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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death brings new uncertainty to the battle over voting rights in 2020

By Elise Viebeck and Ann E. Marimow58 minutes ago

The Daily 202Analysis

Trump could get a boost from Cuban Americans in Florida if he picks Barbara Lagoa for Supreme Court

By James Hohmann

The FixAnalysis

How the GOP is trying to justify its Supreme Court reversal

By Aaron Blake

Coronavirus

CDC removes statement on airborne virus transmission, claiming website error

The agency had posted guidelines suggesting the virus can transmit over a distance larger than six feet and that indoor ventilation is key to protection against its spread.

By Tim Elfrink, Ben Guarino and Chris Mooney

Kelly Williams is a nurse at Johns Hopkins Hospital. (Amanda Voisard for The Post)

The N95 shortage America can’t seem to fix

By Jessica Contrera

Voices from the Pandemic

An elections supervisor in Florida asks: ‘What could possibly go wrong?’

As told to Eli Saslow

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Opinions

Antarctic glaciers are falling apart. Meanwhile, Trump hires a climate denier.

Opinion by Editorial Board

Our democracy has turned dangerously undemocratic

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin

Nightmare ahead: Imagine the damage a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court could do

Opinion by Paul Waldman

At least we can count on Senate Republicans to do the right thing

Opinion by Alexandra Petri

Packing the Supreme Court is a horrible idea. Democrats must reject it.

Opinion by Henry Olsen

President Trump holds another quasi-rally on ‘Fox & Friends’

Opinion by Erik Wemple

Race & Reckoning

Justice Dept. targets Portland, NYC and Seattle over protests

The Trump administration has released a list of cities that face possible federal aid cuts. A similar approach over immigration policies has been blocked by the courts.

By Devlin Barrett

(AP)

From The Magazine

Why a Russian billionaire wants to buy controversial statues that were taken down

Most of the monuments that have been removed are not of interest to art collectors.

By Rebecca Nelson

White bar owner charged in fatal shooting of Black protester in Omaha dies by suicide, attorneys say

By Timothy Bella

Today’s WorldViewAnalysis

Trump joins dictators and demagogues in touting ‘patriotic education’

By Ishaan Tharoor

Guide to the Pandemic

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Your Life at Home

Museums, gardens and zoos are reopening across the region. Here’s what you can visit now.

By Fritz Hahn

The fitness industry is trying to lure gym members back — but experts say it’s using flawed data

By Allyson Chiu

How to adapt meditation for little kids? It looks a lot like play.

By Steph Fairyington

Stocks plunge after report alleging large banks profited from illicit dealings

Rattled investors weighed how the search for Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s successor could overshadow coronavirus stimulus talks, and the implications of a blockbuster report on global banks.

By Hamza Shaban and Hannah Denham1 hour ago

The Finance 202Analysis

Global banks process trillions in dirty money despite suspicions, investigation finds

By Tory Newmyer

House, Senate on collision course over government funding as shutdown looms in nine days

By Erica Werner1 hour ago

(AP)

Perspective

Golf has never seen anyone like Bryson DeChambeau

The U.S. Open champion looks like a linebacker, talks like a scientist and is here to break golf.

By Thomas Boswell

World Health Organization unveils plan for distributing coronavirus vaccine, urges cooperation

More than 170 countries are in talks to join the WHO plan, which aims to develop and distribute $2 billion of vaccine doses by the end of 2021.

By Emily Rauhala

PodcastThe Daily 202's Big Idea

Amy Coney Barrett and Barbara Lagoa are the two leading contenders for Ginsburg’s seat

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How ‘Schitt’s Creek’ became the most beloved comedy on TV

By Bethonie Butler

The Lily

Group texts, shared tears: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death puts power of female friendship on display

By Lena Felton

Ellen DeGeneres returns to TV, addresses controversy: ‘Being known as the ‘be kind’ lady is a tricky position to be in’

By Emily Yahr

The Pocket Garden: With planning and patience, even the tiniest urban plots can be made glorious

By Adrian Higgins

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life, in her own words

In this compilation of interviews, speeches and poignant moments in her life, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reflects on her journey and career.

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Politics

Analysis

Sen. Tom Cotton has spoken about the Republicans' power. (Getty Images)

Supreme Court fight highlights the new political reality: America under minority rule

The Constitution provided the minority with a check. Republicans have turned it into a cudgel.

By Philip Bump

Analysis

We get it, Mr. President: You’re mad at New York City

A declaration that the city is in a state of near-anarchy is President Trump’s latest snipe at his former home.

By Philip Bump1 hour ago

Amy Coney Barrett, potential Supreme Court pick, wrote influential ruling on campus sexual assault

The decision made it easier for students accused of sexual assault to challenge universities’ handling of their cases.

By Beth Reinhard and Emma Brown

Trump brags to Woodward that he has ‘broken every record’ on appointing judges

The president’s repeated remarks underscored his focus on the issue, which now takes center stage after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

By Ashley Parker

Voters’ Guide

Interactive

How turnout and swing voters could get Trump or Biden to 270

World

Britain could face 50,000 coronavirus cases per day by mid-October, government scientists warn

The number of coronavirus cases is doubling roughly every seven days, and new restrictions are expected.

By Karla Adam27 minutes ago

As Canada’s Parliament returns, Trudeau aims for reset on coronavirus, charity scandal

The prime minister will lay out a plan for a Canada that is “healthier and safer, greener and more competitive.”

By Amanda Coletta

Elephants head for trees in Chobe National Park in Botswana. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Post)

Botswana reveals the cause of a mass elephant die-off after months-long wait

In May and June, at least 330 elephants died in a small area, raising concerns about foul play.

By Mqondisi Dube and Max Bearak

U.S. insists ‘snapback’ sanctions against Iran are in force, but most of the world says that’s illegal

The Trump administration plans to spell out how it intends to enforce U.N. sanctions against Iran that the international community says it has no right to reimpose because it withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal.

By Carol Morello

With the Charlie Hebdo trial underway, does ‘Je suis Charlie’ still resonate in France?

Among younger generations, there is less tolerance for claims of free expression as a cover for Islamophobia.

By James McAuley

National

A police shooting ignited unrest in Kenosha. Officers say the department’s problems with race go much deeper.

Activists, lawyers and some officers say the department lacks diversity, tolerates excessive force against minorities and systematically covers up bad police behavior.

By Robert Klemko

Kentucky GOP lawmaker indicted on assault, accused of strangling woman with ethernet cable

The charges have renewed calls for Kentucky state Rep. Robert Goforth, a staunch Trump supporter who had previously been accused of sexual assault, to resign.

By Teo Armus

NOAA's rainfall forecast for Tropical Storm Beta. (NOAA/NHC)

Tropical Storm Beta brings heavy rains to coastal Texas, Louisiana as it crawls closer to shore

Storm-surge flooding is even raising coastal water levels in southeastern Louisiana, in part because of the broad wind field, with tropical storm-force winds extending 175 miles from the storm’s center.

By Matthew Cappucci and Andrew Freedman

Gulf Coast mayors say hurricane season has changed for the worse. Many blame climate shifts.

Some say the cause is not as important as the reality, while others worry human-affected climate change will make storms more intense and dangerous.

By Ashley Cusick and Maria Sacchetti

Hurricanes, wildfires further hamper Census 2020 count

The 2020 Census has been challenging to conduct amid coronavirus-related delays and legal and legislative battles. But as the count enters its final weeks of a truncated schedule, it has been dealt an unforeseen and potentially critical blow.

By Tara Bahrampour

D.C., Md. & Va.

D.C. has new criteria for a Phase 3 move. It’s meeting some goals, but is far from others.

The city also added Delaware and West Virginia to its list of states that require visitors to quarantine for 14 days.

By Julie Zauzmer and Dana Hedgpeth5 minutes ago

Chirping smoke detectors at students’ home were disrupting virtual classes. Now firefighters are helping to fix them.

By Perry Stein1 hour ago

Masks, thermometers, class cohorts: How students are returning to campus at private schools

By Donna St. George

Frost in upper Montgomery County on Sunday morning. (Momo Couture/Facebook)

Washington is experiencing some of its coolest September weather in decades

The fall equinox has yet to arrive but it feels like Halloween. A frost advisory is in effect for our far western areas Tuesday morning.

By Jason Samenow and Ian Livingston1 hour ago

Capital Weather Gang

D.C.-area forecast: Unbelievably nice weather for most of the week

Temperatures rise midweek as highs approach 80.

By Jason Samenow

Coronavirus cases in D.C., Maryland and Virginia

Business & Technology

(Reuters illustration)

TikTok tussle shows the uneven economic ‘decoupling’ that has accelerated between U.S. and China

Eight months after the countries signed a partial trade agreement that President Trump promised would be “transformative,” the U.S.-China relationship instead is mired in an escalating number of bitter disputes.

By David J. Lynch

Fed aims to revamp laws ensuring access to credit for low- and moderate-income families

There’s agreement among three financial regulators that the Community Reinvestment Act should be revised to keep pace with online banking. But there’s disagreement over how to do so.

By Rachel Siegel1 hour ago

Microsoft to acquire publisher of ‘Doom,’ ‘Elder Scrolls,’ ‘Fallout’ for $7.5 billion

The move figures to significantly bolster Microsoft's Game Pass offerings ahead of the Series X console launch this November.

By Mike Hume

Consumer TechPerspective

How to track your ballot like a UPS package

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

Market Watch

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Road to Recovery

Masks, thermometers and class cohorts: Students return to campus

How the NFL tried to make fake crowd noise real, from a raucous Kansas City to more boos in Philadelphia

Movie theater popcorn sales have tanked, prompting American popcorn farmers to find new markets

Businesses with ‘windfall’ pandemic profits are showering them on investors, study finds

Health & Science

The Energy 202Analysis

An extra Trump Supreme Court justice may help cement his environmental rollbacks

The loss of the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg may also give Joe Biden trouble in implementing a plan to combat climate change.

By Dino Grandoni

The fitness industry is trying to lure gym members back — but experts say it’s using flawed data

In a study conducted by a company that helps health clubs manage their member experience, major methodology flaws probably skewed data in favor of gym safety, experts say.

By Allyson Chiu

Tofu products. Clockwise from top left: Yves Veggie Salami,
365 Organic Silken Tofu, Hodo Barbecue Tofu Cubes, Wildwood Teriyaki Baked Tofu, House Foods Tofu Shirataki Futtucine, Wildwood Savory Baked Tofu (not cut up)
Hodo Thai Curry Nuggets. (Laura Chase de Formigny for The Washington Post; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post)

(Laura Chase de Formigny for The Post; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Post)

Tofu sales skyrocket during the pandemic, as consumers search for affordable meat alternatives

By Kristen Hartke

Is it covid-19 or the flu? What doctors say about the symptoms.

Doctors are urging people to get the annual flu vaccine to prevent a "twindemic" this fall and winter.

By Marisa Iati

For insulin and other medications, rising costs aren’t slowing down

Insulin is the poster child for outrageous prescription prices, but patients are paying ever more to treat depression, asthma, HIV, cholesterol and more.

By Rachana Pradhan

Sports

49ers defensive end Nick Bosa is taken off the field after being injured Sunday. (AP)

Analysis

What to know from NFL Week 2: Injuries piled up, and the Cowboys pulled off a miracle

By Adam Kilgore

Perspective

Russell Wilson has never been considered the NFL’s best QB. It might be time.

By Jerry Brewer

Perspective

As Kyler Murray soars, Dwayne Haskins is still playing catch-up

By Barry Svrluga

Hail or Fail: Smart challenge, Terry McLaurin among the highlights in Washington’s first loss

By Scott Allen

Bryson DeChambeau wins the U.S. Open, capturing his first major title

The 27-year-old overtook 21-year-old Matthew Wolff in a tournament that was delayed three months amid the coronavirus pandemic.

By Chuck Culpepper

Analysis

In one huge shot, Anthony Davis shows why he left New Orleans for the Lakers

Anthony Davis hit the "biggest shot" of his career for the Los Angeles Lakers, but will the superstar forward be universally embraced if he wins his first championship next month?

By Ben Golliver

Lifestyle

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses with her family at the court in 1993. (AP)

Perspective

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the model we working moms needed

By Amy Joyce

Ever wondered why trees ditch their leaves each fall?

What looks like pretty scenery to us is a matter of deadly serious survival for trees.

By Jason Bittel

How to stop loud knocking in your water pipes

“Water hammer” can be eliminated with arrestors that are easy to install.

By Jeanne Huber

Perspective

‘Cuties’ is an unflinching look at what it means to be a preteen girl. No wonder people can’t handle it.

By Monica Hesse

Advice

Carolyn Hax: A couple’s thoughts about 401(k) don’t match

Her mother died at 60, so she’d rather save less aggressively and spend a little more today.

Ask Amy: Scorned husband needs a dose of cordial

He wants ex’s new spouse to be excluded from small family gatherings.

Miss Manners: Why doesn’t my friend like my posts?

Reader agreed to be social media friend but doesn’t get any “likes.”

The LilyElevating stories about women

Group texts, shared tears: RBG’s death puts the power of female friendship on display

By Lena Felton

Trump’s election caused an IUD rush. Will RBG’s death do the same?

By Chelsea Cirruzzo

Perspective

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy is alive in our fight for abortion rights

By Danielle Campoamor

‘I needed her to see this’: Moms flock to the Supreme Court with their daughters to remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By Caroline Kitchener

Arts & Entertainment

Actors’ Equity Association is endorsing Joe Biden and Kamala D. Harris. (AP)

Union for actors on Broadway and in regional theaters endorses Biden-Harris ticket

By Peter Marks

14 Emmys highlights, from Zendaya’s historic win to a record-breaking ‘Schitt’s Creek’ sweep

The 2020 Emmy Awards went virtual, but that didn't stop "Schitt's Creek," "Watchmen" and "Succession" from dominating much of the show.

By Emily Yahr, Helena Andrews-Dyer and Sonia Rao

TV Review

At Kimmel’s Emmys show, a few gaffes might have improved things

In every way that counts, the 72nd Emmys looked a lot like all the Emmy nights that came before it.

By Hank Stuever

Perspective

There’s no denying that Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a rock star. Maybe that was the problem.

While the left was making Ruth Bader Ginsburg a rock star, the right was reshaping our entire legal infrastructure.

By Ann Hornaday

Book Reviews

Spanish-speaking writers are producing ambitious science fiction and fantasy. Let these books be your introduction.

As diverse as Spanish genre fiction is, most of it is hidden from the English-language world. Thankfully, enthusiasts and small publishers are filling the void.

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Lavie Tidhar

Food