The stopgap bill would fund the government until Feb. 18, and the House could vote on it as soon as Thursday. But it’s still unclear whether the measure can be rushed through the Senate by midnight Friday, which is the deadline to avert a government shutdown.
The Trump Organization recently signed a contract to sell its lease of the historic Old Post Office Pavilion to CGI Merchant, which hopes to turn it into a Waldorf Astoria.
Emboldened by attacks on abortion rights, a new generation of doctors travels by plane, train and Uber to provide care.
Story by Emily Wax-Thibodeaux | Photos by Taylor Glascock for The Post
Opinion by Roger Marshall, Dianne Feinstein, Joni Ernst and Kirsten Gillibrand
Ad
Ad
More Top Stories
The meeting between Antony Blinken and Sergei Lavrov came amid mounting tensions over Russia’s military buildup along Ukraine’s border.
By Missy Ryan
Darrell Brooks Jr., 39, has been the object of intense media attention after being accused of driving through a Christmas parade, killing six and wounding dozens.
(Zoom and iStock/Washington Post illustration)
Zoom, Google, Microsoft and others say new tools will help improve the problems that ensue when some meeting attendees are in the office and others are at home.
Don’t Miss
End of carousel
Cargo vessels share space with oil platforms near the Los Angeles-Long Beach port on Oct. 5. (AP)
The National Academy of Sciences revealed the U.S. role in the “deluge” of plastic littering the world’s oceans in a congressionally mandated report.
By Tik Root
Ad
Ad
Most read
1
Only a few days after Trump tested positive for covid, his family sat maskless in the debate audience.
Trending Video
(Whitney Leaming, Alice Li/The Washington Post)
HOLIDAYS
(Tom McCorkle for The Post; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Post)
Traditionally, it is a time to enjoy fried foods, which symbolizes the miracle of oil that was supposed to only last for one night but instead burned for eight. So, here are eight recipes from classic to perhaps new-to-you.
By Kari Sonde
By Washington Post Staff
By Nevin Martell
By Washington Post Staff
In his 2018 confirmation hearings, Brett M. Kavanaugh repeatedly emphasized that Roe v. Wade had set an important precedent.
By Amy B Wang
Tear gas is released into a crowd of protesters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
Trump's former chief of staff tried to diminish a group that Trump's base often views positively.
By Philip Bump1 hour ago
The presidential vote in late December could include two of the most divisive figures in recent Libyan history.
(Oksana Manchuk/AP)
The accounts, since removed, posted about Polish border guards allegedly violating migrants’ rights, Meta said.
Ad
Ad
The two governments are preparing to re-implement the program starting next week.
Some states are prohibiting the use of county jails for migrants, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement have simply relocated them, transferring dozens of detainees to other places, often run by private firms.
Zoom, Google, Microsoft and others say new features and tools will help improve the headaches of hybrid work meetings.
More than 20 states have considered, tested or launched digital versions of driver’s licenses in recent years.
By Luz Lazo
Tom Marmet, an aspiring social worker, was hit by a stray bullet in the District. Now his family is decrying a plea bargain for the killer.
By Paul Duggan
Metro officials discuss problems with the wheel set on the new 7000 series. (Bill O'Leary/The Post)
The NTSB also issued a safety alert calling for all transit and commuter rail systems to check for wheels that have improperly tilted from axles.
By Washington Post Staff
You won’t have to worry about shipping delays when browsing for holiday gifts in person.
The move will undoubtedly be costly to the Women’s Tennis Association, but it is based on “right and wrong, period,” and it might just put the wheels of change into motion.
Brian Kelly, center, is introduced as the head football coach of the LSU Tigers on Wednesday in Baton Rouge, La. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
An infusion of money and madness has college football coaches changing marquee jobs like never before.
By Adam Kilgore
Ad
Ron King comforts Goose, one of the first donkeys to arrive at Oscar’s Place Adoption Center and Sanctuary. (Attila Toth-Bathori/StarrLive)
The nonprofit cares for abandoned donkeys that would otherwise be slaughtered.
By Sydney Page
A working parent with no child care grows increasingly frustrated as "usually wise confidants" offer unrealistic advice.
Reader is weirded out by friend’s lottery system for inviting dinner guests.
The LilyElevating stories about women
(Erika P. Rodriguez for The Post)
TravelIncluding news and tips from By The Way