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Mykolaiv region on edge amid fear of a new Russian offensive

A city that has been a symbol of Ukrainian resolve and defiance is preparing for more attacks.

By Isabelle Khurshudyan

Overview

Train station attack kills at least 50 in eastern Ukraine

By Washington Post staff

Nine ways Russia botched its invasion of Ukraine

By Liz Sly

In Bucha, a search for bodies left by Russian occupiers

By Louisa Loveluck

Foreigners ready to join fight must pass tougher muster

By Robert Klemko

Supreme CourT

Jackson, after a tough confirmation, celebrates at White House

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

Confirmation highlights Biden’s complex record on race

The president has elevated myriad Black officials and pioneers like Ketanji Brown Jackson. But he has struggled to enact voting protections and police reforms.

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

For these parents, Jackson’s confirmation belongs to their daughters

By Janay Kingsberry

Opinions

The Supreme Court is broken. So is the system that confirms its justices.

Opinion by Ruth Marcus

A voice of the Arab Spring is being wrongfully detained. Let him go free.

Opinion by the Editorial Board

On those boxes found at Mar-a-Lago, Congress should let Justice do its job

Opinion by Colbert I. King

M-I-C-K-E-Y: He’s a groomer, too!

Opinion by Christine Emba

Biden won’t remove Iran’s Revolutionary Guard from terror list. He’s right.

Opinion by David Ignatius

How insiders and true believers frame political history

By Carlos Lozada

ONLY FROM THE POST

Broken Doors podcast: Exploring no-knock police raids, where secrets, drugs and money collide

By Jenn Abelson and Nicole Dungca

Orphaned by gun violence: Two kids, two shootings, two parents gone

By John Woodrow Cox and Joshua Lott

The remarkable brain of a carpet cleaner who speaks 24 languages

By Jessica Contrera

The gatekeepers who open America to shell companies and secret owners

By Debbie Cenziper, Will Fitzgibbon, Emily Anderson Stern, Michael Korsh and Alice Crites

Proud Boys leader admits plan to storm Capitol and will testify against others

By Tom Jackman and Spencer S. Hsu

A refuge for Texas patients, Oklahoma clinics brace for abortion ban

By Caroline Kitchener

The elite D.C. social scene sees a rash of covid cases, but parties on

By Roxanne Roberts1 hour ago

A man gets coffee at the Horn & Hardart Automat Cafeteria in New York in 1986. (Getty Images)

RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered

Futuristic ‘automat’ dining thrived a century ago. Could the pandemic revive it?

By Jane L. Levere

Men posing as DHS employees created potential national security risk, prosecutors say

By Spencer S. Hsu, Peter Hermann and Matt Zapotosky

Jury acquits two men, deadlocks on two others in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor

By Devlin Barrett

White House’s pandemic practices appear somewhat haphazard as risks grow

By Annie Linskey and Dan Diamond

The Masters

Perspective

Usually genteel, this Masters is a brute

Sand blows in the face of Sungjae Im. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Friday at Augusta National Golf Club was a hold-on-to-your-hat, shield-your-eyes-from-the-debris struggle, with 25-mph-wind gusts humbling some of the best players in the world.

By Barry Svrluga

Tiger Woods’s second round had a little bit of everything

By Chuck Culpepper

Masters leader Scottie Scheffler’s past 54 days rank among anyone’s best 54 days

By Chuck Culpepper

Everything you need to know about the 2022 Masters

By Matt Bonesteel

Guide to the Pandemic

A series of graphics tracking U.S. covid-19 cases, hospitalizations, deaths and vaccination rates.

White House tells federal agencies to delay reinstating vaccine mandate

By Eric Yoder

FDA advisers debate coronavirus boosters for fall as deadline looms

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

Don’t Miss

Internet ‘algospeak’ is changing our language in real time, from ‘nip nops’ to ‘le dollar bean’

By Taylor Lorenz

Q & A

The questions parents ask Emily Oster every week

By Jenna Johnson

Snacks on the plane: Chefs share their favorite high-altitude bites

By Nevin Martell

Perspective

Carolyn Hax: Are they ruining their family’s vacation by staying in a cheaper hotel than everyone else?

By Carolyn Hax

The Washington Post Magazine

Pinxterbloom azaleas at Carolina Native Nursery in Burnsville, N.C. (Travis Dove for The Post)

The rise — and beauty — of the native plant

Ecologists have been touting native plants for decades. As climate change escalates, are American homeowners and landscapers finally ready to listen?

By Chris Moody

RZA on the current state of hip-hop: ‘The wisdom is missing’

By KK Ottesen

How the pandemic changed our concept of home and how we use our spaces

By Marissa Hermanson

My PLUSH, SOFT, JUICY, SEXY beard needs a mask that fits!

By Damon Young

Restaurant Review

The new Henri downtown is a real crowd-pleaser, with room for privacy

Chef Frederick De Pue's newest restaurant features a stunning rotisserie that turns out succulent meats -— and cauliflower.

By Tom Sietsema

Date Lab

She felt like her jaw hit the floor when she first saw him

He was pretty blown away by her too.

By Damona Hoffman

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Perspective

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Proud Boys leader admits plan to storm Capitol and will testify against others

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine vows to continue evacuations despite train station attack

‘We’ve made it’: Jackson on being first Black woman confirmed to Supreme Court

Politics

Analysis

Trump’s new home is proving to be a magnet for political spending

By Philip Bump

The FixAnalysis

LGBTQ issues are at center stage. What does the public think?

By Aaron Blake

June runoff set for House seat in California once held by Devin Nunes

By David Weigel

World

Mexico’s president offers voters the chance to kick him out

By Mary Beth Sheridan1 hour ago

Retropolis

German ‘Watergate’: Chancellor spied on rival party, study reveals

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff

A displaced Ukrainian dad asked for Legos for his son. Gifts poured in.

By Sydney Page

National

The Idaho Supreme Court building in Boise. (AP)

Idaho Supreme Court temporarily blocks new abortion law

Idaho last month became the first state to enact legislation modeled after the Texas statute banning abortions after about six weeks. The ruling from Idaho’s high court means the new law won’t go into effect as planned on April 22.

By Associated Press

More books are banned than ever before, as Congress takes on issue

By Hannah Natanson

Wisconsin woman killed 8-year-old son, police say, amid mental health issues spurred by Ukraine war

By Jonathan Edwards

Gerda Weissmann Klein1924–2022

Holocaust survivor and activist who received Presidential Medal of Freedom dies at 97

By Harrison Smith

Severe weather outbreak, blizzard possible in central U.S. next week

By Matthew Cappucci

A couple went missing in an RV. She recounted how he died in her arms.

By Andrea Salcedo

L.A. County bans official travel to Florida, Texas over LGBTQ policies

By Hannah Sampson

SpaceX launches first all-private mission to International Space Station

By Christian Davenport

Climate & Environment

Climate Solutions

An Indigenous village works to save a Brazilian forest, seed by seed

During harvest journeys, a small village collects the native seeds being used to replant one of the world’s most biologically rich areas.

Story by Daniel Grossman and Dado Galdieri | Photos by Dado Galdieri

What it takes for a winery to earn a Climate Neutral certification

By Dave McIntyre

The Climate 202Analysis

In the race to slow warming, the chorus for cutting methane grows louder

By Brady Dennis and Vanessa Montalbano

Behind The Story

Why The Post created postcards showing Earth’s potential climate futures

By Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn

Sunday Business

Rechargeable batteries cause fires. Here’s how to properly dispose of them.

By Chris Velazco

Perspective

The student loan pause won’t last forever. Get ready for repayment.

By Michelle Singletary

Ask Help Desk: What happens if you refuse to go back to the office?

By Danielle Abril

Why Americans are bad at taking time off, and how to get better at it

By Karla L. Miller

D.C., MD. & VA.

Hogan vetoes increased abortion access, paid family leave in Maryland

The Republican governor allowed a ghost gun ban and an aggressive climate change plan to become law without his signature.

By Erin Cox and Ovetta Wiggins

Va. House Democrats offer alternative to Youngkin plan to cut gas tax

By Gregory S. Schneider

Joshua Badmus, left, Emily Winningham and Max Tolka show the quilt. (Marvin Joseph/The Post)

Fading candles, a ‘sad’ horse: Md. students process pandemic with quilt

By Nicole Asbury

A dad’s loving routine — waiting for the bus with his son — turns tragic

By Dan Morse and Dana Hedgpeth

D.C. city workers’ largest union endorses Robert White’s mayoral bid

By Julie Zauzmer Weil

Fairfax County prosecutor’s office launches new diversion program

By Justin Jouvenal

Capital Weather Gang

D.C.-area forecast: Cool and showery today as warm air looms early week

By Ian Livingston

Known coronavirus cases and deaths per 100,000

Going Out Guide

National Portrait Gallery exhibition looks at Watergate 50 years later

Review: At the National Portrait Gallery, ‘Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue’ marks the 50th anniversary of Watergate with an exhibition of portraits of major and minor players in the political scandal.

By Mark Jenkins

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