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Opinion: The new Supreme Court justice will make a difference and not much difference at all
Justice Stephen G. Breyer is shown at the Supreme Court in April 2021. (Erin Schaff/Pool/REUTERS)
“Every time a new justice comes to the Supreme Court, it’s a different court,” Justice Byron R. White, who witnessed the arrival ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opinion: D.C. officers who died by suicide after Jan. 6 should be recognized
Jeffrey and Erin Smith (Jack Reznicki for the family)
Regarding the Jan. 22 Metro article “Widow seeks honors for fallen officer”:
Jeffrey Smith and Howard Liebengood and other D.C. and Capitol Police officers were stunningly courageous in pro... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opinion: Havana syndrome’s source should not be so easily dismissed
The Jan. 21 front-page article “CIA: ‘Havana syndrome’ unlikely a foreign attack” described a recent Central Intelligence Agency report that did nothing to further understanding of the phenomenon and merely invited an illogical conclusion.
“Havana synd... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opinion: The midterms could be a bloodbath for Democrats. And there may be little that candidates can do about it.
Supporters of Republican Glenn Youngkin dance during an election night rally at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles in Chantilly, Va., on Nov. 2. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Democrats are right t... | null | null | null | null | null |
“What came to my mind was that he was one of the greatest champions — or Rafa [Nadal] or Roger [Federer], to be honest … and I just thought, ‘Okay, I’m going to make him work. If he wants to win it, he needs to fight to the last point.’”
In doing so, Medvedev revealed another truth about the 2022 Australian Open: Djoko... | null | null | null | null | null |
Transcript: Race in America: The Power of Representation with Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Tex.)
MS. SOTOMAYOR: Hi, everyone. Welcome to Washington Post Live. I’m Marianna Sotomayor, congressional reporter at The Washington Post. As someone who covers the House of Representatives almost every day, I’m very excited to talk to ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Bills fans arrested, charged with felony after using fake vaccine cards to attend games
A West Seneca, N.Y. couple is facing felony charges for allegedly using of fake vaccine cards earlier this month to attend the Buffalo Bills playoff win over the New England Patriots.
Vaccination status has been a point of contentio... | null | null | null | null | null |
YouTube has had rules against posting false or misleading information about the coronavirus and vaccines since the beginning of the pandemic, though critics have said the company enforces its rules unevenly. In September, it took down the accounts of several anti-vaccine influencers after years of research from misinfo... | null | null | null | null | null |
Justice Breyer to retire from the Supreme Court
President Joe Biden has pledged to nominate a Black woman to fill Breyer’s seat.
Supreme Court Justices, from left, John Roberts, Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan and Neil Gorsuch attend President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech on January 30, 2018, at the U.S. Capito... | null | null | null | null | null |
Spotify is in the process of removing Neil Young’s music two days after Young posted a letter on his website demanding that his catalogue be removed in response to “fake information about vaccines” on the platform.
“We want all the world’s music and audio content to be available to Spotify users. With that comes great ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Johnson noted “some evidence of a propensity towards violence in Defendant’s personal relationship,” citing testimony by his ex-wife, and added that Rhodes had no criminal history, and had not filed federal income tax since 2007.
Rhodes has been detained since his Jan. 13 arrest by the FBI, and his lawyers vowed they w... | null | null | null | null | null |
Justice Stephen G. Breyer will retire at the end of the current Supreme Court term, according to a person familiar with his plans, giving President Biden the chance to make his mark on the Supreme Court by nominating the first African American female justice and reinforcing the court’s liberal minority.
On May 16, 1994... | null | null | null | null | null |
A West Seneca, N.Y., couple is facing felony charges for allegedly using of fake vaccine cards earlier this month to attend the Buffalo Bills playoff win over the New England Patriots.
Vaccination status has been a point of contention across sports, particularly within the Bills organization, which had one of the NFL’s... | null | null | null | null | null |
“I would love to see a district attorney who finds a crime scene with a house full of Black people, a White guy in the yard with 9 bullet holes, and then detains them and lets them all go,” said civil rights attorney Paul Jubas, who is advising Spencer’s family. “I would love to see what the response is to that. That d... | null | null | null | null | null |
California redwood forest is returned to Native American tribes
A group of 10 tribes will now be responsible for more than 500 acres of the forest.
More than 500 acres of redwood forestland in Mendocino County, California, was donated Tuesday to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council. The conservation group Save t... | null | null | null | null | null |
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it will likely begin a series of interest-rate hikes in March. That would reverse pandemic-era low-rate policies that have fueled hiring and growth — and stock market gains — but also high inflation. Chair Jerome Powell said at a news conference that inflation ha... | null | null | null | null | null |
Rhodes has been detained since his Jan. 13 arrest by the FBI, and his lawyers vowed they would appeal the decision. Phillip A. Linder and James Lee Bright did not immediately respond to requests for comment after the judge released her order, but at a detention hearing Monday they argued for Rhodes release. They said h... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opinion: It’s a pandemic miracle: I’m defending the FDA against Ron DeSantis
A monoclonal antibody treatment center in Florida is closed on Jan. 25 after federal health regulators found the treatment ineffective against treating the covid-19 omicron variant. (Marta Lavandier/AP)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) truly is s... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opinion: Russia’s looming invasion of Ukraine shows why Trump’s first impeachment was necessary and proper
President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in New York on Sept. 25, 2019. (Evan Vucci/AP)
It is easy to forget now that, before he was impeached for inciting an insurrection last Janu... | null | null | null | null | null |
By Bruce Schreiner | AP
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s top-ranking state House Democrat announced Wednesday that she won’t seek reelection this year, saying she won’t stand in the way of a “person of color” being elected in her newly redrawn district where racial minorities represent the majority of eligible voters. | null | null | null | null | null |
“I would love to see a district attorney who finds a crime scene with a house full of Black people, a White guy in the yard with nine bullet holes, and then detains them and lets them all go,” said civil rights attorney Paul Jubas, who is advising Spencer’s family. “I would love to see what the response is to that. Tha... | null | null | null | null | null |
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D), who had armed demonstrators gather outside her home in December, said, “My immediate reaction to this is relief — in a time when local and state election officials are facing continued and escalating threats and harassment, it is a relief to know the Department of Justice... | null | null | null | null | null |
Here are some of the winning images of AAP Magazine’s ‘23 Women’ contest
25 photographers this year were awarded the top three cash prizes for their work.
The competition was open to any photographer, regardless of gender.
First Place: Susanne Middelberg (Netherlands).
‘Daylight’
In my portraits, I am looking for hones... | null | null | null | null | null |
YouTube has had rules against posting false or misleading information about the coronavirus and vaccines since the beginning of the pandemic, although critics have said the company enforces its rules unevenly. In September, it took down the accounts of several anti-vaccine influencers after years of research from misin... | null | null | null | null | null |
Man accused of selling gun to hostage-taker
The complaint against Williams, filed in federal court in Texas, says it is illegal for him to possess a gun because he has a prior felony conviction for aggravated assault.
The complaint says FBI agents traced Williams from Akram’s phone records.
When FBI agents interviewed ... | null | null | null | null | null |
“It is time for me to focus on my family and spend more time being a dadt,” Chris Mack said. (Timothy D. Easley/AP)
Louisville announced Wednesday that it had parted ways with men’s basketball coach Chris Mack, who was in the midst of his fourth season with the program. Assistant coach Mike Pegues will take over in an ... | null | null | null | null | null |
ATLANTA — Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 18 points in his return from a knee injury, Onyeka Okongwu also scored 18 off the bench and the Atlanta Hawks recovered from a slow start to beat the struggling Sacramento Kings 121-104 on Wednesday night.
Hawks: The team had no players on its injury report for the first time since Ja... | null | null | null | null | null |
“I don’t believe that my happiness, my future happiness is going to depend on if I achieve one more Grand Slam than the others, or if the others achieve more Grand Slams than me,” Nadal said. “For me, the fact that we are equal at 20 ... the only thing that says is that we share an amazing part of the history of our sp... | null | null | null | null | null |
Sharks defenseman Nicolas Meloche scores San Jose's second goal, fresh off the Capitals failed to convert a 4-on-2 rush. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)
The Washington Capitals are a veteran group familiar with the peaks and valleys of the long NHL season. As they battle through the doldrums of January having rec... | null | null | null | null | null |
For all the talk about Intel Corp.’s entry into the chip foundry business, and the world’s over reliance on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., it’s easy to forget there’s another competitor plugging away in South Korea.
TSMC also said earlier this month that it expects to outpace the broader market in 2022 and is ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Sharks defenseman Nicolas Meloche scores San Jose's second goal, just after the Capitals failed to convert a four-on-two rush. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)
The Washington Capitals are a veteran team familiar with the peaks and valleys of the long NHL season. As they battle through the doldrums of January, havi... | null | null | null | null | null |
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United received $2 million in general allocation money — the largest sum relinquished in a trade since the league’s launch in 1996 — and could reap another $300,000 if Arriola hits undisclosed performance thresholds. D.C. also would collect 30 percent of a tran... | null | null | null | null | null |
For all the talk about Intel Corp.’s entry into the chip foundry business, and the world’s over-reliance on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., it’s easy to forget there’s another competitor plugging away in South Korea.
TSMC also said earlier this month that it expects to outpace the broader market in 2022 and is ... | null | null | null | null | null |
ORLANDO, Fla. — Amir Coffey scored 19 points, Luke Kennard added 17 and Los Angeles rallied to defeat Orlando one day after matching the second-largest comeback in NBA history.
ATLANTA — Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 18 points in his return from a knee injury, Onyeka Okongwu also scored 18 off the bench and Atlanta recovere... | null | null | null | null | null |
“What came to my mind was that he was one of the greatest champions — or Rafa [Nadal] or Roger [Federer], to be honest … and I just thought: ‘Okay, I’m going to make him work. If he wants to win it, he needs to fight to the last point.’ ”
In doing so, Medvedev revealed another truth about this Australian Open: Djokovic... | null | null | null | null | null |
Russian army service members drive armored personnel carriers during drills on Jan. 26. (Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters)
MOSCOW — The Russian government is refusing to be drawn on its response to a diplomatic path laid out by the United States and its NATO allies to defuse escalating tensions along its borders with Ukraine.
... | null | null | null | null | null |
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington in November. Buttigieg is vowing help to stem a rising U.S. epidemic of car fatalities with a government strategy aimed at limiting the speed of cars and redesigning roads to better protect bicyclists and pedestrians. (AP/... | null | null | null | null | null |
Yes, Fauci has a high salary by government standards, has been in the same unelected position for 38 years and oversees a budget of $6 billion that flows into grants; those are truths on which you can build a theory about corruption, unaccountable elites and a nefarious flow of money from this or that institution to th... | null | null | null | null | null |
Joseph Mercola, a leading anti-vaccine advocate whose screeds have been restricted by YouTube and Facebook, this month warned that the unvaccinated might soon be imprisoned in government-run camps. The week before, he circulated a study purporting to use government data to prove that more children had died from covid s... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures struggles to keep its ego in check — like the ill-fated Newseum before it
The new $480 million museum faces both financial and curatorial challenges as it attempts to document the industry it celebrates
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which opened in September, includes a sp... | null | null | null | null | null |
Four women shot, one fatally, at hotel in Northwest Washington
The shooting happened a few blocks from the campus of the University of the District of Columbia
Four women were shot, one fatally, early Thursday in a hotel on Connecticut Avenue in Northwest Washington, according to a D.C. police spokesman.
The spokesman ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a briefing at the White House in November. (Susan Walsh/AP)
The New Jersey city of 60,000 across the Hudson River from Manhattan has a “Vision Zero” plan that gathers data to identify dangers to vulnerable populations. The plan includes strategies to reduce speeding... | null | null | null | null | null |
Live updates:Covid-19 live updates: Even as U.S. cases drop, global vaccine inequity cou...
Opinion: Anthony Fauci’s ‘credibility gap’
Anthony S. Fauci, President Biden's chief medical adviser, in Washington on Jan. 11. (Greg Nash/The Hill via Bloomberg News)
In preparing to interview former national security adviser H... | null | null | null | null | null |
People walk past the Bataclan concert venue on August 30, 2021, before the opening of the trial for the November 2015 attacks, which killed 130 people and injured more than 350 people in Paris. (REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier)
An NFT is a unique digital representation of a product, created using the same blockchain technolo... | null | null | null | null | null |
ST. PAUL, Minn. — First it was a paramedic, testifying that the officers who restrained George Floyd didn’t call in critical information as his ambulance rushed to the scene where Floyd would soon be pronounced dead. Then it was an off-duty firefighter, recounting her frustration that Floyd obviously “needed help and w... | null | null | null | null | null |
By By Matthew Coles | AP
SALT LAKE CITY — Devin Booker had 43 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, Chris Paul scored 15 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns extended their winning streak to eight with a 105-97 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. | null | null | null | null | null |
From Art Spiegelman’s “MetaMaus” — a 25th-anniversary “Maus” compendium. (Art Spiegelman and Pantheon Books)
A school district in Tennessee banned the use of “Maus,” a Pulitzer-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, in its middle school classes, citing the work’s profanity and nudity in a 10-to-0 vote.
As leaders i... | null | null | null | null | null |
Joe Manchin might be principled. Or he might scorn his own constituents.
Standing up against one’s party can be courageous. But it can also reflect elitism.
From left: Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, 1825-1893 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division); Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) (Photo by Jabin Botsfo... | null | null | null | null | null |
‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ still shapes the filibuster debate. That’s a problem.
The movie lionizes a pernicious tactic.
James Stewart clutches a wad of letters as Claude Rains looks on, both of the actors portraying senators on the floor of the U.S. Senate, in a still from director Frank Capra’s film, “Mr. Smith G... | null | null | null | null | null |
Justice Breyer announced he will retire. Here’s what happens next.
If Biden fulfills his promise to appoint a Black woman, he’ll make the Supreme Court more representative of the U.S. population
Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer during an interview in his office. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)
By Paul M. Coll... | null | null | null | null | null |
The looming question as Harris returns to Northern Triangle: Will corruption stymie progress?
Vice President Harris during a meeting with CEOs on Northern Triangle in the her office in May. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)
When Vice President Harris attends the presidential inauguration of Xiomara Castro in Hond... | null | null | null | null | null |
How much do vaccinated Americans dislike the unvaccinated? We measured.
Unvaccinated Americans don’t dislike the vaccinated with the same intensity
A dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago on Nov. 5. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
By Sharif Amlani
Spencer Kiesel
E.J. Graff
Nearly a year after t... | null | null | null | null | null |
Fans in Kansas City saw Josh Allen (17) and his Bills come up agonizingly short against the Chiefs in a playoff game. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Kansas City Chiefs fans are taking a page from Bills Mafia by donating generously to a charity associated with an NFL player. The contributions are being made in honor of Buf... | null | null | null | null | null |
WASHINGTON — James Reimer made 32 saves, Jonathan Dahlen scored in one of his dad’s old home arenas and the San Jose Sharks beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Wednesday night to snap a two-game skid.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Matthew Tkachuk scored twice and Calgary fired a team-record 62 shots on goal in trouncing Columbus.
T... | null | null | null | null | null |
Thursday briefing: Justice Breyer’s retirement; covid hospitalizations; weekend ‘bomb cyclone’; Spotify vs. Neil Young; and more
The 83-year-old is the oldest of the nine justices and one of three liberals. He is expected to step down by this summer.
What this means: President Biden will get to pick Breyer’s replacemen... | null | null | null | null | null |
Speculation on whom Biden might choose began quickly after Breyer’s announcement Wednesday. Here’s a quick guide to three of the top contenders.
Kruger is from California and attended Harvard as an undergraduate, followed by Yale University as a law student, serving as editor in chief of the Yale Law Journal. She has c... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Denver Broncos are finalizing a deal to hire Nathaniel Hackett as their head coach, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. Hackett, the offensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers, would fill the first of nine head-coaching vacancies in the NFL and take over a team that has had three coaches s... | null | null | null | null | null |
Juan Dixon, Andy Enfield and Ryan Odom should be on Maryland’s radar. (Joe Robbins, Ethan Miller, Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) (The Washington Post)
Maryland needs a new men’s basketball coach.
The Terrapins have won their past two games under interim coach Danny Manning, but it is pretty apparent that Manning isn’t g... | null | null | null | null | null |
People pass the Bataclan concert hall in August 2021, one of the sites of the November 2015 attacks that killed 130 people and injured more than 350 in Paris. (Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters)
The terrorist attack at the concert hall was the deadliest incident of the strikes by gunmen and suicide bombers at six sites in Pari... | null | null | null | null | null |
Speculation on whom Biden might choose began quickly after news reports emerged of Breyer’s planned retirement. Here’s a quick guide to three of the top contenders.
Kruger is from California and attended Harvard as an undergraduate, followed by Yale University as a law student, serving as editor in chief of the Yale La... | null | null | null | null | null |
The NLRB said that the U.S. Postal Service “has moved or will move” a mailbox on Amazon’s property. An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that Amazon has moved or would move it. This article has been updated.
In its election rules for this year’s vote, the NLRB said that the Postal Service “has moved or wil... | null | null | null | null | null |
What is ‘toxic positivity’ and why is it a problem? A new book explains.
Life isn’t a Hallmark card and that’s okay, writes therapist Whitney Goodman
(Nick Garcia Photography; TarcherPerigee)
By Kimberly Harrington
I came to Whitney Goodman’s new book, “Toxic Positivity,” with a healthy dose of skepticism, mostly becau... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pedestrians carry shopping bags in the SoHo neighborhood of New York, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. Consumers are facing dire warnings to get their holiday shopping done early this year, especially if they’re planning to do it online. Bottlenecks in the global supply chain are posing a new challenge to the e-commerce... | null | null | null | null | null |
We are buckling under the cumulative strain of two years in the pandemic
An emergency room nurse in Toronto. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)
Anya Kamenetz, who covers education for NPR, is the author of “Generation Debt” and “The Art of Screen Time.”
It honestly surprised me when Joseph Speyer started crying.
I was interviewin... | null | null | null | null | null |
Democrats look for bipartisan deal on China economic bill as rest of agenda founders
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is taking a lead role in courting Republicans to get the legislation through Congress. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)
Democrats are turning their focus to legislation aimed at making the United... | null | null | null | null | null |
Gas stoves pose a big risk to the planet and your health, study says
Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202! Today we're worried that climate change could come for our coffee addiction. ☕ But first:
Gas stoves in kitchens pose a greater risk to the planet and your health than previously thought
Research suggests t... | null | null | null | null | null |
FILE - Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco leads the field at the start of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix, at the Marina Bay City Circuit in Singapore, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. Formula One signed a seven-year contract extension Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 with the Singapore Grand Prix. F1 said in a statement that... | null | null | null | null | null |
This weekend, there will be two remembrance events for the 100th anniversary of the disaster. The first event is a candlelight vigil that starts Friday at 6 p.m. in the plaza at 1801 Adams Mill Rd. NW and the second event is a centennial commemoration that begins Saturday at noon in the Adams Morgan Plaza, 18th and Col... | null | null | null | null | null |
Yes, Fauci has a high salary by government standards, has been in the same unelected position for 38 years and oversees a budget of $6 billion that flows into grants; those are truths on which a distrusting person could build a theory about corruption, unaccountable elites and a nefarious flow of money from this or tha... | null | null | null | null | null |
In a powerful rebound from 2020, when the economy contracted by 3.4 percent — its worst result since 1946 — 2021′s strong growth created a record 6.4 million jobs. But it also brought a host of complications, helping fuel the highest inflation in 40 years and creating supply chain snarls as consumers hungry for product... | null | null | null | null | null |
District bill could expand college access for undocumented students
A new D.C. Council proposal would create a grant program for undocumented students in the District who want to attend college
A new D.C. Council proposal would create a grant program for undocumented students in the District who want to attend college.... | null | null | null | null | null |
“They looked right in [the brother’s] face and said, ‘Don’t go jumping to conclusions. This is a nice man,’ ” Crosland said.
The medical examiner’s conclusion has led to more questions among Smith-Fields’s grieving family as community members and activists demand her case be investigated fairly.
Smith-Fields’s case hig... | null | null | null | null | null |
Taylor Swift vs. Olivia Rodrigo vs. the world: Why dance nights are serving up instant nostalgia
(Photo illustration by José L Soto/The Washington Post base on images by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)
On any given day, perusing the event listings at a favorite music venue will result in the usual genre-spanning... | null | null | null | null | null |
“They looked right in [her brother’s] face and said, ‘Don’t go jumping to conclusions. This is a nice man,’ ” Crosland said.
The medical examiner’s conclusion has led to more questions among Smith-Fields’s grieving family as community members and activists demand that her case be investigated fairly.
Smith-Fields’s cas... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opinion: Supporting Democrats is just a way of keeping the monster at bay
Kyle Middleton works in December 2018 at Mothership Strategies, a progressive digital fundraising and campaign agency in Washington. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
The Democrats are flooding my inbox again.
It’s my own fault, really. In the s... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opinion: Behind the ‘power law’: How a forgotten venture capitalist kick-started Silicon Valley
(Mario Wagner/For The Washington Post)
By Sebastian Mallaby
Sebastian Mallaby is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and most recently the author of “The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New F... | null | null | null | null | null |
Besieged with problems, from Russia to the pandemic to a stalled domestic agenda, Biden could get a win at a crucial time by filling a Supreme Court vacancy
Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer during an earlier interview in his office in Washington. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)
His plate overflowing with trou... | null | null | null | null | null |
One down, eight to go.
The Denver Broncos are finalizing a deal to hire Nathaniel Hackett as their head coach, according to two people with knowledge of the situation, making him the first hire in a year that has nine head-coaching vacancies across the NFL.
A former play caller for the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Ja... | null | null | null | null | null |
This weekend, there will be two remembrance events for the 100th anniversary of the disaster. The first event is a candlelight vigil that starts Friday at 6 p.m. in the plaza at 1801 Adams Mill Rd. NW and the second event is a centennial commemoration that begins Saturday at noon at 18th and Columbia Rd NW. Both events... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pentagon defends its preparation for Ukraine crisis, details military forces that could deploy
Members of the U.S. Army's 82d Airborne Division during military exercises in Latvia in 2018. (Master Sgt. Sonia Pawloski/Michigan National Guard)
The Pentagon is defending its preparations in response to the threat of a Russ... | null | null | null | null | null |
COLUMBIA, S.C. — An appellate court heard arguments Thursday in Planned Parenthood’s legal challenge to South Carolina’s new abortion law, with attorneys for the state arguing the nonprofit doesn’t have standing to bring the case.
“It is bedrock law that litigants have third-party standing to challenge a statute that d... | null | null | null | null | null |
LeBron James, Kevin Durant reprise roles at top of NBA All-Star Game starting lineups
The Los Angeles Lakers forward, who was born in Akron and spent 11 seasons with the Cavaliers, surpassed Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry to lead the West. For the second straight season, Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant wi... | null | null | null | null | null |
Warriors’ Draymond Green signs deal with Turner Sports while still active in NBA
A Turner Sports executive praised Draymond Green for his “keen basketball IQ, charismatic delivery and forthright, thoughtful opinions that include and extend beyond sports.” (Jeff Chiu/AP)
Most athletes wait until their playing days are o... | null | null | null | null | null |
Activist Melanie Campbell leads the Black Women's Roundtable. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
By Vanessa Williams
Black women activists, buoyed by news that President Biden will nominate a Black woman to replace retiring Justice Stephen G. Breyer on the Supreme Court, say it’s long overdue and that they are mobilizin... | null | null | null | null | null |
For Biden, the chance to install a justice marks the culmination of a decades-long career at the intersection of the three branches of government, often buffeted by issues of race and gender. As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden presided over Justice Clarence Thomas’s confirmation hearing, later saying ... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Los Angeles Lakers forward, who was born in Akron and spent 11 seasons with the Cavaliers, surpassed Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry to lead the West. For the second straight season, Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant will join James as one of the All-Star Game captains after beating out Milwaukee Bucks f... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ask Amy: Dad overstays his welcome in his son’s house. How to get him to go home?
Brad’s dad had surgery several weeks ago and is doing well now. He stayed with Brad while he recuperated for nearly two months — all through the holidays. The dad has his own home nearby and is a widower. He has settled into Brad’s home w... | null | null | null | null | null |
Biden Needs to Do More Than Talk About Democracy in Africa
The coup this week in Burkina Faso has been met with the usual bromides of reproach from the international community. In Washington, the designated hand-wringer was State Department spokesman Ned Price, who didn’t care even to turn an original phrase in a state... | null | null | null | null | null |
How Chip Neutrality Threatens Nvidia Deal to Buy Arm: QuickTake
By Ian King | Bloomberg
One of the most influential companies in the tech industry is unknown to most consumers. U.K.-based Arm Ltd. designs key parts of the chips that power almost every smartphone on the planet. Its strategic importance has brought a pot... | null | null | null | null | null |
Iran is putting down roots in eastern Syria, outcompeting Assad’s regime in signing up fighters
Growing Iranian influence in strategic Deir al-Zour province aims at projecting Tehran’s power across the region
Syrian army tanks are seen in Deir al-Zour city in 2012 when army forces fought to reclaim the city from anti-g... | null | null | null | null | null |
Brandon Dahl, who turns 2 on Sunday, woke his parents when their Alvord, Tex., home caught fire this month. (Courtesy of Kayla Dahl)
Kayla and Nathan Dahl were fast asleep when their toddler approached their bed one recent morning to utter two of the few words he knows so far — words that would save his family from dan... | null | null | null | null | null |
Responding to questions about a possible Michelle Bachelet visit, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that an invitation had been issued long ago, adding that “the purpose of the trip is to promote exchange and cooperation, not for an investigation.”
The Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post was the first to... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this photograph taken in 2016, a victim of marital rape poses near her home in New Delhi. (Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images)
NEW DELHI — A heated case underway this week in one of India’s high courts over whether to criminalize marital rape has prompted men on social media to declare they would go on an unusual strik... | null | null | null | null | null |
Freshman blues: Inside the new House Democrats’ unsettling first year
It’s been a year of trauma, big wins and major frustrations.
Freshmen Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) talk on the House steps before a news conference in March. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
By Ben Terris
Rep. Jamaal Bowman missed hi... | null | null | null | null | null |
Fox News representatives have not responded to a request for comment.
A spokesperson for the Anti-Defamation League said Carlson’s film about Soros is “nothing more than far-right propaganda at best, and at worst a dangerous antisemitic dog whistle sure to be heard loud and clear by a large audience.”
The Open Society ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Afghan aid stymied as Taliban, West continue sparring
People receive bread distributed as part of an anti-hunger campaign in Kabul on Jan. 18. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images)
In a report issued Thursday, the Norwegian Refugee Council, one of the largest nongovernmental organizations working there, warned that “aid agen... | null | null | null | null | null |
When France invaded Spain over fears of having a liberal democracy on its border.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, in Moscow this month. (Sputnik/Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS)
John Owen, author of "The Clash of Ideas in World Politics," is Taylor Profes... | null | null | null | null | null |
Reducing child poverty is a no-brainer — but not because of effects on children’s brains
Poverty is bad for children. Their advocates don’t need to rely on the shape of children’s brain waves to push for greater supports.
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) discusses the child tax credit on in July. (Mic... | null | null | null | null | null |
House committees are hearing from fewer witnesses. That hurts public policy.
When members use hearings to grandstand, potential witnesses fear they will be used as targets.
By John D. Rackey
Lauren C. Bell
Kevin R. Kosar
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress met... | null | null | null | null | null |
Is Africa losing ground in the battle for water and sanitation?
Afrobarometer surveys show citizens expect their governments to do more
Women draw water from a pump in Tougbo, Ivory Coast, on Jan. 22. (Sia Kambou/AFP/Getty Images)
By Daniel Armah-Attoh
In March, government, civil society and private-sector leaders gath... | null | null | null | null | null |
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