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The most prominent example is in Arizona’s Maricopa County, but the ramifications of former president Donald Trump’s ceaseless attacks on the 2020 election are increasingly visible farther afield.
The bill passed 252-175 Wednesday with 35 Republicans supporting it, but its chances of clearing the Senate dimmed after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) came out against the bill earlier in the day.
President Biden for days had been reluctant to publicly pressure Israel on the violence in Gaza. But the prolonged fighting, and a growing outcry from Democrats, has prompted a tougher stand, with uncertain results.
House Foreign Affairs Committee members are expected to meet as soon as Thursday with an administration official, as some Democrats decry a pending $735 million arms sale to Israel.
For Palestinians and Israelis alike, war means inventing ways to protect children and ease their trauma.
By banning abortion after the six-week mark, many women in Texas who are not even aware they are pregnant will not be allowed to get the procedure performed in the state.
Civil rights advocates faulted Pasquotank County’s district attorney for attempting to “shape a narrative” at a news conference in which he defended the deputies’ use of lethal force.
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The government’s leading infectious-disease expert told Axios the guidance doesn’t mean the removal of a mask mandate for everyone.
A deal negotiated by Gov. Ron DeSantis bars the Seminole Tribe from opposing a casino at the former president’s ailing Doral golf course.
Managers are accused of retaliating after the employees complained about discrimination by supervisors.
A new tax benefit aims to cut U.S. child poverty in half — if it reaches parents who need it most.
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Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) speak to reporters after a meeting about police reform legislation Tuesday on Capitol Hill. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Negotiators are about to blow through a President Biden-imposed deadline of that anniversary — May 25 — and there is rising skepticism a deal is possible.
Nearly a year after video of his tense face-off with racial justice protesters went viral, Mark McCloskey announced plans to run for the Senate.
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The Minnesota Democrat suggested more was being spent on the military than health care. Actually, it's the opposite.
Israeli warplanes again pounded Gaza overnight and Hamas rocket barrages struck at least two cities in southern Israel despite increasing international pressure on both parties and reports that a cease-fire was “imminent.”
The spread of the variant B.1.617.2 outside of India is leading to fresh concern about vaccine efficacy and lifting restrictions.
Maria Kleiner, at right, stays at a public shelter in Tel Aviv with her children. (Kobi Wolf for The Post)
All of the vaccines available in the United States meet the E.U. criteria, but those currently manufactured in China and Russia do not. 
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A House Oversight select subcommittee is investigating events at Emergent BioSolutions that led to a production shutdown now in its fifth week.
Lawyer Albert Watkins said alleged rioters deserved empathy, arguing that they were subjected to what he described as “propaganda” not seen since Adolf Hitler.
Draganfly is developing a drone to deliver vaccines to hard-to-reach places in the United States. (Draganfly)
Drone startups say they are set up to handle temperature-controlled medicines and vaccines in the U.S. amid the ongoing pandemic.
Jared Paul Stanga, 30, was arrested Tuesday in Pensacola, Fla., and charged with attempted kidnapping in an incident captured on video footage as a girl waited for her schoolbus.
Kansas is among six states with century-old laws allowing citizens to pursue indictments on their own.
Fifth-grader Aylin Gomez, 10, center, strikes a precarious pose during a game of “Red Light Green Light.” (Sarah L. Voisin/The Post)
The idea behind the games, according to principal Ingrid Bynum, was to make recess fun using activities that lent themselves easily to social distancing because playground equipment was a no-go during the early months of the return to school.
Mark Reigelman’s ‘Groundswell’ evokes the Potomac’s rising water levels.
Chicago Tribune appoints staffers Louisa Chu and Nick Kindelsperger as food critics to replace the retired Phil Vettel.
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.
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Bitcoin, the most popular and valuable token, fell by more than 20 percent in early trading before recovering some of its losses.
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A miscommunication between Ilya Samsonov and Justin Schultz allowed Boston’s Craig Smith to score the winner in double overtime, giving Bruins a 2-1 series lead.
LeBron James’s desperation three-pointer with the clock running out and just under a minute left provided the winning margin. The Lakers will face the second-seeded Phoenix Suns. The Warriors will face the Memphis Grizzlies in another play-in game to determine the No. 8 seed
It’s a McIlroy-minded event in the run-up because the PGA Championship has returned to Kiawah Island's Ocean Course.
Max Scherzer pitched five mostly effective innings and Brad Hand survived a white-knuckle ninth as Dave Martinez got tossed in a win in Chicago.
The league said it’s “aware of the allegations” and “every effort to identify potential offenders will be made.”
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