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The FixAnalysis

9 potential witnesses whose testimony could be important

By Aaron Blake4 minutes ago

Impeachment whip count: McConnell has said he’ll vote to acquit Trump. Here’s where other senators stand.

By Ashlyn Still, JM Rieger and Adrian Blanco1 hour ago

Analysis

Once impeachment is over, the threat to Trump shifts to real courtrooms

The former president still faces a phalanx of lawsuits and probes.

By Philip Bump

@PKCapitolAnalysis

House managers win praise with new strategy for second impeachment trial: Less is more

By Paul Kane

Graham’s post-election call with Ga. secretary of state to be scrutinized in probe, person familiar with inquiry says

Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) is serving as a juror in former president Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and is advising his defense.

By Amy Gardner, Tom Hamburger and Josh Dawsey

Fact CheckerAnalysis

Four Pinocchios for Trump attorneys’ claim he was denied ‘due process’

Due process is a bedrock protection for anyone facing a loss of “life, liberty or property” — not public office.

By Salvador Rizzo

Opinions

Blockbuster revelation: Just how low is Kevin McCarthy?

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin

Send in the cavalry! Or, rather, the Calvary!

Opinion by Alexandra Petri

The three women who stole our attention during Trump’s trial

Opinion by Kathleen Parker

Republicans must heed the lessons of Birmingham and bring the guilty to justice

Opinion by Diane McWhorter

Trump’s impeachment lawyers had a weak case, argued badly

Opinion by Ruth Marcus

The CDC’s plan to reopen schools seems to prioritize expediency over teachers’ health

Opinion by Leana S. Wen

Coronavirus

Europe is using longer, stricter lockdowns to fight variants. They show signs of working.

Britain, Denmark and Ireland are all fighting back against the B.1.1.7 variant with painful restrictions.

By Adam Taylor

U.S. Public Health Service, deploying to fight covid-19, is struggling to get vaccines

Health officers have waited two months for their own supply of shots, and some in the uniformed service have been turned away from vaccination sites for the military.

By Dan Diamond1 hour ago

Biden’s vaccine push will target hesitancy among minorities. But activists say the issue is already critical.

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Frances Stead Sellers

They teach all day. Between classes, they find vaccine appointments for strangers.

By Lola Fadulu

Perspective: Readers’ best tips for hunting vaccine appointments online

Biden may struggle to get proposed $3,000 benefit to many of America’s poorest families

By Jeff Stein

Some foreign nationals are getting vaccines in the U.S.

Difficult issues of immigration and health policy are playing out in border states.

By Lenny Bernstein and Mary Beth Sheridan

Perspective

On dating apps, ‘covid vaccinated’ is popping up in profile names. Does that mean it’s okay to be intimate?

By Steven Petrow

Guide to the PandemicFull Coverage

Vaccinations

Your questions about the coronavirus vaccines, answered

A guide on how to master the appointment website

Double-masking hurting your ears? Try these tips.

What you need to know about the coronavirus variants

Your Life At Home

Scrap the romantic ballads. Use this eclectic playlist for your first Valentine’s Day stuck at home.

Stop dismissing love stories. They’re exactly what we need to survive covid-19.

Road to Recovery

Peloton makes toning your glutes feel spiritual. But should Jesus be part of the experience?

The pandemic hit undocumented restaurant workers hard. These bartenders swooped in to feed them.

DeJoy’s new plan for USPS said to include slower mail, higher prices

A key provision of the postmaster general’s strategy includes banning air travel for all first-class mail at a time when delivery rates are at historic lows.

By Jacob Bogage and Hannah Denham

EPA to jettison major Obama climate rule as Biden eyes a bigger push

By Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin

Republican presidential candidate John McCain, center, with political director John Weaver, left, and political advisor Mike Murphy in 2000. (AP)

The fall of John Weaver, a Lincoln Project co-founder whose career was shrouded in mystery

The disgraced Republican consultant, who is accused of sending inappropriate sexual texts to young men, once charged top dollar advising candidates such as John McCain.

By Roxanne Roberts

Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt resigns

By David Weigel

Senate votes to award Officer Eugene Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal

By Colby Itkowitz

Two officers who helped fight Capitol mob died by suicide. Many are hurting.

By Peter Hermann

Perspective

A tax-season tornado is coming

With two — potentially three — sets of stimulus payments and an overworked IRS staff dealing with all those extra demands, plenty could go wrong with tax season this year. Here's a preview.

By Michelle Singletary

Post ReportsPodcast

Liz Cheney’s ‘vote of conscience’

The big question hanging over Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial: Will Republicans break with the former president? Today, a story about the potential cost of a vote of “conscience” and what it can tell us about the future of the GOP.

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Politics

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) speaks to reporters Thursday at the Capitol. (EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

The TakeAnalysis

All eyes on GOP senators after strong presentation by House managers

By Dan Balz

Impeachment trial shows Pence under attack — yet he remains loyal to Trump

By Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey

The FixAnalysis

199 legal experts say Senate must not acquit over constitutionality issue

By Aaron Blake

The FixAnalysis

Reliving the Capitol trauma during impeachment, and beyond

By Eugene Scott

White House suspends senior press aide accused of threatening reporter

By Paul Farhi

Senate impeachment whip count

By Ashlyn Still, JM Rieger and Adrian Blanco1 hour ago

Tracking the political appointees Biden is nominating

By Harry Stevens and Madison Walls

World

A liquor store manager cleans up damaged bottles after Saturday's quake. (Jun Hirata/AP)

Japan hit by powerful undersea earthquake; no tsunami threat

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck off Japan's east coast on Saturday, near the destroyed Fukushima nucear site, but there was no risk of a tsunami, Japan's meteorological agency said.

By Simon Denyer and Miriam Berger1 hour ago

Russia’s opposition is regrouping for a spring offensive. Here’s why.

After facing withering crackdowns, allies of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny are looking ahead to elections later this year.

By Isabelle Khurshudyan1 hour ago

In Sri Lanka, a unique pandemic trauma: Forced cremations

By Joanna Slater and Piyumi Fonseka

The agenda of Italy’s next prime minister: Covid, an economic crisis and raising the country’s profile

By Chico Harlan and Stefano Pitrelli

National

Rochester, N.Y., police handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl as they forced her into a patrol car while responding to a “family call” on Jan. 29. (The Washington Post)

New video shows Rochester police scolding 9-year-old after they pepper sprayed her

The new footage has brought fresh scrutiny to the Rochester Police Department, which has faced mounting calls for reform over its treatment of racial justice protesters and the death last year of a Black man who suffocated after police put a hood over his head.

By Derek Hawkins

Capital Weather Gang

A major winter storm may hit Texas, Mississippi Valley from Sunday into Monday

A rare, sprawling winter storm threatens states that don't typically see heavy snow and ice accumulations.

By Matthew Cappucci

Snow and ice plastering Pacific Northwest, with heavy amounts expected in Seattle and Portland

Retired Marine general, trailblazing Navy admiral among new picks who will scrutinize bases with Confederate names

By Dan Lamothe

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo draws bipartisan ire for withholding data on nursing home deaths

By Hannah Knowles, Fenit Nirappil and Jane Gottlieb

D.C., Md. & Va.

Acting D.C. police chief wants officers examined for extremist affiliations

By Keith L. Alexander and Peter Hermann

D.C. may yet receive $755 million in pandemic relief

Virginia, Maryland and the District could receive $14 billion in direct coronavirus relief funding. The money would come with significantly more flexibility for state and local governments.

By Meagan Flynn

HRRR model forecast radar between mid-morning and early evening Saturday. (The Post)

Capital Weather Gang

Travel conditions throughout region deteriorate as sleet and freezing rain intensifies

Untreated roads and walkways have glazed over, and hazardous walking and driving conditions expected into the evening.

By Ian Livingston and Jason Samenow44 minutes ago

Ideal Mid-Atlantic ski conditions may yield to iciness this weekend

Maryland approves virus relief bill expanding Earned Income Tax Credit

The sweeping $1.2 billion stimulus package includes an anti-poverty measure that will send cash payments to the state’s poorest residents for the next three years.

By Erin Cox and Ovetta Wiggins

Man found slain in Southeast; arrest made, D.C. police say

By Martin Weil and Peter Hermann

Virginia Supreme Court agrees to hear appeals in Robert E. Lee statue-removal cases

Both cases failed in a lower court, but an injunction prevented Northam from taking down the Richmond statue.

By Gregory S. Schneider

Proud Boys leader ordered to appear in D.C. Superior Court after pretrial monitoring agency says he failed to report in

By Keith L. Alexander

Known coronavirus deaths and cases per 100,000

FAQ: What to know about restrictions and safety

Going Out Guide

S. Prestley Blake, a founder of Friendly’s ice cream chain, dies at 106

He and his younger brother opened the first Friendly ice cream parlor in 1935, parlaying the profits from five-cent double-dip cones into a sprawling empire of eateries.

By Emily Langer

Now that’s room service: What it’s like to check into a hotel just for dinner

The Riggs Hotel opened empty guest rooms to diners. So I spent a couple of hours feasting in one.

By Tom Sietsema

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

In Northwest Washington, a Georgian house with plenty of charm and a pedigree

Distinguished homes for sale in the D.C. region

Mortgage rates stuck in neutral amid economic uncertainty

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We lock up terrorists, then forget about them. Is there a better way to deradicalize?

Mohammed Khalid was one of the youngest people charged with terrorism in U.S. history. His story tells us a lot about what we’re getting wrong.

By Ashley Powers

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace on the Capitol insurrection: ‘We need to rebuild our party’

By KK Ottesen

Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Impeaching Trump ‘was, frankly, an easy decision’

By KK Ottesen

Date Lab

One of our setups is still going strong two years later. We caught up with them for an update.

By Marin Cogan

Perspective

I come bearing good news, QAnon. Meet WAnon, the new Mr. Right.

By Gene Weingarten

176 hotels, 247 military flights: How the National Guard transported, fed and housed soldiers who came to D.C. for the inauguration

“Usually we have people in nice ballgowns getting ready for an event, not in camouflage fatigues, so it’s quite a different picture,” said the Watergate Hotel’s managing director.

By Richard Leiby

Restaurant Review