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U.S. to build temporary Gaza port for aid delivery, Biden to announce tonight

By Washington Post staffUpdated 15 minutes ago

What to know about Sen. Katie Britt, GOP’s choice to deliver tonight’s rebuttal

By Mariana Alfaro

LIVE: ELECTION 2024

A 2022 abortion rights rally outside the U.S. Capitol. (Craig Hudson for The Post)

Democrats’ State of the Union guests put reproductive rights in spotlight

By Maegan Vazquez

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Biden’s speech takes on outsize importance: It’s a way for him to confront his age

Navy demoted Ronny Jackson after probe into behavior as White House physician

The Navy demoted Rep. Ronny Jackson following a damaging Pentagon inspector general’s report. He has continued to refer to himself as a retired rear admiral, including in statements released after he was reclassified as a retired captain.

By Dan Diamond and Alex Horton

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White House medical unit flouted rules for years, reports find

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Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power

Artificial intelligence, data centers and the boom in clean-tech manufacturing are pushing America’s aging power grid to the brink.

By Evan Halper

Style

Quiz: Can you spot which of these actors are wearing wigs?

A bad movie wig can get dragged online, but a good one draws neither notice nor praise. Here’s the intricate process behind how these custom wigs are made.

By Shelly Tan

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

A photo illustration of a woman doing an at-home breast exam in her nightgown with a towel on her head. There are illustrated pink dots around her.

Advice

Breast self-exams aren’t recommended anymore. Here’s why.

By Trisha Pasricha, MD

Advice

Work Advice: When management offers you a bigger role but is mum on pay

By Karla L. Miller

8 types of household filters you may be forgetting to clean

By Maya Pottiger

How to finally get an organized garage

By Kathryn O'Shea-Evans

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San Francisco, the liberal beacon, embraces conservative ballot measures

The results reinforced a recent trend of more moderation in city elections as voters expressed alarm over the crises unfolding daily on city streets.

By Reis Thebault

Four maps explain how Sweden and Finland alter NATO’s security

The countries also offer key geographic advantages, which would enhance NATO’s defenses.

By Ruby Mellen, Dylan Moriarty and Júlia Ledur

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Sweden joins NATO in historic expansion spurred by Putin’s Ukraine war

The site of the proposed Wizards and Capitals arena. (Michael S. Williamson/The Post)

Va. lawmakers remove arena from budget, potentially killing the deal

Calling the move a “colossal mistake,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) told reporters Thursday that one senator was acting as “a single roadblock.”

By Gregory S. Schneider and Laura Vozzella

StylePerspective

Kyrsten Sinema’s mystique was a dead end

Giving up the search for meaning in Washington’s maverick pixie dream senator.

By Monica Hesse

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Navy demoted Ronny Jackson after probe into White House behavior

The Navy demoted Rep. Ronny Jackson following a damaging Pentagon inspector general’s report about his inappropriate behavior as a White House physician.

Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power

Review

This book about Trump voters goes for the jugular

Quiz: Can you spot which of these actors are wearing wigs?

Opinion

Biden is failing at the most important task of his presidency

election 2024

Bernie Sanders’s private warning to Biden about the 2024 campaign

By Jeff Stein

The Biden-Trump rematch feared by many voters has now arrived

By Toluse Olorunnipa and Isaac Arnsdorf

Analysis

The hard-right wing of House GOP poised to grow even larger next year

By Paul Kane

Analysis

The ‘uncommitted’ vote story isn’t exactly what you might think

By Philip Bump and Lenny Bronner

Sen. Cruz, allies angle to avoid repeat of 2018 near-miss race in Texas

By Patrick Svitek

Politics

Mike Johnson is defending his decisions on funding. The hard right isn’t thrilled.

By Marianna Sotomayor

Fact CheckerAnalysis

Of Biden’s proposals in his address last year, here’s what flopped and what succeeded

By Glenn Kessler

House passes bill to avert partial shutdown, sends to Senate before deadline

By Jacob Bogage and Marianna Sotomayor

Perspective

A colonel promoted diversity. So a GOP senator is blocking his promotion.

By Joe Davidson

Trump Cases

Judge issues protective order on juror names for Trump N.Y. trial

By Devlin Barrett21 minutes ago

Arizona’s Trump electors subpoenaed in grand jury investigation

By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Josh Dawsey

Advice

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What if an abusive affair partner is hurting his wife? Give advice to this Hax question.

Every week, we ask readers to think like an advice columnist and submit their advice to a question Carolyn Hax hasn’t answered.

By Carolyn Hax and Haben KelatiMarch 7

Ask Amy: I think my best friend is the ‘other woman’ in an affair and knows it

March 7

Miss Manners: Host asks what you prefer to eat before arrival

March 7

Do you have questions about parenting? Ask parenting coach Meghan Leahy.

March 7

Ask Sahaj: Conservative parents don’t approve of Indian boyfriend I met online

March 7

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Chat with Perry Bacon Jr. about politics and beyond

Has cream cheese changed recently? Your cooking questions, answered.

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Well+BeingNews and advice to live well every day

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Women may get a bigger longevity boost from exercise than men

By Kelyn Soong

Elevated lead found in six ground cinnamon spice brands, FDA warns

By Teddy Amenabar

Why the IRS doesn’t believe your doctor’s note for tax-free health items

By Anahad O’Connor

How a health-care cyberattack may affect your prescription drug access

By Marlene Cimons, McKenzie Beard and Teddy Amenabar

Depression risks of menopause have been overstated, study finds

By Caren Chesler

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

Earth posts warmest February and ninth straight record-setting month

By Dan Stillman

For the first time in centuries, a gray whale is spotted in New England

By Andrew Jeong

New rules will force U.S. firms to divulge role in warming the planet

By Evan Halper and Maxine Joselow

Are we living in an ‘Age of Humans’? Geologists say no.

By Sarah Kaplan

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Talks to save the Colorado River just hit a logjam

By Scott Dance

Storms recharge California snowpack, easing drought fears

By Matthew Cappucci and Diana Leonard

A massive Texas wildfire is finally dying down. Its impact could last years.

By Scott Dance

Sierra Nevada buried by up to 11 feet of snow as storms wind down

By Dan Stillman

Detroit, Buffalo set record highs in 70s as warm air swarms Great Lakes

By Ian Livingston

Alabama governor signs IVF bill giving patients, providers legal cover

By Praveena Somasundaram

Biden has canceled $138 billion in student loans. Some say it’s not enough.

By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel and Toluse Olorunnipa

East Palestine ‘controlled burn’ could have been avoided, NTSB chair says

By Liz Goodwin

A Hooters closed in W.Va. Fans held a candlelight vigil to say goodbye.

By Jonathan Edwards

Juli Lynne Charlot, creator of ’50s ‘poodle skirt’ fad, dies at 101

By Brian Murphy

WORLD

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Ten years after Flight MH370 vanished, the mystery endures

By Niha Masih and Frances Vinall

Former Ukraine military head appointed to U.K. ambassador role

By Isabelle Khurshudyan and Siobhán O'Grady

Haitian leader, unable to return to country, faces pressure to resign

By Widlore Mérancourt and Samantha Schmidt

Everyone’s asking, ‘Where is Kate?’ despite Kensington Palace assurances

By Jennifer Hassan

A swan kept walking into traffic after his mate died. Neighbors saved him.

By Kyle Melnick

Middle East Conflict

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U.S. to build temporary port for aid, Hamas says cease-fire negotiations continue

By Washington Post staffUpdated 15 minutes ago

U.S. floods arms into Israel despite mounting alarm over war’s conduct

By John Hudson

A Gaza cease-fire by Ramadan? What to know about the holy month.

By Niha Masih and Sarah Dadouch

Hamas leaves Cairo talks, dimming hopes for Ramadan cease-fire in Gaza

By Sarah Dadouch

Israel-Gaza war coverage

StyleNews from the front lines of culture

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Perspective

I count seven Oscar movies that pull the same stylistic trick

“Oppenheimer,” “Poor Things,” “Maestro” and other Academy Awards favorites go black-and-white and back again. To what end?

By Jacob Brogan

Cramming for the Oscars? Here’s what to watch first.

By Sonia Rao

Perspective

Kyrsten Sinema’s mystique was a dead end

By Monica Hesse

The reigning queen of Tudor romance has a new ambition: Nonfiction

By Sophia Nguyen

‘Rust’ armorer found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in shooting

By Samantha Chery and Herb Scribner

Eagles’ lyrics case derailed by perjury allegations and new evidence

By Daniel Wu

Guggenheim curator Naomi Beckwith wins Driskell Prize

By Tariro Mzezewa

D.C., MD. & VA.

Health

Maine shooter who killed 18 had traumatic brain injury, study says

By Annabelle Timsit, Jennifer Hassan and Joanna Slater1 hour ago

Opill, first U.S. over-the-counter birth-control pill, to hit stores: What to know

By Sabrina Malhi and Kendra Nichols

Alabama IVF ruling draws attention to technology’s unregulated frontiers

By Daniel Gilbert

Science

Archaeological site in Ukraine yields clues about the first Europeans

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

Exhausted parents turn to baby sleep consultants. But do they work?

By Meeri Kim

Secondhand smoke linked to rise in some dogs’ cancer risk

By Erin Blakemore

SPORTS

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As the Iditarod faces an uncertain future, these teens dream of keeping it alive

By Roman Stubbs

Iditarod musher penalized after ‘not sufficiently’ gutting moose

By Des Bieler

Analysis

What to look for as NFL free agency approaches

By Jason La Canfora

The Pac-12 has a new commissioner. But does it have a future?

By Jesse Dougherty

Capitals send Joel Edmundson to Toronto as trade deadline nears

By Bailey Johnson

Business

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Biden to propose new $5,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers

By Rachel Siegel and Jeff Stein

Biden: Ban deductions for firms paying executives more than $1 million

By Jeff Stein

FCC opens formal investigation into massive AT&T outage

By Aaron Gregg

Federal judge orders minority-business agency opened to all races

By Julian Mark and Taylor Telford

Musk wanted control over OpenAI, emails released by the company allege

By Taylor Telford, Nitasha Tiku and Gerrit De Vynck

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