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Democracy Dies in Darkness

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 gun control 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 Bailey38 minutes 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

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

Russia tries to rebound as prospects for victory fade

By Dan Lamothe, Ellen Nakashima and Alex Horton

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

By Jennifer Hassan

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

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

A weekend of gun violence punctuates generations of hate

By Robin Givhan

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

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

By Tony Romm and Yeganeh Torbati

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The Covid Money Trail

Live Nation subsidiaries got
millions in aid meant for independent venues

By Yeganeh Torbati and Tony Romm

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Only in N.Y.: Upper West Side’s Nadler vs. Upper East Side’s Maloney

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

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

By Kyle Swenson

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

By Dave Sheinin1 hour ago

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

By Devlin Barrett

LIVE: PGA Championship

Mito Pereira holds lead over Will Zalatoris, Justin Thomas

RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered

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

By George Bass

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

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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

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

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25 YEARS OF CAROLYN HAX

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

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

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

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

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

No, you can’t ‘pick my brain,’ and here’s why

By Sharon De La Cruz

A rock shattered our window in Jordan. It became a trip highlight.

By Steve Hendrix

Accountant retires on cruise ships to avoid cost of land living

Queer camp counselor was told not to come back. So they opened their own camp.

Identical twin sisters unexpectedly give birth to sons on same day

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

Ask Amy: How do I support my trans son and hold on to my church?

Miss Manners: I didn’t wait for everyone to be served before eating

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.

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

Passengers stand beside an overturned Megabus on I-95 near Kingsville, Md. (Baltimore County Fire Department/AP)

Megabus rolls over on I-95 northeast of Baltimore, sending 15 to hospital

A Megabus rolled over near Baltimore as it was heading south on I-95 Sunday morning, sending 15 people to the hospital, the Baltimore County Fire Department said.

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

Take Instant Pot cooking to the next level with a pot-in-pot technique

Make burger night better with recipes for patties, sauces and more

By Becky Krystal

Meet the man who has eaten a Big Mac a day for 50 years

Make sexy, smoky cocktails with grilled citrus, pineapple and more

By M. Carrie Allan

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

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

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The ‘margarita diplomacy’ of José Andrés

A documentary by Ron Howard focuses on the celebrity chef’s food relief group and his canny understanding of the power levers in Washington.

By Ann Hornaday

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

By Sarah L. Kaufman

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

These luminous portraits of queerness are also about life’s universality

By Kenneth Dickerman

An award-winning science fiction writer’s love letter to the wilderness

By Jeff VanderMeer

Cannes Film Festival takes heat for inclusion of Russian film

By Kelsey Ables

Kim Stanley Robinson’s love letter to the wilderness

By Jeff VanderMeer

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 Flynn45 minutes 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

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

Capital Weather Gang

Storms sweeping through Beltway and areas to northeast

By Molly Robey and Jason Samenow19 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 deaths and cases

Known coronavirus cases and deaths per 100,000

Going Out Guide

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

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

For Celtics and Heat, gruesome playoff injuries hurt so good

By Candace Buckner

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

By Thomas Boswell

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

Stephen Strasburg, Joe Ross to start minor league rehab assignments Tuesday

By Jesse Dougherty27 minutes ago

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

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’

TravelIncluding news and tips from By The Way

In Lyon’s network of hidden passageways, footfalls of the past

By Lily Radziemski

A rock shattered our window in Jordan. It became a trip highlight.

By Steve Hendrix

Dining solo is one of the great joys of traveling

By Chris Dong

Frontier passenger gave birth in bathroom with help of flight attendant

By Hannah Sampson

Health & Science

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