Trump appoints Pence to lead virus response as U.S. confirms its first case of unknown origin
(Video: The Post/Photo: Bloomberg News)
Election 2020South Carolina Democratic Primary
Voters in South Carolina will go to the polls on Saturday, Feb. 29. Fifty-four delegates are up for grabs.
- Sign up for the Trailer newsletter for insight from the campaign trail and around the country.
Reading list
BREAKING NEWS
Five dead in mass shooting at Molson Coors campus in Milwaukee, Trump says
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said the fatalities included the shooter.
Walmart’s ‘Great Workplace’ program means job cuts
Play the latest episode of Post Reports, the premier daily podcast by The Washington Post.
Maryland defied federal guidelines in 2013 when it created driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants. But in recent years, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have had direct access to the records in what immigrant rights advocates say is a betrayal of trust.
H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, was sponsored by Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) and passed in a 410-to-4 vote.
Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein faces up to 29 years in prison after his sexual assault conviction this week.
She achieved instant success and fame, yet won only five grand slam titles.
Clive Cussler
1931–2020 His novels about underwater explorer Dirk Pitt sold tens of millions of copies.
In Case You Missed It
A Syrian offensive inside embattled Idlib wreaks terror on children
Children in the province have died in the cold and withered away because of severe malnutrition as their parents desperately search for food. In bedrooms or schoolyards, they have been blasted by airstrikes or artillery shells.
Descendants
The quest to identify black Americans’ roots
For Americans descended from enslaved Africans, the roots of their ancestry are often a mystery, and “Where did I come from?” is a uniquely difficult question to answer. Some are trying to change that.
In Case You Missed It
Reparations, rebranded
South Carolina congressman James Clyburn proposed a race-neutral anti-poverty program a decade ago. Presidential candidates recast it as compensation for slavery.
