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From Sandy Hook to Buffalo: 10 years of failure on gun control

President Biden has played a central role in the unsuccessful efforts to enact significant firearms legislation amid thousands of mass shootings.

By Ashley Parker, Tyler Pager and Colby Itkowitz

Southern Baptist leaders covered up sex abuse, lied about secret database, report says

The findings shine a light on how denominational leaders for decades actively resisted calls for abuse prevention and reform.

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey1 hour ago

Inside the GOP push to stop Trump ‘vendetta tour’ in Georgia

By Annie Linskey, Josh Dawsey, Michael Scherer and Matthew Brown

He’s raised and spent millions running against Marjorie Taylor Greene

By Paul Schwartzman

Activists call for the cancellation of student debt in April outside an entrance to the White House. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)

Who has student loan debt?

Public awareness of education debt is high amid debates over loan forgiveness, yet little is discussed of how the debt shakes out.

By Alyssa Fowers and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

Biden: U.S. exploring monkeypox vaccines; ‘everybody’ should be concerned

By Annabelle Timsit and Seung Min Kim

War In Ukraine

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Ukrainian leaders warn of dire situation in key eastern city of Severodonetsk

A grasp at diplomacy as fighting grinds on in Ukraine

By Fenit Nirappil, Julian Duplain, Annabelle Timsit and Paulina Villegas8 minutes ago

Ukraine’s first lady details war’s toll on the Zelensky family

By Jennifer Hassan

OPINIONS

Why racism is bad for White people

Opinion by E.J. Dionne Jr.

Putin is starving millions around the world

Opinion by the Editorial Board

10 lessons from Australia’s election rout

Opinion by Richard Glover

Do you feel the need for speed? I know I do.

Opinion by Kathleen Parker

Disturbing, even inaccurate, speech must be protected

Opinion by Thomas J. Balch

We’re ignoring a major culprit behind the teen mental health crisis

Opinion by Heather Turgeon and Julie Wright

Only From The Post

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Wife of Supreme Court justice pressed lawmakers to help reverse Trump’s loss, emails show

By Emma Brown

Perspective

A weekend of gun violence punctuates generations of hate

By Robin Givhan

Exclusive

How a Social Security program piled huge fines on the poor and disabled

By Lisa Rein

‘A magnet for rip-off artists’: Fraud took billions from pandemic jobless benefits, creating unwitting victims

By Tony Romm and Yeganeh Torbati

Ahead of Biden visit, Israel begins largest eviction of Palestinians in decades

By Steve Hendrix and Shira Rubin

The Covid Money Trail

Live Nation subsidiaries got
millions in aid meant for independent venues

By Yeganeh Torbati and Tony Romm

In new book, Kellyanne Conway takes aim at many targets — except Trump

By Ashley Parker1 hour ago

Inside the collapse of the Rajapaksa dynasty in Sri Lanka

How two powerful brothers fell out and took their country down with them.

By Gerry Shih and Hafeel Farisz

Australia’s Ariarne Titmus breaks Katie Ledecky’s 400 freestyle record

By Dave Sheinin

Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson to leave SNL as part of big cast shake-up

By Annabelle Timsit

LIVE: PGA Championship

Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris head to playoff

RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered

This soldier fought for Finland, Nazi Germany and U.S. Special Forces

By George Bass

Prosecutors in Michael Sussman trial also take aim at Hillary Clinton, FBI and the media

By Devlin Barrett

Guide to the Pandemic

A series of graphics tracking U.S. covid-19 cases, hospitalizations, deaths and vaccination rates.

Tracking coronavirus in animals takes on new urgency

By Ariana Eunjung Cha

(The Post)

One million Americans have died of covid. See how their lives were cut short.

We’re remembering one person for each week of the pandemic.

By Alyssa Fowers and Leslie Shapiro

The Washington Post Magazine

A glimpse of a potential post-Roe future through Texas women’s stories

By Sophie Novack

Like it or not, invasive ‘Frankenfish’ are still among us

By Jason Nark

How tech can be a force for good in government

By Eric Easter

Restaurant Review

The Spring Dining Guide: The area’s best new restaurants, ranked

By Tom Sietsema

Don’t Miss

RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered

The harrowing, forgotten journey of the first transatlantic flight

By Dave Kindy

Great Works, In FocusCritic’s Notebook

From one of the most acclaimed painters of her time, a bravura portrait of harmony and frizzy hair

By Sebastian Smee

Before becoming comedy legends, they all starred together in ‘Godspell’

By Zachary Pincus-Roth

ESPN anchor Sage Steele recovering after being hit in face by errant shot at PGA Championship

By Cindy Boren

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Women, climate and culture wars: 10 lessons from Australia’s election rout

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Meet the parents who refuse to give their kids smartphones

Inside the sales machine of the ‘kingpin’ of opioid makers

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Perspective

10 feel-good shows and movies that will instantly lift your mood

Are you bad at texting? Here are the new rules for 2022.

25 YEARS OF CAROLYN HAX

Perspective

It’s been a quarter-century, and readers have questions

By Carolyn Hax

(Video: Allie Caren/The Post; graphic: Daron Taylor/The Post)

Perspective

Searing or hilarious: The most memorable advice

The milestone for The Post’s advice column gives us a great excuse to revisit some of Carolyn Hax’s most famous responses.

By Christine Loman and Carolyn Hax

READER Q&A

Carolyn Hax and cartoonist Nick Galifianakis answered your questions

By Carolyn Hax and Nick Galifianakis

Carolyn Hax: Invitation without a plus-one threatens decades of family friendship

By Carolyn Hax

National

Perspective

How does a high school full of low-income kids become the best in the U.S.?

New 2022 Challenge Index rankings show the rise of super-ambitious public school charters.

By Jay Mathews

For members of Mother Emanuel, Buffalo shooting stirs painful memories

By Keith L. Alexander and Vanessa Williams

Former accountant retires on cruise ships to avoid cost of living on land

By Sydney Page

Christina Seal with her children, Kael Warmack, 12, left, and Cullen Warmack, 15, at their home in Slidell, La. (Emily Kask for The Post)

To survive inflation, a teacher sells her plasma for an extra $400 to $500 a month

A Louisiana teacher is among millions of Americans forced to make hard choices because of rising costs.

By Kyle Swenson

Poll: Black Americans fear more racist attacks

By Silvia Foster-Frau, Arelis R. Hernández, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin

Capital Weather Gang

Late May snow pastes Colorado 24 hours after 90-degree heat

By Jason Samenow

As violence rises in one school district, even teachers are targets

By Zoë Bernard

Help Desk

Ask Help Desk

How to set up legacy contacts for your online accounts

By Heather Kelly

Uber will order your hot dogs at games now. Getting a ride is harder.

By Tatum Hunter

Coming soon to a phone near you: A new wave of accessibility tools

By Chris Velazco

The Future of Work

‘The office as we know it is over,’ Airbnb CEO says

By Danielle Abril

Sunday Business

Gas prices rattle economy, but Americans keep driving

By Evan Halper

Inflation-linked U.S. bonds crash TreasuryDirect site

By Michelle Singletary

Coal states explore how to recycle metal and rare earths from mine waste

By Austyn Gaffney and Dane Rhys

Global leaders warn of economic risk as crises multiply

By Jeff Stein

D.C., MD. & VA.

D.C.-area schools face rising covid cases, aren’t restoring strict rules

By Perry Stein, Hannah Natanson and Nicole Asbury

Van Hollen discharged from hospital, recovering from minor stroke

By Meagan Flynn1 hour ago

Special police officer fatally shot in Southeast D.C.

By Ian Duncan1 hour ago

Residents take scorching heat in stride: ‘It’s D.C.!’

Residents swarmed spray parks across the city to escape near-record-breaking temperatures.

By Jenna Portnoy

Perspective

Better late than never: Straggler cicadas are emerging from the earth

By John Kelly

Capital Weather Gang

Storms sweeping through Beltway and areas to northeast

By Jason Samenow and Molly Robey24 minutes ago

Virginia budget negotiators signal they are close to deal

By Laura Vozzella

Lincoln Memorial closed briefly after messy grad party litters steps

By Spencer S. Hsu

Known coronavirus cases and deaths per 100,000

Going Out Guide

Review

New Heights, a longtime favorite, undergoes a delicious reinvention

New Heights reopens with new owners, a new look and some fantastic new dishes.

By Tom Sietsema

Del McCoury is still going strong — and so is his festival

By Jedd Ferris

Biking for beer: A guide to the Metropolitan Beer Trail

By Fritz Hahn

Real Estate

T.J. Oshie puts his McLean, Va., house on market for $7.5 million

Mortgage rates dip, but the change ‘isn’t a trend,’ expert says

Renovating amid the pandemic with the must-haves to suit their needs

Health & Science

Video

What to know about monkeypox

By Alexa Juliana Ard and Meryl Kornfield

Scientist finds professor who supported her love for bugs when she was 4

By Dawn Fallik

Down two thrusters, Boeing’s Starliner docks with space station

By Christian Davenport

Amazonian ‘camera traps’ provided images for massive archive

By Erin Blakemore

SPORTS

Perspective

For Celtics and Heat, gruesome playoff injuries hurt so good

By Candace Buckner

As the French Open gets underway, Wimbledon drama can’t be avoided

By Liz Clarke1 hour ago

Adley Rutschman finished 1 for 3 with a walk in a game the Orioles lost, 6-1, one of the happiest nights at Camden Yards in years. (Gail Burton/AP)

With Adley Rutschman in the majors, hope stands behind home plate for the Orioles

By Chelsea Janes

With late three-goal flourish, Manchester City wins Premier League

By Cindy Boren

Perspective

Life was a ball with Roger Angell. How lucky we were to read about it.

By Thomas Boswell

Stephen Strasburg, Joe Ross to start minor league rehab assignments

By Jesse Dougherty1 hour ago

Rafael Nadal’s clay-court reign faces fresh challenge at the French Open

By Liz Clarke

Juan Soto’s struggles continue — and so do the Nationals’

By Jesse Dougherty

Tiger Woods withdraws after day at PGA that was just plain hard to watch

By Chuck Culpepper

Benches clear in Yankees-White Sox after Josh Donaldson calls Tim Anderson ‘Jackie’

By Cindy Boren

Lifestyle

A statue of Pirates great Roberto Clemente stands outside PNC Park in Pittsburgh. (Shutterstock)

The best baseball cities for a summer road trip

Plan a summer vacation around a baseball game in a city that offers much more than nine innings of play.

By Stacey Lastoe

Perspective

Book Review

Michael Jackson and Bob Fosse owe their moves to a man named Bubbles

By Sarah L. Kaufman

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“Kalven at sunset, 2021,” from “Look at me like you love me,” published by MACK Books. (Jess T. Duggan)