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Supreme Court: Alabama’s voting maps unfair to Black residents

The decision was a surprise from a court whose conservative majority had signaled it was suspicious of prioritizing race over traditional redistricting techniques.

By Robert BarnesUpdated 1 hour ago

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By Ruby Mellen and Samuel Granados

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Parents, you can’t make your kid cool. Maybe stop trying?

Opinion by Tracy Moore

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Why mowing the lawn is like making your bed in public

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Pence is uniquely situated to torpedo Trump’s campaign

Opinion by Henry Olsen

How a Trump appointee tried to destroy Voice of America

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The Boy Scouts’ sexual abuse scandal needs to finally be investigated

Opinion by Cara Kelly

CNN’s next leader must be able to answer this one question

Opinion by Brian Stelter

I asked people for a favorite Black princess or superheroine. They struggled.

Opinion by Karen Attiah

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How I’m making a no-camp summer work for my kids and me

I can ignore the countdown-to-registration camp emails because my kids are over it. But I can’t take three months off. This work pays our bills.

By Maggie Smith

The Rev. Pat Robertson announces his presidential candidacy in 1987. (Joel Richardson/The Post)

Pat Robertson, televangelist who mixed politics and religion, dies at 93

With a mass TV following, he spearheaded a powerful political coalition of religious conservatives.

By Matt Schudel

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes in 2013 in Harford, Conn. (AP)

After more than 1,000 arrests from the Jan. 6 riot, threat of political violence remains stubbornly present

More than two years into a historic prosecution of U.S. Capitol attackers, reviews are mixed on what the Justice Department accomplished.

By Spencer S. Hsu, Hannah Allam, Tom Jackman and Rachel Weiner

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We knew Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray were great. Now they look unstoppable.

Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are true originals, and they each had a triple-double in Denver’s Game 3 win to retake control of the NBA Finals.

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By Gretchen Reynolds

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By Andrea Sachs

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Live updates: Ukraine launches counteroffensive against Russia

Ukraine's military advanced on Russian positions in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, kicking off a long-anticipated counterattack to reclaim occupied territory from Russia.