Mariana Alfaro is a reporter for The Washington Post's breaking political news team. Previously, she co-anchored Post Politics Now. Mariana joined The Post in 2019 as a researcher for the Daily 202.

Today will see heavy rain move off to the southeast early leaving largely cloudy skies and a few showers. The showers may turn wintry late in the day but will also tend to ease. Windy. Tonight ...

Today has seen a lot of movement in Russia's Kursk region, where Ukraine launched an offensive last year. We'll be back tomorrow with more updates on the war in Ukraine. But here is a look at the ...

The U.S. Congress formally certified Republican President-elect Donald Trump's November election victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, clearing the way for him to be sworn in on ...

Israel’s genocide in Gaza has put at least 114 hospitals and clinics out of service, yet nurses and doctors vow to continue providing care under the worst conditions imaginable. Fury at the ...

Justin Trudeau announced Monday that he was also stepping down as leader of Canada’s Liberal Party. He will remain in both roles until a replacement is chosen. By Matina Stevis-GridneffIan ...

Russia and other hostile states have become increasingly brazen in adopting “gray zone” attacks against Europe and the United States, leaving defense officials with a dilemma: How to respond ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — New research shows that three sites spread along an approximately 620-mile portion of today's Denali Fault were once a smaller united geologic feature indicative of the final ...

Ebola is a deadly hemorrhagic disease caused by a virus that is endemic in parts of East-Central and West Africa. Most people are aware that a primary route for person-to-person transmission is ...

The patient was over age 65 and had underlying medical conditions. The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the first human bird flu death in the United States on Monday. Chief medical officer ...

Dec. 20, 2024 — Combining bioinformatics and experimetal approaches, researchers have discovered replication hubs for human norovirus, the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis accounting for ...

Al Jazeera’s Moath al-Kahlout, one of the few journalists in northern Gaza, has been to the scene of an Israeli attack. Hamas tells news agencies it has approved a list of 34 captives to be ...