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Why are both Biden and the GOP sabotaging clean-energy technologies?
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Leaders of both parties are all too willing to turn away solutions to climate change.
Tariffs against China hamstring the transition to a clean energy future
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The new tariffs against Chinese clean energy imports will slow progress against climate change and provide next to nothing in return.
Robert Kagan on his latest novel 'Rebellion,' and why a country led by Trump would be 'frightening'
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Historian and Washington Post editor at large Robert Kagan joins The Post’s Jonathan Capehart for a conversation about the stakes in the 2024 presidential election, the historical parallels to this moment in American politics and what he calls the “anti-liberal rebellion.” Conversation recorded on Thursday, May 16, 2024.
One thing Trump will never flip on? Commas.
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Plus: A kid renames her Papa “Mommy.” Maryland Democrats’ Senate primary.
The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Who should — and shouldn’t — use hormone therapy for menopause?
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What menopausal women should consider when deciding if they should start hormone therapy.
This Alabama AG won’t stop at the state line to prosecute abortion
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Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is Exhibit A in why leaving abortion to the states is a nightmare.
How Biden’s campaign hopes to reinvigorate Black voters
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The president’s advisers are keenly aware of the need to reach former supporters who have since tuned out.
Skip voting in November? Here’s everything wrong with that idea.
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Readers count the ways they think George F. Will’s recent defense of skipping the ballot box missed the mark.
What can be done to make the Biden-Trump debates worthwhile?
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We’ve heard all kinds of ideas. Here are some we think would help.
The central tenets of ‘Bridgerton’
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A beginner’s guide to the “Bridgerton” universe.
The meaning of Caitlin Clark
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‘There’s always a brand of feminism at stake underneath these women’s sports.’
Mike Johnson, the accidental speaker, is among the most consequential
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Despite presiding over one of the smallest and most restive House majorities in history, he has passed a raft of critical legislation.
Trump likes the Oxford comma? That’s stunning, strange and disorienting.
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A major revelation in the hush money trial: How much work goes into Trump’s social media presence.
Trump just agreed to a bad deal on debates
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If Joe Biden wants to minimize potential debate damage, starting early and ending early is smart.
How I learned to listen for America
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A lifelong quest to come together with the many others who were different from me.
The Post’s choices in Northern Virginia’s U.S. House primaries
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The primaries are June 18 to replace two Democratic congresswomen who aren’t running for reelection.
Is Biden a hypocrite on abortion? Or just a very American Catholic?
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Plus, the Columbia Board of Trustees on the Post’s coverage. And, in defense of Jerry Seinfeld.
How Alsobrooks’s message beat Trone’s money in Maryland
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The differences between the two candidates were more of emphasis than of ideology.
Gen Z is literally dying! Don’t worry about it.
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Plus: Israel’s endgame, or lack thereof. America’s anti-immigrant history. Reviving downtowns.
Rethinking identity in a fractured America
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As trust in institutions plummets and as many people search for shared values, what is the state of American identity? Today, in a special episode of “Post Reports,” we feature a live discussion about the importance of identity in a changing world.
‘The day after’ is the hard question in Gaza. Yoav Gallant is working on the answer.
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U.S. officials see the Israeli defense minister as the key problem-solver in how to end the war in Gaza.
Will Trump be held accountable — in the courts and the news?
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I answer your questions, look at a circuit court opinion and highlight effective journalism.
2024’s rap beef shows hip-hop still can’t function without misogyny
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Little rap and hip-hop artistic energy has gone into protecting women and children.
Gen Z’s new punctuation
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In the past few years, the skull emoji has transformed into a symbol for younger people to communicate humor or irony.
Now on TikTok: The government doing its latest national security dance
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Its move against the Chinese-owned platform won’t be its last attempt to control the internet.
Why is America not squeezing Hamas to free its citizens?
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Instead of mediating, the United States should exert maximum pressure on the terrorists.
'Sports is the real secret history of the women's movement'
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The WNBA season began this week following a college tournament where the women were more popular than the men. Is this shift about more than Caitlin Clark and the fantastic players in basketball right now? Sports columnist Sally Jenkins joins Opinions columnists Theodore Johnson and Amanda Ripley to talk about what athletes have done for the women’
How America tried and failed to stay White
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100 years ago the U.S. tried to limit immigration to White Europeans. The effort failed in the end.