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Social Security, Export-Import Bank among survey’s worst federal workplaces
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A survey of more than 1 million federal employees reflects the low morale of many workers.
Ask Amy: I don’t feel connected to my late birth mom’s family
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Letter writer doesn’t want to force a relationship with their late birth mom’s family.
Carolyn Hax: Is it selfish or self-care to cancel plans, ‘etiquette be damned’?
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A reader wonders whether it’s wrong to put ourselves first, instead of hosts, when we want to skip events we agreed to attend.
Miss Manners: My husband ignored another Mother’s Day and my birthday
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Her husband ignores her birthday and Mother’s Day yet again. What kind of example is he setting for their sons?
St. John’s leaves no doubt, repeats as DCSAA softball champions
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The Cadets coasted to an 11-1 win over Georgetown Visitation.
A three-run comeback lifts Jackson-Reed to DCSAA baseball title
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Etan Rosario produced the walk-off single in the seventh as the Tigers earned a 5-4 win against Maret.
Georgetown Visitation closes season with DCSAA girls’ lacrosse title
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The Cubs led for much of Sunday’s championship, making the most of their final game as a team.
Composer Tan Dun spreads his wings as an audience unmutes their phones
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Composer Tan Dan and five visiting musicians joined the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Strathmore Music Center on Saturday
Nationals limp home after 11-5 loss to Phillies extends skid to five
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The game got away from the Nats in the fifth inning as they ended their road trip 2-7.
Ban cellphones in schools? Teachers and a student weigh in.
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Two teachers feel relief, but a student says they’re not the real problem. Plus, progress on sports betting should be celebrated.
Binoculars and batteries: What it’s like covering Trump’s hush money trial
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Washington Post reporters Shayna Jacobs and Devlin Barrett describe the daily routine of covering Donald Trump’s trial in Manhattan criminal court.
At Cannes, Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos’s new movie gets even weirder
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The cinematic duo’s latest, “Kinds of Kindness,” features Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, mind control, severed appendages, cult worship and very soft feet.
PM Update: Stray shower possible but slowly trending clearer and drier
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Patchy fog will be possible the next couple mornings in the D.C. area but won’t stop our warming, brightening trend.
The problem with diversity statements — and what to do about them
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For teaching positions across the country, candidates must increasingly submit diversity statements as a condition for hiring. Too often, this has led to self-censorship and ideological policing.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs apologizes over video of assault: ‘I hit rock bottom’
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Surveillance video published by CNN showed Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulting Cassie Ventura.
Biden trumpets progress for Black Americans at Morehouse College
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Although a handful of Morehouse students expressed discontent over the president’s support of Israel’s war in Gaza, no one interrupted Biden’s commencement speech.
Cauliflower gets the Marbella treatment in this satisfying sheet-pan dish
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Cauliflower Marbella is a modern take on the famous braised-chicken dish from “The Silver Palate.”
Solution to Evan Birnholz’s May 19 crossword, ‘Bowl Game’
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A metapuzzle with some secret ingredients.
After years of Democratic dominance, Nevada could be slipping from Biden’s grasp
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No Republican presidential candidate has won Nevada since George W. Bush in 2004, but Democratic margins have narrowed in recent presidential elections.
Would you eat this weird sandwich? Barry Enderwick would.
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Barry Enderwick’s hobby is recreating historical sandwich recipes. Since 2018, he has created and eaten more than 700 sandwiches and posted results on TikTok.
Americans are down on the economy (again), with inflation topping election concerns
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After a spurt of optimism, Americans are feeling a little more glum about the economy — again.
Sam Alito’s flag flew upside down. Are his ethics?
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Justice Alito’s wife hoisted a “Stop the Steal” flag after Jan 6. Should her husband recuse himself now?
She vanished in 1968. This year her family finally learned what happened.
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The body found on a Florida beach in 1985 had been slain, but police didn’t know the victim’s name until DNA testing uncovered that she was a Virginia woman who vanished in 1968.
As Trump’s trial nears its end, Judge Merchan faces critical decisions
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The New York Supreme Court justice has stayed calm amid tense courtroom battles in Donald Trump’s hush money trial and public attacks by Trump and his allies.
D.C.-area forecast: Drier today with just a spotty shower. Warming into the 80s by midweek.
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As weekend days go around here lately, this one isn’t terrible.
She backed Israel; her son led a protest. Could they withstand war?
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When her son joined protests against Israel’s war in Gaza, Emily Strong began examining her own convictions. That led to deep, often uncomfortable conversations.
Killer Mike is the latest rapper to collaborate with the NSO
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The performance is the National Symphony Orchestra’s first self-produced collaboration with a rapper since teaming with Common in 2017.
Carolyn Hax: Friends say to break other plans to avoid offending new man
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Friends say it was a “huge mistake” to follow through on a prior commitment when a new love asked for a date.
Ask Amy: Should my husband get a say in what I do with my inheritance?
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Her husband doesn’t want her to share her inheritance with her nieces.
School apologizes after seizing Lakota student’s feathered graduation cap
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A viral video of staff confiscating a Native American student’s decorated cap sparked an outpouring of anger this week.