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Trump asks Supreme Court to keep Jan. 6 trial on hold, citing 2024 election

In a filing on Monday, Donald Trump’s lawyer said putting him on trial during the 2024 election season would “radically disrupt” his effort to win another term in the White House.

By Ann E. MarimowUpdated 52 minutes ago

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Unprecedented assignment: Defending Trump in criminal court

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee. (Elijah Nouvelage for The Post/AP)

Trump plans to attend Georgia hearing on misconduct allegations against prosecutors

By Amy Gardner, Holly Bailey and Shayna JacobsUpdated 16 minutes ago

Middle East Conflict

Biden and Jordanian king warn of planned Israeli invasion of Rafah

The president appeared alongside an Arab leader at the White House for the first time since the Israel-Gaza war began.

By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Matt Viser25 minutes ago

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Israeli army rescues two hostages amid deadly airstrikes on Rafah

Palestinians inspect destroyed homes after strikes killed dozens. (Loay Ayyoub for The Post)

Panic mounts in Rafah over looming Israeli offensive after night strikes killed dozens

By Miriam Berger, Louisa Loveluck and Hajar Harb

Super Bowl LVIII

Best and worst from the Super Bowl: The game highlights, key moments and kisses

Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, Usher and Beyoncé combined to make it a truly Super Sunday.

By Washington Post staff

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The bigger picture behind the Travis Kelce-Andy Reid confrontation

By Jerry Brewer1 hour ago

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

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Why do we hold hands? Here’s what the science says.

By Trisha Pasricha, MD

10 Lunar New Year recipes, including dumplings, noodles and soup

By Anna Luisa Rodriguez

How to take good care of your teeth as you age

By Hallie Levine

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I lived inside a Vision Pro for two weeks. Here’s what it was like.

By Chris Velazco

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Why giving roses on Valentine’s Day — or any day — is really a bad idea

Every rose has its thorn.

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What no expert saw coming: The rise of Japan

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Speaker Johnson should see what I just saw in Ukraine

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Hur’s political hatchet job. Garland’s blunder. Media complicity.

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin

Cartoon: The useful idiot

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Black Zionism adds a wrinkle to the politics of the Gaza war

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How to save Social Security — and make it better

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Bob Edwards, radio host who built NPR’s ‘Morning Edition,’ dies at 76

By Brian Murphy

Houston police: Mental illness implicated in Lakewood Church shooting

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Michelle BoorsteinUpdated 41 minutes ago

Youngkin’s partisan attack sours powerful Va. Democrat on new Caps, Wizards arena

By Laura Vozzella

San Francisco crowd sets self-driving car on fire

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Northeast braces for heavy snow but forecasters nudge amounts downward

New York and Boston could see at least 4 inches of snow but predicted amounts have decreased because the storm isn’t expected to be as intense or as far north as earlier forecasts.

By Dan Stillman and Jason SamenowUpdated 13 minutes ago

Election 2024

Trump vs. Biden on immigration: 12 charts comparing U.S. border security

By Nick Miroff, Maria Sacchetti and Sarah Frostenson

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Trump asks Supreme Court to keep Jan. 6 trial on hold, citing 2024 election

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Republican NATO hawks wave the white flag to Trump’s provocations

Republican hawks once fought back strongly against Trump on NATO and were willing to buck him on foreign policy. But as they have on many issues, they seem to have lost the will to resist their party’s Trumpian drift.

By Aaron Blake

Aid bill for Ukraine, Israel on track to pass Senate early this week

By Liz Goodwin and Mariana Alfaro

Pro-RFK Jr. super PAC refashions vintage JFK ad for the Super Bowl

By Maegan Vazquez

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Biden’s border bind, in one chart

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Carolyn Hax: Boyfriend keeps questioning partner about recent weight gain

A letter writer makes healthy weight gains into the “normal” range, but boyfriend plainly wants the underweight version back.

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Ask Amy: I’m upset my stepson took my husband on a Vegas ‘bachelor trip’

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A pandemic legacy: Majority of mental health appointments stay remote

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How to take good care of your teeth as you age

By Hallie Levine

My pets have stolen my heart again and again. I know I’m not alone.

By Marlene Cimons

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My funny valentine: How humor can sweeten — or sour — a relationship

By Bob Brody

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

Earth breached a feared level of warming over the past year. Are we doomed?

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Why this is one of the planetary shifts scientists are most worried about

By Sarah Kaplan

Famed climate scientist wins million-dollar verdict against right-wing bloggers

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Meteorologists on cloud 9 after film trailer of ‘Twisters,’ coming this summer

By Matthew Cappucci

Northeast braces for heavy snow but forecasters nudge amounts downward

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Big storm to dump heavy rain and snow along East Coast in coming days

By Dan Stillman

It’s so warm in Wisconsin that it just had its first-ever February tornado

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Everyone is using the Apple Vision Pro all wrong

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AI professional headshots are quick and easy. But should you use one?

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Technology

Trump dreamt of a ‘Huawei killer.’ Biden is trying to unleash it.

By Eva Dou

How a liberal billionaire became America’s leading anti-DEI crusader

By Elizabeth Dwoskin

Meta turns its back on politics again, angering some news creators

By Taylor Lorenz and Naomi Nix

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Colleges, students and states reeling from FAFSA setbacks

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Medicaid’s prescription for health includes food and housing in some states

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San Francisco crowd sets self-driving car on fire

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Defense secretary hospitalized again, Pentagon says

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By David Finkel

World

Rebel leader who ousted Aristide sets sights on Haiti’s current leader

By Widlore Mérancourt and Amanda Coletta

King Charles heartened as cancer disclosure raises awareness in U.K.

By Rachel Pannett

In Indonesia, an admired president faces sharp criticism over election

By Rebecca Tan and Winda Charmila

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After Pakistan’s shocking election result, all eyes are on the generals

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Middle East Conflict

U.S. strikes on militias, some backed by Iran, rile key ally in Iraq

By Kareem Fahim, Mustafa Salim, Missy Ryan and Abigail Hauslohner

Young Israelis block aid to Gaza while IDF soldiers stand and watch

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U.N. agency struggles to serve Gaza as scrutiny mounts over alleged Hamas links

By Miriam Berger

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Netanyahu’s delusional, deadly quest for ‘total victory’

By Ishaan Tharoor

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Meet the ‘sisterhood’ making noise — and history — for Mardi Gras

Marching band culture in New Orleans is ubiquitous, but St. Mary’s Academy is just one of a handful of all-girl bands to regularly appear in Mardi Gras parades.

By Ashley Cusick

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10 of the most promising movies on tap this spring

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A funny, eerie play about an HBCU dance troupe

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A play’s emotional take on the Cuban diaspora in Miami

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Black History Month

Black history is ‘being attacked.’ These parents found alternatives.

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He unearthed his roots. Now he digs up lost stories of enslaved people.

By Sydney Page

A learning kit misidentified civil rights leaders. Here’s who they were.

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New ‘Peanuts’ special will finally let Franklin sit by White friends

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Health

King Charles’s cancer was caught early. His subjects often have to wait months.

By Victoria Bisset

Lifesaving diarrhea cure for kids is underprescribed, researchers say

By Erin Blakemore

A death sentence: Native Americans have least access to liver transplant system

By Annie Gilbertson and Ben Tanen

Science

Pliosaur, T. rex of the sea, is the Jurassic monster of the moment

By William Booth

Which dog breeds live the longest? Take our quiz.

By Adela Suliman, Samuel Granados, Júlia Ledur and Helier Cheung

Congressional budget gridlock leads to stunning NASA layoffs

By Joel Achenbach

SPORTS

In the end, Patrick Mahomes took the Super Bowl into his own hands

By Adam Kilgore

A great Super Bowl ending was overwhelmed by Tony Romo’s commentary

By Cindy Boren

Kyle Shanahan blew it by taking the ball first in overtime. Or did he?

By Adam Kilgore

In a sparkling suit, Taylor Swift by his side, Travis Kelce goes full ‘Elvis’

By Ben Strauss

Business

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Welcome to Silicon Desert: How Biden helped boost an Arizona boomtown

By Jeanne Whalen

No job? No shame. Younger workers are opening up about unemployment.

By Taylor Telford

U.S. investigates alleged Medicare fraud scheme estimated at $2 billion

By Dan Diamond, Lauren Weber and Dan Keating

California fast-food workers form new union, first of its kind for industry

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A case of love, marriage and mortgage fraud

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