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What’s happening at the Supreme Court? We’ll text you.

Sign up for Decision Days With Ruth Marcus to get short updates as the court begins to issue rulings. (The Washington Post) Listen 2 min Share...

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Ruth Marcus

Kharkiv’s mayor fears his city could become ‘a second Aleppo’

Ukraine’s second-largest city remains defiant amid a new wave of deadly Russian attacks. Firefighters put out a fire in a destroyed house in...

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Josh Rogin

Karmic justice: Women might seal Trump’s fate in New York trial

Hope Hicks and Stormy Daniels supplied critical testimony. Stormy Daniels leaves Manhattan criminal court after testifying at former president...

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Jennifer Rubin

Why Israel’s ‘clear and leave’ strategy against Hamas isn’t working

U.S. military planners behind the “surge” in Iraq explain how to execute a successful counterinsurgency. Palestinians look at the destruction...

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Max Boot

Trump loves the VP guessing game. He’ll probably milk it until mid-July.

J.D. Vance? Elise Stefanik? Calm down. This is a political beauty pageant, and it has months to run. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Rep. Elise...

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Jim Geraghty

How Israel and the United States suppress democracy in the Middle East

Like many U.S. administrations before it, Biden’s mistakes quiet in the Middle East with stability. Egyptians celebrate the resignation of...

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Shadi Hamid

Biden’s confrontation with Netanyahu was unavoidable

The two leaders have deep differences — and conflicting domestic political interests. President Biden speaks at the White House after approving the...

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E.j. Dionne Jr

Cannon plays ‘catch and kill’ with the Trump classified documents case

Stacking the deck for Trump means endangering national security. Supporters and non-supporters of former president Donald Trump outside the federal...

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Jennifer Rubin

The age of discovery is only beginning

New brain research is a sign of how little we understand of ourselves, our universe and our place in it. (iStock) (JohnnyGreig/(iStock)) Listen 5...

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David Von Drehle

Roger Corman, low-budget filmmaker who launched many careers, dies at 98

While making films on the cheap, Mr. Corman became a “cinematic godfather” to Jack Nicholson, Francis Ford Coppola and others whose careers he...

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James Hohmann

Summoning the spirit world in a Smithsonian storeroom

Plus: Mother’s Day, in photos and in memory; men vs. bears; and the grim environs of the Trump trial. Listen 6 min Share Comment on this story...

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Drew Goins

Thinking of not voting? It’s music to Trump’s ears.

Sometimes it’s the people who stay home in an election who matter the most. Protesters in Washington during President Biden’s State of the...

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Colbert I. King

Israel’s shameful ban on Al Jazeera

The action only narrows the distinctions between Israel and the authoritarian regimes in its neighborhood. Al Jazeera’s headquarters in Doha, Qatar....

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Erik Wemple

It’s Republicans who are vulnerable on crime, not Democrats

Plus: Protests over the war in Gaza cannot be compared to the political upheaval of 1968. President Biden and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D)...

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Jennifer Rubin

Trump, Biden and why the regal presidency perpetually disappoints voters

The executive branch has steadily accrued power, leading to failure born of inflated expectations. President Biden delivers a speech at the Gardens...

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George F. Will

Trump’s trial is just like prison — for reporters

Mar-a-Lago it isn’t. Donald Trump and defense attorney Todd Blanche at the New York Supreme Court on Thursday. (Jeenah Moon/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)...

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Dana Milbank

If you have nothing nice to say, we can be friends

Despite the mess of potential Trump vice president picks, it’s nice to see some Americans won’t let our flag fall. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott...

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Kathleen Parker

Social media has played a huge role in the coverage of the Gaza conflict

Even Elon Musk’s X. A demonstrator takes photos with her phone in Beirut on Feb. 11. (Bilal Hussein/AP) Listen 6 min Share Comment on this story...

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Perry Bacon Jr

On losing my mother, and finding her again

Opinion On losing my mother, and finding her again Something happens when the beliefs and ideas most fundamental to your worldview are challenged...

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Theodore R. Johnson

Who loses in the ‘man or bear’ showdown? Women.

Lies, damned lies and arguments over a silly video. A female grizzly bear photographed by an automatic trail camera in northwestern Montana in 2014....

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Megan Mcardle

Three ways to improve the presidential debates

The debates need to be updated and made more meaningful. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden debate at Belmont...

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Karen Tumulty

Biden’s Holocaust speech highlights antisemitism’s threat to democracy

Conspiratorial hate undermines our essential values. President Biden addresses rising levels of antisemitism during a speech at the U.S. Holocaust...

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Jennifer Rubin

Take a picture of a mother on Mother’s Day. And every day.

Opinion Take a picture of a mother on Mother’s Day. And every day. Mothers are often taking family photos, but rarely in them. By Michelle...

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Michelle Kondrich

How Brittney Griner raised and keeps raising the profile of hostages held abroad

Writing about trauma can be cathartic. It can also be triggering. WNBA star Brittney Griner in San Antonio after her release in a prisoner swap...

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Jason Rezaian

Are politics replacing religion in American life?

Opinion Are politics replacing religion in American life? And what is gained and lost as our country stops going to churches, synagogues and...

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Perry Bacon Jr

To save the right to asylum, we must reimagine it

We have to reform policies — but also change the way we think about migration as a whole. A tent belonging to an asylum seeker is seen outside...

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Eduardo Porter

Trump can win as the anti-chaos candidate

Don’t laugh. Just read the polls. Former president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Waukesha, Wis., on May 1. (Sara Stathas for The...

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Marc A. Thiessen

I’m the worm that ate part of RFK Jr.’s brain, and I’m asking for your vote

I am brave enough to say: I am a parasite, and I don’t understand what is best for the country! Robert F. Kennedy Jr., center, and me, inset....

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Alexandra Petri

Sinema predicts the Senate filibuster’s unfortunate demise

The outgoing Arizona senator believes U.S. politics will get worse before it gets better. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) speaks with reporters on...

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Jason Willick

The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Why it’s important to close the menopause knowledge gap

Addressing health issues around menopause and perimenopause sets the stage for women’s healthy aging. (iStock) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this...

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Leana S. Wen

How to navigate the Worm Chaos Election of 2024

Plus: Declining religiosity and rising antisemitism. The filibuster on the ropes. Listen 5 min Share Comment on this story Comment Add to your...

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Drew Goins

MAGA Republicans are already doubting the 2024 election results

Donald Trump’s potential vice presidents want to be clear: They do not stand for democracy. Demonstrators for and against former president Donald...

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Eugene Robinson

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