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Career employees have come under siege as a president and his political appointees have attacked bureaucrats they view as resistant.

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Perspective: With his zeal to fire feds, Trump could hurt taxpayers more than the employees he targets

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Biden: ‘If Florida goes blue, it’s over’

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Trump postpones N.C. campaign rally Thursday night because of wind advisory

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Two people who attended a Trump rally in North Carolina tested positive for the coronavirus

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Analysis: Biden seeks youth vote on climate change with animated ad on Adult Swim

As Election Day nears, Trump ponders becoming one thing he so despises: A loser

By Toluse Olorunnipa

Wynnton Mott, 19, center, and Faith Ocoko, 19, right, vote early in Madison, Wis. (Lauren Justice for The Post)

Gen Z, Millennial voters embrace activism and voting, as youth turnout surges ahead of Election Day

Data on early voters and recent polling suggest eligible voters under 30 could break their historic 2008 turnout, when it peaked at 48 percent when Barack Obama was elected.

By Michelle Ye Hee Lee

What happens to Fox News if Trump loses? Rupert Murdoch is prepared.

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The FixAnalysis

The 3 most likely paths to victory for Biden and Trump

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The Daily 202Analysis

Despite GDP growth, polls suggest Trump’s advantage on economic stewardship is narrowing

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The FixAnalysis

Where the race stands, 5 days from Election Day

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How polling works and how it’s changed since 2016

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Biden targets youth vote with ads focused on climate change

It's part of an October push to appeal to the youngest bracket of voters.

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Opinions

I cannot remain silent as Trump rejects science and endangers lives

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Trump is one of the best conservative presidents in modern history — if you turn the sound off

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#EndSars shows that Muhammadu Buhari is the biggest threat to Nigeria’s democracy

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Vulnerable Republicans sold their souls to Trump. He’s not helping them.

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Thais keep fighting for reform of the monarchy. Will Germany help?

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Trump aims to warp the Voice of America into a propaganda tool

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Coronavirus

Trump, Pelosi hold out hope for post-election relief deal

By Erica Werner

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America’s PandemicPart Three

‘Playing it down’: Why the White House was slow to respond to the pandemic, and the far-reaching consequences of its inaction

Despite decades of warnings and preparation, President Trump has claimed that the novel coronavirus “came out of nowhere.”

By Whitney Shefte and Jorge Ribas

New Post documentary details a coronavirus response with blinders on

States say they lack federal funds to distribute vaccines as CDC tells them to be ready by Nov. 15

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Tupperware profits soar as pandemic fuels home cooking — and lots of leftovers

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Taiwan celebrates record 200 days with no confirmed local coronavirus transmission

Race & Reckoning

VMI votes to remove Stonewall Jackson statue amid racism accusations by Black cadets

By Ian Shapira

Deadly police shooting of Black man armed with knife in Philadelphia ignites tensions in key battleground state

Tensions over race, violence and law enforcement pose political challenges for Biden and Trump in a key battleground.

By Sean Sullivan

Racism allegations at Gallaudet U pushed two officials to resign, they say. The school says it’s now committing to changes.

The recent departures of two officials and a summer of protests over racial justice has spurred the private school into action. Some question how long the commitment will last.

By Lauren Lumpkin

RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered

A Black voting rights activist confronts the ghosts of racial terror in North Carolina

By Sydney Trent

Guide to the Pandemic

How organized crime is threatening the authority of Mexico’s government

Once, a handful of cartels focused on moving narcotics to the United States. Now they’ve splintered into perhaps more than 200 groups preying on Mexicans and reaching deeper into local governments and communities.

By Mary Beth Sheridan

Zeta races through Virginia after cutting power to 2.5 million and killing three in Southeast

The storm, which unleashed winds to 110 mph along the coast, hit New Orleans and Atlanta particularly hard.

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Glenn Greenwald resigns from the Intercept following dispute over Biden story

While the crusading journalist claimed “censorship,” his former editors accused him of trying to publish unsupported innuendo.

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Hospitals being hit in coordinated, targeted ransomware attack from Russian-speaking criminals

The FBI and officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services issued an alert warning providers to take precautions.

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Politics

Jennifer Lopez was excluded from consideration for a government advertising campaign because she criticized President Trump’s immigration policies during her Super Bowl performance. (AP)

Trump’s $250 million virus ad campaign had ‘partisan’ edge, down to celebrities chosen to participate

Jennifer Lopez, Judd Apatow and George Lopez were among those who did not make the cut because of their political views, according to documents obtained by Democratic House lawmakers.

By Yasmeen Abutaleb44 minutes ago

How polling works and how it’s changed since 2016

Polls, at their best, give us a rough estimate of a candidate’s support at a given point in time. They cannot predict whether a lead is truly safe or certain.

By Scott Clement and Emily Guskin

Gov. Ron DeSantis had trouble voting. A 20-year-old Florida man is to blame, police say.

Anthony Steven Guevara was arrested and charged with two third-degree felonies, including voter fraud.

By Jaclyn Peiser

Video

How the election is deepening divisions in a small Pennsylvania town

By Zoeann Murphy and Lindsey Sitz

Analysis

Trump has been publicly indicating his openness to a herd immunity strategy for months

By Philip Bump

Voters’ GuideQ&A

What readers are asking about the election

National polling average

Biden is leading (+10) the national polling average.

Biden

53%

Trump

43%

Average of national polls since Oct. 12 that meet Washington Post standards for transparency and quality. Includes polls by CNN, Economist-YouGov, NBC-WSJ, PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist, SurveyMonkey-Tableau and Quinnipiac University.

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World

Former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn suspended over comments on anti-Semitism report

The report concluded that the party did not adequately address anti-Semitism within its ranks during Corbyn’s time at the helm.

By William Booth

U.S. unveils more sanctions on Iran and sells off Iranian oil for terrorism victims fund

The Trump administration announced its latest sanctions against Iran, likely to be the last before the U.S. elections, and moved for the forfeiture of Iranian weapons bound for Yemen.

By Carol Morello1 hour ago

Police work near the Notre Dame church in Nice, France, after Thursday's attack. (AP)

Man shouting ‘Allahu akbar’ kills three at French church; terrorism investigation opened

The attack comes less than two weeks after a gruesome beheading related to cartoons deemed sacrilegious to some Muslims.

By James McAuley

In the fight between Armenia and Azerbaijan, even a McDonald’s is taking sides

After military clashes between the countries broke out last month, fast-food franchisees began to weigh in — on behalf of Azerbaijan.

By Rick Noack

Taiwan celebrates record 200 days with no confirmed local coronavirus transmission

The island never went into lockdown, which experts say was due to its swift response, widespread mask use and close tracking of cases.

By Antonia Noori Farzan and Miriam Berger

National

Breonna Taylor’s mother requests new prosecutor as grand jurors say they were denied evidence

The two anonymous jurors said “an uproar” broke out in the jury room when prosecutors told them they only recommended wanton endangerment charges against one officer.

By Marisa Iati

A mother told Biden about her transgender 8-year-old child. Then came the attacks.

A political action committee sent out text messages to voters misconstruing Biden’s response to suggest he had “endorsed sex change operations for children as young as 8,” which is not true.

By Samantha Schmidt

Sufia Bassett, 32, originally from Ecuador, protests against the Trump administration’s family separation policy in Washington, D.C., in June 2018. (Evelyn Hockstein for The Post)

House Democrats call Trump’s family separations ‘reckless incompetence and intentional cruelty’

The House Judiciary Committee released a report Tuesday on the government’s “zero tolerance” policy that separated thousands of children from their families at the U.S. border.

By Maria Sacchetti

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Miss America who jolted pageant’s image with her AIDS activism dies at 49

At a time when AIDS was considered a terminal illness and HIV-positive people faced discrimination, Leanza Cornett made headlines for bringing her pro-condom message to schools.

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A forgotten storm in 2005 means we have not yet tied the record for busiest hurricane season

The 2005 hurricane season featured an astonishing 28 name-eligible storms, including 15 hurricanes. But only 27 names were used because one of that season’s systems was overlooked at the time.

By Matthew Cappucci

D.C., Md. & Va.

D.C. Department of Health staff administer coronavirus tests this summer in Washington. (AP)

Daily coronavirus caseload exceeds 2,000 in D.C. region again, as infection rates keep rising

The average is the highest in the region since Aug. 8 and mirrors a national increase.

By Dana Hedgpeth and Rachel Chason47 minutes ago

Police video shows fatal crash as D.C. officers attempt to stop moped driver

The family of Karon Hylton, 20, and the community demanded details of the police encounter that ended in Hylton’s death.

By Peter Hermann and Julie Zauzmer1 hour ago

Second night of protests follows fatal police stop in D.C.

Use drop boxes instead of mailing ballots, some election officials say

It may be too late to return ballots by mail because of Postal Service delays, said officials in Maryland and D.C. and Fairfax County, Va.

By Erin Cox, Michael Brice-Saddler and Antonio Olivo36 minutes ago

Phony police officers scam $1.5 million from Maryland residents

By Dan Morse

Mother of unarmed man killed by Baltimore County officer files federal suit

By Tom Jackman

Capital Weather Gang

Updated forecast: Zeta’s rain rapidly exiting D.C. area after one to three inches, but more showers overnight.

Skies gradually clear Friday. Sunny, chilly weather for Halloween.

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Known coronavirus deaths and cases

Going Out Guide

Massachusetts Avenue is the most elegant — and fascinating — street in Washington. These 12 stops prove it.

From a dog-friendly cemetery to nearby hiking trails, Mass Ave has a little bit of everything.

By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

The best things to do — virtually and in person — while quarantined in the D.C. area

Virtual film festivals, trivia nights, concerts and poetry slams offer an escape for everyone staying at home.

By Going Out Guide Staff

These artists point to social upheaval — and one simple solution

A trio of outdoor art installations confront the urgent social movements roiling the country.

By Kriston Capps

Real Estate

Mortgage rates remain near record low amid stock market turbulence

Bank programs seek to widen the path to Black homeownership

Report: Montgomery and Fairfax among the counties where homes are becoming more affordable

Business & Technology

A home under construction on Sept. 25 in Westfield, Ind.. (AP)

Analysis

Spending on goods while cutting services makes for uneven recovery

Recent growth in the U.S. economy relied on one-time purchases of items such as cars, decks and dishwashers. That’s unlikely to last.

By Heather Long and Andrew Van Dam

Wall Street sees rosy future for Apple even as it faces the possibility of losing billions now coming from Google

The collective shrug from analysts highlights the depths of investor faith in the iPhone maker and its CEO, Tim Cook.

By Reed Albergotti1 hour ago

LauncherVideo Game News & Analysis

PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan on expanding the brand, and the far-off future of VR

Though immersion appears to be the focal point of Sony’s PS5 push, there won’t be any immediate leaps forward from Sony in the most immersive gaming experience, virtual reality.

By Gene Park

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Trump’s crackdown on trainings about white privilege draws broad opposition

The Sept. 22 executive order has met pushback from many groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Business Roundtable, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

By Jena McGregor and Eli Rosenberg

Health & Science

Health-care workers file lawsuit against OSHA, accusing agency of failing to keep them safe

By Eli Rosenberg36 minutes ago

Climate Solutions

A new era in maritime travel: Electric boats

By Justin Sondel

SpaceX swapping out a pair of rocket engines weeks ahead of next astronaut launch

By Christian Davenport

White House could have traced and contained its outbreak. It chose not to.

By Desmond Butler, Tom Hamburger, Lena H. Sun and Sarah Kaplan

Sports

Jill Ellis speaks with D.C. United about head coaching job

D.C. United is in the early stages of the search and the discussions with Ellis, the former USWNT coach, were informal.

By Steven Goff

NFL Week 8

Best bets include Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Giants, who face Brady and the Bucs on Monday night, are 0-4 against teams with a winning record this season and 0-3 against the spread at home.

By Neil Greenberg

Jack Hoffman, 7, takes the field with the Nebraska football team in 2013. (Ryan Soderlin/Omaha World-Herald/AP)

His son’s touchdown run inspired millions. Now he faces his own fight with brain cancer.

Jack Hoffman’s battle with brain cancer drew national attention when Nebraska football players helped the 7-year-old score during the team’s 2013 spring game. Now Jack's father Andy, who recently published a book about his son, is facing brain cancer as well.

By Cindy Boren