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Health

This week’s SCOTUS ruling sends a ‘chilling signal’ on the future of abortion rights

Abortions have been available by mail during the coronavirus. Not anymore.

By Caroline Kitchener

News

She was arrested by Capitol Police for protesting Kavanaugh. The response to pro-Trump rioters was ‘an outrage.’

Women’s rights activists familiar with protesting at the Capitol are criticizing the tepid response

By Danielle Campoamor

News

The Capitol riots prompted reflection on school shootings for these students and teachers

As lawmakers described the trauma, some said that fear is a deeply felt reality in schools

By Ashley Hackett

News

One way women in D.C. are trying to identify pro-Trump rioters? Dating apps.

Profiles showed men in MAGA hats, with #StopTheSteal in their bios

By Chelsea Cirruzzo

Spotlight

These activists helped end the U.K.’s ‘tampon tax.’ Here’s what they’re fighting for next.

“It’s a great success that finally, in 2021, [people] don’t have to pay extra money to bleed”

By Julianne McShane

News

In Lisa Montgomery, formerly incarcerated women see echoes of their own stories: ‘She never had a chance to just live’

The vast majority of imprisoned women experienced traumatic physical and sexual abuse before committing their crimes

By Anne Branigin

Politics

Democrats can now think ‘bigger and bolder’ on abortion. What can we actually expect?

The Supreme Court has a 6-3 conservative majority, but Democrats just won control of the Senate

By Caroline Kitchener

Life  //  Perspective

The Color of Money with Michelle Singletary: How do I know if I’m ready to buy a home?

The Post’s award-winning personal-finance columnist tackles your money concerns

By Michelle Singletary

Comics  //  Perspective

2020 zapped my creativity. I’m slowly finding my way back to art.

When I wasn’t producing, I questioned my identity as an artist

By Katie Wheeler

Ever had a really bad date? We want to hear about it.

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, we want to hear about your stunningly bad dates (the funnier the better), whether they were 10 years ago or 10 days ago. For an upcoming story, illustrator Tess Smith-Roberts will take terrible dating tales and turn them into comics. (Here’s an example.) Share your wretched date with us here and you may see it in comic form — or in the pages of a forthcoming book that the illustrator is working on.

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