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Solar eclipse totality sweeps across U.S. as millions watch

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One of the most stunning aspects of totality was the sudden 360-degree sunset across Lake Champlain.
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For Susan Bingham, Monday’s eclipse was the fulfillment of a promise 18 years in the making....

Total eclipse brings tears, joy to Texas border city mired in conflict

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Video: Watch the moment of totality in Mexico

Why this eclipse could really prove Einstein was correct

How D.C.-area schools planned to handle the eclipse and keep kids safe

Advice

Visiting an eclipse city? Locals share their favorite places to eat and explore.

President Joe Biden speaks at an event about canceling student debt. (AP)

Biden pitches student loan relief plan that may help more than 30 million

President Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan could erase or lower the balances of more than 30 million Americans, the White House said Monday.

By Danielle Douglas-GabrielUpdated 1 hour ago

MORE COVERAGE

What to know about Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan

Department of DataAnalysis

Sports teams haven’t been building many new stadiums and arenas lately. Here’s why.

This week, we use data to show that the contretemps to keep the Wizards and Capitals in D.C. was but the leading edge of a new wave of sports facility fights.

By Alyssa Fowers and Andrew Van Dam

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

How to keep your garden simple and fuss-free

By Karen Hugg

Want a mood boost? Get out there and try something new.

By Kristyn Kusek Lewis

A photo illustration of a woman speaking to her doctor, with light blue illustrated lines on the right side of the photo.

Advice

Pelvic exam guidelines have changed. Here’s what to expect.

By Trisha Pasricha, MD

Why you should spend more money on underwear

By Anna Kramer

THE 7 MORNING BRIEFING

Opinions

Leaders of Jordan, France and Egypt: Cease fire now in Gaza

The establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state on the basis of the two-state solution is the only way to achieve true peace.

Opinion by King Abdullah II, Emmanuel Macron and Abdel Fatah El-Sisi

Trump’s abortion position just made his 2024 reelection even harder

Opinion by Eugene Robinson

What Anne Lamott learned about love from becoming a grandparent

Opinion by Alyssa Rosenberg

Today’s Opinions: Wildfire fighters are quitting. Can you blame them?

Opinion by Drew Goins

Being ‘tough on crime’ isn’t an appeal to White voters

Opinion by Alexi McCammond

Cartoon: Oregon walks away from a disastrous drug experiment

Opinion by Michael Ramirez

The Caps and Wizards are staying in D.C. Here’s what should happen next.

Letters to the Editor

Game Break

On the Record

One quote. Three chances.

Mini Meta Crossword

5x5 bitesized crossword.

Sudoku

Number. Order. Logic.

Keyword

One word to spell them all.

TV Review

Larry David isn’t sorry

By Lili Loofbourow

MORE COVERAGE

The ‘Curb’ finale fixed the last episode of ‘Seinfeld’

ELECTION 2024

Trump says abortion should be left to states, does not endorse national limit

Donald Trump campaigned in 2016 on appointing Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade and became a champion of the antiabortion movement.

By Hannah Knowles and Marianne LeVine

Trump’s Cabinet was in flux. Biden’s has barely changed.

By Nick Mourtoupalas

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

Gazans return to a Khan Younis devastated beyond recognition

As Israeli forces pulled back from much of Gaza, some residents made their way home through a landscape of destruction, to a city nothing like what they knew.

By Miriam Berger, Adam Taylor and Hajar HarbUpdated 1 hour ago

Live

Hamas says hostage talks ‘on hold’; Netanyahu reiterates intent to invade Rafah

Updated 31 minutes ago

NAIA bans all transgender women from women’s sports

By Julie Kliegman and Jesse Dougherty

Trump appeals N.Y. judge’s gag order, venue ruling in hush money case

By Shayna JacobsUpdated 39 minutes ago

Governor denies 70 prison staffers’ pleas to halt Brian Dorsey execution

By Ben Brasch1 hour ago

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By Martine Powers

UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS

Live Chat

Chat with Alexandra Petri and tell her your jokes

Tuesday, April 9, at 11:00 a.m. EDT

Washington Post Live

Election 2024: Trump’s grip on the GOP, the conservative movement and American democracy

Tuesday, April 9, at 11:00 a.m. EDT

Live updates: Solar eclipse finishes trek across U.S., with awe in its wake

April 8’s total solar eclipse will pass across the U.S. from Texas to Maine. Follow live updates, news, photos and videos from the path of totality and more.

Analysis

A sports stadium boom is coming to America. Is that a good thing?

Opinion

Trump’s abortion position just made his 2024 reelection even harder

Governor denies 70 prison staffers’ pleas to halt Brian Dorsey execution

Why this eclipse could really prove Einstein was correct

election 2024

A Las Vegas polling station in 2022. (Melina Mara/The Post)

Americans will find voting easier — or harder — depending where they live

Americans will find voting is different this year, but whether they have an easier or harder time than they did four years ago will depend on where they live.

By Patrick Marley

Ohio warns Democrats that Biden may miss deadline for November ballot

By Maham Javaid and Kyle Melnick

Analysis

Trump revives his wish that immigrants came from rich White countries

By Philip Bump

Analysis

Trump’s cynical punt on abortion

By Aaron Blake

Politics

Speaker Johnson’s job is on the line as the House returns

By Marianna Sotomayor

‘Increasingly chaotic’: Why House Republicans are heading for the exits

By Marianna Sotomayor

Top Republican warns pro-Russia messages are echoed ‘on the House floor’

By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Abigail Hauslohner

Analysis

How much time and money will the GOP waste chasing imaginary election fraud?

By Philip Bump

Trump Cases

What to know about Trump’s New York charges — and any potential sentence

By David Nakamura

The Trump Trials: Cannon brawl

By Devlin Barrett and Perry Stein

Advice

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Carolyn Hax: Cancer patient hopes to limit texts and calls after surgery

A cancer patient is having surgery, and the thought of texts and calls from genuinely supportive people “exhausts me already.”

By Carolyn HaxApril 8

Ask Amy: Old affair partner reached out on Facebook

April 8

Miss Manners: I’m tired of people talking about their DNA results

April 8

Ask Sahaj: My son’s 5-month relationship ended 3 years ago. He’s still reeling.

April 4

Work Advice: Is that chill in the air retaliation from my employer?

April 4

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Recent

Chat with David Ignatius about the war in Ukraine and foreign affairs

When will the Ukraine war end? I answered your questions.

More live chats

Well+BeingNews and advice to live well every day

(Elizabeth von Oehsen/The Post)

Perspective

How feeling envy helped me in life — mostly

By Stacy S. Kim

What to do about jaw pain, and when to worry

By Ashley Abramson

How to start tai chi

By Teddy Amenabar and Whitney Shefte

Racial segregation hurts access to kidney transplants, study suggests

By Erin Blakemore

An Ozempic baby boom? Some GLP-1 users report unexpected pregnancies.

By Amy Klein

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

Mount Etna, Europe’s largest volcano, puffs giant ‘smoke rings’ into sky

By Leo Sands

The unassuming material that could soak up carbon emissions

By Dino Grandoni

Even Disney’s beloved Autopia ride is giving up on gas-powered cars

By Allyson Chiu

Want an elephant? Botswana’s president says his country has too many.

By Kate Brady

America’s new high-risk, high-reward $20 billion climate push

By Maxine Joselow

National

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As Florida restricts treatment for trans adults, one clinic presses on

By Casey Parks

Engine cover of Southwest Boeing plane falls off during takeoff

By Praveena Somasundaram

He helped the enslaved flee to Mexico. Now he’s buried by Trump’s border wall.

By Carlos Sanchez

After abortion attempts, two women now bound by child

By Amber Ferguson

Perspective

We should be talking more about dumbed-down grades in schools

By Jay Mathews

WORLD

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Exclusive

Russian trolls target U.S. support for Ukraine, Kremlin documents show

By Catherine Belton and Joseph Menn

MORE COVERAGE

Top Republican warns pro-Russia messages are echoed ‘on the House floor’

Vatican says ‘sex-change intervention’ risks threatening human dignity

By Anthony Faiola and Stefano Pitrelli

Ukrainian nuclear plant hit by explosive drones, U.N. monitor says

By Kostiantyn Khudov and Robyn Dixon

Elon Musk challenges Brazilian judge over order to block X accounts

By Niha Masih

Mexico breaks relations with Ecuador after embassy raid

By Mary Beth Sheridan

Middle East Conflict

Israel withdraws most troops from south at six-month mark of Gaza war

By Louisa Loveluck, Abigail Hauslohner, Claire Parker, Hajar Harb, Niha Masih and Jennifer Hassan

They were thought to be hostages in Gaza. Israeli raids found they were dead.

By Shira Rubin

Why Israel may reopen a key crossing with Gaza

By Bryan Pietsch and Hazem Balousha

U.S. scrambles to finalize Gaza pier plans as famine looms

By Dan Lamothe

StyleNews from the front lines of culture

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Art Review

She invented Peter Rabbit, then used the money to buy acres of sheep

A Beatrix Potter exhibition at the Morgan Library is about more than just storybooks.

By Philip Kennicott

The brazen optimism of Kathryn Murdoch’s plan to save Earth

By Laura Wagner

The ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ finale fixed the last episode of ‘Seinfeld’

By Avi Selk

Jonathan Majors avoids jail time for assaulting ex-girlfriend

By Wesley Parnell and Anne Branigin

Country star Morgan Wallen arrested, accused of throwing chair from bar roof

By Avi Selk

Two weeks after raid on Diddy’s homes, it’s quiet on the news front

By Samantha Chery

Review

Alisa Weilerstein’s curious ‘Fragments’ struggles to come together

By Michael Andor Brodeur

D.C., MD. & VA.

Health

Only 2 U.S. states report covid increases, CDC says

By Linda Searing

Analysis

As Republicans wrestle with IVF, the Biden administration expands benefits

By Michelle Andrews and McKenzie Beard

Scientists urge FDA to rescind approval of test for opioid addiction risk

By David Ovalle

Science

Spectacular nature and science images from Sony’s world photo awards

By Washington Post staff

Modern ants evolved alongside their ancient ancestors, study suggests

By Erin Blakemore

What to do — and not do — in an earthquake

By Justine McDaniel

SPORTS

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A national championship could be decided in the post. What year is it again?

By Chuck Culpepper

Perspective

This Purdue-Connecticut final has the makings of a heavyweight rumble

By Candace Buckner

NCAA women’s title game sets new ratings record, capping historic run

By Ben Strauss11 minutes ago

NAIA bans all transgender women from women’s sports

By Julie Kliegman and Jesse Dougherty

Caitlin Clark’s next steps include the WNBA draft and maybe the Olympics

By Ben Golliver

Business

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Shop at Walmart? You could be eligible for up to $500 in new settlement.

By Annabelle Timsit

United States will not accept flood of cheap Chinese products, Yellen says

By Christian Shepherd

Bad tax advice is multiplying on TikTok

By Jacob Bogage and Julie Zauzmer Weil

Biden administration announces major expansion for Ariz. chip facility

By Matt Viser

GOP opposition to child tax credit bill could be softening in Senate

By Jacob Bogage

Food