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Coronavirus vaccines may not work for some with underlying health issues

Early research shows that 15 to 80 percent of people with certain medical conditions, such as specific blood cancers or organ transplants, are generating few antibodies after being vaccinated.

By Ariana Eunjung Cha

The faces of the Biden administration are still sometimes behind masks

By Annie Linskey1 hour ago

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Japanese doctors call for Olympics cancellation amid covid-19 surge

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After showing its worth during pandemic, momentum builds for free or reduced-fare transit

With some transit agencies predicting lower ridership levels until 2024, a proposal aimed at serving the low-income passengers who relied most heavily on public transportation during the pandemic has gained steam.

By Maria Aguilar, Lo Bénichou, Seth Blanchard, Justin George and Shikha Subramaniam

Police who shot Andrew Brown Jr. to death as he drove were justified in their actions, district attorney says

By Lateshia Beachum

LIVE: POLITICS

Biden visits electric-vehicle maker in Michigan as he pushes for infrastructure plan

Israel says it will step up strikes on Hamas tunnels despite cease-fire calls

Israel showed little sign of easing its campaign, despite growing international pressure.

By Loveday Morris, Miriam Berger, Hazem Balousha and Erin Cunningham51 minutes ago

For some Navy pilots, UFO sightings were an ordinary event: ‘Every day for at least a couple years’

By Reis Thebault

Calculate how much you would get from the expanded child tax credit

By Alyssa Fowers

OPINIONS

Almost half of Republicans admit they’re ready to ditch democracy

Opinion by Catherine Rampell

Stephen Breyer and the danger of the deluded institutionalist

Opinion by Paul Waldman

Live Chat

Should we keep wearing masks? Ask Dr. Leana S. Wen about the latest CDC guidance.

If Joe Manchin really believes this about the GOP, we’re in serious trouble

Opinion by Greg Sargent

The Supreme Court’s abortion case fundamentally changes upcoming elections

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin

Democrats can claim the ‘family values’ mantle with paid leave and affordable child care

Opinion by Katrina vanden Heuvel

Guide to the Pandemic

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Your Life at Home

Opinion

Should we keep wearing masks? Ask Dr. Leana S. Wen about the latest CDC guidance. (May 18 | 2 p.m. ET)

No, you shouldn’t hide good news during a pandemic. Here’s how to share it gracefully.

Opinion

No, people aren’t giving up pandemic pets because they’re bored

National task force finalizes recommendation for earlier colorectal cancer screening

Colorectal cancer screening should begin at age 45, not 50, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force — a guideline change that is likely to have broad implications on access to care.

By Allyson Chiu

Biden’s aid programs help McCarthy’s district despite GOP leader’s complaints about ‘socialist’ spending

By Erica Werner, Andrew Van Dam and Yeganeh Torbati

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Carol Leonnig, author of ‘Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service’ on the agency’s successes and failures

Many of longtime youth football coach Perry Sutton's former players went on to college and the NFL. (Travis Dove for The Post)

After a shooting, ‘Football City, USA’ grapples with the game’s dark side

Rock Hill, S.C., is known for being a pipeline to the pros. But what happens when the game, and the town, no longer needs you?

By Kent Babb

Path ‘narrow’ for a net-zero future for greenhouse gases, IEA says

The pathway to slower climate change is not impossible, says the International Energy Agency, but is “perhaps the greatest challenge humankind has ever faced.”

By Steven Mufson

Post ReportsPodcast

Devastation in Gaza

There’s no end in sight as the Israel-Hamas conflict enters a second week. How will the White House respond to the intensifying crisis?

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Americans are booking working ‘vacci-cations’ before office life resumes

By Heather Kelly

Voraciously

Chicago Tribune names two food critics to replace one

By Tom Sietsema

Tips to make laundry day more gentle on the environment

By Helen Carefoot

D.C.-area cicadas suffered because of cool weather over the last week

By Kevin Ambrose

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'Where does this end?': Arizona is still auditing its 2020 election results

More than seven months after the 2020 presidential election, Arizona Senate Republicans are leading an audit of the 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County.

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POLITICS

Rep. Val Demings (D- Fla.) during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing in July. (AP)

Rep. Val Demings plans to challenge Marco Rubio for his Fla. Senate seat

By Colby Itkowitz, Michael Scherer and Mike DeBonis1 hour ago

House poised to pass bill to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans

By Eugene Scott1 hour ago

McCarthy announces opposition to commission to investigate deadly Jan. 6 attack on Capitol

By John Wagner1 hour ago

Analysis

Kevin McCarthy inadvertently demonstrates the utility of a Capitol riot commission

By Philip Bump

The FixAnalysis

The GOP’s contortions on Trump and the ‘stolen’ election grow bigger

By Aaron Blake

Fact CheckerAnalysis

Fact-checking the Paul-Fauci flap over Wuhan lab funding

By Glenn Kessler

Tracking Biden appointees

President Biden’s transition has been slower than previous ones.

By Harry Stevens and Madison Walls

WORLD

Suzy Eshkuntana, 6, is pulled to safety after Israeli airstrikes destroyed buildings in Gaza and left families trapped under rubble. (Reuters)

Today’s WorldViewAnalysis

In Gaza, grief, destruction and ‘all the anger of the universe’

In a conflict defined by its asymmetry, the experience of those trapped in Gaza is indisputably worse than those in Israel.

By Ishaan Tharoor

Under fire, Gazans are running out of electricity and fuel

The United Nations has warned that fuel, necessary for power generation, could be exhausted in days.

By Hazem Balousha and Loveday Morris

What’s behind the violence in Israel and Gaza?

By Miriam Berger and Antonia Noori Farzan

Cyclone Tauktae strikes India’s west coast, disrupting crucial battle against coronavirus

By Pamela Constable

NATIONAL

Cars stalled Monday on a flooded Nelson Road in Lake Charles, La. (AP)

Flash flood emergencies declared in Louisiana while double-digit rainfall deluges Texas

Lake Charles, La., ravaged by hurricanes in the fall, had its third wettest day on record Monday. More excessive rain is forecast.

By Matthew Cappucci1 hour ago

Trump DOJ tried to unmask Twitter account that teased Rep. Devin Nunes

A subpoena unsealed this week is the latest turn in a years-long legal beef between Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and several Twitter accounts with names like “Devin Nunes’ Cow” and “Devin Nunes’ Mom.”

By Katie Shepherd

The LilyPerspective

A Black doctor died after childbirth. 4 years later, her mother and daughter are still living with the grief.

By Jallicia Jolly

A rapper posed on a SWAT truck during the Capitol riot and put it on his album. He’s facing federal charges.

By Jaclyn Peiser

D.C., MD. & VA.

GWU President Thomas LeBlanc to retire in 2022

The announcement from the embattled school head follows the results of a faculty survey that exposed widespread dissatisfaction with his leadership.

By Lauren Lumpkin1 hour ago

D.C. lifts mask mandate for fully vaccinated people

Those who are fully vaccinated only need to wear a mask in places where it is required. The move brings the city in line with Virginia and Maryland, which had lifted their mandates last week.

By Julie Zauzmer, Michael Brice-Saddler and Emily Davies

People visit the Lincoln Memorial in Washington last week. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

Perspective

Would a ‘normal tourist’ carry bear spray or zip-ties to the nation’s capital?

Some members of Congress continue to insist that the mob attack of Jan. 6 was a “normal tourist visit,” not an insurrection.

By Petula Dvorak

Logistical quirks leave disproportionate share of D.C. gas stations dry

By Michael Laris

D.C. could resume eviction filings for rent nonpayment

By Julie Zauzmer and Michael Brice-Saddler

Capital Weather Gang

D.C.-area forecast: Sunny skies for days ahead, but summerlike heat is returning

The first 90s of the season may arrive by end of the week into this weekend.

By Matt Rogers

Known coronavirus deaths and cases per 100,000

GOING OUT GUIDE

Chicago Tribune names two food critics to replace one

Chicago Tribune appoints staffers Louisa Chu and Nick Kindelsperger as food critics to replace the retired Phil Vettel.

By Tom Sietsema

Bubbie’s Plant Burgers are a delicious testament to the power of teamwork

At Bubbie's Plant Burgers, Margaux Riccio and Shaun Sharkey have become more than a great working team. They're innovators in plant-based dining.

By Tim Carman

How artists Rex Delafkaran and Nancy Daly would spend a perfect day in D.C.

The co-founders of the Park View exhibition space — named But, Also — are trying to make art more accessible.

By Stephanie Williams

REAL ESTATE

97-townhouse community in Fairfax County, Va.

This is how you can avoid second-guessing your choices of products, finishes for your home

New refinance option coming for low-income homeowners

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

Facial recognition system used to identify D.C. protester to be halted

The move comes after Virginia passed tight new restrictions on the technology.

By Justin Jouvenal

Juan Garivaldi, 19, gets his sister’s name added to a family tattoo. (Ted Richardson for The Post)

More indelible than ink: Tattoo businesses flourish again

Body art artists say bookings are on the rise as Americans look for expressive and therapeutic outlets after a year marked by isolation and loss.

By Hannah Denham

The Cybersecurity 202Analysis

Cybercriminals scammed a record number of victims with cryptocurrency

By Tonya Riley

Market WatchLast Updated: Today at 1:53 p.m. ET

Dow 34,270.58

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S&P 4,158.82

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NASDAQ 13,430.59

Today 0.39%

HEALTH & SCIENCE

On ParentingPerspective

Parents are searching for mental health advice online — and breaching their kids’ privacy

By Annalise Caron

CDC’s No. 2 official to retire this summer in second high-profile exit

By Lena H. Sun, Yasmeen Abutaleb and Dan Diamond

In pandemic, geriatrician finds herself juggling needs of several elderly loved ones

By Judith Graham

The facts about zinc, the common cold and covid-19

By Sally Wadyka | Consumer Reports

Sports

Capitals forward T.J. Oshie goes airborne during Game 2 against the Bruins on Monday. (Jonathan Newton/The Post)

Perspective

T.J. Oshie feeds off the pressure, and the Capitals feed off T.J. Oshie

Pressure and anxiety are givens in the Stanley Cup playoffs. And the Washington veteran thrives on it.

By Barry Svrluga

Mets player hit in face by pitch in ‘scary,’ bloody scene has ‘multiple nasal fractures’

By Des Bieler and Cindy Boren

Analysis

MLB’s offensive woes are complicated, and they don’t appear to be going away

By Chelsea Janes

Bradley Beal, one of the last relics of a Boston rivalry, leads Wizards back into postseason

By Ava Wallace

Cubs go deep to top Nationals in Jon Lester’s return to Chicago

By Jesse Dougherty

All hoops, no joy: NBA players describe a lonely and taxing season

By Candace Buckner

DeMatha basketball coach Mike Jones, after 511 wins, takes top assistant job at Virginia Tech

By Michael Errigo

LIFESTYLE

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, right, and Cora Masters Barry during the toasts at Barry's birthday party. (Ronald Gilbert Baker)

A birthday party with D.C. power brokers shows what celebrations might look like post-pandemic

Cora Master Barry, Washington’s former first lady, celebrated her “75 Plus One.”

By Roxanne Roberts

No, you shouldn’t hide good news during a pandemic. Here’s how to share it gracefully.

By Sunny Fitzgerald

‘On the Media’ co-host Bob Garfield fired over bullying allegations

By Elahe Izadi

Advice

Comments changes and what they mean for the Carolyn Hax community

On Thursday, May 20, The Post will upgrade its commenting system in order to provide a faster and more stable platform for readers. However, the ability to mark comments as off-topic and to hide off-topic comments will be going away.