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Democracy Dies in Darkness

Zelensky says war will end in diplomacy

Russia tries to rebound as prospects for victory fade

By Dan Lamothe, Ellen Nakashima and Alex Horton

Ukraine’s first lady details war’s toll on the Zelensky family

By Jennifer Hassan

Start-ups in Ukraine make do with hallways, closets and bunkers

By Pranshu Verma

Surviving inflation one plasma donation at a time

Millions of Americans have made hard choices because of rising prices. One Louisiana teacher has turned to donating plasma twice a week.

By Kyle Swenson

Biden: U.S. exploring monkeypox vaccines; ‘everybody’ should be concerned

By Annabelle Timsit and Seung Min Kim

The Covid Money Trail

Live Nation Entertainment subsidiaries received millions in aid meant for independent venues

By Yeganeh Torbati and Tony Romm

Prosecutors in Michael Sussman trial also take aim at Hillary Clinton, FBI and the media

The prosecution’s case against the well-connected lawyer rests largely on assertions that the FBI, Clinton’s campaign and the media collided in ultimately harmful ways, leading to the airing of unsubstantiated allegations in 2016.

By Devlin Barrett

Tiger Woods withdraws after day at PGA that was just plain hard to watch

By Chuck Culpepper

Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson to leave SNL as part of big cast shake-up

By Annabelle Timsit42 minutes ago

Abbott CEO: We’re sorry about the formula shortage. Here’s what we’re doing to fix it.

Opinion by Robert Ford

Biden’s risky outreach to Saudi Arabia’s crown prince

Opinion by the Editorial Board

Telling Floyd’s story gave us a deeper understanding of racism

Opinion by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa

With the Buffalo massacre, White Christian nationalism strikes again

Opinion by Samuel L. Perry and Philip S. Gorski

An unintended consequence of mindfulness

Opinion by Andrew C. Hafenbrack

The European Union needs its own army

Opinion by Vincent-Immanuel Herr and Martin Speer

Only From The Post

Wife of Supreme Court justice pressed lawmakers to help reverse Trump’s loss, emails show

A weekend of gun violence punctuates generations of hate

By Robin Givhan

How a Social Security program piled huge fines on the poor and disabled

‘A magnet for rip-off artists’: Fraud took billions from pandemic jobless benefits, creating unwitting victims

By Tony Romm and Yeganeh Torbati

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The FixAnalysis

The top 10 GOP presidential candidates, ranked

Biden visit tests South Korea’s new president

By Michelle Ye Hee Lee

Inside the collapse of the Rajapaksa dynasty in Sri Lanka

How two powerful brothers fell out and took their country down with them.

By Gerry Shih and Hafeel Farisz

(Jon Gerberg/The Post)

For members of Mother Emanuel, Buffalo shooting stirs painful memories

Rev. Eric S.C. Manning says that his community in Charleston, S.C., and others traumatized by racist violence, need more from political leaders than displays of “false grief.”

By Keith L. Alexander and Vanessa Williams

Life was a ball with Roger Angell. How lucky we were to read about it.

By Thomas Boswell

The ‘margarita diplomacy’ of José Andrés

By Ann Hornaday

‘Full investigation’ pledged of vast fines imposed by Social Security

Ga. voting surges after controversial election law

By Amy Gardner and Matthew Brown

Lincoln Memorial closed briefly after messy grad party litters steps

By Spencer S. Hsu

As violence rises in one school district, even teachers are targets

By Zoë Bernard

Guide to the Pandemic

A series of graphics tracking U.S. covid-19 cases, hospitalizations, deaths and vaccination rates.

Tracking coronavirus in animals takes on new urgency

By Ariana Eunjung Cha

(The Post)

One million Americans have died of covid. See how their lives were cut short.

We’re remembering one person for each week of the pandemic.

By Alyssa Fowers and Leslie Shapiro

The Washington Post Magazine

A glimpse of a potential post-Roe future through Texas women’s stories

By Sophie Novack

Like it or not, invasive ‘Frankenfish’ are still among us

By Jason Nark

How tech can be a force for good in government

By Eric Easter

Restaurant Review

The Spring Dining Guide: The area’s best new restaurants, ranked

By Tom Sietsema

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By The WayA Post Travel Destination

What’s your Caribbean travel style? How to pick an island to visit.

By Natalie B. Compton

RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered

The harrowing, forgotten journey of the first transatlantic flight

By Dave Kindy

Great Works, In FocusCritic’s Notebook

From one of the most acclaimed painters of her time, a bravura portrait of harmony and frizzy hair

By Sebastian Smee

Before becoming comedy legends, they all starred together in ‘Godspell’

By Zachary Pincus-Roth

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25 YEARS OF CAROLYN HAX

It’s been a quarter-century, and readers have questions

(Video: Allie Caren/The Post; graphic: Daron Taylor/The Post)

Searing or hilarious: The most memorable advice

The milestone for The Post’s advice column gives us a great excuse to revisit some of Carolyn Hax’s most famous responses.

By Christine Loman and Carolyn Hax

Carolyn Hax and cartoonist Nick Galifianakis answered your questions

By Carolyn Hax and Nick Galifianakis

Carolyn Hax: Invitation without a plus-one threatens decades of family friendship

How does a high school full of low-income kids become the best in the U.S.?

New 2022 Challenge Index rankings show the rise of super-ambitious public school charters.

Former accountant retires on cruise ships to avoid cost of living on land

(David Zalubowski/AP)

Capital Weather Gang

Late May snow pastes Colorado 24 hours after 90-degree heat

By Jason Samenow

Poll: Black Americans fear more racist attacks

By Silvia Foster-Frau, Arelis R. Hernández, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin

Florida sheriff’s deputy uses Taser at gas station, setting man on fire

By Lindsey Bever

How to set up legacy contacts for your online accounts

By Heather Kelly

Uber will order your hot dogs at games now. Getting a ride is harder.

By Tatum Hunter

Coming soon to a phone near you: A new wave of accessibility tools

By Chris Velazco

The Future of Work

‘The office as we know it is over,’ Airbnb CEO says

By Danielle Abril

Sunday Business

Gas prices rattle economy, but Americans keep driving

Inflation-linked U.S. bonds crash TreasuryDirect site

By Michelle Singletary

Coal states explore how to recycle metal and rare earths from mine waste

By Austyn Gaffney and Dane Rhys

Inside the race for a car battery that charges fast — and won’t catch fire

By Pranshu Verma

D.C., MD. & VA.

D.C.-area schools face rising covid cases, aren’t restoring strict rules

By Perry Stein, Hannah Natanson and Nicole Asbury

Va. GOP chooses nominees in three districts; Rep. Good seeks nod for 2nd term

By Meagan Flynn and Teo Armus

Virginia budget negotiators signal they are close to a deal

By Laura Vozzella1 hour ago

Residents take scorching heat in stride: ‘It’s D.C.!’

Residents swarmed spray parks across the city to escape near-record-breaking temperatures.

By Jenna Portnoy

Metro’s recurring problems raise fresh questions about its oversight and management

By Justin George and Lori Aratani

Trans activist urges Md. higher-schoolers to demand what they deserve

Capital Weather Gang

D.C.-area forecast: A steamy Sunday with hefty afternoon storms likely

By Molly Robey

Known deaths and cases

Known coronavirus cases and deaths per 100,000

Meet the Walmart worker whose closing-time songs are hitting a chord

By Theresa Vargas

Going Out Guide

New Heights, a longtime favorite, undergoes a delicious reinvention

New Heights reopens with new owners, a new look and some fantastic new dishes.

By Tom Sietsema

Del McCoury is still going strong — and so is his festival

By Jedd Ferris

Biking for beer: A guide to the Metropolitan Beer Trail

T.J. Oshie puts his McLean, Va., house on market for $7.5 million

Mortgage rates dip, but the change ‘isn’t a trend,’ expert says

Renovating amid the pandemic with the must-haves to suit their needs

Health & Science

What to know about monkeypox

By Alexa Juliana Ard and Meryl Kornfield

Scientist finds professor who supported her love for bugs when she was 4

By Dawn Fallik

Down two thrusters, Boeing’s Starliner docks with space station

By Christian Davenport

Amazonian ‘camera traps’ provided images for massive archive

By Erin Blakemore

Rafael Nadal’s clay-court reign faces fresh challenge at the French Open

Maryland men’s lacrosse team is three wins away from rare perfect season

By Patrick Stevens

Early Voting wins Preakness Stakes by comfortable margin

By Dave Sheinin and Glynn A. Hill

(Gail Burton/AP)

With Adley Rutschman in the majors, hope stands behind home plate for the Orioles

By Chelsea Janes

Brady House, thriving in Fredericksburg, is central to the Nats’ future

By Andrew Golden

Juan Soto’s struggles continue — and so do the Nationals’

By Jesse Dougherty

For D.C. United, draw with Toronto FC feels like a loss

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Angela Kinsey and Jenna Fischer. (Adam Hendershott)

Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey share their ‘Office’ memories

The self-proclaimed “Office BFFs” have a new book — and some thoughts on where Jim and Pam would be today.

By Angela Haupt

David Strathairn speaks for a Holocaust hero. It’s time to listen.

An award-winning science fiction writer’s love letter to the wilderness

By Jeff VanderMeer

Critic’s Notebook

Why ‘Atlanta’ Season 3 was such a letdown

‘Elon Musk’s Crash Course’: 3 key arguments from the Tesla documentary

By Ashley Fetters Maloy

Take Instant Pot cooking to the next level with a pot-in-pot technique

Make burger night better with recipes for patties, sauces and more

By Becky Krystal

Meet the man who has eaten a Big Mac a day for 50 years

Make sexy, smoky cocktails with grilled citrus, pineapple and more

By M. Carrie Allan

TravelIncluding news and tips from By The Way

In Lyon’s network of hidden passageways, footfalls of the past

By Lily Radziemski

A rock shattered our windshield in Jordan. It became a trip highlight.

By Steve Hendrix

Dining solo is one of the great joys of traveling

By Chris Dong

Frontier passenger gave birth in bathroom with help of flight attendant

By Hannah Sampson