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Biden faces criticism on economy, immigration and age, poll finds

The Post-ABC poll shows Biden trailing Trump by 10 percentage points, although the sizable margin of Trump’s lead in this survey is significantly at odds with other public polls that show a virtual dead heat in the general election contest.

By Dan Balz, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin

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Gen. Mark Milley, polarizing Joint Chiefs chairman, exits center stage

Admirers say he helped save American democracy. Critics contend he dragged the military deeper into the toxic political fray.

By Dan Lamothe, Missy Ryan and Karen DeYoung

Ophelia causes widespread flooding as storm marches up East Coast

By Lenny Bernstein, Matthew Cappucci, Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff and Justine McDaniel

What’s driving a possible shutdown? A fraction of the federal budget.

By Jeff Stein and Marianna Sotomayor

How China’s ‘broke ghosts’ are keeping up appearances during straitened times

Young Chinese face a grim job market but they still want to lead social media-worthy lives. So they’re getting creative, eating mystery meals and sleeping in restaurant booths.

By Meaghan Tobin

Opinions

Menendez deserves no benefit of the doubt regarding his Senate seat

The indictment is jaw-dropping. Is this befitting the world’s greatest deliberative body? Chuck Schumer and his fellow Democrats know better — or ought to.

Opinion by Ruth Marcus

One simple fix for our broken policing system: Hiring more women

Opinion by Karen Tumulty

How to keep the most violent suspects off the streets in D.C.

Opinion by the Editorial Board

I’ve always loved tech. Now, I’m a Luddite. You should be one, too.

Opinion by Brian Merchant

Liberals don’t like talking up marriage. Here’s how they can start.

Opinion by Alyssa Rosenberg

Enough is enough. McCarthy must bring the GOP rebels to heel.

Opinion by Henry Olsen

My K-drama crushes DM’d me. They wanted money but gave me a lesson.

Opinion by Priscilla Rachun Linn

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After Florida restricts Black history, churches step up to teach it

More than 260 houses of worship have signed onto the effort. “We don’t want to whitewash anything,” one organizer says. “We want to tell the truth.”

By Brittany Shammas

Deep Reads

‘What does next look like?’ Gisele Fetterman is still finding out.

Half a year after Sen. John Fetterman’s mental health crisis, his wife navigates between worry and acceptance.

Story by Ruby Cramer | Photos by Demetrius Freeman

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams shows photos of evidence. (AP)

Cash, gold bars, arms sales: How Bob Menendez met legal peril, again

The New Jersey senator, whose earlier corruption case ended with a hung jury, has now been charged with wide-ranging bribery offenses.

By Isaac Stanley-Becker

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‘What does next look like?’ Inside the unfolding recovery of the Fetterman family.

Half a year after Sen. John Fetterman’s hospitalization for severe depression, his wife, Gisele, navigates her family between worry and acceptance.

Gen. Mark Milley, polarizing Joint Chiefs chairman, exits center stage

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Carolyn Hax: Boyfriend omitted how close he is to his ex — on ex’s advice

Post-ABC poll: Biden faces criticism on economy, immigration and age

What’s driving a possible shutdown? A fraction of the federal budget.

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What’s a Swiftposium? Academics study a pop star’s outsize influence

Taylor Swift’s effect on the economy, gender and culture will be the focus of an academic conference in Melbourne, timed to coincide with her Eras tour’s Australia leg.

By Andrew Jeong

Lachlan Murdoch will be fully in charge of Fox. Will viewers notice?

By Jeremy Barr

Perspective

First the megadealers conquered the art world. Next up, museums.

By Sebastian Smee

Black Republicans are making ripples in state and national politics

Black Republicans have gained national attention in recent months, their visibility coming at a time when the party appears to be shifting more to the right.

By Camila DeChalus

Analysis

Fox News viewers love Trump. Newsmax viewers idolize him.

By Aaron Blake

Biden tries to seize on GOP drama with ‘split-screen’ strategy

By Toluse Olorunnipa

House Republicans eye long-term funding without deal yet to avert shutdown

By Marianna Sotomayor and Leigh Ann Caldwell

Biden campaign is off and running against Trump — out of public view

By Michael Scherer

As GOP rivals campaign, Trump takes a different tack and still dominates the field

By Josh Dawsey, Isaac Arnsdorf and Hannah Knowles

DeSantis is in growing trouble. He’s betting big on Iowa to rescue him.

By Hannah Knowles, Josh Dawsey and Isaac Arnsdorf

Taylor Swift urged people to register to vote, and thousands did

By Justine McDaniel

Carolyn Hax: Boyfriend omitted how close he is to his ex — on ex’s advice

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Miss Manners: I don’t like the saying, ‘Have a good one’

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Ask Amy: Should we split our inheritance with our stepsiblings?

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When should you get the new covid shot? Your vaccine questions, answered.

Subsidized meals in child care tied to healthier kids and families

By Erin Blakemore

Perspective

A family secret fueled my OCD. Here’s what helped.

By Dan O'Brien

Should you quit your marathon training? Here’s how to know.

By Kelyn Soong

More than half of U.S. dog owners are skeptical of canine vaccinations

By Lindsey Bever

Take care of your teeth and gums. Oral health can affect your brain.

By Richard Sima

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Peel-and-stick tile is all over social media. But is it that easy?

By Jamie Killin

4 ways to personalize a cookie-cutter home

By Kathryn O'Shea Evans

Perspective

7 container plants for fall that will pay off in the spring

By Karen Hugg

How to arrange flowers like a pro

By Michelle Brunner

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I want to replace a cracked concrete patio. What is my best option?

By Jeanne Huber

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Ken Follett’s new novel proves he’s a master of the historical drama

By Katherine A. Powers1 hour ago

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Writing a paranoid political thriller offered a look at the ugly truth

By Stephen Marche1 hour ago

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Stephen King’s ‘Holly’ is admirably nuanced about autism

By Zack Budryk

Review

How FDR’s influence over the Supreme Court transformed history

By Michael Bobelian

How a camp for kids with disabilities inspired James McBride’s novel

By Sydney Page

Weather & Sky

WWII-era weather records ‘rescued’ by researchers, citizen-scientists

By Erin Blakemore

Atmospheric river, early-season bomb cyclone to hit Pacific Northwest

By Ian Livingston

See how the northern lights dazzled in skies across the U.S.

By Kasha Patel

What to know about the fall equinox

By Justin Grieser

Watch Ukraine’s helicopters fire rocket salvos — from treetop level

By Alex Horton and Serhii Korolchuk

Fears grow that overseas targeted killing by states is on the rise

By Greg Miller

Haiti wants foreign help against the gangs. The details worry all sides.

By Widlore Mérancourt and Amanda Coletta

Peru gas workers uncover nearly 1,000-year-old children’s burial site

By Ellen Francis

Egyptian presidential hopeful targeted by Predator spyware

By Evan Hill and Joseph Menn

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What the Hollywood strikes mean for fall TV

By Rachel Siegel

Lawmakers are spending way more to keep themselves safe. Is it enough?

By Greg Morton, Marianna Sotomayor and Camila DeChalus

Two striking UAW workers at the same Ford plant, very different lives

By Lauren Kaori Gurley

National

Americans trying to get new covid vaccine hit insurance snags, face bills

By Fenit Nirappil and Lena H. Sun

What America can learn from Canada’s ‘$10 a Day’ child care system

By Jackie Mader

CDC recommends RSV vaccine for pregnant women ahead of virus season

By Sabrina Malhi

Amid rising antisemitism, the vivid language of Yiddish makes a comeback

By Antonio Olivo and Emily Wax-Thibodeaux

Town closes roads to idyllic fall scene after tourists caused ‘nuisance’

By Praveena Somasundaram

D.C., MD. & VA.

Ohio State inches past Notre Dame with only a second to spare

By Chuck Culpepper

Analysis

College football winners and losers: Florida State is the class of the ACC

By Patrick Stevens

Perspective

Deion Sanders is not too good to be true, and Colorado still has work to do

By Jerry Brewer

Analysis

The drama might not be over for the Jets and Aaron Rodgers

By Jason La Canfora

Caps need more from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Anthony Mantha — and they know it

By Bailey Johnson

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