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Taxes are inevitable. Paying to prepare them doesn’t have to be.

The tax prep lobby is up in arms over the IRS’s free filing service.

Election 2024 live updates: Trump holds rallies in Wisconsin, Michigan during court break

Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.

Harvey Weinstein’s retrial in N.Y. rape case expected after Labor Day

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein’s rape case is expected to be retried sometime after the Labor Day holiday, a judge said Wednesday

Israel high court hears first case challenging secret detentions in Gaza war

Thousands of people have gone missing in Gaza, including some detained by Israeli forces. But Israel says it’s under no obligation to disclose where they are.

Blake Masters disparages his House opponent for not having kids

The failed Senate candidate outlined a replacement-is-great pitch for his House candidacy.

House passes divisive antisemitism bill as GOP denounces campus protests

Critics call the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which has some Democratic support, an effort to silence criticism of Israel and an affront to the First Amendment.

Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban. What it means, and what’s next.

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is expected to sign the repeal into law in the coming days, but the timing for when the repeal can legally go into effect could still complicate abortion access in the state.

Live updates: 300 more arrested in N.Y.; police quell violence at UCLA

L.A. police described “multiple acts of violence” on the UCLA campus. New York police breached the Hamilton Hall building occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters.

How long would civilization last after a nuclear launch?

Plus: Surprises from Amy Coney Barrett. Democrats’ victories in White Wisconsin.

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Marcel’s, a D.C. fine-dining mainstay, to close after 25 years

Marcel’s, the white-tablecloth French-Belgian restaurant in DC’s West End, is shutting its doors after a quarter-century.

Biden gives campus protesters the (mostly) silent treatment

The president hasn’t said much about the protests for obvious political reasons. But increasing clashes — and outspokenness from his party — are testing that.

PM Update: Pleasant this evening and tonight, with another try at 90 Thursday

D.C. just barely missed 90 earlier in the week. We’ll give it a go again tomorrow.

Sir Simon Rattle shakes the Kennedy Center with his rock-solid BRSO

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra made its first visit to the District in eight years under its new conductor.

Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, signals worries in inflation fight

The central bank is making clear that interest rate cuts are still a ways off.

Report: China’s propaganda units harvest data from overseas tech firms

Beijing’s propaganda engine is pulling data from Chinese tech firms, including popular shopping and gaming apps with hundreds of millions of U.S. users, researchers say.

House Republicans look to intervene in D.C.’s response to GWU encampment

‘We want to ensure that the Washington police is working with campus police to ensure the safety of Jewish students,’ said House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.).

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A former Trump official deploys DEI alarmism against … taxing the rich

Like his former boss, Larry Kudlow uses fears of anti-White discrimination for his own purposes.

Can the world really engineer its way out of climate change?

Readers are skeptical. They’re also eyeing their recycling bins with dismay, dreaming of gardens full of native plants and cheering on the EPA.

Emptying my late parents’ home is too hard. Hax readers give advice.

A reader wasn’t prepared for the emotional toll of sifting through their late parents’ possessions.

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Cartoon by Nick Anderson

Nick Anderson cartoon on free speech at Texas college campuses

Cartoon by Matt Davies

Matt Davies cartoon on Trump’s gag order fine.

How Jayson Werth ended up owning a horse that could win the Kentucky Derby

Jayson Werth is living a second life in thoroughbred racing, and he’s already got a 3-year-old in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.

Eric Adams’s condescending dismissal of the ‘children’ at Columbia

The New York mayor offered a familiar argument for diminishing rhetorical opponents: They are gullible patsies for nefarious actors.

Should you kill hammerhead flatworms?

The toxic and invasive pests, which originate from Southeast Asia, have long been spotted across the United States and around the world.

USMNT’s Sergiño Dest sidelined with ACL injury, will miss Copa América

Offering speed and exquisite footwork, Dest has been U.S. Coach Gregg Berhalter’s top right back since 2021.

Cooking chat: Will flour contaminate my counters with salmonella?

Every Wednesday at noon Eastern, Aaron Hutcherson and Becky Krystal answer your cooking questions.

U.K. police issue charges in mysterious vandalism of iconic sycamore

Northumbria police have charged two men with felling the beloved, ancient Sycamore Gap Tree in northern England, close to Hadrian’s wall.

6 ways to make a mint julep for the Kentucky Derby

Transport yourself to Churchill Downs with these refreshing julep recipes.