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FBI director says domestic terrorism ‘metastasizing’ throughout U.S.

Christopher A. Wray defended the bureau’s handling of intelligence in advance of the attack on the Capitol.

By Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky14 minutes ago

Analysis: FBI director reconfirms the threat posed by racist extremists

Supreme Court appears to favor upholding voting laws lower court found unfair to minorities

The justices are reviewing protections provided by the Voting Rights Act.

By Robert Barnes

CORONAVIRUS UPDATES

Texas lifts its mask requirement, making it the largest state to do so, at critical moment in pandemic

Merck will help make Johnson & Johnson vaccine, boosting supply

The arrangement, which was brokered by the White House, was reached amid concerns about Johnson & Johnson production delays.

By Laurie McGinley and Christopher Rowland

Archdiocese tells Catholics to avoid Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Senate to move forward on $1.9 trillion virus relief bill; Schumer says ‘we’ll have the votes’

By Erica Werner

Donors gave a House candidate more than $8 million. A single firm took nearly half of it.

Baltimore Republican Kim Klacik’s viral ads were touted by President Donald Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr.

By Meagan Flynn and Michael Scherer

Failures at OSHA could have put more workers at risk during pandemic, report says

The agency received more safety complaints during the pandemic than the same period in 2019 yet performed significantly fewer inspections.

By Eli Rosenberg

Critic’s Notebook

The time is right to cancel Dr. Seuss’s racist books

By Ron Charles

Analysis: If curtailing racist imagery in Dr. Seuss is ‘cancel culture,’ what, exactly, is your culture?

Opinions

It is impossible for Andrew Cuomo to know whether he is at work

Opinion by Alexandra Petri

Democrats can’t kill the filibuster. But they can gut it.

Opinion by Norman Ornstein

CNN host Chris Cuomo issues pitiful disclosure about Andrew Cuomo

Opinion by Erik Wemple

For Putin, it wasn’t enough to smear, harass and poison Navalny

Opinion by the Editorial Board

When Democrats govern, they try hardest to help red states

Opinion by Paul Waldman

A lot of Trump supporters want someone else to carry Trumpism’s banner into 2024

Opinion by Marc A. Thiessen

Guide to the Pandemic

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Your Life At Home

Jeff Kinney’s six-foot pool skimmers and the evolution of pandemic-era children’s book author events

Don’t want to retire? Here’s how to maintain a fulfilling career into your 80s and beyond.

U.S. announces sanctions on Russia over poisoning, jailing of opposition leader Navalny

The sanctions are the first by the Biden administration targeting Russia. Alexei Navalny has been a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

By Anne Gearan and Ellen Nakashima

Color of MoneyPerspective

The IRS paid $3 billion in interest to taxpayers because it failed to get refunds out on time

By Michelle Singletary1 hour ago

A mourner prepares to place crosses near the site of the wreckage where an SUV collided with a tractor-trailer in Holtville, Calif. (Sandy Huffaker/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

At least 13 killed in Calif. crash near southern border

A vehicle packed with at least 25 passengers collided with a tractor-trailer, according to hospital officials and the California Highway Patrol.

By Arelis R. Hernández1 hour ago

The $14 million CEO: Drug distributor boosts executive’s pay despite historic opioid settlement

By Douglas MacMillan and Kevin Schaul

The Biden administration has set out to dismantle Trump’s legacy, except in one area: Space

By Christian Davenport

Perspective

Chris Cuomo’s ratings soared when he interviewed his brother last spring. Now that’s off-limits.

The CNN prime-time host created viral moments nightly when Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared on his show. It’s a different story now as the elder Cuomo faces sexual harassment claims.

By Margaret Sullivan1 hour ago

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We may not have to wear masks on planes forever. But should we?

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As Biden calls for unity, he is using a legislative process that requires no Republican votes

Despite calls for unity, President Biden plans to pass his first major policy via budget reconciliation, a legislative process that requires no GOP votes.

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Politics

The FixAnalysis

Wray delivers a big blow to baseless Jan. 6 claims about antifa, but the GOP keeps feeding them

The FBI director testified Tuesday that there was no evidence of fake Trump supporters, antifa or anarchists involved in the Capitol siege.

By Aaron Blake

Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo is confirmed as commerce secretary

By David J. Lynch

The FixAnalysis

Pre-election polling underestimated Trump’s support. What does that mean for polls about issues?

By Emily Guskin

Photos

Vernon Jordan meets with President-elect Bill Clinton and Vice President-elect Al Gore in the governor’s mansion in Little Rock, Ark., in 1992. (AP)

Vernon E. Jordan Jr.1935–2021

Lawyer and political power broker who became the confidant of presidents dies at 85

By Matt Schudel

Perspective

The new list of troubled federal programs is longer than ever, watchdog reports

By Joe Davidson

Tracking Biden’s political appointees

By Harry Stevens and Madison Walls

Following President Biden’s first 100 days

By Washington Post Staff

World

Catholic clergy in France abused more than 10,000 child victims, independent commission estimates

The independent commission, set up two years ago with the approval of French church officials, has received more than 6,500 calls from people providing testimony on incidents over the past seven decades.

By Rick Noack

When U.S. blamed Saudi crown prince for role in Khashoggi killing, fake Twitter accounts clashed

The influence campaign by dozens of Saudi-based Twitter accounts sought to deflect responsibility for Jamal Khashoggi's killing from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

By Craig Timberg and Sarah Dadouch

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Filipino distributors wouldn’t air a documentary on press freedom, so Frontline is doing it itself

The PBS program took unprecedented steps to find an audience for a documentary about persecuted Filipino journalist Maria Ressa.

By Elahe Izadi

279 Nigerian schoolgirls released days after raid on boarding school, officials say

“This news bring overwhelming joy,” Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said.

By Adam Taylor

China’s leaders are meeting to set priorities. Here’s what to watch on Hong Kong, child policy and tech competition.

Officials could accelerate their push for technological self-sufficiency and tighten their grip over Hong Kong.

By Gerry Shih

National

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Home-security cameras become a resource for law enforcement — and a potentially fatal risk

By Drew Harwell

Study: 1 in 7 U.S. prisoners is serving life, and two-thirds of those are people of color

A criminal justice advocacy group recommends that states and the federal government implement a 20-year maximum prison term except in rare circumstances.

By Tom Jackman

Lawrence Otis Graham1961–2021

Author who examined prejudice and privilege in Black America dies at 59

Lawrence Otis Graham’s books made him one of the foremost U.S. commentators of the 1990s on race and class.

By Emily Langer40 minutes ago

Capitol rioter allegedly posed as antifa, boasted that police ‘got exactly what they deserved’

William Robert Norwood III said he posed as an antifa activist, undermining false claims that leftists instigated violence at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

By Katie Shepherd

Weather Service accidentally triggers tornado warning in states under clear skies

The alert was meant to be a test message and was not supposed to trigger a wireless emergency alert.

By Matthew Cappucci

D.C., Md. & Va.

Md. to prioritize vaccines for health departments administering all of their doses

The new policy is intended to encourage local health departments, which focus on the highest-priority recipients, to make appointments for each available dose.

By Lola Fadulu, Erin Cox and Rebecca Tan1 hour ago

National Gallery, Smithsonian take slower approach to reopening, while some D.C. museums start welcoming visitors

By Peggy McGlone

Maryland Sen. Dolores G. Kelley speaks during a meeting of the Legislative Black Caucus in Annapolis. (Doug Kapustin for The Post)

How references to ‘structural racism’ got cut from a Md. bill on health disparities

Republican lawmakers said some colleagues were uncomfortable with the language. So all 11 references to racism, past and present, were struck.

By Ovetta Wiggins

D.C. expands paid leave: Two weeks to mourn a child, but no parental leave after stillbirths

By Julie Zauzmer

Nine months later, fencing comes down around the church where Trump posed with a Bible

By Michelle Boorstein

Capital Weather Gang

PM Update: Seasonably chilly tonight ahead of a warmer Wednesday

We transition from it feeling like winter to more like spring over the next day.

By Ian Livingston1 hour ago

FAQ: What to know about restrictions and safety

Known coronavirus deaths and cases per 100,000

Going Out Guide

These Korean snacks look like corn dogs. But they’re so much more.

Ssong’s Hotdog in Columbia and Bethesda has turned carnival food into fun works of art.

By Tim Carman

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

As spring approaches there are signs that museums are coming back to life.

By Fritz Hahn

How podcaster Tim Townsend would spend a perfect day in D.C.

Townsend is the writer and editor behind “Optophobia,” an improv comedy podcast about fictionalized conspiracy theories.

By Thomas Floyd

Real Estate

Affordable condos reclaim a vacant lot in Southeast Washington

Why you should consider floor trusses instead of joists for the house you’re building

You don’t have to move to the country to get a USDA Home Loan

Business & Technology

(AP)

Black Amazon manager sues the e-commerce giant, accusing it of race and gender discrimination

An executive in the company's cloud-computing division accused co-workers of engaging in racial stereotypes and alleged that one executive propositioned her for sex.

By Jay Greene

Some saw Hitler’s mustache in Amazon’s new logo. Then Amazon made it more square.

By Rachel Lerman1 hour ago

‘Fall Guys’ will join ‘Fortnite’ maker as Epic Games acquires Tonic Games Group

By Shannon Liao

The Cybersecurity 202Analysis

Nonprofit provides free ransomware protection to private U.S. hospitals

By Tonya Riley

Market Watch

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Health & Science

The cicadas are coming. Rising temperatures and thawing soils portend insect explosion.

By Kevin Ambrose

Capital Weather Gang

Riveting video montage spotlights stormy summer skies in the Great Plains

By Matthew Cappucci

The Health 202Analysis

Ambulance providers might get relief in the coronavirus package

By Paige Winfield Cunningham

More deaths from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in 2020, report says

By Tara Bahrampour

Sports

Ron Rivera helped the Washington Football Team to a playoff berth. (John McDonnell/The Post)

How will Washington’s remade front office operate? These NFL examples offer clues.

How does a collaborative NFL front office like Washington's make decisions? Trust, humility and avoiding groupthink.

By Nicki Jhabvala

Perspective

Alex Smith embodied the positive culture Ron Rivera preaches

The quarterback said his return from injury was a problem for the new coach.

By Les Carpenter

Nationals are waiting to see if city approves plan for welcoming back fans

The team has submitted a proposal similar to what other teams have had approved by local or state officials.

By Jesse Dougherty

The Spring Training ‘mercy rule’ explained

Cancer charity founder whose son had memorable TD run at Nebraska dies of brain cancer

Andy Hoffman, whose Team Jack Foundation for his young son has raised money for pediatric brain cancer, was stricken with brain cancer himself last summer.

By Cindy Boren

A shoulder injury can’t stop Darryl Morsell, the heart of the Maryland basketball team

“Darryl is and has always been the heart of our team,” Maryland junior guard Eric Ayala said of Darryl Morsell.

By Emily Giambalvo

Lifestyle

Multiple women have alleged that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) came on to them. (Yana Paskova for The Post)

Perspective

Andrew Cuomo and the old ‘I was just being playful’ excuse

If asking whether your 20-something aide has ever been with an older man is just a joke, then what’s the punchline?

By Monica Hesse

Perspective

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