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Eugene Scott weighs the stakes of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. David Fahrenthold reports on what Trump’s companies are charging the government. And Teddy Amenabar reflects on the gendered perceptions of 2-in-1 shampoos.
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• The still-crowded field of Democratic presidential candidates faces its next contest: the New Hampshire primary. Will it narrow the field at all?
• The Secret Service has paid rates as high as $650 a night for rooms at President Trump’s properties. That’s according to federal records and people who have seen the receipts. 
• The Internet’s proof that men don’t care about grooming: 2-in-1 shampoos. But their bad reputation may be undeserved.

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Today on Post Reports, Philip Rucker describes what the presidency could look like post-impeachment. And ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards, Sarah Hashemi considers whether gendered categories should be eliminated from award shows. 
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Historians and legal experts say President Trump’s acquittal could have profound ramifications for what future presidents consider permissible conduct. 
The Oscars have a gender problem. Non-binary actors have some solutions.
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Today on Post Reports, Anna Fifield describes the eerie emptiness that has taken hold across China under the threat of the coronavirus. David Lynch reports on the epidemic’s impact on the global economy. Carolyn Johnson explains the hurdles disease specialists are facing in creating a vaccine for the virus. And Justin George on Bernie Madoff’s plea for “compassionate release.”
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Major Chinese cities are becoming quiet ghost towns, as residents lock themselves away from the threat of the coronavirus. Read more about how this is affecting domestic and international industry.
Public health experts say they’re struggling to understand the virus’s spread and its symptoms. Read more about how fast science has to move to keep up. 
Ponzi scheme king Bernie Madoff has asked for compassionate medical release from prison. Hear from the man himself.
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Today on Post Reports: Tony Romm on the makers of the app that set back the results of the Iowa caucuses. Samantha Schmidt describes how sex education classes in some states are reacting to the #MeToo era. And Mike DeBonis on a surprise moment in the Senate impeachment trial.
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An untested app rolled out and broke down during the Iowa caucuses. Read more about the company that delivered it.
Propelled by the #MeToo movement, a growing number of states are mandating consent be taught in sex education classes. 
The Senate impeachment trial went pretty much as predicted — with one notable exception on its last day. 
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Today on Post Reports, Jenna Johnson explains the result delays at the Iowa caucuses. Juliet Eilperin fills us in on the many environmental policy changes we’ve missed while distracted by impeachment and the election. And Abha Bhattarai on the mindful appeal of Legos.
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An epic breakdown in Iowa shines a spotlight on the caucus system as a whole. 
While impeachment and the election have held our attention, President Trump has dismantled age-old policies in the environmental world –– among them, one protecting migratory birds. 
The world’s largest toymaker is pitching its bricks as a form of mindfulness. Read more about the adults gladly playing along.
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Today on Post Reports, national reporter Abigail Hauslohner outlines the expansion of President Trump’s travel ban. Beth Reinhard looks into how presidential pardoning has evolved under Trump. And Dan Balz explores whether a president can be impeached more than once. 
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President Trump’s expanded travel ban has been blasted by Democrats as “clearly discriminatory” against people from predominantly black and Muslim nations. 
In his first three years of office, Trump issued a record-low number of decisions on pardon requests and left thousands of petitioners in limbo. 
Can a president be impeached more than once? How that process could go down. 
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Kayla Epstein explains the chaotic, confusing, bizarre process that is the Iowa caucuses. And political reporter Aaron Blake tells us how the GOP succeeded in blocking witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial. 
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Kayla Epstein explains how the 2020 primaries begin, with the “giant game of musical chairs” that is the Iowa caucuses.
Aaron Blake on Republicans blocking witnesses.
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Lena Sun and Yasmeen Abutaleb explain the dangers of the coronavirus outbreak. Amber Phillips talks about that moment with Rand Paul. And Michelle Ye Hee Lee on the Trump donors who are going from zero to 60 with big contributions.
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Impeachment questions come to an end with little resolved.
Lena Sun and Yasmeen Abutaleb on the panic surrounding the coronavirus.
Michelle Ye Hee Lee covers the people throwing hundreds of thousands of dollars at Trump.
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Aaron Blake says the debate over whether to call witnesses still hangs over the impeachment trial. Vanessa Williams reports on why 8 in 10 black Americans say President Trump is racist. And many questions remain as Britain prepares to leave the E.U.
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All eyes are on the moderate Republicans as the Senate impeachment trial enters a new phase. 
Most black Americans say Trump is “racist.”
Impending Brexit leaves loose ends.
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As the president’s impeachment defense rests, Ann Marimow explains who is paying for his lawyers. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro tells The Post's Anthony Faiola that he's still firmly in control. And Marian Liu on the branding genius of K-pop group BTS.

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Who is paying for Trump’s defense in the impeachment trial?
Reporter Anthony Faiola sat down with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. 
BTS is more than a K-pop group. It’s a booming business.
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