‘Assume the monster is everywhere’: Experts urge dramatic reset to halt virus
New restrictions in Sun Belt states have flattened new cases. But infectious-disease experts see warning signs in the South, the Midwest and East Coast cities that were hammered in the spring.
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Analysis Congress is deeply unpopular again as stimulus gridlock has real-life consequences
Approval ratings for lawmakers have crashed downward.
Daniel Vought is overcome with exasperation as he talks about his prospects while cooking in late June. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)
$10 left, no place to go: Pandemic and a broken unemployment system are upending people’s lives
The end of July meant the end of the initial round of federal emergency pandemic assistance. No matter what future aid looks like, for hundreds of people like Daniel Vought — still waiting for benefits from D.C. and living without a financial cushion — the damage has been done.
With law enforcement out of sight, Portland has second peaceful night of protest
Without the federal officers to rally against — not to mention the tear gas, rubber bullets and arrests they brought with them — the protesters tackled more complicated questions among themselves.
DHS official whose office compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists, protesters is removed
Brian Murphy’s removal from office follows revelations in The Post that his department compiled reports on two journalists in Portland, Ore., and collected electronic messages belonging to protesters there.
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