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Election 2020

Senate is poised to confirm Barrett to Supreme Court

The vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination, which is expected Monday night, would further cement the conservative majority on the court.

By Seung Min Kim1 hour ago

The 45th President

Trump’s imprint on the judiciary gives Democrats a playbook

By Seung Min Kim

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GOP seeks second Supreme Court ruling on Pennsylvania ballot deadline

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Meadows under fire as Trump chief of staff for handling of pandemic and other crises

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Analysis: Jared Kushner’s unhelpful reminder to Black Americans

Pastor Ken Peters prays with attendees at a Sunday morning service at a Patriot Church in Lenoir City, Tenn. (Stacy Kranitz for The Post)

Seeking power in Jesus’ name: Trump sparks a rise of ‘Patriot Churches’

In just four years, the president has helped reshape the landscape of American Christianity by elevating Christians once considered fringe, including Messianic Jews, preachers of the prosperity gospel and self-styled prophets.

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey

Biden’s debate remark on oil highlights tightrope on climate change

By Sean Sullivan, Darryl Fears and Juliet Eilperin

Trump chief of staff Meadows under fire for handling of pandemic and other crises

By Josh Dawsey1 hour ago

Many D.C.-area residents can’t wait for the election to be over

The 2020 campaign may be the ultimate made-for-Xanax special.

By Paul Schwartzman

GUIDE TO THE ELECTION

What you need to know about the 2020 race

Opinions

We finally know the Trump administration’s pandemic strategy: Surrender

Opinion by Leana S. Wen

I believe in the president, now more than ever

Opinion by George T. Conway III

How to safeguard progressive legislation against the Supreme Court: Poison pills

Opinion by Aziz Huq and Darrell A.H. Miller

Can Biden close the deal this time? We’ll know soon enough.

Opinion by Howard Fineman

Biden still trails in Texas, but the movement there is shocking

Opinion by Greg Sargent

Americans are hungry and desperate. California shouldn’t respond by cracking down on food theft.

Opinion by Alexandra Natapoff

Race & Reckoning

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, right, kneels at the hearse of George Floyd. (Salwan Georges/The Post)

George Floyd's America

A knee on his neck

Police were a part of George Floyd’s life from beginning to end, an experience uncommon for most Americans, except other Black men.

By Arelis R. Hernández

Superintendent of VMI resigns after Black cadets describe relentless racism

Retired Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III quits after allegations of racism surface.

By Ian Shapira

Early in-person voting in Md. draws thousands, with Black voters in particular saying they had to turn out

By Ovetta Wiggins, Rebecca Tan, Rachel Chason and Erin Cox13 minutes ago

Coronavirus

Companies doled out millions in bonuses to executives before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Records show that firms like Hertz and J.C. Penney issued six- and seven-figure payouts before asking courts to shield them from creditors during restructuring — often before erasing thousands of jobs.

By Abha Bhattarai and Daniela Santamariña50 minutes ago

Italy, reluctant to go into lockdown again, shows peril of piecemeal coronavirus restrictions

By Chico Harlan and Stefano Pitrelli

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Democrats urge Pence to stay away from Senate for Barrett vote because of latest White House coronavirus outbreak

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Pence is putting others at risk by campaigning after coronavirus exposure, experts say

Fox News anchors are quarantining after coronavirus exposure on debate flight

By Sarah Ellison

Guide to the Pandemic

Places with highest daily reported cases per capitaSeven-day average of daily new reported cases per 100,000 residents

Road to Recovery

In Connecticut, high school football was canceled. A private league launched in its place.

By Roman Stubbs

Diners weigh the ethics, risks and responsibilities of eating inside restaurants

By Tim Carman

Ovens, dishwashers and washing machines are breaking down like never before. But there’s nobody to fix them.

By Soo Youn

Your Life at Home

Museums and other attractions are reopening across the region. Here’s what you can visit now.

By Fritz Hahn

Sketching my way through crisis: Seeing the humanity in others

By Gayle Kabaker

My daughter’s remote kindergarten teacher taught me to be a better mom

By Emily James

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Pair of studies confirm there is water on the moon’s surface and hint at widespread lunar ice

By Ben Guarino and Joel Achenbach1 hour ago

Trump appointee resigns over the president’s order removing job protections for many civil servants

In his letter of resignation from the Federal Salary Council, Ronald Sanders called the order “a smoke screen for what is clearly an attempt to require the political loyalty of those who advise the President.”

By Eric Yoder

California sees new wildfires ignite near Los Angeles amid powerful Santa Ana winds

Winds gusting above 100 miles per hour with humidity in the single digits are raising fears of a firestorm.

By Andrew Freedman36 minutes ago

Airstrikes on camp for Turkish-backed rebels in Syria kill dozens

Rebels say Russian warplanes attacked a training site in northwest Syria, escalating tensions between Turkey and Russia.

By Sarah Dadouch and Kareem Fahim

PodcastPost Reports

The court that Mitch McConnell built

Mitch McConnell’s Supreme Court victory. The future of the Affordable Care Act. And a shift in the White House’s thinking on how to tackle the coronavirus.

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Politics

Trump’s Carrier deal fades as economic reality intervenes

This year alone, Indiana employers have sent more jobs to Mexico, China, India and other foreign countries than were saved at Carrier.

By David J. Lynch

The FixAnalysis

Jared Kushner’s unhelpful reminder to Black Americans

His comments about the Black community shed some light on why the GOP lacks significant Black support.

By Eugene Scott1 hour ago

Supporters watch as Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Jaime Harrison holds a drive-in campaign rally in North Charleston, South Carolina on Oct. 17. (Lauren Petracca for The Post)

Jaime Harrison bets on ‘New South’ coalition in his against-the-odds bid to oust Sen. Lindsey Graham

Harrison hopes to capture voters who represent the “New South,” making the state the first in the nation to have two Black senators.

By Robert Samuels

Analysis

Team Trump uses a hilarious mishmash of polls to boost the president

Meanwhile, the race for the White House isn’t tightening.

By Philip Bump

Democrats optimistic about expanding House majority

Democrats are airing ads in Montana, Alaska, rural Minnesota and Virginia, counting on their candidates to run ahead of Joe Biden in districts President Trump won by double digits in 2016.

By Paulina Firozi and Rachael Bade

Voters’ GuideQ&A

What readers are asking about the election

National polling average

Biden is leading (+9) the national polling average.

Biden

52%

Trump

43%

Average of national polls since Oct. 12 that meet Washington Post standards for transparency and quality. Includes polls by Economist-YouGov, NBC-WSJ, PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist, SurveyMonkey-Tableau and Quinnipiac University.

How the average works

World

Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, vows to become carbon-neutral by 2050

After the nation’s years of relying on coal, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced a major shift in climate policy. He said innovation was key to achieving the goal and promised investment in research and development.

By Simon Denyer and Akiko Kashiwagi

Australia concerned about ‘grossly disturbing’ strip searches of female passengers at Qatar airport

Authorities conducted the Oct. 2 search of passengers from a Sydney-bound Qatar Airways flight following the discovery of an abandoned newborn in a terminal bathroom.

By Rick Noack

Jason Lamrock, an Indigenous fisher, places a lobster inside a crate in Saulnierville. (John Morris/Reuters)

Indigenous people in Nova Scotia exercised their right to catch lobster. Now they’re under attack.

By Amanda Coletta

British special forces storm oil tanker in English Channel to arrest stowaways who threatened crew

Special forces descended from helicopters to the ship, as the crew sheltered in the “citadel.”

By William Booth

China’s Kashgar had a coronavirus outbreak. Within two days, 4.5 million people were tested.

The government has responded to any new outbreaks with massive testing campaigns, slowing the virus’s spread.

By Eva Dou

National

Tropical Storm Zeta to hit Yucatan before making U.S. landfall midweek along northern Gulf Coast

Whether it comes ashore as a tropical storm or hurricane, Zeta will be the 11th-named storm to strike the U.S. in 2020.

By Matthew Cappucci32 minutes ago

In Gettysburg, Trump supporters clash with protesters as election nears

The town famous for one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War has been the scene of angry confrontations for weeks.

By Peter Jamison

11 arrested in NYC after fights break out between protesters, caravan

A snowstorm approaches Anaconda, Mont., on Oct. 21. (Tony Bynum for The Post)

As the coronavirus surges, it is reaching into the nation’s last untouched areas

By Karin Brulliard

Man arrested in alleged arson of a Boston ballot drop box

By Tim Elfrink and Paulina Villegas

Climber completes the Fourteener project, tackling Colorado’s 58 tallest peaks for charity

By Kyle Melnick

D.C., Md. & Va.

83 former D.C. federal prosecutors support changes to address racial bias

They are backing Black prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office who have called for implicit bias training and a new focus on alternatives to incarceration.

By Keith L. Alexander

Analysis

Virginia’s blue wave shows no sign of slowing in House races

By Robert McCartney

For Tessa Sollom Williams, who lives alone in an assisted-living facility, watching the outdoor classes has been her sole source of motivation and entertainment. (Marvin Joseph/The Post)

D.C. woman, 90, watches gym classes from her window all day. When the gym found out, they painted her a mural.

By Sydney Page

D.C. says 190,000 have activated new coronavirus contact-tracing tool

By Julie Zauzmer

Officer shot, suspect found dead after search in Old Town Alexandria

By Dana Hedgpeth and Rachel Weiner

A D.C. charter school had a plan to reopen. Then it all fell apart.

By Perry Stein

Capital Weather Gang

PM Update: Areas of fog tonight, and plenty of clouds on Tuesday

Temperatures clawed their way to near and past 60 this afternoon. Similar weather continues through tomorrow.

By Ian Livingston47 minutes ago

Known coronavirus deaths and cases

Going Out Guide

Museums and other attractions are reopening across the region. Here’s what you can visit now.

Some cultural institutions, including a handful of Smithsonian museums, have reopened their doors to socially distanced visitors.

By Fritz Hahn

How tour guide Canden Arciniega would spend a perfect (spooky) day in D.C.

The historian and author would hit some of the city’s haunted sites.

By Rudi Greenberg

Say hello to NiHao, yet another prize Chinese restaurant from the Chang family

At Peter Chang’s NiHao in Baltimore, chef Pichet Ong shows his facility with savory dishes, too.

By Tom Sietsema

Real Estate

How to get a good deal on a fence

How to find the best lender to refinance your mortgage

One-bedroom, one-bathroom condo in D.C.'s Palisades lists for $282,400

Business & Technology

Dow falls 650 points amid spike in U.S. coronavirus cases

U.S. markets swooned as investors grappled with uncertainty about stimulus negotiations and soaring coronavirus cases.

By Taylor Telford and Hamza Shaban23 minutes ago

Color of MoneyPerspective

IRS makes final push to get stimulus checks to millions

By Michelle Singletary

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LauncherVideo Game News and Analysis

Facebook launches cloud gaming service with only free-to-play games

By Gene Park

5 facts about Ant Group, which is planning the world’s largest IPO

By Hamza Shaban

Market Watch

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Perspective

Lucky enough to have a pension? Low interest rates mean it may no longer guarantee a secure retirement.

By Allan Sloan

Health & Science

As virus cases surge, these states refuse to loosen rules on voting by mail

By Elise Viebeck and Arelis R. Hernández

Medical Mysteries

Stomach pain was ruining her life. Then a scan provided a life-changing clue.

By Sandra G. Boodman

‘This is not a Miss America contest’: Sexism in science, research is challenged

By Erin Blakemore

Tuberculosis is a major worldwide threat and the pandemic could make it worse, World Health Organization says

By Erin Blakemore

Sports

Nick Foles throws a pass against the Panthers during the Bears' Week 6 win. (Mike McCarn/AP)

Bears face Rams and have a chance to show they’re among NFC’s elite

Nick Foles and the Chicago Bears take a 5-1 record into their “Monday Night Football” meeting with the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium.

By Mark Maske

Chat Transcript

The Washington football game was actually fun to watch

Sports columnist Thomas Boswell fields your questions about the Redskins, the Capitals, the Nationals, the Wizards and other professional athletes.

By Thomas Boswell

Analysis

What to know from NFL Week 7:

On an eventful Sunday, the Patriots had one of their worst performances of Bill Belichick's tenure, Tom Brady threw four touchdowns, and the Steelers knocked off the Titans.

By Adam Kilgore