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Today on Post Reports, Josh Dawsey and Philip Rucker on how a week of defeat for President Trump could play out. Jerry Brewer explains how NASCAR has become front and center in discussions about systemic racism.  Read more: President Trump rallies in red states to a sea of empty blue seats .  NASCAR doubles down in support for Bubba Wallace, the only black driver in the major circuit, af...

Carolyn Johnson reports on the race to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus and how it could pit countries against one another. Ben Guarino on why bioethicists are thinking hard about coronavirus vaccine testing. And Maura Judkis on why so many people are convinced that they had covid-19 already. Read more: The biggest challenge for a coronavirus vaccine could be getting countries to share...

Michele Norris on what happened in Tulsa — and why Americans don’t learn this history in school. Nicole Ellis on the history of Juneteenth. And Taylor Turner talks about her personal connection to the holiday. Read more: Opinion: The diabolical irony of Trump in Tulsa . Trump rally in Tulsa, site of a race massacre, on Juneteenth was “almost blasphemous,” historian says. What Juneteenth tells us a...

Robert Barnes reports on the Supreme Court’s ruling against the Trump administration’s attempt to end DACA. We hear from dreamers about what’s next and why their fight isn’t over. And Marc Fisher on the elderly people becoming radio DJs to connect with one another.  Read more: Supreme Court rules against the Trump administration’s attempt to end DACA , a win for undocumented immigrants brough...

Jerry Brewer on the NFL’s moment of reckoning over Black Lives Matter. Amber Phillips on the policing bill unveiled by the Senate GOP. And, Sarah Kaplan on the most famous skyscraper in New York going green.  Read more: At the lowest moment of my life, I rediscovered sports’ greatest gift: Hope . Senate GOP unveils policing bill that would discourage, but not ban, tactics such as chokeholds a...

Geoffrey Fowler describes the questions Black Lives Matter is raising for Big Tech. Ben Golliver considers the future of professional sports. And Marisa Iati , on how one data scientist is pushing back against faulty coronavirus stats in Florida.  Read more: Black Lives Matter could change facial recognition forever – if Big Tech doesn’t stand in the way . The NBA has a plan for the playoffs...

Robert Barnes walks through the Supreme Court decision that protects gay and transgender people in the workplace. Karla Adam explains why minority and immigrant doctors are feeling the brunt of the coronavirus burden in Britain. And Eugene Scott describes how it feels to be a Black journalist right now.  Read more: The Supreme Court has said that gay and transgender workers are protected by f...

Alyssa Rosenberg on 100 years of police in pop culture and why we need to rethink cop stories on TV. And, fashion critic Robin Givhan on the symbolism of clothing on Capitol Hill this week.  Read more: Shut down all police movies and TV shows . Now. Dragnets, Dirty Harry and dying hard: 100 years of the police in pop culture . Congress’s kente-cloth spectacle was a mess of contradictions . Ge...

Katie Mettler and Georgetown’s Christy Lopez delve into the movement to “defund the police.” Michael Kranish looks into Joe Biden’s complicated history on criminal justice. And Lenny Bernstein reports on a new hope for patients whose lungs have suffered from covid-19. Read more: Defund the police? Here’s what that really means .  Joe Biden let police groups write his crime bill. Now, his agen...

Joel Achenbach tracks the rising coronavirus caseloads in some parts of the country. William Wan explains how the virus could become the next measles or chickenpox. And Ben Guarino talks us through a time-tested method for disease containment.  Read more: As the economy reopens , coronavirus transmission remains high in much of the U.S. Coronavirus may never go away — even with a vaccine .&nb...

George Floyd is laid to rest in Texas. We hear from some of the people who knew him. President Trump and federal law enforcement vs. Washington, D.C. And how a black police officer responded to protests.

Marissa Lang and Clarence Williams report from Washington, D.C., as protests continue across the country. Georgetown University’s Paul Butler explains why it’s so difficult to prosecute police. And Heather Long looks at why black Americans have been left out of the economic recovery.  Read more: Protesters gather on the streets of Washington, D.C. , and around the world.  Filing charges...

Kellie Carter Jackson on the double standard that guides who can protest – and how – in the United States. And, Rachel Chason and Rebecca Tan examine what nursing home residents are experiencing during the pandemic. Read more: “There needs to be much more honesty about how we look back at the past and decipher what is violence, and what is a response to violence.” Nursing homes have been hard-hit...

Reporter Robert Samuels talks about how disastrous and present coronavirus has been in the black community. Emily Rauhala on President Trump’s decision to sever ties with the World Health Organization during a pandemic. And Rachel Lerman on the pros and cons of surveillance for racial injustice protesters and police.  Read more: Blacks are suffering from covid-19 at an alarming rate. Here’s h...

How Joe Biden is responding to protests across the United States, from political reporter Cleve R. Wootson Jr. How President Trump uses religion as a political tool, from White House reporter Toluse Olorunnipa. And we hear from the protesters in their own words. Read more: Protests pose a challenge for Biden: Appealing to older and younger black voters .  Trump’s naked use of religion as a po...

Why gas was used on peaceful protesters outside the White House, from Ashley Parker. How the U.S. has scaled back police reform efforts, according to Matt Zapotosky. And, one young woman says “Let it burn” after her family’s business gets caught up in the destruction. Read more: Police cleared the path for President Trump to take a photo , using gas and rubber bullets on a peaceful crowd.  Th...

Devlin Barrett on how police tactics may be exacerbating tensions. Shane Harris on the officials who are trying to blame outsiders. And Christian Davenport talks about a historic launch into space.  Read more: How police are feeding into the violence that erupted over the weekend. Who is actually attending these protests? Also, over the weekend: The historic SpaceX launch. Subscribe to The Wa...

The U.S. death toll has reached a stark milestone: 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus. The pandemic has exposed the nation’s vulnerabilities and dangerous divide. Read more: The U.S. death toll has reached 100,000 .  Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Holly Bailey reports from Minneapolis, where anger and violence are boiling over in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing by police. Errin Haines explains what really happened in Central Park. And Sebastian Smee with an appreciation for a powerful painting that captures another unsettling time in America. Read more: Protests in Minneapolis raged through the night, following the tragic killing of...

Cat Zakrzewski reports on Trump’s expected executive order, which takes aim at a law that protects big tech companies. Tracy Jan reports that Asian American health-care workers are fighting racism as well as the coronavirus. And, Natalie Compton on what to expect next time you take a flight.  Read more: On Thursday, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order that could fundamental...

William Wan reports on the staggering numbers of Americans experiencing depression and anxiety during the pandemic. National reporter Reis Thebault on how the pandemic is shifting away from cities and gaining a foothold in rural America. And writer Ellen McCarthy on why we can’t bring ourselves to do the dishes.  Read more: One-third of Americans show signs of clinical depression amid coronav...

Shibani Mahtani and Emily Rauhala explain what Beijing’s new security laws could mean for the future of Hong Kong. Steven Zeitchik on summer cinema in 2020. And a New York bus driver on the dangers such workers face.  Read more: Hong Kong police use tear gas against thousands protesting Beijing’s new law The fate of the summer movie season rests on one Christopher Nolan film NYC bus drivers r...

Americans are making it clear: They won’t be ready to go out to their favorite destinations until they feel confident about being able to go. To the bathroom, that is. Read more: The need to go is a big barrier to going out. Why public bathrooms are a stumbling block for reopening. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Novelist Curtis Sittenfeld imagines another life for Hillary Rodham –– one without Bill Clinton. And, what we’re missing when we’re missing human touch.  Read more: Some readers are calling Curtis Sittenfeld’s new book a work of ‘Pantsuit Nation fanfiction.’ She doesn’t mind at all.   Skin-to-skin contact is often suggested for newborns. But we all need touch . Subscribe to The Wash...

Abha Bhattarai and Damian Paletta unfold the retail bankruptcies weighing down the greater financial system. Chris Davenport explains the stakes of the first launch of NASA crews from the United States in nearly a decade. And, Hira Qureshi on the online community that’s breaking the fast together, each night of Ramadan. Read more: After years of debt, major  department store  chains are...