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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

Dozens of ballots destroyed in suspected arson of a Boston drop box

By Tim Elfrink and Paulina Villegas1 hour ago

In Gettysburg, Trump supporters clash with protesters as election nears

By Peter Jamison

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

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

By Robert Samuels

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

By Paul Schwartzman1 hour ago

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

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

Opinion by Howard Fineman

We may not be facing apocalypse, but the near future doesn’t look good

Opinion by Paul Waldman

I believe in the president, now more than ever

Opinion by George T. Conway III

Four big constitutional fixes we need, thanks to Trump

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin

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 Shapira1 hour ago

A Virginia state senator found headstones on his property. It brought to light a historic injustice in D.C.

By Gregory S. Schneider

Coronavirus

Dow slides more than 800 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 Shaban1 hour ago

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

By Chico Harlan and Stefano Pitrelli

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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot calls for unity in stopping Midwest case swell

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The pandemic is reaching into the nation’s last untouched areas

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 Achenbach

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 break out as powerful 100-plus mph winds buffet state

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

By Andrew Freedman15 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 Fahim32 minutes ago

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Irrespective of CDC guidelines, Pence determined to maintain schedule after five aides test positive

By James Hohmann

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By Hank Stuever

Even in the midst of a pandemic, we can always rely on Taylor Swift to set records

By Sonia Rao

Andy Cohen on Trump and Real Housewives comparisons: ‘I was offended on behalf of the Housewives’

By Emily Yahr

Meet Topher, the rapper and Air Force vet who’s become a top conservative TikTok star

By Travis M. Andrews

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Politics

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

The FixAnalysis

McConnell’s intriguing comment about the GOP and ‘the next election’

By Aaron Blake

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Fact CheckerAnalysis

Four Pinocchios for Trump ad that takes Biden’s comments on taxes out of context

Joe Biden has consistently said he would raise taxes on people making more than $400,000, so this ad clips out the number over and over.

By Glenn Kessler

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

Video

Senate debates Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination

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.

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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 Cappucci12 minutes ago

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

Brittney Woodrum, 27, lived out of her car as she scaled all of the state’s 14,000-foot peaks in just three months.

By Kyle Melnick

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

RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered

Women’s history shrine donates trove of artifacts to Library of Congress and National Park Service

By Michael E. Ruane

As holidays near, families are in a quandary about celebrations and travel

By Joel Achenbach

D.C., Md. & Va.

Thousands of Marylanders line up to cast ballots on first day of early voting

After historic voting by mail, long lines formed Monday as people were determined to cast ballots in person.

By Ovetta Wiggins, Rebecca Tan, Rachel Chason and Erin Cox

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 Zauzmer1 hour ago

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

D.C.-area forecast: Clouds rule through Friday, with chance of soaking rain Thursday

Clearing out by the weekend, but cooler.

By Jason Samenow

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 Hahn35 minutes ago

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

Color of MoneyPerspective

IRS makes final push to get stimulus checks to millions

There’s still time for parents receiving federal benefits to claim the extra $500 stimulus payment. The IRS has extended deadline to use the non-filers tool to Nov. 21.

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

Wealthy investors are exploiting land-conservation tax breaks. The Senate is taking notice.

By Haisten Willis

Market Watch

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Dow 27,604.22

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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