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Supreme Court

The biggest 2024 rulings so far, and what’s still to come

By Ann E. Marimow, Nick Mourtoupalas and Tobi Raji

Long before Key Bridge collapse, Baltimore mariners warned of ‘ship strikes’

Over the past two decades, a Baltimore harbor safety committee repeatedly discussed the risks that ever-larger cargo ships posed to local bridges, according to previously unreported records obtained by The Post.

By Steve Thompson and Ian Duncan

Characters from famous movie franchises (Xenomorph, Deadpool, Wolverine, Bad Boys) sit in the crowded waiting room from the movie "Beetlejuice," with Lydia Deetz and Beetlejuice. — (Illustration by David M. Buisán for The Post)

Style

The 26 most anticipated movies of the summer

The summer will be packed with sequels, prequels and adaptations. Several franchises will see new installments, including Beverly Hills Cop, Bad Boys, Beetlejuice and Inside Out.

By Michael O'Sullivan

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

Advice

Home-insurance payouts are shrinking. Here’s how to prevent the worst.

By Patrick Cooley

6 things to know as Memorial Day kicks off ultra-busy summer of travel

By Hannah Sampson

Illustration of a black night sky character hands out different colored stars to a young woman sleeping and an old woman sleeping.

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

By Marlene Cimons

For a better turkey burger, smash it

By Aaron Hutcherson

THE 7 MORNING BRIEFING

Opinions

Invisible memorials and the presence of absence

In searching for buried memories, we ourselves become a monument to the dead.

Opinion by Howard Mansfield

I’m pro-choice, pregnant and moving to a state with an abortion ban

Opinion by Danielle Campoamor

Trump is hardly libertarian. But neither is today’s Libertarian Party.

Opinion by Peter Goettler

Take it from conservative national security experts: Trump is unfit

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin

Trump is wrong about almost everything on taxes, except this

Opinion by Natasha Sarin

New human case of bird flu raises questions — and concerns

Opinion by Leana S. Wen

Epic cowardice at NPR

Opinion by Erik Wemple

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.

Feds reach $310M settlement with railroad over East Palestine train derailment

By Maxine Joselow

U.S., states sue to ‘break up’ Ticketmaster parent Live Nation

By Tony Romm

UCLA, Northwestern, Rutgers leaders face scrutiny from lawmakers

By Susan Svrluga

Officer in Scottie Scheffler case disciplined for not activating body cam

By Cindy Boren

Water spills over a levee in New Orleans during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (Getty Images)

This hurricane season could be among the worst in decades, NOAA warns

The NOAA outlook predicts 17 to 25 tropical storms, eight to 13 hurricanes and four to seven “major” hurricanes, and is the most aggressive May prediction the agency has made.

By Scott Dance

Election 2024

Electors who tried to reverse Trump’s 2020 defeat are poised to serve again in at least 3 states

By Amy Gardner and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez

Judy Loachridge outside Frank’s Supermarket in Chesaning, Mich. (Emily Elconin for The Post)

Trump’s unprecedented trial is unremarkable for some swing voters

By Hannah Knowles

Live

Trump to hold rally in South Bronx; Biden hosts Kenya’s president

Democratic operative indicted over Biden AI robocalls in New Hampshire

Veterans, Inc.

These firms sought to profit by charging veterans applying for new benefits

Despite a federal law that prohibits charging veterans for help in applying for disability benefits, for-profit companies are making millions.

By Lisa Rein

Style

A portrait of Princess Kate is drawing backlash. Is it really that bad?

By Kelsey Ables

Budget airlines are dropping notorious fees. What changed?

By Hannah Sampson

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Riding the baddest bulls made him a legend. Then one broke his neck.

By Sally Jenkins

UPCOMING LIVE EVENTS

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Take it from conservative national security experts: Trump is unfit

Bolton and Gates deliver a warning on global security to America.

The 26 most anticipated movies of the summer

A portrait of Princess Kate is drawing backlash. Is it really that bad?

Opinion

Epic cowardice at NPR

Supreme Court allows disputed South Carolina voting map, a win for GOP

election 2024

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For Trump, two days filled with backpedaling and baseless attacks

The dizzying sequence of events offered a glimpse of Donald Trump’s volatile bid for a second term in the White House — one filled with legal uncertainty, escalating attacks and comments he and his campaign have had to back away from or recast.

By Marianne LeVine

Trump claims he’d use relationship with Putin to free detained American reporter

By Patrick Svitek

Fact CheckerAnalysis

How Trump used his own court filing to claim an ‘assassination’ attempt

By Glenn Kessler

Politics

Sentencing hearing begins for Baltimore’s former prosecutor Marilyn Mosby

By Jasmine Hilton and Katie MettlerUpdated 1 hour ago

Senate rejects border security deal for a second time

By Liz GoodwinUpdated 31 minutes ago

Johnson girds for another House GOP fight on government spending

By Marianna Sotomayor

Analysis

In the GOP House, details of Trump’s trials are an unfair personal attack

By Philip Bump

Trump Cases

Did Trump’s lawyers do enough to damage Michael Cohen’s testimony?

By Shayna Jacobs and Rachel Weiner

Why Trump keeps reading printouts of news articles at his trial

By Marianne LeVine and Adriana Usero

POLICY

Advice

(Nick Galifianakis/For The Washington Post)

Can I call out my niece for homophobic posts? 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 KelatiMay 23

Ask Amy: Husband wants to ‘deepen’ friendship with single, younger woman

May 23

Miss Manners: Rude shopper’s comment hurt my husband

May 23

Ask Sahaj: Sister-in-law inserts herself into our kids’ playdates. Do I say something?

May 23

Work Advice: An old co-worker is back and publicizing my cringey history

May 23

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Recent

Parenting chat: A car almost hit my 5-year-old. It still gives her anxiety weeks later.

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

Featured

Dining chat: How should a restaurant handle a ‘loud, rude and obnoxious’ group?

More live chats

Well+BeingNews and advice to live well every day

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Trying to catch up on lost sleep? It may not help with sleep deprivation.

By Richard Sima

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

Help Desk

The new social media etiquette: Post your politics, not your kids

By Tatum Hunter and Heather Kelly

Meta walked away from news. Now the company’s using it for AI content.

By Heather Kelly

Perspective

Exactly how stupid was what OpenAI did to Scarlett Johansson?

By Shira Ovide

Technology

OpenAI didn’t copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice for ChatGPT, records show

By Nitasha Tiku

TikTok says it removed an influence campaign originating in China

By Joseph Menn

NASA again delays the launch of Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft

By Christian Davenport

National

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UCLA workers to strike over university handling of Gaza protests

By Lauren Kaori Gurley1 hour ago

Fentanyl is fueling a record number of youth drug deaths

By Jenna Portnoy and Dan Keating

Judge pushes back Hunter Biden’s L.A. tax trial from June to September

By Yvonne Condes and Perry Stein

A fan hit by a foul ball stayed through the 9th. Now she’s on a baseball card.

By Jonathan Edwards

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

By Karin Brulliard

WORLD

StyleNews from the front lines of culture

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A Taliban revenge killing prompts questions, removal of an acclaimed documentary

National Geographic has removed the Emmy-winning film “Retrograde” from its streaming platforms, after criticism from veterans and inquiries from The Washington Post.

By Manuel Roig-Franzia and Hope Hodge Seck

Why women are making nude casts of their bodies

By Mark Ellwood

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

By Rachelle Bergstein

Female-led films from Demi Moore, Selena Gomez win raves at Cannes

By Jada Yuan

Wayland Holyfield, hit-making songwriter for Nashville’s stars, dies at 82

By Brian Murphy

Perspective

The genius of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ is clearer than ever

By A.A. Dowd

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

By Samantha Chery

D.C., MD. & VA.

(Meagan Flynn/TWP)

An entertainer turned politician takes on Robert White in D.C. council race

By Meagan Flynn

House votes to block noncitizen voting in D.C. elections — again

By Meagan Flynn1 hour ago

Doctor released from Va. prison two years after being pardoned

By Gregory S. Schneider

Rainy Saturday forecast means D.C. streak of wet weekends could continue

By Ian Livingston

RNC headquarters locked down after receiving package with blood vials

By Jenny Gathright

Capital Weather Gang

D.C.-area forecast: Summery warmth fuels showers and storms through the weekend

By David Streit

Going Out Guide

The 28 best things to do in D.C. on Memorial Day weekend and next week

Health

Bird flu found in Michigan dairy worker, second U.S. case in two months

By Lena H. Sun and Rachel Roubein

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

Science

Man finds huge 30,000-year-old mammoth bones in his wine cellar

By Victoria Bisset

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

SPORTS

Analysis

Luka Doncic, older and wiser, returns to West finals with a clutch gem

By Ben Golliver

The Commanders believe they have their quarterback. Can they protect him?

By Nicki Jhabvala

Analysis

Shota Imanaga has the best fastball in MLB. It’s also one of the slowest.

By Neil Greenberg

Officer in Scottie Scheffler case disciplined for not activating body cam

By Cindy Boren

This small college is shutting down May 31. Its baseball team could play on.

By Scott Allen

Business

Grocers are finally lowering prices as consumers pull back

By Jaclyn Peiser

House votes to make CFTC main crypto regulator, a win for the industry

By Jacob Bogage

Biden administration cancels an additional $7.7 billion in student loans

By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

Advice

Work Advice: An old co-worker is back and publicizing my cringey history

By Karla L. Miller

Food