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Category Archives: The Washington Post

The Olympic torch isn’t yet lit. The gold for absurdity goes to the IOC.

The athletes deserve better than the incestuous acronyms that govern the Games. Source [...]

24
Jul
J.D. Vance said Kamala Harris has no kids. Stepparents would like a word.

The vice president is stepmother to two children, but that hasn’t stopped her opponents from [...]

24
Jul
Kamala Harris vows to revive Biden’s defeated ‘care economy’ plans

Vice President Harris is set to revive key aspects of Biden’s agenda, including housing assistance [...]

24
Jul
FBI Director Wray testifies to Congress about Trump rally shooting

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray told lawmakers the assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump [...]

24
Jul
Anti-Israel protests and threats set tone for politically charged Olympics

The Israeli soccer team is set to take the field in Paris on Wednesday, competing [...]

24
Jul
Election 2024 live updates: Biden to give first speech since dropping out of race

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail and live updates from Biden’s 8 [...]

24
Jul
The UAE tries to pull off an ‘Abraham Redux’ in Gaza

The diplomatic dialogue succeeds in prodding Israel to take more interest in a lasting “day [...]

24
Jul
New York police, en route to Capitol, help in D.C. foot chase

NYPD officers spot incident while arriving to aid Capitol police, officials say. Source [...]

24
Jul
To put Simone Biles ‘at ease,’ U.S. team says star can do less in Paris

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24
Jul
An ode to bucatini, the pasta that’s as fun to eat as it is to say

Combine chewy bucatini with zucchini, sausage and ricotta for a quick summery dinner. Source [...]

24
Jul
Delta under federal investigation as it cancels thousands of flights

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said officials have begun an investigation into Delta Air Lines after [...]

23
Jul
Harris’s campaign will have to contend with DEI, culture war attacks

Many of the racial attacks on Kamala Harris are tied to the broader culture war [...]

23
Jul
Election 2024 latest news: Biden to deliver speech Wednesday on decision to end reelection bid

Live updates on the 2024 presidential race after President Biden dropped out and endorsed Kamala [...]

23
Jul
A vice president’s life can change in a flash. Nothing is the same after.

Roughly one-third of vice presidents become president. So, why isn’t the job training better? Source [...]

23
Jul
D.C. juvenile detention officers’ union contests ‘dire’ work conditions

Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services union chair calls staff shortage, mandatory overtime “dire,” leaving “employees [...]

23
Jul
With Michael Phelps’s coach by his side, France’s Leon Marchand eyes history

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23
Jul
One of nation’s largest corporate landlords to pay Calif. cities $20 million

Invitation Homes, the focus of a Washington Post story in 2022, will pay $20 million [...]

23
Jul
Russia sentences Russian American journalist to more than 6 years

The sentencing of Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, occurred the same [...]

23
Jul
Led by Trump, GOP plan to ‘reassert’ control over D.C. at stake in election

For D.C., the stakes of the 2024 election are as high as they’ve ever been. [...]

23
Jul

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