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D.C. officers describe being battered by flagpoles, beaten with their own clubs and choked by bear spray as they defended the U.S. Capitol.
President-elect Joe Biden’s proposal includes more than $1 trillion in direct relief to families and $350 billion in emergency funds for state, local and tribal governments. He is aiming to get GOP support, although the price tag is likely to be too high for many Republicans to accept.
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The Trump administration has balked at providing access to information and failed to consult with its successors on issues such as vaccine distribution.
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The country has access to up to 414 million doses for a population of 38 million. The United States is vaccinating people three times as fast.
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Pfizer and Moderna have been working to increase production and reporting success, but supply will fall short of global demand. Other vaccine companies are lagging on manufacturing.
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The funding would create a national vaccination program, expand testing, hire public health workers and help detect new virus strains.
While wealthy nations move forward with mass vaccinations, options for many developing countries are limited.
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They’ve not been on Fox cable news shows since a legal pushback from the voting-technology companies they maligned.
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Harrison, 44, a former chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, raised more than $130 million in his effort to defeat Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R) last year, making himself a well-known name among Democrats nationwide.
President-elect Joe Biden added more than a half-dozen new members to his climate team. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)
He named a raft of additional hires Thursday, forming what observers say is the most robust climate-focused group assembled in the West Wing.
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The fire extinguisher hit Capitol Police Officer William Young on his helmet and ricocheted off two others, the FBI said.
It may take historians years to grasp the full implications of the social media hurricane that President Trump conjured. But it took just a single week to hear what happened when that storm headed out to sea.
Donald Trump Jr. would be the second of the president’s children to be deposed, after Ivanka Trump.
A leadership vacuum at the agencies responsible for protecting the nation can be traced to President Trump’s tempestuous relationships with his Cabinet secretaries.
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Many opposed to China’s repression, including in Taiwan, put their faith in the U.S. leader — but overlook his undemocratic actions.
The 1923 Beer Hall Putsch is being invoked as a cautionary tale for Washington in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol.
The decision comes amid a broader tug-of-war between privacy activists and authorities in Europe over how to police coronavirus restrictions.
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At left, Trump supporters storm the Capitol on Jan. 6. At right, demonstrators protest outside of the White House on June 1 after George Floyd’s death. (Evelyn Hockstein for The Post; Getty Images)
Two demonstrations, at the most prominent symbols of democracy in the nation’s capital, highlight the divisions President Trump has stoked and the disparate treatment of Black and White people by law enforcement.
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Health officials across the region continue to plead for more doses as demand outstrips supply.
Voters sign in at Capital One Arena on Oct. 27. (Astrid Riecken for The Post)
One woman who uses a wheelchair says she offered to pick up her check if that would help.
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It rose almost $7.8 trillion during his time in the White House — approaching World War II levels, relative to the size of the economy. This time around, it will be much harder to dig ourselves out.
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After falling to a historic low, the 30-year fixed-rate average jumped to 2.79 percent this week.
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Weddings, holiday bashes and inauguration parties aren't happening. Companies around the country are getting creative, but they're still laying off workers and losing millions.
By Emily Heil and Tim Carman
Employers have been quick to separate themselves from employees and affiliates that took part in, or in any way supported, the mob's rhetoric.
New unemployment claims filed last week jumped by 181,000 from the week before to 965,000, the largest increase since the beginning of the pandemic, in another sign the coronavirus continues to hamper the economic recovery.
Samsung is doing an about-face on high flagship phone prices while it tries to zoom ahead of Apple in cameras.
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Those who made the jump to the league have been a mixed bag. Urban Meyer is the latest to make the leap.
Robert Saleh, the defensive coordinator of the 49ers for four seasons, goes to the Jets and becomes the NFL’s fourth minority head coach.
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Washington’s T.J. Oshie, right, and Alex Ovechkin celebrate Oshie’s first-period goal Thursday in the Capitals’ season opener in Buffalo. (Jeffrey T. Barnes/AP)
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This spring, the star-studded show is being remade into six days of smaller events performed before live and virtual audiences.