In a session that has lasted all night, groggy senators are debating GOP-backed amendments to the major economic and public health relief package.
The changes shed light on what the role of the Senate moderates, and Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) in particular, might be in the months to come.
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Bonnie Lippe with her husband, Michael, near their Las Vegas home. (David Becker for The Post)
Bonnie Lippe faced scorn from strangers for being “patient zero.” Her diagnosis on March 5, 2020 — followed shortly by confirmation that a Bethesda couple she’d never met had also tested positive — was a watershed moment, the beginning of the pandemic’s arc through the region.
The ballpark became just one of two mass-vaccination sites in New York City to stay open 24 hours a day.
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Shalanda Young, a widely respected former congressional aide, is the clear public front-runner to be President Biden’s budget chief. But after wasting weeks backing a candidate who had limited political backing, the Biden administration is now hesitating in naming someone with nearly universal support.
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The move is part of a push to oust controversial Trump appointees who were seen by some Democrats as hostile to the mission of the agencies they served.
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The upcoming broadcast will air against a backdrop of the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements, with questions raised over how women are treated compared to men, especially a biracial American woman who marries a prince.
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A coalition asked the New York attorney general to adopt rules to protect accusers and avoid political interference in the investigation into whether Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) sexually harassed his subordinates.
Defenders of the delay tactic recently used by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) cite its necessity. That's a stretch.
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A tech conference that draws more than 100,000 visitors to Barcelona was cancelled last year. Organizers plan for its return this summer.
The State Department said the Ukrainian was involved in “significant corruption” while serving as a regional governor from 2014 to 2015.
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus railed against “a ‘me first’ approach to coronavirus vaccination.”
The one-child policy has left a legacy that will be hard to undo, especially while access to IVF and egg-freezing is restricted to married, straight couples.
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Public records experts voiced concern that the university leaders, who were also vacillating under pressure over whether to stage a football season, used a secure online portal in an apparent attempt to avoid taxpayer scrutiny.
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Visitors take photos at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. last year. (AP)
Majority-Black Prince George’s County has by far the most coronavirus cases in Maryland, and the lowest percentage of vaccinated residents. Democratic officials say the governor is distracting from the key reasons so few Black residents have been vaccinated.
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Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Park Service is discouraging the public from visiting the Tidal Basin this year and instead is recommending viewing the blossoms online. (Nikki Kahn/The Post)
Capital Weather Gang's forecast for peak bloom at the Tidal Basin is close to the recent average and in line with the National Park Service forecast.
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At either Spice Kraft, you’ll dine happily on lunch bowls, curry wraps and luscious lamb.
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The report, by an outside law firm, comes on the heels of revelations yesterday that former football coach Les Miles was the subject of multiple complaints from female students.
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Washington quarterback Alex Smith, center, walks off the field following a loss to the Los Angeles Rams in October. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)
The move to let go of the NFL’s comeback player of the year will clear close to $15 million in salary cap space for Washington, which will need to find Smith's replacement as starting quarterback.
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Kelly Marie Tran at the Academy Awards last year. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)
The actress overcame online harassment after her Star Wars role, and now has the lead in Disney’s animated “Raya and the Last Dragon.”