowstorm: Up to 5 feet possible in western New York - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/18/buffalo-snow-storm-new-york/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/18/buffalo-snow-storm-new-york/ |
Mr. President, as a fellow octogenarian, I welcome you to the club
President Biden speaks during a news conference on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit on Monday in Bali, Indonesia. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Dear Mr. President: Allow me to welcome you into the ranks of America’s octogenarians, which you will officially j... | 2022-11-18T16:36:45Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | President Biden, as a fellow octogenarian, let me welcome you to the club - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/biden-birthday-octogenarian-colbert-king/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/biden-birthday-octogenarian-colbert-king/ |
Yale Law School pulled out of the U.S. News rankings. Here’s why.
Law school deans have compared the rankings to a roach infestation and wished that al-Qaeda would target the company
The Sterling Memorial Library on the Yale University campus in New Haven, Conn. (Craig Warga/Bloomberg)
On Wednesday, Yale Law School ann... | 2022-11-18T16:37:04Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Yale, Berkeley and Harvard Law Schools have quit U.S. News rankings - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/collegesrankingsyale/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/collegesrankingsyale/ |
Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) greets Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) after speaking in the House chamber Thursday in Washington. (Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images)
You can’t really say that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) announcement on Thursday that she would not seek reelection to lead the De... | 2022-11-18T16:37:10Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Democrats see a generational change in leadership — literally - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/democrats-generation-pelosi-jeffries/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/democrats-generation-pelosi-jeffries/ |
Shipping line Maersk, federal cadet resolve sex assault lawsuit
The allegations shook the industry and led the Transportation Department to pause an at-sea training program
Maersk is the world’s largest owner of container ships. (Samuel Corum/Bloomberg News)
Maersk Line Ltd., the U.S. subsidiary of the global shipping ... | 2022-11-18T16:38:20Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Maersk, cadet Hope Hicks resolve lawsuit over rape allegations - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/11/18/maersk-sea-year-sexual-assault/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/11/18/maersk-sea-year-sexual-assault/ |
8 ways to be the worst national park visitor
Toad licking and hitting golf balls into the Grand Canyon are definite no-nos
(istock and National Park Service/Washington Post illustration)
Licking psychedelic toads
Chucking items into the Grand Canyon (or anywhere)
Getting too close to the wildlife
Loving nature to death... | 2022-11-18T16:38:21Z | www.washingtonpost.com | National park bad tourists: 8 ways to be the worst visitor - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/11/18/national-parks-bad-behavior/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/11/18/national-parks-bad-behavior/ |
Transcript: Future of Global Health
MS. WINFIELD CUNNINGHAM: Good afternoon, and welcome to Washington Post Live. I’m Paige Winfield Cunningham, deputy newsletter editor here at The Post, and today we have two segments on how countries can be better prepared for global health challenges.
My first guest today is Dr. Cai... | 2022-11-18T16:38:27Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Transcript: Future of Global Health - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/11/18/transcript-future-global-health/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/11/18/transcript-future-global-health/ |
Netanyahu to address major Jewish Republican conference in rare show of partisanship by foreign ally
Israel's Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu arrives during the swearing-in ceremony for Israeli lawmakers at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on Nov. 15. (Abir Sultan/Pool via AP)
Former Israeli prime m... | 2022-11-18T17:49:46Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Netanyahu to address major Jewish Republican conference in rare show of partisanship by foreign ally - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/republicans-netanyahu-israel/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/republicans-netanyahu-israel/ |
Then-President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks alongside then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), in the Rose Garden in October 2017. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
With Donald Trump’s electoral track record taking another huge hit in 2022, there are increasing signs that the Republican Party estab... | 2022-11-18T17:49:52Z | www.washingtonpost.com | How Trump could sabotage the GOP - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/trump-sabotage-gop-2024/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/trump-sabotage-gop-2024/ |
A blue verification check on the page of Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and Tesla Inc., on a smartphone arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Elon Musk’s agreement to buy Twitter Inc. is sending some users searching... | 2022-11-18T18:07:12Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Whoever Tweets Last, Don’t Forget to Turn Off the Lights - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/whoever-tweets-last-dont-forget-to-turn-off-the-lights/2022/11/18/4002d9de-6763-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/whoever-tweets-last-dont-forget-to-turn-off-the-lights/2022/11/18/4002d9de-6763-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html |
Welcome to The Daily 202! Tell your friends to sign up here. On this day in 1978, Rep. Leo J. Ryan (D-Calif.), and four others were killed in Jonestown, Guyana, by members of the Peoples Temple. Rep. Jackie Speier, then an aide to Ryan, was shot five times. The cult proceeded to commit a mass murder and suicide that cl... | 2022-11-18T18:07:45Z | www.washingtonpost.com | House GOP, Dems take two roads to curb leadership fights - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/house-gop-dems-take-two-roads-curb-leadership-fights/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/house-gop-dems-take-two-roads-curb-leadership-fights/ |
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), joined by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), speaks during a news conference at the Capitol on Nov. 17. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
The incoming chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the incoming chairman of the Oversight Committee, James Comer (R-Ky.), and about 10 other me... | 2022-11-18T18:20:17Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Republicans take the House. Crazies like Greene and Gaetz take the wheel. - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/republican-house-majority-crazy-demands/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/republican-house-majority-crazy-demands/ |
Updated November 18, 2022 at 1:26 p.m. EST|Published November 18, 2022 at 12:59 p.m. EST
President Biden speaks about the student loan forgiveness program on Aug. 24 in the White House. He is joined by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)
The Biden administration on Friday asked t... | 2022-11-18T18:33:41Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Supreme Court asked to allow Biden's student loan forgiveness plan - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/supreme-court-student-loan-forgiveness/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/supreme-court-student-loan-forgiveness/ |
Biden marks his 80th birthday, sort of
Previous presidents have held big celebrations, but the age issue is more sensitive for Biden
President Biden leaves the Oval Office as he makes his way to Marine One last month. (Elizabeth Frantz/For The Washington Post)
It is a day that has been met with a hint of dread. The nat... | 2022-11-18T18:59:30Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Biden marks his 80th birthday, sort of - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/biden-age-birthhday/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/biden-age-birthhday/ |
Climate conference serves up lab-grown meat — and a clash over food
At COP27, an acknowledgment that climate change can’t be solved without massive changes to the world’s food systems
The International Convention Center, site of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at sunset on Monday. (Mohamme... | 2022-11-18T18:59:36Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Climate conference serves up lab-grown meat — and a clash over food - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/18/cop27-food-agriculture-climate/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/18/cop27-food-agriculture-climate/ |
Amudalat Ajasa
A pedestrian crosses the street during a mid-November storm in Erie County Buffalo, New York on Thursday Nov. 17, 2022. (Joshua Thermidor/For The Washington Post)
How does thundersnow form?
Is thundersnow dangerous?
What areas are most prone to thundersnow?
Lake Erie was electric on Thursday night as fla... | 2022-11-18T19:38:47Z | www.washingtonpost.com | What is thundersnow and what causes it to happen? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/18/how-thundersnow-happens-explained/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/18/how-thundersnow-happens-explained/ |
Garland names special counsel for Trump Mar-a-Lago, 2020 election probes
Jack Smith, currently a war crimes prosecutor at The Hague, tapped to handle politically sensitive Trump cases
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Department of Justice on on October 24, 2022. (Kevin Dietsch/Ge... | 2022-11-18T19:38:48Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Jack Smith named special counsel for Trump Mar-a-Lago, Jan. 6 investigators - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/18/justice-trump-garland-special-counsel/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/18/justice-trump-garland-special-counsel/ |
The burden of peace is not on Ukraine
A military vehicle is towed Nov. 14 past Kherson’s central square in Kherson, Ukraine. (Ed Ram for The Washington Post)
In her Nov. 16 op-ed, “It’s time to end the war in Ukraine,” Katrina vanden Heuvel attributed the following to national security adviser Jake Sullivan: “If Ukrain... | 2022-11-18T19:39:29Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | The burden of peace is not on Ukraine - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/burden-peace-is-not-ukraine/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/burden-peace-is-not-ukraine/ |
Welcome to the Congress of endless investigations
Republican members of Congress announce their plans for investigations of the Biden administration on Thursday in Washington. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
Now that Republicans have secured a House majority, what will they do with their power? Because Democrats control the... | 2022-11-18T19:39:35Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Welcome to the Congress of endless investigations - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/congress-republicans-investigations-hunter-biden/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/congress-republicans-investigations-hunter-biden/ |
The critic was right: New museums belong on an extended National Mall
The National Mall in 2015. (Joseph Victor Stefanchik for The Washington Post)
Lonnie G. Bunch III’s Nov. 14 op-ed, “Women, Latinos museums belong in one spot: The Mall,” attempted to counter the in-depth and well-thought-out discussion presented by P... | 2022-11-18T19:39:45Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | The critic was right: New museums belong on an extended National Mall - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/critic-was-right-new-museums-belong-an-extended-national-mall/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/critic-was-right-new-museums-belong-an-extended-national-mall/ |
Message to my party: We can do better
Former president Donald Trump walks to the stage Nov. 15 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (Thomas Simonetti for The Washington Post)
Regarding the Nov. 16 front-page article “Trump ignores party’s pleas, launches his bid”:
With the midterms behind us, the Republican Party should t... | 2022-11-18T19:40:15Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Message to my party: We can do better - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/message-my-party-we-can-do-better/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/message-my-party-we-can-do-better/ |
Qatar has ruined ‘the beautiful game’
Workers walk past a FIFA World Cup sign in Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 16. (David Gannon/AFP/Getty Images)
As a lifelong soccer fan, I’m boycotting the World Cup in Qatar. The human cost has been far too great.
In the “kafala system,” workers pay to be “hired.” Their passports are confisc... | 2022-11-18T19:40:33Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Qatar has ruined ‘the beautiful game’ - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/qatar-has-ruined-beautiful-game/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/qatar-has-ruined-beautiful-game/ |
The 1987 musical from Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine is revived by a company that specializes in Sondheim’s canon
The cast of Signature Theatre's “Into the Woods,” directed by Matthew Gardiner. (Daniel Rader)
As the Baker’s Wife sings, in a little “Into the Woods” epiphany: “If life were only ‘moments,’ then you’d n... | 2022-11-18T19:41:46Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Go ‘Into the Woods’ at Signature Theatre. Come out charmed. - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/theater-dance/2022/11/18/into-the-woods-sondheim-signature/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/theater-dance/2022/11/18/into-the-woods-sondheim-signature/ |
Disabled people fear Twitter changes under Elon Musk leave them behind
People with disabilities consider Twitter a ‘lifeline’ but worry recent cutbacks will make it unusable
Twitter has long been an essential public space for people with disabilities because of its unique format and broad reach. But now many people wor... | 2022-11-18T19:41:52Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Disabled people fear Twitter changes under Elon Musk leave them behind - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/11/18/disability-support-twitter-harassment/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/11/18/disability-support-twitter-harassment/ |
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers remarks Friday at the Justice Department in Washington. Garland is flanked by Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
He went on to spend nearly a decade as a federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, befor... | 2022-11-18T20:39:46Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Who is Jack Smith, special counsel in Trump criminal investigation? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/18/trump-justice-department-mar-a-lago/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/18/trump-justice-department-mar-a-lago/ |
David Lorenz, Maryland director for the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, speaks at a sidewalk news conference outside the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops gathering in Baltimore on Wednesday. (Peter Smith/AP)
The nearly half-million Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore exceed the entire population ... | 2022-11-18T20:44:07Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Alleged victims need justice after a new report on clerical sex abuse - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/baltimore-maryland-catholic-church-sex-abuse/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/baltimore-maryland-catholic-church-sex-abuse/ |
Ex-boyfriend pleads guilty in killing of pregnant woman who went missing
Bethany Decker had been reported missing in Loudoun County, Va., in 2011
A man pleaded guilty to killing a pregnant woman who went missing in Loudoun County, Va., more than a decade ago, authorities said.
Ronald Roldan, 42, pleaded guilty Thursday... | 2022-11-18T20:57:12Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Ex-boyfriend pleads guilty in killing of pregnant woman who went missing - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/18/boyfriend-guilty-missing-pregnant-woman/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/18/boyfriend-guilty-missing-pregnant-woman/ |
Jackson-Reed High, other nearby schools on lockdown after shots fired
Jackson-Reed High School in the Tenleytown area of Northwest Washington was on lockdown Friday afternoon due to police activity in the area, D.C. Public Schools officials said.
“Gunshots were heard in the vicinity of the school,” officials said. Deal... | 2022-11-18T20:57:18Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Jackson-Reed High School in D.C. on lockdown after gunshots heard - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/11/18/jackson-reed-school-lockdown/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/11/18/jackson-reed-school-lockdown/ |
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry tests positive for coronavirus at COP27
U.S. climate envoy John F. Kerry speaks at the COP27 summit on Nov. 9 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (Peter Dejong/AP)
U.S. special envoy on climate John F. Kerry has covid, the State Department said Friday, complicating the final hours of negotiations a... | 2022-11-18T21:10:28Z | www.washingtonpost.com | John Kerry tests positive for coronavirus at COP27 - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/18/john-kerry-covid-cop27-climate/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/18/john-kerry-covid-cop27-climate/ |
Inside a ‘wild’ New Hampshire recount with the state House at stake
Observers in Concord, N.H., on Thursday during a recount for a New Hampshire state House race. (Cheryl Senter for The Washington Post)
CONCORD, N.H. – On a recent rainy morning, dozens of people fixed their eyes on Patricia Lovejoy, a senior election o... | 2022-11-18T21:10:41Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Inside a ‘wild’ New Hampshire recount with the state House at stake - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/18/new-hampshire-legislature-recount/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/18/new-hampshire-legislature-recount/ |
By Kim Chandler and Jay Reeves | AP
This undated photo provided by Alabama Department of Corrections shows inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher’s wife. Smith, 57, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at a south Alabama prison on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. (A... | 2022-11-18T21:10:47Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Alabama fails to complete lethal injection for 3rd time - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/alabama-fails-to-complete-lethal-injection-for-3rd-time/2022/11/18/2aa3cfe8-677d-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/alabama-fails-to-complete-lethal-injection-for-3rd-time/2022/11/18/2aa3cfe8-677d-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html |
Merrick Garland was right to appoint a special counsel
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday that he is appointing a special counsel in the investigation of Donald Trump regarding classified materials found in the former president's possession. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
Attorney General Merrick Garland ... | 2022-11-18T21:11:30Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | Merrick Garland was right to appoint a special counsel - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/garland-special-counsel-trump-right-call/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/garland-special-counsel-trump-right-call/ |
Now this is how to lose an election: With a smile and a hug
Brittany VanderWall, left, lost her election for town council in Rogers City, Mich., on Nov. 14, but gave American optimists reason to cheer by graciously congratulating her opponent, Timeen Adair. (Julie Riddle/AP)
The most damaging rift of the 21st century h... | 2022-11-18T21:11:36Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | How to lose an election: With a smile and a hug - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/rogers-city-michigan-town-council-brittany-vanderwall-hug/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/rogers-city-michigan-town-council-brittany-vanderwall-hug/ |
Washington Post co-host of "Post Reports" and reporter covering media Elahe Izadi speaks with Kimi Yoshino, editor in chief at the Baltimore Banner, and Nancy Gibbs, director of the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University, about the changing media landscape, strengthening public trust and the future of journalism. Con... | 2022-11-18T21:11:36Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Veteran and innovative news leaders on the health and future of journalism in America - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-live/veteran-and-innovative-news-leaders-on-the-health-and-future-of-journalism-in-america/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-live/veteran-and-innovative-news-leaders-on-the-health-and-future-of-journalism-in-america/ |
Kevin McCarthy’s speaker math
Four GOP members have signaled their opposition and might put him on the cusp of defeat, given the party’s narrow majority. But there’s a lot still to play out.
Republicans have won the House majority back. But if you’re Kevin McCarthy, you’re still paying very close attention to how the f... | 2022-11-18T21:11:43Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Will Kevin McCarthy become Speaker of the House? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-election/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-election/ |
Social Security left at-risk Americans behind in pandemic, report finds
By Lisa Rein
The U.S. Social Security Administration office is seen in Mount Prospect, Ill., Oct. 12. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
The abrupt halt to almost all in-person operations at the Social Security Administration during the coronavirus pandemic was debil... | 2022-11-18T21:11:49Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Social Security left at-risk Americans behind in pandemic, report finds - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/social-security-at-risk-americans-report/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/social-security-at-risk-americans-report/ |
Ihor stands on rubble in a parking garage in Kherson city that he says was hit by Ukrainian artillery after he and other resistance fighters provided the location of Russian military vehicles. (Ed Ram for The Washington Post)
KHERSON, Ukraine — Ihor didn’t even know the first name of the person who contacted him. The m... | 2022-11-18T21:13:37Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Stealthy Kherson resistance fighters undermined Russian occupying forces - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/18/kherson-resistance-partisans-russia-occupation/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/18/kherson-resistance-partisans-russia-occupation/ |
Uvalde police chief on day of school shooting resigns
This image from video shows police Lt. Mariano Pargas responding to a shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24. Pargas was the acting chief for the city on the day of the shooting and was placed on administrative leave in July. (City of Uvalde via AP)
The Uvalde... | 2022-11-18T21:58:12Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Uvalde’s acting police chief Mariano Pargas resigns months after school shooting - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/18/uvalde-acting-chief-mariano-pargas-resigns/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/18/uvalde-acting-chief-mariano-pargas-resigns/ |
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, discusses the investigation into the Biden family’s business dealings as he faces reporters with other House Republicans during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 17. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
Before we get too far into the incom... | 2022-11-18T22:19:59Z | www.washingtonpost.com | House Republicans announce plans to produce content for Fox News - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/fox-news-republicans-house-hunter-biden/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/fox-news-republicans-house-hunter-biden/ |
I hate to say it, but the chaos isn’t over
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks on the floor of the U.S. House on Thursday. (Elizabeth Frantz for The Washington Post)
In just four years, Trump created an army of locked-and-loaded patriots whose mission was to take back their country. Almost overnight, it seemed, stre... | 2022-11-18T22:33:23Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | The midterm results won't end the chaos - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/midterms-cant-stop-chaos-trump-republicans/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/midterms-cant-stop-chaos-trump-republicans/ |
As Pelosi backs away, a new generation of Democrats step forward
Democratic lawmakers both seasoned and new embraced the prospect of a fresh start, while recognizing the massive impact Pelosi has had
Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) greets Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) in Washington on Nov. 17. (Olivier D... | 2022-11-18T22:41:46Z | www.washingtonpost.com | As Pelosi backs away, a new generation of Democrats step forward - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/pelosi-backs-away-new-generation-democrats-step-forward/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/pelosi-backs-away-new-generation-democrats-step-forward/ |
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge on Friday sentenced disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the failed startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing but instead made her a symbol of Silicon Valley’s culture of audacious self-promotion. The sentence impos... | 2022-11-18T22:41:52Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Business Highlights: Holmes sentence, Twitter risks - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/business-highlights-holmes-sentence-twitter-risks/2022/11/18/9fd1e440-6790-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/business-highlights-holmes-sentence-twitter-risks/2022/11/18/9fd1e440-6790-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html |
OKLAHOMA CITY — A scheduled execution in Alabama that was called off Thursday after prison officials couldn’t find a suitable vein to inject the lethal drugs into is the latest in a long history of problems with lethal injections since Texas became the first state to use the execution method in 1982, including delays i... | 2022-11-18T22:42:22Z | www.washingtonpost.com | EXPLAINER: Why are states having lethal injection problems? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/explainer-why-are-states-having-lethal-injection-problems/2022/11/18/a8091bc8-678c-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/explainer-why-are-states-having-lethal-injection-problems/2022/11/18/a8091bc8-678c-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html |
An official match ball is seen during an Argentina training session on Friday in Doha, Qatar. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
World Cup organizers said Friday that they were abandoning plans to sell beer around match stadiums.
Qatar, a conservative Muslim country, strictly limits the sale of alcohol and bans its consumpti... | 2022-11-18T22:42:41Z | www.washingtonpost.com | No beer, plenty of scandal: Qatar’s World Cup - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/no-beer-plenty-of-scandal-qatars-world-cup/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/no-beer-plenty-of-scandal-qatars-world-cup/ |
PM Update: Chilly through the weekend as cold snap peaks Sunday
Sunset overlooking downtown D.C. on Thursday. (Alex Huie/Flickr)
Temperatures reached the mid- and upper 40s, which notches us another much-chillier-than-normal day. There will be no change in the cold pattern over the weekend: We’ll see it peak on Sunday ... | 2022-11-18T22:44:06Z | www.washingtonpost.com | PM Update: Chilly through the weekend as cold snap peaks Sunday - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/11/18/dc-area-forecast-cold-weekend/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/11/18/dc-area-forecast-cold-weekend/ |
Man dies after vehicle goes into Potomac River, police say
D.C. police have identified a Maryland man who they said died after a vehicle he was in went off the George Washington Memorial Parkway and plunged into the Potomac River on Thursday night along the border with Virginia.
Kelvin Gunn, 59, of Upper Marlboro died ... | 2022-11-18T22:59:12Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Man dies after wife drives vehicle into water, police say - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/18/police-bridge-water-homicide/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/18/police-bridge-water-homicide/ |
This 2015 artist's rendering, provided by Northrop Grumman via NASA, shows the James Webb Space Telescope. (Northrop Grumman /NASA via AP)
NASA’s James Webb telescope will explore the universe. Critics say its name represents a painful time in U.S. history.
NASA releases first images from James Webb Telescope
“This is ... | 2022-11-18T22:59:15Z | www.washingtonpost.com | James Webb Space Telescope will keep its name, NASA says - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/18/james-webb-space-telescope-rename-investigation-nasa/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/18/james-webb-space-telescope-rename-investigation-nasa/ |
Police look for pieces of a missile that exploded in Przewodow, Poland, on Nov. 17. (Karolina Jonderko/For The Washington Post)
“Of course, it is necessary to investigate with Polish partners and put an end to this story because to discuss one missile, which unfortunately killed people, is a great tragedy," he said. 'B... | 2022-11-18T23:20:58Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Ukraine: Missile parts that landed in Poland could have been Ukrainian - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/18/ukraine-missile-poland-nato-russia/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/18/ukraine-missile-poland-nato-russia/ |
Taylor Swift blasts Ticketmaster for ‘Eras Tour’ rollout
Taylor Swift, pictured performing in September. (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)
Taylor Swift on Friday weighed in on the chaotic rollout of her "Eras Tour” concerts this week for the first time, voicing frustration at Ticketmaster’s handling of ticket sales and saying... | 2022-11-18T23:25:26Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Taylor Swift Ticketmaster chaos brings attention to DOJ Investigation - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/11/18/taylor-swift-ticketmaster-doj-investigation/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/11/18/taylor-swift-ticketmaster-doj-investigation/ |
Maryland AG settles with Commanders over ticket-deposit refunds
The Commanders reached a settlement with the office of Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) over allegations related to refunds of deposits to ticket holders. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) announced Fri... | 2022-11-19T00:04:38Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Maryland AG settles with Commanders over ticket-deposit refunds - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/maryland-ag-settles-with-commanders-over-ticket-deposit-refunds/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/maryland-ag-settles-with-commanders-over-ticket-deposit-refunds/ |
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday walks out to announce the appointment of a special counsel at the Justice Department in Washington. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday named a special counsel to oversee the criminal investigation into former president Donald Trump’s pos... | 2022-11-19T00:13:22Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Opinion | The new Trump probe special counsel should move quickly - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/special-counsel-garland-trump/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/18/special-counsel-garland-trump/ |
A lawsuit suit claims the Food and Drug Administration lacked the authority to approve the drug mifepristone, did not adequately study the medication and that the drug is unsafe. (Allen G. Breed/AP)
Abortion foes sued the Food and Drug Administration in federal court in Texas on Friday in an effort to reverse the agenc... | 2022-11-19T00:13:28Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Conservative group sues FDA to revoke approval of abortion pill - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/18/abortion-pill-lawsuit/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/18/abortion-pill-lawsuit/ |
FILE - Young Dolph performs at The Parking Lot Concert in Atlanta on Aug. 23, 2020. A man charged with soliciting the killing of Young Dolph pleaded not guilty Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, one year after the rapper and producer was shot to death while buying cookies at a bakery in his hometown of Memphis, Tenn. (Paul R. Gi... | 2022-11-19T00:13:46Z | www.washingtonpost.com | 4th person surrenders in slaying of rapper Young Dolph - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/4th-person-surrenders-in-slaying-of-rapper-young-dolph/2022/11/18/0be95c88-6798-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/4th-person-surrenders-in-slaying-of-rapper-young-dolph/2022/11/18/0be95c88-6798-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html |
FILE - Actor Danny Masterson appears at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on June 7, 2017. Jurors at the rape trial of the “That ’70s Show” star said Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, that they are deadlocked, but a judge told them they have not deliberated long enough for her to declare a mistrial. (Wade Payne/Invision/A... | 2022-11-19T00:13:52Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Jury says it's deadlocked in Danny Masterson rape trial - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/jury-says-its-deadlocked-in-danny-masterson-rape-trial/2022/11/18/0f73f5ba-6794-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/jury-says-its-deadlocked-in-danny-masterson-rape-trial/2022/11/18/0f73f5ba-6794-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html |
Carol Leigh, who sought greater rights for sex workers, dies at 71
Carol Leigh in 1996. (Frederic Larson/AP)
When Carol Leigh attended an anti-pornography conference in 1982, she was troubled by the way participants described their opposition to the “sex-use industry.”
For Ms. Leigh, the term bothered her personal sens... | 2022-11-19T00:14:22Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Carol Leigh, who coined term 'sex work' amid life of activism, dies at 71 - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/11/18/carol-leigh-sex-work-dies/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/11/18/carol-leigh-sex-work-dies/ |
Judge allows Saturday voting in Ga.’s Senate runoff after Warnock suit
The ruling is a victory for Democrats and voting rights advocates, who had argued that guidance from the state unfairly disenfranchised voters
Sen. Raphael G. Warnock (D-Ga.) at an Atlanta campaign stop Friday. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
ATLANTA — ... | 2022-11-19T00:14:29Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Judge rules Saturday voting can be held Nov. 26 in Georgia's Senate runoff - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/georgia-senate-runoff-saturday-voting-ruling/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/georgia-senate-runoff-saturday-voting-ruling/ |
Democrats believe they will ultimately benefit from Trump’s decision to embrace claims of a grand conspiracy against him
Former president Donald Trump announces his 2024 bid for president at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday. (Thomas Simonetti for The Washington Post)
Former president Donald Trump dec... | 2022-11-19T00:14:35Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Trump seizes on special counsel as a rallying cry for 2024 - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/trump-special-counsel-2024/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/18/trump-special-counsel-2024/ |
The meeting underscored how far apart the two sides remain on the central demand made by families in a Texas courtroom
Ethiopian relatives of some of the crash victims light candles and gather at an anniversary memorial service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 8, 2020, to remember those ... | 2022-11-19T00:16:43Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Families of Boeing Max victims disappointed by Justice Dept. meeting - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/11/18/boeing-max-justice-department/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/11/18/boeing-max-justice-department/ |
Commenters immediately began feasting on the virtual dish themselves. Some saw it as “imposing.” “Presumptuous.” “Idk how I would feel if a stranger came to my house with a meal I didn’t ask for,” one wrote. And what, some wondered, if they had allergies?
Some took the critique further. One accused her of “coddling” an... | 2022-11-19T01:23:14Z | www.washingtonpost.com | A woman made chili for neighbors, and outrage ensued. Was she wrong? - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/11/18/chili-neighbors-twitter-etiquette/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/11/18/chili-neighbors-twitter-etiquette/ |
DOJ antitrust challenge to airline alliance concludes in federal court
Antitrust regulators last year sued to stop an alliance between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways
By Douglas Moser
A JetBlue aircraft and an American Airlines jet are at Tampa International Airport. (Chris O'meara/AP)
BOSTON — A month-long antit... | 2022-11-19T01:46:39Z | www.washingtonpost.com | DOJ antitrust challenge to JetBlue, American alliance concludes in court - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/11/18/jetblue-american-airlines-alliance-antitrust/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/11/18/jetblue-american-airlines-alliance-antitrust/ |
McCarthy caps week as speaker-elect after slow trickle of House calls
By Jabin Botsford and Marianna Sotomayor | Nov 19, 2022
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) entered the week of the midterm elections confident that Republicans would regain control of the House after having methodically planned his path to the... | 2022-11-19T01:58:05Z | www.washingtonpost.com | McCarthy caps week as speaker-elect after slow trickle of House calls - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/mccarthy-election-week-speaker/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2022/mccarthy-election-week-speaker/ |
Decision probably ends Washington tenure of 2014 first-round pick
The Nationals opted to non-tender Erick Fedde, probably ending the tenure of their 2014 first-round draft pick. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post)
The Washington Nationals declined to tender contracts to pitcher Erick Fedde and designated hitter Luke V... | 2022-11-19T02:37:19Z | www.washingtonpost.com | Nationals non-tender Erick Fedde and Luke Voit - The Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/nationals-erick-fedde-luke-voit/ | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/18/nationals-erick-fedde-luke-voit/ |
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