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Former president Donald Trump at a rally last month. (Jabin Botsford/The Post)

Shocked and defiant: How Trump is responding to unprecedented indictment

Since a grand jury issued charges related to hush money to an adult film star, the former president has cycled through a range of emotions and postures.

By Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey

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Tornadoes charge through South, Midwest, leaving at least 20 people dead

More than 60 tornado reports across several states were recorded by the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center on Friday and Saturday. Power was knocked out for hundreds of thousands of people.

By Washington Post staff

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San Diego State beats Florida Atlantic on buzzer-beater to reach title game

By Glynn A. Hill, Jerry Brewer, Emily Giambalvo and Chuck Culpepper

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The AR-15 has been marketed for 50 years. See how the ads have changed.

By Alex Horton, Monique Woo and Tucker Harris

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Israeli protesters return to streets as judicial overhaul stays on ‘pause’

By Shira Rubin

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House Republicans have passed just two of their top 10 priorities

By Paul Kane

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For the first time in years, employees say, it’s not so bad to work for the IRS

The IRS has long faced staffing shortages — and shortages of pretty much everything else — after more than a decade of budget cuts. Now flush with an infusion of cash from the Inflation Reduction Act, it is making up for lost time.

By Jacob Bogage

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The HyperX Cup MIX-IN headphones, a fictitious “joke” product from a previous April Fools’ Day. (Nissin Foods)