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| Hillary Clinton used private e-mail for government business at State Dept. |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton used a private e-mail account for her official government business when she was secretary of state and did not routinely preserve and turn over those e-mails for government records collection, the State Department said Monday. Read full article » |
| The best places in the world to visit while the dollar is this strong |
| This is a great time for Americans to travel internationally. A host of factors have come together to make the prospect more affordable: The American economy is showing real strength, the dollar has greater buying power compared to almost all worldwide currencies, and hotel prices overseas are down, sometimes significantly. Read full article » |
| Mikulski, a role model for generations of women in politics, to retire in 2016 |
| Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, the Maryland Democrat who is the longest-serving woman in congressional history, will depart Capitol Hill the way she arrived — with a sharp tongue, an unabashed liberalism and a mission to make the Senate a place where women belong. Read full article » |
| Twin historic traumas shape Xi Jinping’s China presidency |
| BEIJING — It was a homecoming for Chinese President Xi Jinping.To mark China’s Spring Festival, Xi made a visit in mid-February to the small northern village of Liangjiahe, where he was banished in 1969 as a raw 15-year-old during the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution, where he worked for seven years and where he joined the Communist Party. Read full article » |
| Mystery paralysis in children is perplexing parents — and researchers |
| BALTIMORE — For most of the children who fell ill last year during an outbreak of enterovirus, the symptoms were relatively mild — fever, runny nose, coughing and sneezing.But then there was this mystery: More than 100 kids suffered an unexplained, polio-like paralysis that struck quickly but even now continues to stump researchers and upend the lives of the families across the country. Read full article » |
| Stories of grief, love and penance live among what’s left at the Vietnam Wall |
| The black and white snapshot of the seven enemy soldiers was left in a box at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial with a two-page letter.The writer explained how he had grabbed the picture from the knapsack of a dead North Vietnamese soldier after cursing him, kicking him and firing into his corpse in a fit of rage. Read full article » |
| POLITICS |
| Why Barbara Mikulski’s retirement doesn’t reshape the battle for the Senate |
| Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski's decision to retire promises to shake up politics in Maryland this year and next, but it doesn't appear to immediately alter the broader battle for the Senate majority in a major way. Read full article » |
| Grassley wants to block so-called ‘amnesty bonuses’ for immigrants |
| A senior Republican is pushing for Congress to ban millions of immigrants from receiving tax credits for the working poor under President Obama’s recent immigration orders.Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) on Monday said he is drafting a legislation to make the Earned Income Tax Credit off-limits for undocumented workers who would be shielded from deportation under the president’s actions, which have been on hold since a federal judge suspended them indefinitely last month. Read full article » |
| Washington’s first official 2016 fundraiser, starring Lindsey Graham and Sheldon Adelson |
| So what’s the hottest ticket in town to watch Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress Tuesday? If you’re not a member of Congress who plans to be there in person, the place to be is the Capitol Hill Club, a GOP social club where Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is holding a speech-watching luncheon that doubles as a fundraiser for his new political committee. Read full article » |
| In much-anticipated speech, Netanyahu to address Congress Tuesday |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address Congress Tuesday morning, a speech that has frayed relations between the United States and Israel and laid bare fissures between leading Jewish American groups and Jewish Democrats -- long before it has even been delivered. Read full article » |
| OPINIONS |
| AIPAC pummels Obama |
| A slide projected onto the wall at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee gathering Monday contained a warning to delegates: “AIPAC is Bipartisan,” it said, next to an image of a Democratic donkey and Republican elephant in boxing gear. “Check your gloves at the door.” Read full article » |
| Israel’s moral argument is on the line |
| Back in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud Party have run a campaign ad reminding voters of another time when the United States and Israel differed. That was 1948 at the very creation of the state. Harry S. Truman was the U.S. president and George C. Marshall was the secretary of state. Truman was being lobbied to recognize Israel. Marshall, not to put too fine a point on it, thought that was dumb. Truman did it anyway, but Marshall, if I may be so bold, had a point — and it is one that Netanyahu himself has lost sight of. Read full article » |
| Boehner’s pointless leadership |
| House Speaker John Boehner needs to decide whether he wants to be remembered as an effective leader or a befuddled hack. So far, I’m afraid, it’s the latter.Boehner’s performance last week was a series of comic pratfalls, culminating Friday in a stinging rebuke from the House Republicans he ostensibly leads. Boehner (R-Ohio) wasn’t asking for much: three weeks of funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which was hours from shutting down. He came away, humiliated, with just seven days’ worth of operating money for the agency charged with keeping Americans safe from terrorist attacks. Read full article » |
| Thousands defy Putin in Moscow |
| RUSSIANS KNOW all too well the possible consequences of joining protest rallies in Moscow. Police regularly attack and beat peaceful demonstrators, and some have been sentenced to long prison terms. Boris Nemtsov , one of the principal organizers of those rallies, was brazenly gunned down on a heavily secured bridge near the Kremlin late Friday. So it would have been understandable if the crowd for a march held in his honor Sunday had been sparse. Read full article » |
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| LOCAL |
| ‘Unsubstantiated’ child neglect finding for free-range parents |
| The Maryland parents investigated for letting their young children walk home by themselves from a park were found responsible for “unsubstantiated” child neglect in a decision that has not fully resolved their clash with authorities over questions of parenting and children’s safety. Read full article » |
| How writing can help you reframe your life story and create a happy ending |
| Somewhere in between my baby vomiting, toddler screeching, overflowing email inbox pinging (again?!) and realizing that although it was 2 pm, I had not yet brushed my teeth, I took a breath.This whole working mother thing didn’t feel like it was going particularly well. My kids were sick and melting down. We were short on childcare and long on to-do lists. I was behind on lots of projects at work including, well, writing this article. I felt like a caricature of a working mother, over-extended, under-groomed, life spinning out of control. I was starting to drown in feelings of self-pity and defeat. I’m failing. I can’t. I suck. This will never work. Read full article » |
| D.C. area forecast: Wintry mix this afternoon, then a mild, wet Wednesday; Snow risk early Thursday |
| The precipitation should develop between 1 and 3 p.m., and taper off before 7 p.m. Read full article » |
| Weather-related delays and closings for March 3 |
| The following is a list of weather-related closings and delays for Tuesday:Federarl agencies Read full article » |
| SPORTS |
| Virginia overcomes early scoring drought to beat Syracuse |
| SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Virginia’s assistant coaches started offering Coach Tony Bennett suggestions for how the Cavaliers could get out of their worst offensive slump of the season. In a timeout, he told the team, “All we got is each other, and we’re going to have to try to figure this out.” Read full article » |
| Australian rugby superstar Jarryd Hayne signs with the 49ers |
| In October, Jarryd Hayne shocked Australia by announcing his intention to quit a highly successful rugby career, move to the U.S. and attempt to become an NFL player. It was reminiscent of Michael Jordan leaving the NBA to play baseball, except Jordan would have needed to move to England and try his hand at professional cricket. Read full article » |
| Alex Len and Hassan Whiteside get into fracas, get ejected |
| Fourteen feet and one inch of ill will were on display Monday night (although as inches go, we’ve seen angrier). In a league largely devoid of classic centers, the Suns-Heat game featured a pair, and Alex Len and Hassan Whiteside acted as if they were quite annoyed at having to share so much space near the hoop. Read full article » |
| TV and radio listings for March 3 |
| NBA7:30 p.m. Houston at Atlanta»NBA TV8 p.m. Washington at Chicago»Comcast SportsNet Plus, WNEW (99.1 FM)NHL7 p.m. Washington at Columbus»Comcast SportsNet, WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (1500AM) Read full article » |
| FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
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| Loretta Lynch not getting confirmed this week |
| The Senate isn’t planning to schedule a vote to confirm Loretta Lynch as attorney general this week and Hill sources tell our colleague Sari Horwitz that Senate Republican leaders aren’t talking to Democrats about when they will. Read full article » |
| Portrait artist says he painted Lewinsky reference in Bill Clinton’s official painting |
| (This post has been updated.)A cursory glance at the official painting of President Bill Clinton that is part of the National Portrait Gallery collection would easily miss an ode to the lowest point of his presidency — Monica Lewinsky. Read full article » |
| NATIONAL |
| How men use the word ‘drama’ to win fights against women |
| If you’ve ever dated online, you’ve surely noticed how many people are on the lookout for drama. “Not into playing games or drama,” is a classic cliche, a boogeymen of dating.But drama is one of those words whose meaning shifts depending on who’s using it. The specter of “being dramatic” or “causing drama” is often used by people who want to minimize their partner’s legitimate concerns or who are uncomfortable with expressions of emotion. The term “drama” can quickly become a substitute for calling the other person “crazy” or “irrational.” Read full article » |
| An open letter to Scott Walker’s foreign policy team |
| Dear Mike Gallagher,Hi, I’m Dan. We’ve never met, but I’ll be writing about the 2016 campaign and foreign policy a lot here at The Post, so I wanted to reach out.First of all, congratulations on joining Scott Walker’s team - that’s a big step up for you! Based on your bio, it looks very well-deserved. Plus, based on some completelyunscientific polling, your candidate has been having a very good month indeed. He’s also been the object of some erroneous mainstream media hits, which is like catnip to those conservative activists you need to woo in Iowa, New Hampshire and elsewhere. Sure, he’s stumbled a bit on the gotcha questions, but that’s life on the big stage. I’m sure he’ll get better. Read full article » |
| Meet the 91-year-old whose wartime PTSD makes him the perfect guide for today’s veterans |
| They come into our office at the VA hospital in Montrose, N.Y., hesitantly. Eyes filled with doubt, hands restless. They want us to help them file compensation claims for disabilities resulting from their military service. Some have debilitating physical injuries, but almost every one also displays mannerisms — fidgeting in their seats, knees bobbing up and down during interviews, avoiding eye contact — that indicate that they have PTSD. The symptoms jump out at me because I have lived with PTSD for more than 70 years. Read full article » |
| WORLD |
| Iraqi forces launch offensive to take strategic city from Islamic State |
| BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces backed by Shiite militiamen and Sunni tribal fighters opened a large-scale operation Monday seeking to retake the Islamic State-held city of Tikrit, a critical steppingstone for wider attempts to reclaim territory in northern Iraq. Read full article » |
| What House of Cards gets wrong about Russia, the Middle East and the United Nations |
| Warning: There are major spoilers throughout this post.House of Cards, the ridiculously popular, binge-watch-baiting Netflix drama that tells the tale of Frank Underwood's ruthless political rise, is fiction. The show thrives on absurd plot twists and heavy symbolism, and because of that, the Washington it presents is a caricature, both exaggerated and filtered. Read full article » |
| ‘Jihadi John’ belongs to a forgotten, stateless people |
| As a young boy, the Islamic State militant who would become known to the world as “Jihadi John” played on the rutted streets and sand-blown alleys on the outskirts of Kuwait City.But to Kuwait’s rulers, he and his family occupied an even more hardscrabble ground: neither citizens nor legal immigrants nor honored guests. Read full article » |
| China’s biggest viral video right now is this two-hour-long documentary on pollution |
| The most popular viral phenomenon on Chinese Internet right now has nothing to do with the color of a dress or a baby weasel riding a woodpecker. It's a 104-minute-long documentary about the environment. Read full article » |
| BUSINESS |
| ULA ready to compete against Elon Musk’s space startup, CEO says |
| Faced with mounting pressure from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the United Launch Alliance’s new chief executive said Monday he has been re-configuring the company in order to compete, slashing the cost of national security launches and developing a new launch system. Read full article » |
| Jordan, other NBA owners join Forbes’ billionaire list |
| NEW YORK — Michael Jordan and some other NBA owners have reached new heights, landing on Forbes world list of billionaires.Forbes released its list on Monday and noted that Jordan’s net worth is estimated at $1 billion, thanks to his well-timed investment in the Charlotte Hornets. Read full article » |
| Warren Buffett has some pretty questionable eating habits |
| Warren Buffett drinks his first Coke of the day for breakfast. The second comes sometime not too long after. And the third he downs before heading out from work.But that's not all: He actually has another two once he's home. Read full article » |
| TECHNOLOGY |
| FAA computers vulnerable to hackers, GAO report says |
| The Federal Aviation Administration has fallen short in its efforts to protect the national air traffic control system from terrorists or others who might try to hack into the computers used to direct planes in flight, according to a government report released Monday. Read full article » |
| It’s official: Google says it wants to offer cellular service |
| A top Google exec has confirmed what many have been speculating for months: That the search giant wants to start offering wireless service.Google isn't necessarily looking to become the next Verizon and AT&T, said Sundar Pichai, Google's head of Android, at the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. But, according to various news reports, Pichai said we'll begin to see more details trickle out in the next few months as Google announces partnerships with wireless carriers and other businesses. Analysts say Google is likely to partner with firms such as T-Mobile and Sprint rather than build its own network from scratch. Read full article » |
| The Switchboard: Security breach at Uber may have affected tens of thousands of drivers |
| Published every weekday, the Switchboard is your morning helping of hand-picked stories from the Switch team.Over the next few weeks, we’ll be switching things up with a new Switchboard feature we’re calling "On Our Radar.” If you hate it, tell us. Read full article » |
| YouTube Kids: For families, a video collection with controls |
| YouTubeKidsFor families,a video collection with controlsYouTube can be a great way to kick back, learn and explore with your children. But for some parents it can also feel dangerous, as if you’re always just a click or “recommended video” away from having to shield some eyes. Google has a new app for careful parents who want their children to use a version of YouTube made for young minds. The videos are in four categories — Shows, Music, Leaning and Explore — and have been pulled from the site’s more professional video producers such as Sesame Street, Khan Academy and the Vlogbrothers. Read full article » |
| LIFESTYLE |
| Jerry Crawford has two goals: Delivering Iowa for Hillary Clinton and winning the Kentucky Derby |
| NEW ORLEANS — Jerry Crawford, Hillary Rodham Clinton’s once and future main man in Iowa, was in his element: sorting through a pile of illegible notes, one eye tracking the latest reports on a mini-TV and another on an iPad stuffed with data. “We’ve Obama’ed it up a little,” he said with a smirk. Read full article » |
| The Hotlist: 10 things to see, eat, drink and do in March |
| Welcome to the Hotlist, a monthly preview of the happenings you shouldn't miss in the weeks ahead. Here's what's coming up in March.Garden District By this point, we've all had enough ice storms and slushy snow days. But spring is around the corner, and beer garden season has, in fact, officially begun: Garden District has reopened for the 2015 season. In honor of the perennially packed beer garden's fifth anniversary, the owners have launched a new happy hour: $5 bratwurst and $5 Hofbrau beers Monday-Friday from 5 to 6 p.m. Read full article » |
| 5 things to do in D.C. this week for $5 or less |
| TUESDAYTuesday Night Open MikeLouisiana poet Rebecca Dupas, founder and creative director of the A Dose of Dupas performance company, hosts an open-mike night featuring professional spoken-word artists. Read full article » |
| Carolyn Hax: Mom needs to quit or tell her daughter. No ifs, ands or butts. |
| Adapted from a recent online discussion. Dear Carolyn:My wife smokes a few cigarettes per day, usually at work. Our daughter has smelled smoke on her and asked if she smokes, but my wife lies and says it came from other people. Read full article » |
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