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First U.S. case of Brazil variant identified in Minnesota

State health authorities said the case of the highly transmissible variant involved “a Minnesota resident with recent travel history to Brazil” and was detected through random surveillance of blood samples.

By Joel Achenbach33 minutes ago

Live Coronavirus Updates

Democrats moving quickly on relief bill as White House pushes for swift action

By Erica Werner and Jeff Stein1 hour ago

Biden reimposes travel ban on European countries, adds S. Africa

By Lori Aratani

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House impeachment managers to deliver impeachment article to Senate

Biden lifts ban on transgender Americans in military

President Biden signed an executive order, fulfilling a campaign promise to overturn the ban. At his confirmation hearing, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he supported the move.

By Missy Ryan and Samantha Schmidt

Biden presidency’s first 100 days

Inspector general to investigate whether Justice Dept. officials improperly sought to overturn election

By Matt Zapotosky and Robert Barnes1 hour ago

Senate confirms Janet Yellen as first female treasury secretary

By Jeff Stein and Rachel Siegel

Biden moving to nix Trump plan on opioid-recovery prescriptions, which physicians hailed, over legal issue

The plan had been hailed by many physicians as loosening requirements they said had slowed their response to the opioid crisis. But legal experts said HHS lacked authority to issue the guidelines.

By Dan Diamond and Lenny Bernstein50 minutes ago

Voting machine firm Dominion files defamation lawsuit seeking $1.3 billion from Giuliani

By Emma Brown

Opinions

Transgender ban lifted. Tubman on the $20. It’s a hard time for conservatives.

Opinion by Paul Waldman

Why is it so hard to deprogram Trumpian conspiracy theorists?

Opinion by Brian Klaas

Can Democrats exercise a mini-nuclear option against McConnell?

Opinion by Greg Sargent

Now is the time for Democrats to stand up to teachers unions

Opinion by Henry Olsen

China seized my sister. Biden must fight for her and all those enslaved.

Opinion by Rushan Abbas

It’s not just Trump on trial. It’s the whole Republican Party.

Opinion by Max Boot

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Vaccinations

Your questions about the coronavirus vaccines, answered

Eight facts to combat common covid-19 misinformation

By Marisa Iati

The covid-19 symptoms to watch out for

U.S. deaths reported per day

Your Life At Home

6 strategies for parents struggling with work-from-home interruptions

Crying may help with pandemic stress, especially if you do it around another person

Road to Recovery

Baby boomers, to retailers’ surprise, are dominating online shopping

The pandemic has been an economic disaster for women. Some took advantage of it.

Earth is losing 1.2 trillion tons of ice each year. It’s going to get worse.

By Chris Mooney and Andrew Freedman

Dogs are officially back in the White House

Champ and Major Biden have moved into the White House.

By Lateshia Beachum and Paulina Firozi

Ohio GOP Sen. Rob Portman announces he’s retiring, creating an open seat in 2022

Portman’s exit follows the planned departure of Sen. Patrick J. Toomey, a Republican from neighboring Pennsylvania.

By Colby Itkowitz

Biden administration revives effort to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill

The Trump White House delayed the plan to replace President Andrew Jackson.

By Jacob Bogage

PodcastPost Reports

Whose Senate is it anyway?

A standoff in the Senate. How essential grocery workers are faring almost a year into the coronavirus pandemic. And, why vaccine rollout has been so slow in France.

By Martine Powers

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Politics

Supreme Court ends lawsuits alleging Trump illegally profited from business interests

All sides agreed that cases involving “emoluments clauses” are moot after Donald Trump lost reelection.

By Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow

Biden likely to halt new fossil fuel leasing on federal lands and waters Wednesday

By Juliet Eilperin and Dino Grandoni

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The FixAnalysis

Deborah Birx takes her turn in reputation rehab

But Birx's defense of her handling of Trump falls short.

By Aaron Blake

Power UpAnalysis

Republican rift widens over Trump impeachment

By Jacqueline Alemany

Sarah Sanders announces run for Arkansas governor

By Andrea Salcedo

Fact CheckerAnalysis

Trump made 30,573 false or misleading claims as president. Nearly half came in his final year.

By Glenn Kessler

Senate impeachment whip count: Where Democrats and Republicans stand

By Ashlyn Still and JM Rieger

Biden’s Cabinet picks

By Washington Post Staff

World

In rare rebuttal of Kremlin critic Navalny, Putin denies he owns a Black Sea palace

The Russian president dismissed Navalny’s video investigation, which has been viewed more than 87 million times, as “boring” and said the weekend protests were “dangerous.”

By Isabelle Khurshudyan

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to resign, leaving nation without a stable government to guide pandemic response

By Chico Harlan

(Video: Jason Aldag/The Post; photo: Getty Images)

The unfinished business of the Arab Spring

Ten years ago, the Arab world erupted in jubilant revolt against its dictatorial regimes. Today, the hopes awakened by the protests have vanished — but the underlying conditions that drove the unrest are as acute as ever.

By Liz Sly

North Korea’s acting ambassador to Kuwait defects to the South

Ryu Hyun-woo, one of the highest-level regime officials to defect in recent years, has been living in South Korea since 2019.

By Min Joo Kim

The pandemic destroyed 225 million jobs worldwide, but billionaires got richer, reports find

Hundreds of millions of full-time jobs disappeared last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the International Labor Organization. But the wealthiest people got even richer, according to Oxfam.

By Jennifer Hassan

Riots explode across Netherlands over coronavirus lockdown orders

By Erin Cunningham

Violence erupts in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods over coronavirus restrictions

By Steve Hendrix and Shira Rubin43 minutes ago

National

‘Historic’ snowstorm targets Midwest

Double-digit amounts are predicted in Omaha and Des Moines.

By Matthew Cappucci

(Justin L. Mack/AP)

Indianapolis ‘mass murder’ suspect arrested: Pregnant woman among 6 killed

A boy who was also wounded is expected to survive. Authorities said they have determined the attack was “targeted" but declined to provide more detail about a motive.

By Meryl Kornfield

Texas man who stormed Capitol threatened to ‘assassinate’ Ocasio-Cortez, feds say

By Jaclyn Peiser

Kenyan national faces indictment in New York on charges of peddling elephant tusks and rhino horns

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D.C., Md. & Va.

Prince George’s cancels vaccine appointments for nonresidents

Jurisdictions across the Washington area are struggling to meet demand while distributing doses equitably.

By Jenna Portnoy, Rachel Chason, Rebecca Tan and Hannah Natanson10 minutes ago

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Sleet increasing across the region; snow may mix in next

Winter weather advisories have been issued for locations north and west of Washington.

By Jason Samenow57 minutes ago

D.C. warns a maglev stop at Mount Vernon Square would bring disruption

The city’s Office of Planning is urging residents and city leaders to engage in a federal review process.

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Perspective

Gov. Hogan, the GOP’s anti-Trump, hopes to ‘purge’ party extremists

Maryland’s Republican governor says he’s being urged to seek the presidency in 2024 — and strategists say he could have a chance.

By Robert McCartney

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Mother heard gunshots before finding 22-year-old son fatally wounded in Southeast D.C.

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Going Out Guide

Yasmin Williams puts a fresh spin on finger-style guitar

The Northern Virginia native has a new record, “Urban Driftwood,” out this week.

By John Lingan

How artist Justine Swindell would spend a perfect day in D.C.

The D.C. native is known for her vivid illustrations that celebrate Black lives.

By Stephanie Williams

The Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art are closed. Here’s what’s open now.

Some museums and cultural attractions have remained open with precautions in place.

By Fritz Hahn

Real Estate

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Business & Technology

Twitter’s misinformation problem is much bigger than Trump. The crowd may help solve it.

Twitter's Birdwatch pilot lets selected users write corrections and fact checks on potentially misleading tweets.

By Elizabeth Dwoskin

Biden signs order pushing federal government to buy American-made products

The order reflects in part the shifting consensus in American politics away from free trade.

By David J. Lynch, Jeff Stein and Ashley Parker

Short sellers covering their bets, and intense interest from day traders have powered GameStop's frenzied rise. (Gabriela Bhaskar/Bloomberg News)

Why GameStop shares are on a wild, Reddit-driven run

By Hamza Shaban

Former Voice of America overseer hired two law firms to $4 million no-bid contracts.

The sole-source deals signed by Michael Pack may have violated federal contracting regulations, insiders say.

By Paul Farhi1 hour ago

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Health & Science

Moderna vaccine protects against British and South African variants, firm says

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

The rivers run through it, and Jon Tester wants them protected for Montana

By Nick Ehli

The Health 202Analysis

Hospitals drag feet on new regulations to disclose costs of medical services

By Alexandra Ellerbeck

Having a safe birth — and a healthy child — during this pandemic

By Consumer Reports

Sports

Atlanta Falcons players wear masks while on the sideline during a Jan. 3 game in Tampa, Fla. (Jason Behnken/AP)

NFL teams with CDC on a paper explaining what it learned about containing the coronavirus

Allen Sills, the NFL’s chief medical officer, says the league was “able to show that you can play a team sport while minimizing risk to the participants.”

By Mark Maske31 minutes ago