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The families are seeking to remind the public of Hamas’s brutality in seizing the women, in hopes that it would push Israeli leaders to restart negotiations for their release.

By Shira Rubin1 hour ago

Spain, Ireland, Norway recognize Palestinian state, joining these 140 countries

By Bryan Pietsch and Samuel GranadosUpdated 1 hour ago

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Israel condemns recognition as giving aid to Hamas

TRUMP CASES

Why Trump keeps reading printouts of news articles at his trial

By Marianne LeVine and Adriana UseroUpdated 1 hour ago

On the week Trump’s Fla. trial was scheduled to start, uncertainty and a pre-trial hearing

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The Drowning South

‘Pretty gross’: The toxic mix of fast-rising seas and septic systems

Septic systems are creating serious threats to public health and the environment as the South grapples with one of the most rapid sea level surges on Earth.

By Brady Dennis, Kevin Crowe, John Muyskens and Jahi Chikwendiu

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

Hidden cameras in your Airbnb? Here’s how to check.

By Andrea Sachs

For a better turkey burger, smash it

By Aaron Hutcherson

Advice

Gen Z has a credit-card problem. Here’s how they can dig themselves out.

By Michelle Singletary

How to sell furniture like a pro on Facebook and Craigslist

By Sophia Solano

THE 7 MORNING BRIEFING

Opinions

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Why not shake up America’s national holidays?

Let’s start with Memorial Day.

Opinion by Daniel Pink

U.S. wildfires are marching east. The government can only do so much.

Opinion by John Herron

The day-after peace in Gaza will be fragile. Here’s how to make it work.

Opinion by Shady ElGhazaly Harb and Sharan Grewal

Cartoon: Alito and Thomas haven’t recused. Why?

Opinion by Ann Telnaes

Is home ownership the wrong dream for America?

Opinion by Catherine Rampell, Charles Lane and Alexi McCammond

Scarlett Johansson’s ChatGPT face-off confirms our fears about AI

Opinion by Molly Roberts

Who will be worse in the Trump-Biden debates? I answered your questions.

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin

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ELECTION 2024

GOP challengers make gains but lose bid to oust hard right in North Idaho

A rebel Republican faction lost its bid to reclaim power from hard-right GOP leaders in a closely watched primary election.

By Hannah Allam1 hour ago

In a place with a history of hate, an unlikely fight against GOP extremism

Live

Biden to welcome Kenyan president; Trump trial on hiatus

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, soaked in rain, launches his campaign for the next general election. (Benjamin Cremel/AFP/Getty Images)

U.K. election is set for July 4, with a high probability of ousting the Conservative Party

This is the first general election in 14 years that could usher in a new era of Labour Party leadership.

By Karla Adam and William BoothUpdated 36 minutes ago

When open houses get weird

From the icky to the dangerous, real estate agents dish on the ways open houses can go very wrong.

By Rachel Kurzius

Biden administration cancels an additional $7.7 billion in student loans

By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

Diddy accused of another sexual assault in lawsuit from former model

By Jennifer Hassan

Oman to expel dozens of ex-Guantánamo detainees

By Abigail Hauslohner

Judge temporarily stops Graceland sale after Elvis’s granddaughter sues

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff

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Rising sea levels along the Southeast and Gulf Coast pose a problem for septic systems, which could cause environmental damage and exacerbate health risks if they fail.

How to find hidden cameras in an Airbnb, according to a security expert

Opinion

Who will be worse in the Trump-Biden debates? I answered your questions.

Unsealed motions in Trump’s Fla. case suggest new evidence of possible obstruction

Why Trump keeps reading printouts of news articles at his trial

election 2024

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Down-ballot Democrats work to boost Biden with updraft coattails: ‘We push him’

Sens. Tammy Baldwin (Wis.) and Bob Casey (Pa.) are examples of Democratic senators running ahead of the president in key states.

By Paul Kane and Tyler Pager

House Republican group backed by Speaker Johnson to spend $141 million on ads

By Michael Scherer

Analysis

Here are the key dynamics in a new batch of Biden-Trump polls

By Aaron Blake

Politics

Angela Martinez is Biden’s 200th judicial nominee to be confirmed, a milestone in his bid to remake court system

By Tobi RajiUpdated 1 hour ago

House Democrats call on Justice Alito to recuse after flag controversy

By Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow

POLICY

Advice

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We moved two years ago. I still hate it here. Hax readers give advice.

A couple moved for a fresh start, but the letter writer hates their new town and feels mortgage-rate trapped into staying.

By Carolyn Hax and Haben KelatiMay 22

Ask Amy: I long for friendships with women. How do I find them?

May 22

Miss Manners: Is a gift registry for young kids the new normal?

May 22

My partner’s parenting makes me look like the ‘wicked’ stepmom

May 22

Ask Sahaj: I live with my parents and generational trauma ‘runs the house’

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How your dreams change with age — more work memories, fewer nightmares

By Marlene Cimons

Perimenopause is having a millennial moment. Here are 7 ways to cope.

By Emily Laber-Warren

Advice

Is my cholesterol drug causing muscle aches?

By Trisha Pasricha, MD

Advice

Try these methods to deal with your anxiety

By Christopher W.T. Miller, MD

Heart checkups you should have and those you can probably skip

By Hallie Levine

National

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Montana’s real estate bonanza turns political as property taxes soar

By Karin Brulliard

DOJ sues antiabortion groups, says patients were blocked from Ohio clinics

By Daniel Wu

DeSantis’s ‘Freedom Summer’ means no rainbow lights for Florida bridges

By Lori Rozsa

Kittens or puppies? Animals left at shelter turned out to be foxes — again.

By Cathy Free

A teen dropped out of high school during WWII. Now 99, she just graduated.

By Jonathan Edwards

WORLD

StyleNews from the front lines of culture

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Suits are the perfect garment. Why have they lost their power?

In her seminal “Sex and Suits,” fashion historian Anne Hollander argued that wearing a suit is like being naked, but better.

By Rachelle Bergstein

Perspective

How a Southern Baptist minister came to lead an LGBTQ-affirming church

By Monica Hesse

Police looking into origin of ketamine that killed Matthew Perry

By Andrew Jeong

Zac Brown and his estranged wife are fighting over her Instagram poems

By Samantha Chery

Movie Review

‘Furiosa’ expands the mythic power of the Mad Max universe

By Jen Yamato

Game Review

‘Hellblade II’ is awe-inspiring to look at — not so much to play

By Gene Park

The newest TV shows and movies to stream right now

By Olivia McCormack

D.C., MD. & VA.

Health

Denied emergency health care? Feds pledge to expedite patient complaints.

By Dan Diamond

What science tells us about Biden, Trump and evaluating an aging brain

By Joel Achenbach and Mark Johnson

Analysis

Markey targets private equity in health care

By McKenzie Beard

Science

These invasive moths are poised to proliferate across North America

By Erin Blakemore

Some mice have a cheating heart. It’s a hormonal thing, scientists find.

By Mark Johnson

Boeing delays spaceflight again as it continues to struggle with leak

By Christian Davenport

SPORTS

Perspective

The Celtics want a different ending this year. It’s not going to be easy.

By Candace Buckner

Washingtonians want Commanders to return to D.C., Post-Schar School poll finds

By Sam Fortier, Emily Guskin and Scott Clement

Perspective

Keibert Ruiz is supposed to be a Nationals pillar, not an unexpected drag

By Barry Svrluga

Aaron Rodgers, a full-go at OTAs, says he spurned VP offer for Jets return

By Des Bieler

D.C. United, moving on from Mohanad Jeahze, set to acquire David Schnegg

By Steven Goff1 hour ago

Business

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Consumer watchdog classifies ‘buy now, pay later’ apps as credit cards

By Aaron Gregg and Jaclyn Peiser

Biden releases 1 million barrels of gasoline in bid to lower summer costs

By Rachel Siegel and Evan Halper

N.C. to pay $885,000 to animal rights groups for undercover-video suit

By Rachel Weiner

FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg says he will resign after hostile workplace claims

By Jacob Bogage

Weight-loss promoters are reeling after TikTok crackdown

By Daniel Gilbert

Food