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Here’s who The Post endorses in D.C. Council primary elections
Early voting begins Sunday, and the Democratic primary — decisive in local politics — is June 4.
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To the Class of ’64, let’s hope our grandkids do better than we did
Born in the age of FDR and now gathering for a reunion in the time of Trump, it’s hard to argue that we’re leaving the world better than we found it.
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Why we should reschedule Memorial Day
Plus: Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric and a guide to Justice Alito’s flags.
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Easing civilian suffering should be the easy part of this war
The Palestinians can’t wait for difficult “day after” problems to be solved.
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Hats off to Melania Trump’s chapeau!
Readers love the former first lady’s style and sun protection. But they’re not such big fans of Harrison Butker’s marriage advice.
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Vote like Jan. 6 could happen again — because it can
19 presidential elections, 18 dignified defeats and only one Trump.
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Here’s the real problem with the U.N.’s revised Gaza death toll
The adjusted numbers reflect the many challenges of counting deaths in a chaotic urban conflict.
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Trump had a hair-raising week
Trump had a string of terrible debacles, and Justice Juan Merchan set the law-and-order standard.
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Unlike Trump, this D.C. rogue had his heart in the right place
The late activist Calvin Lockridge mixed good and bad in outsize portions, but always in service to Black students in neglected public schools.
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On Memorial Day, let’s remember the price paid for what we have
Arlington National Cemetery’s headstones speak with silent eloquence of the price paid for what we have.
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Readers critique The Post: Remember the Jackson State killings
Here are this week's Free for All letters.
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Trump’s fascist talk is what’s ‘poisoning the blood of our country’
No, Trump isn’t Hitler. But his copycat words lead nowhere good.
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Why Nikki Haley fell in line
In addition to having nothing to bargain for with Donald Trump, she had little to bargain with.
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It’s not just Netanyahu. The ICC wants to prosecute U.S. lawmakers too.
When senators protested the pursuit of Netanyahu, the prosecutor indicated it might move against them.
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American democracy is fine. It’s the republic that’s in trouble.
James Madison predicted leaders of good character would translate the will of the people into sound policies. That’s looking shaky.
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How toxic politics killed a deal about a Biden audiotape
Neither Biden nor Congress will benefit from their inability to reach a deal on executive privilege
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Haley burns out
Michael Ramirez cartoon on Nikki Haley’s reversal on Donald Trump.
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Meet the American workers of the mid-20th century. See their dignity.
Plus: Simplifying taxes. Abortion bans. RIP to the Libertarian Party.
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