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On The Post’s new podcast, "The 7," host Jeff Pierre takes you through the seven most important and interesting stories of the day. It's a way to get caught up in just a few minutes. It comes out every weekday at 7 a.m. Check it out today, then find and follow "The 7" so you're set for tomorrow. You can also read "The 7" here.
In the inaugural edition of "Please, Go On," Post columnist James Hohmann speaks with Vice President Harris about the exodus of women from the workforce during the pandemic.
Washington Post columnist James Hohmann sits down with the author of a compelling op-ed from The Post’s Opinions section. “Please, Go On” features marquee names and everyday people with original perspectives. New episodes Fridays. Launching June 11.
Plus, coronavirus vaccines are finally reaching poor countries, but some can’t cover the cost of administering them, and Women’s sports can do at least one thing men’s can’t, experts say: get bigger.
Plus, Georgia sports teams and major companies such as Coca-Cola and Delta Air Lines condemn new state voting law, and the EPA dismisses dozens of key science advisers picked under Trump.
Plus, ‘I stay up nights apologizing to George Floyd,’ says teen who documented his death for the world, and Gretchen Whitmer asks White House to surge vaccines to virus hot spots as cases climb.
Plus, the White House dramatically increased tax proposal as it sought to address tensions over next big spending plan, and the CDC confirms Pfizer, Moderna vaccines are 90% effective after two doses in study of real-life conditions.
Plus, Senators see a possibility of bipartisan support for gun background checks in the wake of mass shootings, and the next phase of crisis at the border.
Plus, Georgia’s governor signs into law a sweeping voting reform bill, and multiple Republican senate candidates gear up for the 2022 elections.
Plus, the White House considers extending a federal ban on evictions, and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s family were given special access to COVID testing.
Plus, the Senate confirms Vivek H. Murthy as surgeon general, and North Korea fires short-range missiles in challenge to Biden administration.
Plus, AstraZeneca’s U.S. trial shows coronavirus vaccine is 79 percent effective, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is confirmed to lead Labor Department.
Plus, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin makes an unannounced trip to Afghanistan, and, the accused gunman in the Atlanta shootings gets expelled from his church.
Plus, the Senate confirms William Burns as next director of the CIA, and Donald Trump faces an onslaught of legal problems, as investigations and dozens of lawsuits trail him from Washington to Florida.
Plus, the IRS to push the filing deadline for 2020 taxes to mid-May, and Ohio attorney general sues Biden administration over the stimulus package.
Plus, House Democrats bring back Medicare-for-all, seeking to push Biden left, and Israeli archaeologists discover new Dead Sea Scrolls for first time in 60 years.
Plus, four of Europe’s largest countries suspend AstraZeneca vaccinations; safety agency says blood clot incidence is low. And Derek Chauvin’s attorney asks for continuance and change of venue in George Floyd case.
Plus, President Biden’s push for equity in education faces a critical test, and, where we stand on the Iran Nuclear Deal.
Plus, DOJ seeks to build large conspiracy case against Oath Keepers for Jan. 6 riot, and, amid criticism for human rights abuses, China offers vaccine doses for all Olympic athletes.
Plus, the leaked U.S. plan to end the war in Afghanistan, and China and Russia to open moon base.
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