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The far right toppled McCarthy over spending. What has it gotten them?

House GOP conservatives have demanded steep reductions to the federal budget, but have little to show for it thus far.

By Jeff Stein and Jacob BogageUpdated 1 hour ago

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Congress averted a government shutdown, but the real fiscal fight is ahead

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Hamas signals ‘truce deal’ is near; Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital reels from strike

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Hopes of hostage exchange rise amid fierce fighting in northern Gaza

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Binance chief to plead guilty to money laundering and step down; company to pay $4.3 billion fine

Changpeng Zhao will plead guilty in a deal that ends the Justice Dept.’s investigation of the cryptocurrency exchange.

By Eli Tan and Devlin BarrettUpdated 21 minutes ago

Hoang Ly, left, and Steve Greene reunited last year having not seen each other in 20 years. (Steve Greene)

He rescued a family from Vietnam in 1975. On Thanksgiving they thank him.

“I knew I would have been killed if we’d stayed behind,” said Hoang Ly, whose family was rescued from Saigon by former Marine Stephen Greene.

By Cathy Free

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A city by city look at where weather could delay Thanksgiving travel

Daily Mix

What golden retrievers are teaching us about cancer

By Marlene Cimons

The fridge hack that can slash your food waste

By Nicolás Rivero

Ladybugs are oddly vicious. Here’s how to keep them out of your house.

By Kate Morgan

Do you talk more like a millennial or a boomer at work? Take this quiz to find out.

By Danielle Abril and Alyssa Fowers

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David Souter showed the Supreme Court how to free itself from politics

Term limits are the answer, and the justices can do it themselves.

Opinion by Danielle Allen

A troubling split at my Thanksgiving table — and the nation’s

Opinion by Ruth Marcus

Why we’re borrowing to fund the elderly while neglecting everyone else

Opinion by Catherine Rampell

There’s only one way forward after Gaza. Israelis must accept it.

Opinion by Reuel Marc Gerecht

Xi Jinping is sending ominous signals on Taiwan

Opinion by Josh Rogin

The administration vowed to fight antisemitism. How is it doing?

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin

Milton Friedman, the last conservative

Opinion by Jennifer Burns

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Musk’s X sues Media Matters after report shows ads next to pro-Nazi posts

By Frances Vinall and Timothy Bella

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A mysterious illness is sickening dogs in several states. Some are dying.

By Kelly Kasulis Cho

As OpenAI chaos mounts, talks to bring back Sam Altman continue

By Pranshu Verma, Nitasha Tiku, Gerrit De Vynck and Rachel LermanUpdated 40 minutes ago

Migrant families take a break in the shade Sept. 20 in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. (Michael Robinson Chávez/The Post)

Medical provider, under scrutiny after death of girl in U.S. border custody, a finalist for new $1.5B contract

Florida-based Loyal Source Government Services is among a half-dozen companies under consideration for the five-year contract, according to three U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials and records obtained by The Post.

By Nick Miroff

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Lady Bird Johnson, left, and Jackie Kennedy. (Getty Images)

How Jackie Kennedy’s little-known letter to Lady Bird Johnson created a legacy of White House preservation

Days after her husband’s assassination, Kennedy asked Johnson to continue initiatives close to her heart: preserving the White House and transforming it into a place where the best of everything greets anyone who enters.

By Jura Koncius

Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in “Maestro.” (Netflix)

The 17 movies everyone will be talking about this holiday season

This year’s holiday movies include Oscar bait, family fun, serious drama and scathing satire.

By Michael O'Sullivan

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The far right toppled McCarthy over spending. What has it gotten them?

A mysterious illness is sickening dogs in several states. Some are dying.

The 17 movies everyone will be talking about this holiday season

Opinion

Why we’re borrowing to fund the elderly while neglecting everyone else

Politics

Imperfect Union

Dreams dying in a Texas city where immigrants fought for an education

Undocumented people who came to the U.S. as children are seeing their ambitions thwarted amid legal uncertainty, despite public support.

By Maria Sacchetti and Kevin Sullivan

Appeals court decision could limit enforcement of Voting Rights Act

By Mariana Alfaro

Hispanic conservatives defend Univision amid backlash over Trump interview

By Azi Paybarah

Analysis

What happens after Donald Trump’s ‘final battle’?

By Philip Bump

Election 2024

Many now see Haley as Trump’s top GOP challenger. She faces hurdles ahead.

By Dylan Wells, Hannah Knowles and Maeve RestonUpdated 1 hour ago

Democratic congresswoman Anna Eshoo won’t seek reelection in 2024

By Amy B WangUpdated 1 hour ago

Analysis

Trump’s improved image: Is it approval — or amnesia?

By Aaron Blake

The Early 202Analysis

Democratic machine looms large in race to unseat Menendez

By Tobi Raji, Theodoric Meyer and Leigh Ann Caldwell

Trump Cases

Appeals court suggests it may pare back Trump’s D.C. gag order

By Spencer S. Hsu, Tom Jackman and Devlin Barrett

Analysis

A judge says Trump incited insurrection. Other judges have come close.

By Aaron Blake

Advice

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Carolyn Hax: Husband asks spouse to annoy his parents to motivate them to leave

Husband’s parents previously overstayed for weeks, so he has now asked his spouse to be a terrible host in hopes of getting them to leave.

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Miss Manners: Anxiety being used as blanket excuse for rudeness

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Kale can upset your stomach. Here’s how to make it easier to digest.

By Trisha Pasricha, MD

Your tiredness may be a sign of anemia. These iron-rich foods can help.

By Sharon Liao

Seniors made up 63 percent of covid hospitalizations earlier this year

By Linda Searing

A rift over ‘profound autism’ reveals a community’s deeper divide

By Katherine Ellison

Study undercuts premise for excluding women from medical research

By Erin Blakemore

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

Fossil fuel lobbyists stake out their spots at many U.N. climate talks

By Maxine Joselow

How the World Bank’s new boss is navigating a clash over climate change

By Steven Mufson

World’s richest 1% pollute more than the poorest two-thirds, Oxfam says

By Kelly Kasulis Cho

Earth passed a feared global warming milestone Friday, at least briefly

By Scott Dance

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The many contrasts of oil-rich UAE, host of the global climate talks

By Chico Harlan

A city-by-city look at where weather could delay Thanksgiving travel

By Ian Livingston

Why it’s so hot in Brazil, where a Taylor Swift concertgoer died

By Matthew Cappucci and Jason Samenow

Tremors keep rocking Iceland as probable volcanic eruption looms

By Matthew Cappucci

Earth passed a feared global warming milestone Friday, at least briefly

By Scott Dance

Five technology products we regret buying

By Shira Ovide

Do you talk more like a millennial or a boomer at work? Take this quiz to find out.

By Danielle Abril and Alyssa Fowers

Next year, texting between iPhones and Android devices won’t feel so 2002

By Chris Velazco

Technology

White House joins the social media platform Threads

By Maegan Vazquez

Before Sam Altman, these founders were ousted from their own empires

By Gillian Brockell

Who is Emmett Shear, the new CEO of OpenAI?

By Chris Velazco and Tatum Hunter

National

A fading coal town hitches its hopes to Bill Gates’s clean-energy dream

By Karin Brulliard

She needed a kidney donor. She found one in the comments of her TikTok.

By Kyle Melnick

Kansas school forced Native American student to cut his hair, ACLU says

By Praveena Somasundaram

Perspective

They remember this first lady for her tool belt, not her ball gowns

By Petula Dvorak

Mother buries her son after he was hit by police SUV, put in unmarked grave

By Jonathan Edwards

WORLD

A poster promoting Prime Video series “Tandav” is stained with ink and pummeled with footwear in January 2021. (AFP/Getty Images)

Rising India, Toxic Tech

Facing pressure in India, Netflix and Amazon back down on daring films

By Gerry Shih and Anant Gupta

African juntas use anger at France to consolidate control

By Rachel Chason

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Javier Milei’s perilous quest to ‘make Argentina great again’

By Ishaan Tharoor

Who is Javier Milei, Argentina’s far-right president-elect?

By Samantha Schmidt and Sarah Dadouch

Brazil reckons with dark side of açaí: Rampant, dangerous child labor

By Terrence McCoy

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New John Singer Sargent show unites Madame X and Dr. Pozzi. Sparks fly.

Celebrated portrait artist John Singer Sargent fashioned his sitter’s styles. His brushes did the rest.

By Sebastian Smee

Mosab Abu Toha, lauded poet published in New Yorker, detained in Gaza

By Laura Wagner6 minutes ago

Perspective

Is the British royal family your Roman Empire?

By Monica Hesse

Woman dies after fall at Robbie Williams concert in Sydney

By Jennifer Hassan

Perspective

In ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ and ‘Julia,’ rebels rule the kitchen

By Emily Heil

Joss Ackland, stalwart of British stage and screen, dies at 95

By Harrison Smith

Shakira strikes last-minute deal in Spanish tax fraud case

By Anne Branigin

D.C., MD. & VA.

Health

China vows to crack down on fentanyl chemicals. The impact is unclear.

By David Ovalle and John Hudson

CDC releases 77,000 more doses of RSV shot for infants

By Sabrina Malhi

Biden picks Vanderbilt physician to lead National Cancer Institute

By Dan Diamond

Science

Send your name to space via NASA’s ‘Message in a Bottle’

By Erin Blakemore

The terrifying, true tale of ‘zombie ants,’ and what it teaches

By Marlene Cimons

Don Walsh, Navy officer who reached ocean’s deepest spot, dies at 92

By Brian Murphy

SPORTS

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Two days after JFK’s assassination, the NFL played on

By Frederic J. Frommer

Commanders stats of the week: Watch out for the Cowboys’ defense

By Nicki Jhabvala

Analysis

The Detroit Lions are finally a force as Thanksgiving arrives

By Neil Greenberg1 hour ago

Military branches have struck NIL deals. Service academy athletes still can’t.

By Jesse Dougherty

LSU’s Angel Reese misses two games — without explanation from Kim Mulkey

By Cindy Boren

Business

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IRS delays controversial new rule on tax reporting for apps like Venmo

By Julie Zauzmer Weil1 hour ago

UAW members ratify record contracts with Big 3 automakers

By Jeanne Whalen

Cruise CEO resigns weeks after pulling entire driverless fleet

By Trisha Thadani

Here’s which stores are open and closed on Thanksgiving, Black Friday

By Jaclyn Peiser

A job? Check. A place to live? Not so much.