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Biden is increasingly at odds with other Democrats over Israel

The president has been reluctant to follow a shift by some others in his party toward a tougher stance on Israel, a disconnect highlighted by his visit Tuesday to a region that is home to many Arab Americans.

By Sean Sullivan and Anne Gearan

Israel says it will step up strikes on Hamas tunnels despite cease-fire calls

Israel showed little sign of easing its campaign, despite growing international pressure.

By Loveday Morris, Miriam Berger, Hazem Balousha and Erin Cunningham

Investigation of Trump Organization now exploring possible criminal conduct, N.Y. attorney general’s office says

Investigators for Attorney General Letitia James have notified lawyers for the Trump Organization, indicating that the nature of the probe has evolved.

By Shayna Jacobs and David A. Fahrenthold45 minutes ago

Arizona Senate president says 2020 recount will proceed, despite angry objections from Maricopa County officials

Senate President Karen Fann said the process is necessary to answer constituent questions, but local GOP officials this week called the process a “sham” that is harming democracy.

By Rosalind S. Helderman

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House Democrats’ 2020 election autopsy: Bad polling hurt and GOP attacks worked

In a report, Rep. Sean Maloney (N.Y.), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, laid out how Democrats simply underestimated the number of hardcore Trump voters and the potency of Republican criticism.

By Paul Kane

Simone Biles watches a video of a practice vault with her coach Laurent Landi last month at the gym owned by her parents in Spring, Tex. (Toni L. Sandys/The Post)

Simone Biles’s new coaches deliver the challenge she wants and the support she needs

Cecile and Laurent Landi had a plan to help the 2016 gold medalist become even better, but first she had to face personal pain.

By Liz Clarke

Police who fatally shot Andrew Brown Jr. as he drove were justified in their actions, district attorney says

By Lateshia Beachum

Colonial Pipeline hit by new computer problem but company says it’s unrelated to recent cyberattack

By Will Englund

Coronavirus vaccines may not work for some with underlying health issues

Early research shows that 15 to 80 percent of people with certain medical conditions, such as specific blood cancers or organ transplants, are generating few antibodies after being vaccinated.

By Ariana Eunjung Cha

OPINIONS

Covid — and poverty — killed my father

Opinion by Yari Lorenzo

Israel has no coherent strategy for the Palestinians. The U.S. should push for a reset.

Opinion by David Ignatius

Does the Supreme Court rule, or do its members? We’re about to find out.

Opinion by David Von Drehle

It’s time for the House to show Marjorie Taylor Greene the door

Opinion by Donna F. Edwards

Kevin McCarthy plumbs new depths of political cowardice

Opinion by the Editorial Board

The AT&T and Discovery megadeal has a possible silver lining for streaming customers

Opinion by Megan McArdle

Guide to the Pandemic

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Your Life at Home

How to take PTO in the post-vaccine travel boom

Opinion

Should we keep wearing masks? Dr. Leana S. Wen answers your questions about the latest CDC guidance.

No, you shouldn’t hide good news during a pandemic. Here’s how to share it gracefully.

House passes bill to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans

The measure, backed on a strong bipartisan vote, heads to President Biden for his signature. Proponents had cited one study in 16 major cities, where hate crimes decreased overall in the past year, but those crimes against Asian Americans soared 145 percent.

By Eugene Scott

Looming decisions on abortion and guns fuel calls from left to add seats to Supreme Court

President Biden and most Democratic leaders have been resistant to the idea, pointing to a commission set up by the administration to study court reform.

By Seung Min Kim and Marianna Sotomayor

Art Gensler1935–2021

Designer who built one of the world’s largest architecture firms dies at 85

By Harrison Smith1 hour ago

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Free fares? Big cities explore options to make commuting by bus and train more attractive.

With some transit agencies predicting lower ridership levels until 2024, a proposal aimed at serving the low-income passengers who relied most heavily on public transportation during the pandemic has gained steam.

By Maria Aguilar, Lo Bénichou, Seth Blanchard, Justin George and Shikha Subramaniam

A GOP congressman compared Capitol rioters to tourists. Photos show him barricading a door.

By Brittany Shammas

Post ReportsPodcast

Matt Gaetz and the limits of GOP loyalty

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Coronavirus variant from India could quickly become dominant, U.K. scientists warn

By William Booth

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The CritiquePerspective

Biden employs simple, old-school politicking in all its effervescent certainty

By Robin Givhan

In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, when is an attack a war crime?

By Adam Taylor

Analysis

Turns out the chance of winning a million bucks may be a decent vaccination incentive

By Philip Bump

By The WayA Post Travel Destination

How to take PTO in the post-vaccine travel boom

By Natalie B. Compton

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Democrats at odds over recent Israeli-Palestinian violence

Some Democratic lawmakers are criticizing Israel’s actions against Hamas, while others are following President Biden in saying it has a right to defend itself.

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POLITICS

McCarthy opposes commission to investigate Capitol riot; McConnell open to proposal

The House GOP leader had tapped Rep. John Katko to negotiate but rejected the deal that the New York Republican cut with Democrats.

By Marianna Sotomayor, Karoun Demirjian and Josh Dawsey

Analysis

Kevin McCarthy inadvertently demonstrates the utility of a Capitol riot commission

By Philip Bump

Mich. judge dismisses lawsuit seeking new audit of Antrim Co. vote, one of the last remaining 2020 legal challenges

By Rosalind S. Helderman

FBI probing possible illegal donations to Susan Collins PAC and congressional campaign, search warrant indicates

By Emily Davies

More than six months after the 2020 presidential election, Arizona is still auditing the results. (Erin Patrick O'Connor/The Post)

Analysis

In Arizona, Republicans accidentally created a robust demonstration of the shoddiness of their fraud claims

The “audit” is forcing Republicans to side with or against reality.

By Philip Bump

The faces of the Biden administration are still sometimes behind masks

By Annie Linskey

Rep. Val Demings plans to challenge Marco Rubio for Senate seat in Florida

By Colby Itkowitz, Michael Scherer and Mike DeBonis

This Biden pick has worked for top offshore wind firms. Now he’s poised to help oversee the industry.

By Joshua Partlow and Juliet Eilperin

WORLD

U.S. accuses senior officials, politicians in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras of corruption

State Department lists of Central American officials that the agency has found to be corrupt underscore the Biden administration’s challenges of working with the region’s governments to deter migration.

By Kevin Sieff

Path ‘narrow’ for a net-zero future for greenhouse gases, IEA says

The International Energy Agency said slowing climate change is not impossible but is “perhaps the greatest challenge ... ever faced.”

By Steven Mufson

Why 20 million U.S. doses is good news for vaccine equity, but not nearly enough to close the vaccine gap

By Emily Rauhala

Nurses Jenny McGee, center, and Luis Pitarma, second right, looked after Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the hospital. (Getty Images)

Nurse Jenny, who cared for Boris Johnson in ICU, resigns over lack of respect and pay for health workers

Johnson had singled her out for praise. But critics say his government has failed to convey its appreciation with concrete support for the National Health Service.

By Karla Adam

More than 6,000 migrants swim to Spanish outpost in North Africa, prompting military response

Ceuta has long been a magnet for migrants from across Africa who hope to claim asylum in Europe, but the record number of arrivals comes at a moment when relations between Spain and Morocco are already strained.

By Antonia Noori Farzan

Once a pandemic success story, Taiwan struggles with a vaccine shortage

Residents rush to get vaccinated, only to find there are nowhere near enough doses.

By Lily Kuo and Alicia Chen

NATIONAL

Many of longtime youth football coach Perry Sutton's former players went on to college and the NFL. (Travis Dove for The Post)

After a shooting, ‘Football City, USA’ grapples with the game’s dark side

Rock Hill, S.C., is known for being a pipeline to the pros. But what happens when the game, and the town, no longer needs you?

By Kent Babb

S.C. deputies fired after video shows them shocking mentally ill Black man with Taser before he died in jail

By Timothy Bella

House Democrats seek Boeing, FAA records after electrical problem that grounded 737 Max

Democrats on the House Transportation Committee have opened a fresh line of scrutiny into Boeing, seeking records from the company and the Federal Aviation Administration.

By Ian Duncan

He bragged at the dentist’s office about attending the Capitol riot, feds say. Another patient turned him in.

Daniel Warmus was arrested Tuesday in Buffalo for his role in the Capitol riot, the Justice Department announced, after someone “overheard Warmus talking about his experience.”

By Timothy Bella1 hour ago

Flash flood emergencies declared in Louisiana while double-digit rainfall deluges Texas

By Matthew Cappucci

Biden says Ford’s new electric pickup will help U.S. compete with China, takes one for a test drive

The White House and Ford hope the new electric F-150 is an everyman’s electric vehicle, as President Biden pushes a massive investment in the technology.

By Anne Gearan and Michael Laris

Why a major nurses union thinks it’s too soon to relax mask rules

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky has defended the agency’s decision to tell fully vaccinated people they can forgo masks in many places.

By Paulina Firozi

D.C., MD. & VA.

D.C. Council backs down from plan to resume eviction filings

Lawmakers warned that the decision to keep the eviction moratorium in place could imperil millions of dollars in federal funding. The city must use about $130 million in federal rent-relief funds by September or run the risk of being compelled to return the money.

By Julie Zauzmer and Michael Brice-Saddler

VMI racism probe leads to resignation of state higher education council member

By Ian Shapira

Metro’s 6000 series rail cars remain sidelined after safety incidents

By Justin George

First-grade teacher Erin Donovan walks her class back to the building at Frances Hazel Reid Elementary School in Leesburg, Va., on Tuesday. (Ricky Carioti/The Post)

In two D.C.-area school systems, masks come off for recess as others weigh changing guidance

Howard and Loudoun counties are easing outdoor rules, but schools do not encourage one practice or another, leaving it to students and their families to decide.

By Donna St. George, Hannah Natanson and Perry Stein

Perspective

Black people are the ones most impacted by justice system. Shouldn’t they have a part in fixing it?

By Courtland Milloy

Virginia OB/GYN sentenced to 59 years in prison for performing unnecessary procedures

By Katie Mettler

Woman and child critically wounded in shooting near Shaw and Logan Circle, D.C. police say

By Martin Weil and Peter Hermann1 hour ago

Capital Weather Gang

P.M. Update: It will be clear overnight, even warmer Wednesday

It was a nice but warm one today. We add almost 10 degrees tomorrow.

By Ian Livingston

Known coronavirus deaths and cases per 100,000

GOING OUT GUIDE

Art installation in Alexandria’s Waterfront Park is playful — and makes a point

Mark Reigelman’s ‘Groundswell’ evokes the Potomac’s rising water levels.

By Mark Jenkins

Chicago Tribune names two food critics to replace one

Chicago Tribune appoints staffers Louisa Chu and Nick Kindelsperger as food critics to replace the retired Phil Vettel.

By Tom Sietsema

Bubbie’s Plant Burgers are a delicious testament to the power of teamwork

At Bubbie's Plant Burgers, Margaux Riccio and Shaun Sharkey have become more than a great working team. They're innovators in plant-based dining.

By Tim Carman

REAL ESTATE

97-townhouse community in Fairfax County, Va.

This is how you can avoid second-guessing your choices of products, finishes for your home

New refinance option coming for low-income homeowners

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY

Amazon extends ban on police use of its facial recognition technology indefinitely

The tech giant said in June its freeze would last a year to “give Congress enough time to implement appropriate rules.” No federal laws have been passed since.

By Drew Harwell

Perspective

FTC: Cryptocurrency scams rose 1,000 percent in the past year and cost consumers at least $80 million

By Michelle Singletary

Google announces new privacy features for Android phones — but stops short of limiting ad tracking

By Gerrit De Vynck

Juan Garivaldi, 19, gets his sister’s name added to a family tattoo. (Ted Richardson for The Post)

More indelible than ink: Tattoo businesses flourish again

Body art artists say bookings are on the rise as Americans look for expressive and therapeutic outlets after a year marked by isolation and loss.

By Hannah Denham

LauncherVideo Game News and Analysis

So, you worked on a video game. You might not appear in the credits.

By Jack Yarwood

LauncherVideo Game News and Analysis

IGN staff pen letter to management following quiet removal of Palestine charity article

By Mikhail Klimentov

Market WatchLast Updated: Today at 5:16 p.m. ET

Dow 34,060.66

Today -0.78%

S&P 4,127.83

Today -0.85%

NASDAQ 13,303.64

Today -0.56%

HEALTH & SCIENCE

RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered

How ‘contagious abortion’ in cows led to one of the first known references to herd immunity

By Marisa Iati

D.C.-area cicadas suffered because of cool weather over the last week

By Kevin Ambrose

National task force finalizes recommendation for earlier colorectal cancer screening

By Allyson Chiu

The whole sky spins: This week’s storm chase is why I became a meteorologist

By Matthew Cappucci

Sports

Wizards star Bradley Beal made the decision to play on a strained left hamstring Sunday. (Toni L. Sandys/The Post)

Bradley Beal, one of the last relics of a Boston rivalry, leads Wizards back into postseason

The Wizards play the Celtics in Boston for the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference.

By Ava Wallace

The Capitals head to Boston with a tied series and a battered roster

By Samantha Pell

Washington Football Team will let right tackle Morgan Moses seek a trade

By Nicki Jhabvala

Tina Charles and Diana Taurasi prove they’ve still got it, but the Mystics falter again

By Kareem Copeland30 minutes ago

Nationals can’t get it going when it matters the most in frustrating loss to the Cubs

By Jesse Dougherty22 minutes ago

National cycling champion dies after being struck by car while training in Colorado

Gwen Inglis, the reigning national road race champion in the 45-49 age group, was riding near her home when the accident occurred.

By Cindy Boren

Stanford says it won’t cut sports, after lawsuits and pressure from athletes

By Glynn A. Hill and Molly Hensley-Clancy

FedEx Field undergoing first major field reconstruction since its opening in 1997

By Nicki Jhabvala

LIFESTYLE

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Americans are booking working ‘vacci-cations’ ahead of office return

White-collar employees are taking working vacations while they can, and hoping the trend sticks post-pandemic.

By Heather Kelly

Tips to make laundry day more gentle on the environment

By Helen Carefoot

No, you shouldn’t hide good news during a pandemic. Here’s how to share it gracefully.

By Sunny Fitzgerald

Advice

Comments changes and what they mean for the Carolyn Hax community

On Thursday, May 20, The Post will upgrade its commenting system in order to provide a faster and more stable platform for readers. However, the ability to mark comments as off-topic and to hide off-topic comments will be going away.

Ask Amy: Friend worries about best friend’s isolation

After a comment upset the friend, she said she needed space.

Miss Manners: When Harry and Sally are exes, and Sally is married

Can a onetime couple renew their friendship and meet without her husband?

The LilyElevating stories about women

Perspective

An esteemed Black doctor died after childbirth. 4 years later, her mother and daughter are still living with the grief.

This case might bring down Roe v. Wade. Here’s what could happen.

This medical student wanted to help her family in India. Now a 900-pound shipment of supplies is on its way.

At 15, scientist Gitanjali Rao made history. ‘You don’t need a PhD to make a difference,’ she says.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Charles Grodin1935–2021

Versatile actor and master of deadpan humor dies at 86

In film and on TV talk shows, Charles Grodin mastered the cringeworthy moment and well-timed insult.

By Matt Schudel

(Wilson Modern Photography)

Art installation in Alexandria’s Waterfront Park is playful — and makes a point

Alexandria’s Waterfront Park appears to be a peaceful spot, but it’s actually a battleground. And while most of the conflicts waged there are safely in the past, one is looming. This imminent struggle between the Potomac River and its banks is one of the implied subjects of “Groundswell,” a sculptural installation by Mark Reigelman.

By Mark Jenkins