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A Russian missile attack hit a Kyiv mall on Monday. (Reuters)

Military leaders brace for release of Hegseth’s Afghanistan review

Election 2026

U.S. officials quietly advise states fearing Trump election meddling

Their private efforts have reached governors, election stewards and lawmakers from both parties who are increasingly alarmed that the administration may interfere in the midterms.

By Noah Robertson33 minutes ago

Would Trump accept GOP midterm losses? 7 in 10 Americans doubt it.

Texas redistricting may backfire — and take out rising Latino GOP stars

After the president pushed the state to redraw its congressional districts, the decisions made in South Texas are haunting Republicans.

By Jack Herrera and Clara Ence Morse1 hour ago

In Kansas, Trump says a pastor running as a Democrat ‘mocks Jesus’

GOP is touting tax cuts to keep Ohio and Congress red. Voters aren’t sold.

Republican Eric Flores says Texas’s redrawn 34th District is more competitive than expected. (New York Times/Pool/AP)

Amid attacks by Trump, judge weighs D.C. golf course plan in tense hearing

After the president called her a “crazed lunatic,” U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes clashed with Justice Department lawyers and said she’d been told there were threats on her life.

By Rick Maese

What to know about Ana C. Reyes, the judge clashing with Trump

Veronica Ramirez’s husband died in Louisiana while in ICE custody, (Maansi Srivastava for The Post)

A Maryland woman’s husband died in ICE custody. She wants answers.

Hospital records say 47-year-old Julian Curo Churata died of “cardiac arrest” because of “septic shock.”

By Liam Bowman33 minutes ago

Robin Greenfield spent a year eating only foods he foraged himself. (Nicole Neri for The Post)

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He forages all his food but calls your diet ‘extreme’

Robin Greenfield seeks to challenge ideas about what counts as normal food.

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Elizabeth Holmes in “You Can See Everything.” (A24)

Analysis

We saw everything in the Elizabeth Holmes documentary. Or did we?

Three Post reporters grapple with the truth after watching Nathan Fielder’s “You Can See Everything.”

By Ethan Beck, Geoff Edgers and Jade Tran

How I got through cancer at 38 — and what it taught me

Cold caps, hot baths and a cat: Photographer Jessica Pons documented her cancer journey and how it changed her outlook on life.

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Column Mikkael Sekeres, MD

These lifestyle changes may help you live longer after a cancer diagnosis

Ann Hornaday, longtime Washington Post film critic, dies at 66

Ms. Hornaday, who helped Post readers understand the enduring magic and occasional disappointment of movies, died Sunday at her home in Baltimore.

By Matt Schudel

Ms. Hornaday at a 2013 awards event in D.C. (Getty Images)

Appreciation

10 works that capture Hornaday’s brilliance

Dollars & SensePodcast

What does retirement look like for seniors now?

Meet 72-year-old Marian, who’s wondering how to be prepared for what lies ahead.

By Michelle Singletary

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Column Michelle Singletary

You may be frugal. These are the few years when you should spend away.

Opinions

Matthew Lynn

The U.S. badly needs new tariff laws

Editorial Board

The NLRB’s problem is bigger than who can fire its members

Max Boot

Zelensky has figured out why Trump loves Putin

Salena Zito

From Ohio’s cornfields and factories comes a warning for Republicans

Dan Crenshaw

How to stop Putin’s missiles before they even leave Russia

Letters to the Editor

Jacqueline Kennedy and my father helped save Lafayette Square. Who will speak up now?

Michael Ramirez

Cartoon: Fueling anger

Lev Golinkin

That cartoon mouse was me, and his American Dream is still mine

David Ignatius

Why does Trump wear overcoats so often? I answered your questions.

Edward Blum

How colleges skirt the Supreme Court to discriminate by race

Asha Jadeja

The U.S. and China need an arms control pact — for AI

Ryan Bourne

‘Anti-fascist economics’ ignores the trouble Trump’s in

This year’s Victoria’s Secret show wasn’t subtle. That’s why it worked.

Alberta voters reject a move toward independence from Canada

He robbed banks in an ‘old man’ mask. Years later, he’s accused of doing it again.

A key climate report was scrapped under Trump. Scientists plowed ahead with the research.

How a photo of a patient’s face could predict whether they’ll survive cancer

In broad daylight, Smithsonian readies a once-secret stealth fighter for debut

Commanders’ spirited comeback falls short in loss to undefeated 49ers

Trump administration holds up Patriot missiles for Ukraine

Column Michael J. Coren

He forages all his food but calls your diet ‘extreme’

Opinion Max Boot

Zelensky has figured out why Trump loves Putin

Texas redistricting may backfire — and take out some rising Latino GOP stars

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I worked for 3 White House press secretaries — here’s some advice for the next one

Ari Lightman, The Conversation

Can social media bans protect young people’s mental health?

Vanessa M. Conzon, The Conversation

Remote work made these colleagues more open with each other, not less

Marina Sitrin, The Nation

“We can’t punish our way out of this”: A conversation on meaningful accountability after Cornell

John Nichols, The Nation

Minnesota has Ilhan Omar’s back

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Better Living

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Sister-in-law’s complaints get back to family through mutual friend

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Adult sibling sees all overtures through a victimhood lens

Why anxiety can feel worse at night and what to do about it

Politics & Government

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Deep-red districts are now House battlegrounds. Here are the races to watch.

Rubio arrives in India amid growing pressure on global energy markets

Analysis Dan Merica

Democrats, fatherhood and being a man

Supreme Court to hear case challenging admissions criteria for middle-school program

These Democrats remind voters that war in Iran isn’t just about gas prices

Trump says New Mexico should ‘immediately’ change name to New America

Mahmoud Khalil asks Supreme Court to let him keep fighting his detention

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Iran aims to punish Trump in midterms with oil price pain, officials in region say

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Business & Technology

Christiane Amanpour is leaving CNN after 43 years

Elon Musk says he’ll give a SpaceX share to every American child

Trump officials soften approach to key immigration policy ahead of midterms

Social Security pays more if you wait until at least 65. What happens when you can’t?

National

State officials offered to store nuclear waste. Then residents found out.

Researchers have uncovered a likely origin of our allergies

Suburban women souring on Paxton could doom him in tight race

2 killed, 10 injured as pickup truck drives onto Wichita field during soccer game

World

The Maya collapse was blamed on drought. The full story is more complicated.

French cities impose curfews as leaders face scrutiny over riots

Russia proposes a Trump-Xi-Putin meeting in China next month

Florida issues arrest warrant for Cuba’s Raúl Castro

Climate, Health & Science

Researchers have uncovered a likely origin of our allergies

How simply sitting less could help reduce your breast cancer risk

U.S. cancer patients need lifesaving drugs. Some have to get them in China.

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