BEFORE THE ATTACK  —  Law enforcement officials did not respond with urgency to a cascade of warnings about violence on Jan. 6  — Alerts were raised by local officials, FBI informants, social media companies, former national security officials, researchers, lawmakers and tipsters.

Letter from Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee about The Post's Jan. 6 investigation  —  DEAR READER:  —  The insurrection that took place on Jan. 6 at the United States Capitol was one of the most consequential moments in American history.  The events of that day led …

Southwest Airlines to investigate pilot's purported anti-Biden chant  —  Southwest Airlines is conducting an internal investigation after one of its pilots reportedly said a phrase used in right-wing circles as a stand-in for swearing at President Biden over the plane's public address system …

Biden, Democrats failing to sell agenda to American people: POLL  —  Roughly 7 in 10 Americans know little about the bills Democrats are negotiating.  —  Negotiations on the infrastructure and social program bills have consumed Capitol Hill for months.  Still, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll …

Why Many Police Traffic Stops Turn Deadly  —  Officers, trained to presume danger, have reacted with outsize aggression.  For hundreds of unarmed drivers, the consequences have been fatal.  —  “Open the door now, you are going to get shot!” an officer in Rock Falls, Ill., shouted at Nathaniel Edwards after a car chase.