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Friday briefing: Government shutdown deadline; the U.S. sues Apple; Gaza cease-fire vote; pig kidney transplant; and moreRead today's briefing.

Thursday briefing: Trump’s finances; Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’; Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers; March Madness; and moreRead today's briefing.

Wednesday briefing: Texas immigration law; Ohio Senate primary results; government shutdown talks; Jonathan Glazer letter; and moreRead today's briefing.

Tuesday briefing: Trump’s finances; Gaza famine report; asbestos ban; Kate Middleton video; new Banksy; and moreRead today's briefing.To take advantage of new premium audio perks in Apple Podcasts with a Washington Post subscription, click here.

Monday briefing: Putin claims a landslide election win; Boeing plane loses panel; Iceland volcano; March Madness brackets; and moreRead today's briefing.

Friday briefing: Fani Willis and Donald Trump; James Crumbley; Chuck Schumer; Indiana tornado; SpaceX flight; and moreRead today's briefing.

Thursday briefing: House passes bill that could ban TikTok; Trump classified documents hearing; Paul Alexander; and moreRead today's briefing.

Wednesday briefing: Biden vs. Trump; Aaron Rodgers; takeaways from Robert Hur’s testimony; TikTok ban; Andrew Tate; and moreRead today's briefing.

Tuesday briefing: Republican nomination; Robert Hur; Haiti’s prime minister; Boeing whistleblower; Airbnb cameras; and moreRead today's briefing.To take advantage of new premium audio perks in Apple Podcasts with a Washington Post subscription, click here.

Monday briefing: Oscar wins for ‘Oppenheimer’ and Emma Stone; Trump mocks Biden’s stutter; Kate Middleton photo; and moreRead today's briefing.

Friday briefing: Biden’s State of the Union address; Gaza port; MH370 mystery; Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul; the Oscars; and moreRead today's briefing.

Thursday briefing: State of the Union; Alabama IVF bill; Alec Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed; lead in cinnamon; and moreRead today's briefing.

Wednesday briefing: Nikki Haley; Super Tuesday results; Kyrsten Sinema; State of the Union address; bitcoin record; and moreRead today's briefing.

Tuesday briefing: Super Tuesday; Trump and the Supreme Court; France abortion rights; Opill; IRS Direct File; and moreRead today's briefing.To take advantage of new premium audio perks in Apple Podcasts with a Washington Post subscription, click here.

Monday briefing: Nikki Haley and Donald Trump; California blizzard; mifepristone in CVS and Walgreens; Caitlin Clark; and moreRead today's briefing.

Friday briefing: Trump and Biden at the border; Navalny funeral; IVF in Alabama; Jack Teixeira; ultra-processed foods; and moreRead today's briefing.Sign up for “The Campaign Moment” newsletter, click here. 

Thursday briefing: Trump and the Supreme Court; Mitch McConnell; Texas wildfire; Richard Lewis; microplastics; leap day; and moreRead today's briefing.

Wednesday briefing: Michigan primary results; government shutdown deadline; Smokehouse Creek Fire; Wendy’s surge pricing; and moreRead today's briefing.To take advantage of new premium audio perks in Apple Podcasts with a Washington Post subscription, click here.

Tuesday briefing: Michigan primaries; Sweden and NATO; Ruth Gottesman and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine; and moreRead today's briefing.

Monday briefing: South Carolina primary results; Supreme Court social media case; Gaza cease-fire negotiations; Kenneth Mitchell; and moreRead today's briefing.

Friday briefing: Moon landing; new Russia sanctions; South Carolina primary; Google Gemini AI images; solar flares; and more Read today's briefing.

Thursday briefing: Leaked China hacking documents; Alabama IVF clinics; student loan forgiveness; Beyoncé’s No. 1 country song; and moreRead today's briefing.

Wednesday briefing: Trump’s Navalny comparison; Biden impeachment inquiry; Gaza cease-fire veto; California flooding; quasar; and moreRead today's briefing.

Tuesday briefing: Capital One-Discover merger; Alabama frozen embryos; Daytona 500; John Oliver and Clarence Thomas; and moreRead today's briefing.

Friday briefing: Ex-FBI informant charged; Fani Willis hearing; Alexei Navalny; Caitlin Clark record; OpenAI Sora; and moreRead today's briefing.

Thursday briefing: Kansas City shooting; national security threat; Trump in court; SpaceX moon launch; Notre Dame; and moreRead today's briefing.

Wednesday briefing: Mayorkas impeached; George Santos’s replacement; stock markets; Uber and Lyft strike; Super Bowl; and moreRead today's briefing.

Tuesday briefing: Trump and the Supreme Court; Ukraine aid bill; Lloyd Austin; covid guidance; winter storm; Usher; and moreRead today's briefing.

Monday briefing: Trump and NATO; Usher, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé and the Super Bowl; Lakewood Church; Kelvin Kiptum; and moreRead today's briefing.

Friday briefing: Biden defends his memory; Trump’s Supreme Court case; Vladimir Putin and Tucker Carlson; Super Bowl; and moreRead today's briefing.

Thursday briefing: Trump’s Supreme Court case; border security bill; Marine deaths in California; listeria outbreak; and moreRead today's briefing.

Wednesday briefing: Trump’s immunity claim; Nevada primaries; Mayorkas impeachment vote; Jennifer Crumbley; Taylor Swift; and moreRead today's briefing.

Tuesday briefing: California storm; Nevada primary and caucuses; Toby Keith; King Charles’s cancer diagnosis; Jim Mattis; and moreRead today's briefing.To take advantage of new premium audio perks in Apple Podcasts with a Washington Post subscription, click here.

Monday briefing: Middle East strikes; California floods; Taylor Swift, Tracy Chapman and Joni Mitchell at the Grammys; and moreRead today's briefing.

Friday briefing: Biden sanctions Israeli settlers; E.U. funding for Ukraine; Lloyd Austin apology; Apple’s Vision Pro; and moreRead today's briefing.

Thursday briefing: Mark Zuckerberg’s apology; child tax credit; Disney vs. DeSantis; Fani Willis; TikTok music; and moreRead today's briefing.To take advantage of new premium audio perks in Apple Podcasts with a Washington Post subscription, click here.

Wednesday briefing: Gaza negotiations; Alejandro Mayorkas; Elon Musk; NFL concussions; atmospheric rivers; Amelia Earhart; and moreRead today's briefing.

Tuesday briefing: Jordan drone attack; Charles Littlejohn; Neuralink brain implant; Biden’s stove rules; Toyota recall; and more Read today's briefing.

Monday briefing: U.S. troops killed in Jordan; Donald Trump vs. E. Jean Carroll; Mona Lisa; Super Bowl 2024; and moreRead today's briefing.

Friday briefing: Kenneth Eugene Smith; Trump’s testimony; Peter Navarro; Ingenuity helicopter; and moreRead today's briefing.

Thursday briefing: Khan Younis fighting; Ohio’s anti-trans bill; Kenneth Eugene Smith; Boeing 737 Max 9 jets; Jon Stewart; and moreRead today's briefing.

Wednesday briefing: New Hampshire primary results; Donald Trump vs. Nikki Haley; Russia plane crash; Oscar nominations; and moreRead today's briefing.

Tuesday briefing: New Hampshire primaries; San Diego rainfall; Oscar nominations; Alzheimer’s symptom; and moreRead today's briefing.

Monday briefing: Ron DeSantis endorses Donald Trump; Gaza death toll; Roe v. Wade anniversary; NFL playoff schedule; and moreRead today's briefing.

Friday briefing: Congress averts shutdown; Uvalde shooting report; Trump warns the Supreme Court; Panera lawsuit; and moreRead today's briefing.To check out the Post Reports episode about Ava DuVernay's new film, click here.

Thursday briefing: Pakistan strikes Iran; E. Jean Carroll’s testimony; Catherine, Princess of Wales; Samsung Galaxy S24; and moreRead today's briefing.To take advantage of new premium audio perks in Apple Podcasts with a Washington Post subscription, click here.

Wednesday briefing: Gaza aid deal; shutdown updates; E. Jean Carroll case against Trump; child tax credit; extreme cold; and moreRead today's briefing.

Tuesday briefing: Iowa caucus results; Nikki Haley; Vivek Ramaswamy; Houthi strike; Emmys highlights; love languages; and moreRead today's briefing.

Friday briefing: U.S. strikes Houthis in Yemen; Trump’s fraud hearing; Boeing lawsuit; covid surge; winter storm forecast; and moreRead today's briefing.