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Biden to reopen ACA insurance marketplaces amid pandemic

The pandemic has deprived millions of Americans coverage as they have lost jobs in the economic fallout.

Pentagon restricted commander of D.C. Guard ahead of Capitol riot

In the run-up to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Maj. Gen. William J. Walker said he was prohibited from taking urgent action without higher level sign-off.

By Paul Sonne1 hour ago

DEVELOPING

Major Internet outages hit the East Coast, causing issues for Verizon, Zoom, Slack, Gmail

People across the East Coast were having trouble accessing core Internet services.

By Rachel Lerman16 minutes ago

White House expected to tell governors they will get more coronavirus vaccine doses starting next week

By Isaac Stanley-Becker44 minutes ago

LIVE POLITICS UPDATES

Senate confirms Blinken as secretary of state

Biden to tap nurse as acting surgeon general

By Dan Diamond

Sen. Joe Manchin at the U.S. Capitol last year. (Astrid Riecken for The Post)

One coal state senator holds the key to Biden’s climate agenda. And it’s not Mitch McConnell.

In a 50-50 Senate, West Virginia moderate Joe Manchin (D) is set to become the most powerful person in Washington. He'll determine much of what President Biden can achieve -- particularly when it comes to climate change.

By Sarah Kaplan and Dino Grandoni

Biden likely to halt new fossil fuel leasing on federal lands

By Juliet Eilperin and Dino Grandoni

McConnell ends standoff, pursuing power-sharing deal with Democrats

By Mike DeBonis

S. Africa accuses wealthy nations of hoarding vaccines, as study warns of toll of unequal access

“Some countries even acquired up to four times what their population needs,” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa alleged.

By Erin Cunningham

E.U. threatens drug firms with legal action if it doesn’t get its vaccines

By Erin Cunningham and Loveday Morris

Mexico’s pandemic policy: No police. No curfews. No fines. No regrets.

By Mary Beth Sheridan

Road to RecoveryPerspective

Now is the time to rethink your wardrobe, with an eye toward sustainability

By Nicole Anzia

Opinions

As the virus mutates, here’s another public health failing that needs correcting

Opinion by the Editorial Board

More voters have had it with Trump

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin

Everyone should be wearing N95 masks now

Opinion by Joseph G. Allen

The good and the bad in Mitch McConnell’s big surrender

Opinion by Greg Sargent

Teachers are vital public servants. Time for them to start acting like it.

Opinion by Matt Bai

‘It’s a shot at my reputation’: Lauren Wolfe reacts to NYT’s statement about her dismissal

Opinion by Erik Wemple

Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron will retire

Baron has steered the organization through some of its most consequential years and led the newsroom to 10 Pulitzer Prizes. His final day will be Feb. 28.

By Paul Farhi1 hour ago

Giuliani used conspiracy theories as marketing opportunities, lawsuit alleges

By Drew Harwell

RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered

The war secretary who barricaded himself in his office during an impeachment trial

By Ronald G. Shafer

The Oceans Melting Greenland mission carried out depth and salinity measurements of Greenland's fjords by boat and aircraft. (NASA)

Earth is losing 1.2 trillion tons of ice each year. It’s going to get worse.

Two new papers reveal the growing toll that human-caused global warming is taking on the planet's ice.

By Chris Mooney and Andrew Freedman

Wealthy couple chartered a plane to the Yukon, took vaccines doses meant for Indigenous elders, authorities said

By Antonia Noori Farzan

PodcastPost Reports

Whose Senate is it anyway?

By Martine Powers

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Biden now hopes for 1.5 million vaccinations a day, a big jump from earlier comments

By Annie Linskey

Morning MixStories from all over

Oregon Republican Party falsely calls U.S. Capitol riot a ‘false flag’ meant to ‘discredit President Trump’

By Jaclyn Peiser

Tornado rips through Alabama, killing 1 and injuring at least 20

By Timothy Bella

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler pepper-sprayed a maskless man who accused him of disregarding coronavirus measures

By Andrea Salcedo

An Idaho newspaper editor struggled to get Excel access for staff. After tweeting about it, she was fired.

By Teo Armus

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Movie Review

Stanley Tucci, Colin Firth burn brilliantly, but with understatement, in ‘Supernova’

By Michael O'Sullivan

Seven ways to build a child’s resilience during the pandemic (and long after it ends)

By Phyllis Fagell

‘When covid is over’ sounds like ‘when I meet Harry Styles’: The new pandemic meme, explained

By Travis M. Andrews

Meet the people paying $55 million each to fly to the space station

By Christian Davenport

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What the Biden administration has said about vaccination goals

The Biden administration has said a key metric in its first 100 days will be administering 100 million coronavirus vaccine shots.

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Politics

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Power UpAnalysis

Rob Portman is out. Does that mean Jim Jordan is in?

By Jacqueline Alemany

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announces he’s retiring, creating an open seat in 2022

By Colby Itkowitz

Analysis

Republicans are again whitewashing Trump’s behavior, stepping back from brief criticism after riot

By Philip Bump

The FixAnalysis

After objecting to the election results, Kevin McCarthy says all Americans bear responsibility for the deadly Capitol riot

By JM Rieger

The FixAnalysis

A more millennial D.C. takes shape as younger officials are sworn in

By Eugene Scott

Analysis

What we know about Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election

By Philip Bump

Senate impeachment whip count: Where Democrats and Republicans stand

By Ashlyn Still and JM Rieger56 minutes ago

Dogs are officially back in the White House

By Lateshia Beachum and Paulina Firozi

Who President Biden picked to fill his Cabinet

By Washington Post Staff

World

Protesting farmers remove police barricades in New Delhi on Tuesday. (AP)

Clashes arise in India’s capital as protesting farmers enter Delhi in fresh challenge to Modi

By Joanna Slater and Taniya Dutta

Beijing wiped out the democracy camp in Hong Kong. Now it’s replacing its allies.

A new party, founded by financiers from mainland China, is presenting itself as a guardian of stability.

By Shibani Mahtani and Theodora Yu

In rare rebuttal of Kremlin critic Navalny, Putin denies he owns a Black Sea palace

The Russian president dismissed Navalny’s video investigation, which has been viewed more than 87 million times, as “boring” and said the weekend protests were “dangerous.”

By Isabelle Khurshudyan

Biden reimposes travel ban on European countries, adds S. Africa

A ban had been set to expire today.

By Lori Aratani

Today’s WorldViewAnalysis

The tragic legacy of the Arab Spring

A decade since pro-democracy protesters gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the Arab world weighs the lessons of the 2011 uprisings.

By Ishaan Tharoor

National

‘Historic’ snowstorm targets Midwest

Double-digit amounts are predicted in Omaha and Des Moines.

By Matthew Cappucci

Chicago teachers deadlocked with school district over reopening plans

The two sides are at an impasse over how to assuage teachers’ pandemic-related safety concerns by Wednesday, when the next large group of teachers and staff are to report to their schools.

By Kim Bellware and Dawn Reiss

Small protests in Tacoma, Wash., after police officer drives into crowd of pedestrians

By Abigail Hauslohner

Kenyan national faces indictment in New York on charges of peddling elephant tusks and rhino horns

By Shayna Jacobs

Biden administration revives effort to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill

By Jacob Bogage

D.C., Md. & Va.

Coronavirus vaccine appointments canceled in D.C. region as health officials confront scarce supply

Jurisdictions across the Washington area are struggling to meet demand while distributing doses equitably.

By Jenna Portnoy, Rachel Chason, Rebecca Tan and Hannah Natanson

Perspective

Gov. Hogan, the GOP’s anti-Trump, hopes to ‘purge’ party extremists

By Robert McCartney

TODAY IN D.C.

President Biden stopped at Call Your Mother in Georgetown on Sunday. (James Culcasi)

D.C. restaurants are hoping for a ‘Biden bump’ after the president’s Georgetown deli visit

With a bagel order, the president signals he’ll use his office to help businesses.

By Tim Carman

Known coronavirus deaths and cases per 100,000

FAQ: What to know about restrictions and safety

Capital Weather Gang

D.C.-area forecast: Lingering drizzle and freezing drizzle, then slowly drying out

By Matt Rogers

Going Out Guide

Tom Sietsema’s 8 favorite places to eat right now

A long-running French bistro, a bright and breezy Levantine cafe and more.

By Tom Sietsema

Yasmin Williams puts a fresh spin on finger-style guitar

The Northern Virginia native has a new record, “Urban Driftwood,” out this week.

By John Lingan

How artist Justine Swindell would spend a perfect day in D.C.

The D.C. native is known for her vivid illustrations that celebrate Black lives.

By Stephanie Williams

Real Estate

A snug residential enclave in McLean, Va.

How to choose the right gutters for your structure

Transit-oriented apartment block rises in downtown Bethesda, Md.

Business & Technology

The Technology 202Analysis

Democrats ratchet up pressure on Silicon Valley to tackle vaccine misinformation

Now in control of the White House and Congress, they have a very different approach than former president Donald Trump.

By Cat Zakrzewski

Twitter’s misinformation problem is much bigger than Trump. The crowd may help solve it.

Twitter's Birdwatch pilot lets selected users write corrections and fact checks on potentially misleading tweets.

By Elizabeth Dwoskin

Workers move boxes at an Amazon warehouse. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Six things to know about the latest efforts to bring unions to Big Tech

Workers at Amazon warehouses, as well as staff at tech giants’ headquarters, are pressing for union representation to improve safety and wages, and to have a say in the types of products and services their employers offer.

By Gerrit De Vynck, Nitasha Tiku and Jay Greene

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Fact CheckerAnalysis

Ted Cruz pumps up Keystone job numbers

We have been fact-checking the job estimates for the Keystone XL pipeline for nearly a decade. Politicians keep getting them wrong.

By Salvador Rizzo

Health & Science

Atmospheric river in California poses debris-flow threat from wildfire scars

By Diana Leonard and Andrew Freedman1 hour ago

The Health 202Analysis

Biden will reopen Healthcare.gov for buying insurance plans

By Paige Winfield Cunningham

Moderna vaccine protects against British and South African variants, firm says

By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Laurie McGinley and Joel Achenbach

Having a safe birth — and a healthy child — during this pandemic

By Consumer Reports

Sports

Atlanta Falcons players wear masks while on the sideline during a Jan. 3 game in Tampa. (AP)

NFL teams with CDC on a paper explaining what it learned about containing the coronavirus

Allen Sills, the NFL’s chief medical officer, says the league was “able to show that you can play a team sport while minimizing risk to the participants.”

By Mark Maske

Tom Brady’s father reveals covid battle that put him in the hospital for three weeks

Perspective

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Perspective

Book Review

In ‘The Center of Everything,’ a woman with a brain injury tries to make sense of her thoughts — and her past

Jamie Harrison’s novel takes the unreliable narrator to a whole new place.

By Ellen Akins

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