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Trump says White House needs ‘military complex’ as courts block his ballroom

When the president first unveiled his plans for the new East Wing addition, he said it was needed to host VIP guests. More recently, he is calling it a “desperately needed National Security structure.”

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Blanche on DOJ independence: ‘I’m not going to pledge that’

A court ordered that administration officials halt construction by Aug. 21 unless Congress authorizes the project. (Reuters)

U.S., Canada aim for deal to avert Trump’s threat of 50 percent tariffs

A mother has spent years caring for her special-needs child. The toll quietly grew.

As a teenager, she was an Oakland Raiders cheerleader. Now, like roughly 63 million Americans, she spends her days as a caregiver.

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South Korean marines participate in joint military exercises with U.S. forces in in Pohang, South Korea, in March 2015. (AP)

Trump reduces military exercises with South Korea, citing good ties with Kim Jong Un

The president cited the cost of the drills and said he did not want to send a signal that is "totally inappropriate and hostile" to North Korea. He also criticized South Korea for not helping him on Iran.

By Cat Zakrzewski

U.S. commander calls mental health a priority after he visits USS Lincoln

Amid reports of burnout and poor conditions on the aircraft carrier, Adm. Brad Cooper acknowledged that long stretches at sea can be challenging but that some of the concerns raised were “old news.”

By Sammy Westfall

At top: the USS Gerald R. Ford in 2026. At bottom: the USS Lexington in 1945. (AP; U.S. Navy/AP)

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Navy weighs major warship redesign to match president’s aesthetic preferences

Angry at the Supreme Court, liberals push a slew of plans for overhauling it

As the midterms near, Democrats are proposing to add more justices, limit their terms and more.

By Julian Mark

State Rep. James Talarico greets supporters in Round Rock, Texas, last year. (Callaghan O’Hare for The Post)

Senate hopeful Talarico touts his faith. Texas Republicans call it blasphemy.

The most common cancer is easy to miss. Here’s what to look for.

One 24-year-old thought her skin cancer was just an acne scar or eczema.

By Lindsey Bever

These landscapers are mowing the extra mile — and changing lives

The yard transformations get huge views online, but the effort is about more than followers. It has morphed into a charitable force.

By Kate Morgan

Summer’s most popular books, in three charts

There’s still time to bring a book to the beach, and the folks sharing on Goodreads have loads of ideas.

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Trump’s Harvard loss conceals a strategic victory

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Desire is not the enemy. Neither is marriage.

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The USS Abraham Lincoln shows the cost of endless war. I know it well.

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The old global nuclear order is dead. What comes next?

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How to end Trump’s mystifying game with Putin

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Letters to the Editor

We study autism and vaccines. Trump’s executive order rests on flawed science.

Shiv Parihar

How the ‘Fight for $15’ makes life harder for families like mine

Bill Hansen

Students want modern skills. They need a ‘third teacher.’

Edith Pritchett

Cartoon: A mosquito victory

Douglas L. Carver and Thomas J. Solhjem

Virginia is putting military chaplains in an impossible position

Sadev Parikh

Hollywood is hiring ‘slop janitors.’ The price is visible.

Hayden Panettiere, actress who starred in ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 36

Jared Kushner meets Hamas on Mideast trip to push Gaza deal

Tommy John, whose elbow surgery transformed baseball, dies at 83

They were on the plane when Trump secretly left. Here’s what they noticed.

Pet goose honks to alert family of barn fire, saving their animals

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Trump says White House needs ‘military complex’ as courts block his ballroom

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Congress must stop the politicization of peer review and American science

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