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Introducing “The 7” December 6, 2022

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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 outevery weekday at…

Please, Go On: VP Kamala Harris on women in the workplace June 11, 2021

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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.

Introducing ‘Please, Go On’ June 4, 2021

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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.

Infrastructure plan calls for $80 billion for rail. It could transform passenger service. April 2, 2021

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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.

Gaetz investigation complicated by overture to his father about ex-FBI agent who went missing April 1, 2021

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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.

Biden’s infrastructure and climate plan emerges as congressional wrangling begins March 31, 2021

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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.

Emotional first day of testimony at Derek Chauvin murder trial March 30, 2021

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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.

‘Vaccine passports’ are on the way, but developing them won’t be easy March 29, 2021

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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.

Biden holds his first press conference March 26, 2021

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Plus, Georgia’s governor signs into law a sweeping voting reform bill, and multiple Republican senate candidates gear up for the 2022 elections.

At White House, Megan Rapinoe says she’s been ‘disrespected and dismissed because I am a woman’ March 25, 2021

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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.