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Middle East Conflict

Hamas leader hiding in Gaza, but killing him risks hostages, officials say

Israeli officials say they are closing in on Yehiya Sinwar, the accused architect of the Oct. 7 attacks. Whether his death would help end the war is up for debate.

By Shane Harris

Live

Biden says temporary cease-fire in Gaza could come next week

By Yasmeen Abutaleb

Today’s WorldViewAnalysis

Netanyahu’s ‘day after’ plan for Gaza is unviable

By Ishaan Tharoor

Election 2024

Biden and Trump head to the border for dueling visits Thursday

The two leading presidential candidates jockey for an edge on the volatile issue of immigration, creating a rare split-screen.

By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Marianne LeVine and Toluse Olorunnipa

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Slaying of Georgia student becomes part of U.S. immigration debate

Style

They renounced Trump. Will they get fellow conservatives to vote Biden?

By Kara Voght50 minutes ago

Fact CheckerAnalysis

Trump says he’s long worked ‘hand in hand’ with Black people. Let’s review.

By Glenn Kessler

Democratic operative admits to commissioning Biden AI robocall in New Hampshire

By Pranshu Verma and Meryl Kornfield

Taliban sets sights on making Afghanistan a global cricketing power

The national team is making history, sign-ups at cricket academies are on the rise, and the government has ambitious plans for a new stadium.

By Rick Noack

When did pit-stop meals get posh?

A renovated Wendy’s that now serves salmon and broccolini says a lot about the state of restaurants along America’s highways.

By Natalie B. Compton

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

An illustration of a woman holding her chest and closing her eyes, while holding up a small fine. Illustrated blue wavy lines are coming out of the fan.

Advice

Is menopause getting worse? Scientists say it is.

By Trisha Pasricha, MD

You may be cleaning your counters wrong. Here’s how to tackle 7 types.

By Maya Pottiger

Make a big statement with one of these extra-large houseplants

By Kristin Luna

A person removes a chat bubble from a briefcase.

I used AI work tools to do my job. Here’s how it went.

By Danielle Abril

THE 7 MORNING BRIEFING

Opinions

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Don’t blame Biden’s dogs for the blood on the White House floors

As I waded through the gory details of the biting incidents, my empathy for the Bidens faded.

Opinion by Jill Abramson

Donald Trump’s con-man hustle for the Black vote is not going to work

Opinion by Eugene Robinson

Criticizing a president is always okay — even one running against Trump

Opinion by Perry Bacon Jr.

RNC chief Ronna McDaniel heads for the exits, leaving a mess behind

Opinion by Karen Tumulty

Today’s Opinions: Nikki Haley tried to tell you

Opinion by Drew Goins

Gaza could get even worse. Biden can help prevent that.

Opinion by the Editorial Board

Cartoon: Scream therapy

Opinion by Michael Ramirez

Game Break

On the Record

One quote. Three chances.

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5x5 bitesized crossword.

Sudoku

Number. Order. Logic.

Keyword

One word to spell them all.

Airman who set self on fire grew up on religious compound, had anarchist past

By Emily Davies, Peter Hermann and Dan Lamothe

Justices skeptical of Tex., Fla. laws that bar platforms from deleting content

By Ann E. Marimow and Cat Zakrzewski

Pentagon probe finds no ‘attempt to obfuscate’ Austin hospitalization

By Missy Ryan

The Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee. (Charlotte Kesl for The Post)

Florida lawmakers postpone ‘fetal personhood’ bill after Alabama IVF ruling

Republican legislators hit the pause button on a bill that would have given any “unborn child” new protections as the GOP grapples with the political aftermath of the Alabama IVF ruling.

By Lori Rozsa

First came a ban on joining girls’ sports. Now trans athletes fear a witch hunt.

A Utah state board of education member targeted a high school student on social media, alarming the transgender community and infuriating many Utahns.

By Karin Brulliard

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Airman who set self on fire grew up on religious compound, had anarchist past

D.C. police confirmed the man was pronounced dead at a hospital Sunday night and identified him as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell of San Antonio.

They renounced Trump. Will they get fellow conservatives to vote Biden?

Welcome to China’s Cat Island, where lucky strays wait for a new home

Opinion

Don’t blame Biden’s dogs for the blood on the White House floors

Analysis

Trump says he’s long worked ‘hand in hand’ with Black people. Let’s review.

Politics

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Deal to dodge government shutdown appears to stall amid GOP policy demands

Congress is under immense time pressure to prevent a shutdown after negotiations between House and Senate leaders appeared to slow.

By Jacob Bogage

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel confirms she is stepping down

By Josh Dawsey, Ashley Parker and Marianne LeVine

The Early 202Analysis

How House members are trying to circumvent Johnson

By Theodoric Meyer, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Tobi Raji

The FixAnalysis

Alabama exposes GOP buyer’s remorse on ‘personhood,’ following IVF ruling

By Aaron Blake

election 2024

Russia looms over yet another Trump presidential campaign

By Ashley Parker

Why the Michigan GOP will have a presidential primary and a convention

By Azi Paybarah

Biden supercharged these Michigan unions. Will workers return the favor?

By Jeff Stein

New York Democratic lawmakers reject proposed congressional map

By Patrick Svitek

Trump Cases

N.Y. prosecutor seeks Trump gag order, jury protections ahead of 1st criminal trial

By Shayna Jacobs

Trump vows to appeal N.Y. civil cases as he faces more than half a billion in penalties

By Jonathan O'Connell, Shayna Jacobs and Josh Dawsey

Advice

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Carolyn Hax: Mom feels like a failure as her teens struggle with mental health

After teens’ mental health diagnoses, a mom feels she failed at “the one … important thing I was supposed to be doing.”

By Carolyn HaxFebruary 27

Ask Amy: Friends never offer us compensation for regularly watching their dog

February 27

Miss Manners: Guest makes rude comment about my china tea set

February 27

Carpet stains seem to go away, then they reappear. What can I do?

February 23

Ask Sahaj: My mom’s upset I don’t take her parenting advice

February 22

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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Is this a valid way to donate to the defense of Ukraine? David Ignatius answered your questions.

Carolyn Hax chat: Is it a good idea to restart a friendship that ended badly?

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Is it better to recycle cans, glass or paper? Our climate coach took your questions.

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Help Desk

I used AI work tools to do my job. Here’s how it went.

By Danielle Abril

Phones are getting packed with AI features. But how helpful are they?

By Chris Velazco

Cellphones fail. Should you have a landline phone for emergencies?

By Shira Ovide

Technology

Meet the Amazon ‘influencers’ making money off everything they own

By Caroline O'Donovan

Review

Kara Swisher once again punctures the puffed-up egos of Silicon Valley

By Will Oremus

New Biden order would stem flow of Americans’ sensitive data to China

By Ellen Nakashima and Drew Harwell

National

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Slaying of Georgia student becomes part of U.S. immigration debate

By Maria Sacchetti and Nick Miroff

Bronx medical school receives $1 billion donation to make tuition free

By Praveena Somasundaram

Judge orders Biden informant Alexander Smirnov to remain in jail

By Isaac Stanley-Becker and Devlin Barrett

Supreme Court offers possible road map for schools to diversify top programs

By Laura Meckler and Karina Elwood

Flaco, the beloved celebrity owl that escaped Central Park Zoo, is dead

By Helier Cheung

WORLD

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Sweden is set to join NATO: What to know about the military alliance

By Niha Masih, Andrew Jeong and Ben Brasch1 hour ago

As Lebanon teeters on the edge, a war with Israel would be catastrophic

By Mohamad El Chamaa and Suzan Haidamous

31,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed in the war, Zelensky says

By Serhiy Morgunov, Siobhán O'Grady and David L. Stern

U.S. struggles for influence in West Africa as military juntas rise

By Rachel Chason and Michael Birnbaum

Shanghai’s feral cat population has exploded. One response: Cat Island.

By Lisa Movius and Yufan Lu

Middle East Conflict

What to know about Palestinian Authority government resignation

By Loveday Morris and Annabelle Timsit

Israel mulls hostage deal as Netanyahu plans ‘action’ in Rafah

By Bryan Pietsch, Andrew Jeong and Victoria Bisset

Palestinian Authority shake-up paves way for postwar governance of Gaza

By Loveday Morris, Hazem Balousha and Steve Hendrix

A Gaza doctor’s fear: Displacement, detention or death

By Miriam Berger

Israel-Gaza war coverage

StyleNews from the front lines of culture

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Milan Fashion Week: A rainy and cold sludge punctuated by moments of beauty

By Rachel Tashjian

Koji Kondo, the maestro of Mario and Zelda, reflects on his legacy and influences

By Gene Park

Perspective

This designer is trash!

By Rachel Tashjian

FX’s ‘Shogun’ is what thrillers wish they were

By Lili Loofbourow49 minutes ago

What we learn about Wendy Williams from her disturbing new documentary

By Samantha Chery and Janay Kingsberry

Fans flock to ‘Saltburn’ mansion after TikTokers show the way

By Jennifer Hassan

‘Past Lives,’ ‘American Fiction’ win at 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards

By Samantha Chery, Herb Scribner and Jada Yuan

D.C., MD. & VA.

Black History Month

How the first all-Black rowing team went from pioneers to D.C. champions

By Kim O'Connell

‘Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine’ still sets the bar for cookbook memoirs

By Kristen Hartke

Charles V. Hamilton, scholar who helped define ‘Black Power’, dies at 94

By Brian Murphy

How Virginia Ali made Ben’s Chili Bowl, and herself, a symbol of D.C.

By Tim Carman

Health

More eye products recalled over infection risk worries

By Washington Post staff

U.S. launches probe into possible fraud by organ collection groups

By Lenny Bernstein, Mark Johnson and Lisa Rein

Alabama embryo ruling may have devastating effect on cancer patients

By Sabrina Malhi

Science

Why do we have leap years? Without them, Halloween would be in the spring.

By Anumita Kaur50 minutes ago

These giant, invasive spiders appear built to thrive in the U.S.

By Erin Blakemore

Perspective

A 13-year-old beat Tetris, but there’s more to the game than winning

By Leah McCoy

SPORTS

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Perspective

The power and purpose behind Kali Reis’s ‘True Detective’ arrival

By Kevin B. Blackistone

Doc Rivers is trying to rescue the Bucks and restore his reputation

By Michael Lee

Analysis

What to expect from Kliff Kingsbury’s offense? Not the ‘Air Raid.’

By Sam Fortier

Perspective

He’s a top-20 talent, a Duke commit and Paul VI’s most gigantic fan

By Candace Buckner

Shorthanded Capitals keep pushing, start back-to-back with dominant win

By Bailey Johnson

Business

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Regulators sue to block merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons

By Jaclyn Peiser

Congressional Democrats urge U.S. to block Capital One-Discover deal

By Tony Romm

Charles D. Ferris, a champion of deregulation at the FCC, dies at 90

By Harrison Smith

Biden supercharged these Michigan unions. Will workers return the favor?

By Jeff Stein

Lab spaces boomed during the pandemic. Then the experiment took a turn.

By Rachel Siegel

Food