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Biden lifts ban on transgender Americans in military

President Biden signed an executive order, fulfilling a campaign promise to overturn the ban. At his confirmation hearing, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he supported the move.

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Biden presidency’s first 100 days

Inspector general to investigate whether Justice Dept. officials improperly sought to overturn election

By Matt Zapotosky

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Biden says he ‘will not hesitate’ to raise Navalny poisoning, other issues with Russia
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Senate committee poised to approve Antony Blinken for secretary of state

Voting machine firm Dominion files defamation lawsuit seeking $1.3 billion from Giuliani

By Emma Brown

GOP Sen. Rob Portman announces he won’t seek reelection, creating an open Senate seat in Ohio in 2022

By Colby Itkowitz

Biden to sign order pushing federal government to buy American-made products

By Jeff Stein, David J. Lynch and Ashley Parker1 hour ago

A pair of rafters float the Smith River, a renowned trout stream that the proposed Montana Headwaters Legacy Act would help keep wild and pristine. (Nick Ehli for The Post)

The rivers run through it, and Jon Tester wants them protected for Montana

As the state’s population booms and its politics shift, proposed federal legislation would safeguard hundreds of miles of iconic waterways.

By Nick Ehli

Coronavirus

Democrats moving quickly on relief bill as White House pushes for swift action

The legislation includes a new round of $1,400 stimulus checks, an increase and extension of unemployment benefits, an increase in the minimum wage and hundreds of billions of dollars for schools, vaccine production and distribution, testing and more.

By Erica Werner and Jeff Stein1 hour ago

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Biden reimposes travel ban on European countries, adds S. Africa in effort to contain coronavirus

By Lori Aratani

Deborah Birx says Trump was being given ‘parallel data’ on covid-19

By Teo Armus

Opinions

Why most of Trump’s enablers will evade accountability

Opinion by Paul Waldman

Why is it so hard to deprogram Trumpian conspiracy theorists?

Opinion by Brian Klaas

Many Republicans are choosing collective amnesia of Jan. 6. That would be disastrous.

Opinion by Michael Gerson

A message to retiring Republicans: You can rescue your party

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin

Biden’s Iran challenge will be engaging its people

Opinion by Jason Rezaian

How President Biden can advance rights for marginalized groups

Opinion by the Editorial Board

Guide to the PandemicFull Coverage

Vaccinations

Your questions about the coronavirus vaccines, answered

Eight facts to combat common covid-19 misinformation

By Marisa Iati

The covid-19 symptoms to watch out for

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Your Life At Home

6 strategies for parents struggling with work-from-home interruptions

Crying may help with pandemic stress, especially if you do it around another person

Road to Recovery

Baby boomers, to retailers’ surprise, are dominating online shopping

The pandemic has been an economic disaster for women. Some took advantage of it.

Earth is losing 1.2 trillion tons of ice each year. It’s going to get worse.

By Chris Mooney and Andrew Freedman56 minutes ago

Dogs are officially back in the White House

Champ and Major Biden have moved into the White House.

By Lateshia Beachum and Paulina Firozi

Biden likely to halt new fossil fuel leasing on federal lands and waters Wednesday

The planned moratorium would halt oil and gas auctions for one year, and coal leasing for three years.

By Juliet Eilperin and Dino Grandoni1 hour ago

Biden administration revives effort to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill

The Trump White House delayed the plan to replace former president Andrew Jackson.

By Jacob Bogage11 minutes ago

PodcastPost Reports

Whose Senate is it anyway?

A standoff in the Senate. How essential grocery workers are faring almost a year into the coronavirus pandemic. And, why vaccine rollout has been so slow in France.

By Martine Powers24 minutes ago

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Politics

Supreme Court ends lawsuits alleging Trump illegally profited from business interests

All sides agreed that cases involving “emoluments clauses” are moot after Donald Trump lost reelection.

By Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow

Senate expected to confirm Janet Yellen as first female treasury secretary

By Jeff Stein and Rachel Siegel

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The FixAnalysis

Deborah Birx takes her turn in reputation rehab

But Birx's defense of her handling of Trump falls short.

By Aaron Blake

Power UpAnalysis

Republican rift widens over Trump impeachment

By Jacqueline Alemany

Sarah Sanders announces run for Arkansas governor

By Andrea Salcedo

Fact CheckerAnalysis

Trump made 30,573 false or misleading claims as president. Nearly half came in his final year.

By Glenn Kessler

Senate impeachment whip count: Where Democrats and Republicans stand

By Ashlyn Still and JM Rieger9 minutes ago

Biden’s Cabinet picks

By Washington Post Staff

World

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The unfinished business of the Arab Spring

Ten years ago, the Arab world erupted in jubilant revolt against its dictatorial regimes. Today, the hopes awakened by the protests have vanished — but the underlying conditions that drove the unrest are as acute as ever.

By Liz Sly

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to resign, leaving nation without a stable government to guide pandemic response

Conte directed pandemic decision-making while trying to hold warring political factions together.

By Chico Harlan58 minutes ago

The pandemic destroyed 225 million jobs worldwide, but billionaires got richer, reports find

Hundreds of millions of full-time jobs disappeared last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the International Labor Organization. But the wealthiest people got even richer, according to Oxfam.

By Jennifer Hassan1 hour ago

Riots explode across Netherlands over coronavirus lockdown orders

By Erin Cunningham

North Korea’s acting ambassador to Kuwait defects to the South

By Min Joo Kim

Violence erupts in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods over coronavirus restrictions

By Steve Hendrix and Shira Rubin

National

‘Historic’ snowstorm targets Midwest

Double-digit amounts are predicted in Omaha and Des Moines.

By Matthew Cappucci1 hour ago

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Indianapolis ‘mass murder’ suspect arrested: Pregnant woman among 6 killed

A boy who was also wounded is expected to survive. Authorities said they have determined the attack was “targeted" but declined to provide more detail about a motive.

By Meryl Kornfield

Texas man who stormed Capitol threatened to ‘assassinate’ Ocasio-Cortez, feds say

By Jaclyn Peiser

After Capitol riot, police chiefs work to root out officers with ties to extremist groups

By Kimberly Kindy, Mark Berman and Kim Bellware

D.C., Md. & Va.

Prince George’s cancels vaccine appointments for nonresidents

Jurisdictions across the Washington area are struggling to meet demand while distributing doses equitably.

By Jenna Portnoy, Rachel Chason and Rebecca Tan1 hour ago

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Weather advisory expanded into District as predicted snow amounts Monday night increase

Winter weather advisories have been issued for locations north and west of Washington.

By Jason Samenow56 minutes ago

D.C. warns a maglev stop at Mount Vernon Square would bring disruption

The city’s Office of Planning is urging residents and city leaders to engage in a federal review process.

By Luz Lazo1 hour ago

Perspective

Gov. Hogan, the GOP’s anti-Trump, hopes to ‘purge’ party extremists

Maryland’s Republican governor says he’s being urged to seek the presidency in 2024 — and strategists say he could have a chance.

By Robert McCartney

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Five men shot, one fatally, at corner market in Southeast Washington’s Anacostia neighborhood

By Peter Hermann

Going Out Guide

Yasmin Williams puts a fresh spin on finger-style guitar

The Northern Virginia native has a new record, “Urban Driftwood,” out this week.

By John Lingan

How artist Justine Swindell would spend a perfect day in D.C.

The D.C. native is known for her vivid illustrations that celebrate Black lives.

By Stephanie Williams

The Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art are closed. Here’s what’s open now.

Some museums and cultural attractions have remained open with precautions in place.

By Fritz Hahn

Real Estate

Home maintenance tasks for the winter and throughout the year

Two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo in Alexandria, Va., lists for $314,000

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Business & Technology

An aerospace engineer has a solution to soggy delivery food: SAVRpaks

A California start-up says its peel-and-stick packets can extend food’s shelf life by 50 percent.

By Dalvin Brown

Twitter’s misinformation problem is much bigger than Trump. The crowd may help solve it.

Twitter's Birdwatch pilot lets selected users write corrections and fact checks on potentially misleading tweets.

By Elizabeth Dwoskin25 minutes ago

Short sellers covering their bets and intense interest from day traders have powered GameStop's frenzied rise. (Gabriela Bhaskar/Bloomberg News)

Why GameStop shares are on a wild, Reddit-driven run

By Hamza Shaban

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Budweiser and its Clydesdales will skip the Super Bowl

The brand is one of several big-name products, such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Audi, that won't have commercials this year.

By Cindy Boren

Health & Science

Moderna vaccine protects against British and South African variants, firm says

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

The Health 202Analysis

Hospitals drag feet on new regulations to disclose costs of medical services

By Alexandra Ellerbeck

Cities around the world launch efforts to vaccinate the homeless

By Amanda Coletta

Having a safe birth — and a healthy child — during this pandemic

By Consumer Reports

Sports

The city manager of Phoenix was among the officials who signed a letter asking Major League Baseball to delay the start of spring training in Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)