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The meaning of Caitlin Clark
‘There’s always a brand of feminism at stake underneath these women’s sports.’
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Mike Johnson, the accidental speaker, is among the most consequential
Despite presiding over one of the smallest and most restive House majorities in history, he has passed a raft of critical legislation.
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Trump likes the Oxford comma? That’s stunning, strange and disorienting.
A major revelation in the hush money trial: How much work goes into Trump’s social media presence.
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Trump just agreed to a bad deal on debates
If Joe Biden wants to minimize potential debate damage, starting early and ending early is smart.
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How I learned to listen for America
A lifelong quest to come together with the many others who were different from me.
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The Post’s choices in Northern Virginia’s U.S. House primaries
The primaries are June 18 to replace two Democratic congresswomen who aren’t running for reelection.
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Is Biden a hypocrite on abortion? Or just a very American Catholic?
Plus, the Columbia Board of Trustees on the Post’s coverage. And, in defense of Jerry Seinfeld.
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How Alsobrooks’s message beat Trone’s money in Maryland
The differences between the two candidates were more of emphasis than of ideology.
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Gen Z is literally dying! Don’t worry about it.
Plus: Israel’s endgame, or lack thereof. America’s anti-immigrant history. Reviving downtowns.
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Rethinking identity in a fractured America
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.
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‘The day after’ is the hard question in Gaza. Yoav Gallant is working on the answer.
U.S. officials see the Israeli defense minister as the key problem-solver in how to end the war in Gaza.
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Will Trump be held accountable — in the courts and the news?
I answer your questions, look at a circuit court opinion and highlight effective journalism.
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2024’s rap beef shows hip-hop still can’t function without misogyny
Little rap and hip-hop artistic energy has gone into protecting women and children.
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Gen Z’s new punctuation
In the past few years, the skull emoji has transformed into a symbol for younger people to communicate humor or irony.
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Now on TikTok: The government doing its latest national security dance
Its move against the Chinese-owned platform won’t be its last attempt to control the internet.
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Why is America not squeezing Hamas to free its citizens?
Instead of mediating, the United States should exert maximum pressure on the terrorists.
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'Sports is the real secret history of the women's movement'
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’s movement and whether the women’s game can avoid some of the pitfalls that have plagued men’s sports.
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How America tried and failed to stay White
100 years ago the U.S. tried to limit immigration to White Europeans. The effort failed in the end.
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States see legalized sports betting as a tax windfall — but at what cost?
States are looking to legal sports betting to help fill their coffers. But the costs in gambling addiction and associated problems are rising, too.
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Between Trump and Biden, what should real Republicans do?
Biden vs. Trump? That’s not the way to think about 2024, say three former senators.
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Why is Social Security foundering? ‘Something is not right here.’
Readers respond to Social Security’s looming solvency issue with solutions of their own.
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With Trump’s political luck on the rise, 2024 could be a repeat of 2016
And the possibility of a second Trump term is cause for significant alarm.
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Is Ireland or Portugal better for expats? I answered your questions.
Eugene’s live chat with readers started at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Read the transcript.
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How in the world is Trump’s trial not hurting him?
How is the former president still ahead of Biden in recent polls?
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