Post Reports

Putin, a shop cleaner and a Monte Carlo mystery

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Secret money, swanky real estate and a Monte Carlo mystery: Pandora Papers documents tie a woman allegedly in a secret, years-long relationship with P...

King Abdullah’s secret splurges

05 Oct 2021

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While billions of dollars in American aid poured into Jordan over the past decade, a secret stream of money was flowing in the opposite direction as t...

A tax haven in America’s heartland

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The United States has long condemned secretive offshore tax havens where the rich and powerful hide their money. But a burgeoning American trust indus...

The anti-vax wellness influencers

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How wellness influencers are fueling the anti-vaccine movement. Read more:For many people, the term “misinformation” conjures up images of co...

On the death of species

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the Fish and Wildlife Service proposed taking 23 animals and plants off the endangered-species list — because none can be found in the wi...

Can military leaders answer for Afghanistan?

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week in Congress, top military officials are testifying on what went wrong in the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Will anyone in the gove...

Sex-trafficked — and jailed

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For years, allegations that R. Kelly was abusing young women and girls swirled. This week, the singer was found guilty of sex trafficking in federal c...

What we know about Havana Syndrome

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What you need to know about “Havana Syndrome,” the mysterious illness affecting U.S. officials stationed around the world — and whether there’...

Gabby Petito, and the victims left out of headlines

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How Gabby Petito case galvanized sleuths across the Internet. And, how her disappearance and death highlight media failures in covering cases about mi...

Hooked on a ceiling

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Deadlines are looming large for Congress. If policymakers fail to act, the United States could face unprecedented economic catastrophe. Read more...

An immigration crisis in Del Rio, Tex.

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Thousands of mostly Haitian migrants are crossing into the U.S. from the southwest border of Texas. When they arrive, they face rough territory: hosti...

The young and the vaccinated

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What the latest news from Pfizer means for getting younger kids vaccinated. Plus, who will be able to get a booster shot and when. Read more:On M...

Who are the Oath Keepers?

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Members of far-right extremist organizations — such as the Oath Keepers, a self-styled militia movement — are being charged by federal prosecutors...

America’s Song, Part 2

18 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With his performance of “God Bless America” during Game 3 of the 2001 World Series, NYPD officer Daniel Rodriguez comforted a nation still grievin...

America’s Song, Part 1

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With his performance of “God Bless America” during Game 3 of the 2001 World Series, NYPD officer Daniel Rodriguez comforted a nation still grievin...

The end of the Merkel era

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After a decade and a half in office, Germany’s Angela Merkel is stepping down. On today’s show, we take a closer look at the chancellor’s life a...

When an OB/GYN is antiabortion

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When we talk about abortion access in the U.S., we talk a lot about Roe v. Wade, the actions of state lawmakers, the court system. But we don’t talk...

Delta’s stress test on schools

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Biden administration has made in-person learning a priority for this school year. Now that most kids are back in school, the question on everyone’...

California’s recall fever

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A recall election in California ends Tuesday night. After pandemic-related shutdowns and mandates, can Gov. Gavin Newsom survive the challenge to his ...

Inside the newsroom on 9/11

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Watching the chaotic end of America’s longest war, we’ve been thinking a lot about the terrorist attack that set it in motion. We interviewed coll...

The YOLO economy paradox

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What the mismatch between the number of people employed and the number of jobs available tells us about America’s reassessment of work. Plus, how th...

The legal limbo for Afghan evacuees

08 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For many Afghan evacuees arriving in the United States, escaping the Taliban was just the beginning. Now, they face the uncertainty of a tenuous legal...

The beginning of the end of Roe v. Wade?

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Life in Texas under the nation’s most restrictive abortion law. Plus, the unusual legal strategy that allowed the law to go into effect and how it c...

What is ISIS-K?

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What we know about the Thursday bombing near the Kabul airport. Plus, an Afghan journalist who left Kabul just before its collapse tells us why she fe...

Who decides who gets evicted?

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The future of a federal ban on evictions is in the Supreme Court’s hands. But in many cases, whether a person gets evicted is up to a judge’s disc...

The Full Comirnaty

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What the FDA’s full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine means. Plus, big business pledged nearly $50 billion for racial justice afte...

The choice to stay in Kabul

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What the return of the Taliban means for women in Kabul. And, the story behind a secret meeting between the CIA director and the leader of the Taliban...

Is this a new Taliban?

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Taliban insists it has changed. Afghanistan’s future hinges on whether that’s true.Read more:Frenzied evacuations from Afghanistan continue as...

The Afghanistan Papers, revisited

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Americans watched in disbelief as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in a matter of days — and we wondered what Craig Whitlock was thinking....

Disaster on repeat in Haiti

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Haitians face devastation after two natural disasters hit the island. And what the tragedies have exposed about the country’s preparedness.Read more...

Keeping kids safe this school year

18 Aug 2021

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Today, Post Reports answers your questions about kids, schools and covid-19 with physician and columnist Leana Wen and education reporter Hannah Natan...

The Afghanistan war blame game

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Almost as soon as Kabul fell, the political blame game began in Washington. But why weren’t we more prepared? Plus, an interview with Afghanistan’...

A disastrous American exit

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As the United States left Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of war, the Taliban seized control of the country in a matter of weeks. President Biden de...

Interview with the TikTok Guy

13 Aug 2021

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Today on Post Reports, an interview with Dave Jorgenson, The Washington Post’s “TikTok Guy.” Throughout the pandemic, he’s been uploading two ...

The town lost to the Dixie Fire

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How some states are trying to make students and staffers feel safe in school. Why more moms may leave the workforce as the delta variant spreads. And ...

How Mitch learned to stop worrying and love a bill

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What’s behind Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans embracing a big Biden agenda item? Infrastructure. Plus, a delightful sto...

The fall of Andrew Cuomo

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The resignation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. And, as American troops withdraw, the U.S. response to a surge of Taliban control in Afghanistan. Read more...

‘A code red for humanity’

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A landmark United Nations report finds that humans have pushed the climate into ‘unprecedented’ territory. Plus, what we can learn from the Tokyo ...

The people left out of the infrastructure deal

06 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The infrastructure bill making its way through the Senate doesn’t include money for caregivers. Today, we dive into what it’s like to take care of...

Back-to-school struggles

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Florida school districts defy the governor’s ban on mask mandates. An elementary school that welcomed its students back in the spring is still strug...

The brothers Cuomo

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo faces an impeachment effort and calls for his resignation, his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, avoids mentioning the...

‘Broke again’

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Biden administration is expected to announce a new action to limit evictions as a federal eviction moratorium expires. But it’s unclear how many...

The art of the infrastructure deal

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Republicans and Democrats in the Senate have come to rare agreement, crafting a trillion dollar-plan to fix infrastructure across the country.Read mor...

The dream of a Black utopia

30 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In 1983, the U.S. invaded the small Caribbean nation of Grenada. Forty years later, many Americans have no idea why — or that it happened at all. To...

‘We don’t even think about race.’

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Debates over critical race theory take over a town in Michigan. Plus, why breakthrough coronavirus infections do not mean that our vaccines aren’t w...

Return of the Mask

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why employers are getting bolder with vaccine mandates. How the pandemic worsened the opioid crisis. And the aftermath of the floods in Germany.Read m...

The price of being the GOAT

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why the U.S. women’s gymnastics team settled for a silver medal. And, the search for separated parents in rural Guatemala. Read more:The U.S. w...

Investigating the insurrection

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The political debate — and theater — surrounding a new House committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. And, why ...

Marooned in Matamoros, Part 2

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In February 2020, Washington Post reporter Arelis R. Hernández walked across the bridge from Brownsville, Tex., to Matamoros, Mexico, two sister citi...

Marooned in Matamoros, Part 1

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In February 2020, Washington Post reporter Arelis R. Hernández walked across the bridge from Brownsville, Tex., to Matamoros, Mexico, two sister citi...

Can the Olympics be covid-safe?

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Tokyo Olympics are set to begin Friday, after dozens of people in the Olympic bubble have tested positive for the coronavirus. How soaring rent pr...

The release of Abdul Latif Nasir

20 Jul 2021

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The Biden administration has resumed repatriation of Guantánamo Bay detainees — a practice largely halted under former president Donald Trump. Plus...

The spyware secretly hacking smartphones

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The military-grade spyware that’s being used to spy on journalists, human rights activists and business executives. Plus, a long overdue trip to spa...

Crying in H Mart with Michelle Zauner

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Zauner, author of “Crying in H Mart,” on grief, food and embracing her Korean heritage. Plus, what happens when a head of state gets a re...

America’s collective amnesia in Haiti

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How the killing of Haiti’s former president has sparked a constitutional crisis — and how years of U.S. intervention in the Caribbean country cont...

Texas Democrats’ exodus

14 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why Texas Democrats are camping out in D.C. And how to stay safe in extreme heat.Read more:This week, Texas Democrats left the state and flew to Washi...

To boost or not to boost?

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The latest on coronavirus booster shots. What to expect from the Olympic Games with no spectators. And for better or worse: how to survive this summer...

How to not get scammed

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How to keep yourself and your employer safe from ransomware attacks. And, what to do if you get a scam call. Read more:Major ransomware attacks a...

Curating Black history

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As museums open up, we wanted to talk to the new director of the National African American Museum of History and Culture about what it means to intera...

Leaving Afghanistan

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The future of Afghanistan as U.S. troops withdraw after a 20-year war. Plus, the future of autonomous weapons.Read more:The slow process of withdrawin...

An assassination, and the future of Haiti

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The assasination of Haiti’s president. And, a controversy over drug policies and Olympic athletes. Read more:Last night, Jovenel Moïse, the pr...

What the delta variant means for you

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How the highly contagious delta variant is affecting the fight against the coronavirus. Plus, Nikole Hannah-Jones's fight for tenure and what it's lik...

Post-vax advice, with Carolyn Hax

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With more and more Americans vaccinated and cities reopening again, we’re having some joyous reunions — and a lot of social anxiety. Post advice c...

Another blow to the Voting Rights Act

01 Jul 2021

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Where voting rights stand after a new court decision. An assessment of a shifting Supreme Court. And the latest legal challenges for Trump’s family ...

Why was Bill Cosby released from prison?

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why Bill Cosby was released from prison. And why some states are banning lessons on systemic racism.Read more:On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme C...

Surviving the heat dome

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What the heat wave in the Pacific Northwest has to do with climate change. A doctor trying to close the racial vaccine gap in Philadelphia. And tips t...

The ‘nightmare scenario’ response to the pandemic

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Two Post journalists, Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta, spent months reporting on the chaos inside the White House during the Trump administration’...

The search for voices in the rubble

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dozens are still unaccounted for after a sudden building collapse in the Miami area. And introducing The Washington Post’s new executive editor, Sal...

Free Britney?

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Britney Spears’s fight to end her conservatorship. An experimental brain surgery that could treat substance use disorders. And the forced closure of...

A test case for vaccine mandates

23 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Houston Methodist was one of the nation’s first health systems to impose a coronavirus vaccine mandate. Now, 153 people have either resigned or been...

The legacy of a bombing

22 Jun 2021

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In Oklahoma City, the 1995 bombing offers lessons — and warnings — for today’s fight against extremism. Plus, what a Supreme Court ruling means ...

Biden’s Catholicism

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

President Biden is a lifelong Catholic, but because he supports abortion access, some U.S. bishops believe he shouldn't take Communion. A grim discove...

The joys and struggle of Juneteenth

18 Jun 2021

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Historian Annette Gordon-Reed discusses the meaning and history behind Juneteenth, the holiday that has come to symbolize the end of slavery in the Un...

Inflation, inflation, inflation

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Fed says inflation could climb higher than projected — but many of the price hikes could be short-lived. How to navigate the many new spending o...

The Biden-Putin summit

16 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What Biden’s summit with Putin can tell us about the future of U.S.-Russia relations. And, what could happen to struggling tenants when the rent com...

How to fix a labor shortage

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Some businesses ask whether higher wages could be the answer to the labor shortage. Members of Congress return to the Capitol, and all its security co...

A reckoning for People of Praise

14 Jun 2021

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An insular Christian group faces a reckoning over sexual misconduct. And, the extraordinary effort from educators to get kids back to school.Read more...

Introducing ‘Please, Go On’

11 Jun 2021

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An introduction to The Post’s new opinion podcast: “Please, Go On,” with columnist James Hohmann and his first guest, Vice President Harris. And...

Washington’s X-Files

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The serious government search for UFOs. What the death of Keystone XL could mean for Big Oil. And, what we know about how covid affects the brain. Rea...

‘Do not come.’

09 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Vice President Harris delivers a blunt warning against crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. How the tax returns of the richest Americans are spurring talk...

Reclaiming stolen bitcoin

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Justice Department strikes back against hackers who carried out a lucrative ransomware attack last month. And what President Biden hopes to get ou...

Manchin on a mission

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) says he will not support his party’s voting rights bill. The coronavirus pandemic’s devastating impact on Latin Ame...

Is baseball broken?

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Baseball is back, and almost normal — which means the sport is once again plagued with lots of problems that predate the pandemic. Today, we explore...

Bye-bye, Bibi?

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What it’ll take to replace Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Why we’ll probably all need a coronavirus booster shot. And what makes Olivi...

A brief history of Black rebellion

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The fight over voting rights in the United States. How one historian is thinking about the George Floyd protests a year later. And, what the HIPAA fed...

Fauci’s inbox

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What we can learn from Fauci’s emails. Why tennis star Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open. And, the joyous sounds of Americans reuniting.Read...

On cicada time

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Love them or loathe them, the cicadas of Brood X are here. One Washington Post editor recalls his first taste of the bug. A Smithsonian entomologist d...

The mystery of covid’s origins

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Top health officials say they can’t rule out the possibility that the coronavirus leaked from a lab in China. For many Indian Americans, the covid c...

Decisions, decisions

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What it’s like to cover the Supreme Court, year after year. And, the not-so-secret life of audio producers.Read more:Longtime Supreme Court reporter...

A dissident, a plane and the future of Belarus

25 May 2021

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What a forced plane landing in Belarus could mean for state sovereignty and press freedom. And, how some Americans are dealing with accent bias.Read m...

The crypto yo-yo

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cryptocurrency’s highs and lows. How the Black Lives Matter movement has shaped American views on the Middle East. And a guide for talking to vaccin...

Inside the failures of the Secret Service

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stern. Exacting. Infallible. The reputation of the U.S. Secret Service is all about perfection. But behind the scenes, the agency is far from perfect....

The power (and limits) of a hate-crime law

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What new legislation can –– and can’t –– do to address anti-Asian hate crimes. And, the growing role of people of color in far-right organiz...

Finally, kids pay off

19 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A new tax benefit aims to cut U.S. child poverty in half — if it can reach the parents who need it most. And what happens when the world’s fourth ...

Matt Gaetz and the limits of GOP loyalty

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What we know about the investigation of Rep. Matt Gaetz. And a covid-stricken New Delhi family’s harrowing 12-day ordeal.Read more:Rep. Matt Gaetz (...

Devastation in Gaza

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

No end in sight as the Israel-Hamas conflict enters a second week. And, how will the Biden White House respond to the intensifying crisis? Read m...

The great unmasking?

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How to interpret the latest mask-wearing guidance from the CDC. And, what the wave of election laws across the U.S. means for voter access. Read ...

Running on empty

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The threats — real and imagined — driving a run on gas across the Southeast. And why Peloton decided to recall 125,000 treadmills.Read more:A rans...

Dude, where’s my Uber?

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Where have all the Uber and Lyft drivers gone? And, how the pandemic economy is fueling protests and violence in Colombia.Read more:Uber and Lyft are ...

Liz Cheney vs. the new GOP

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Liz Cheney’s losing battle with the Republican Party. And, the athletes living with covid for the long haul. Read more:Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.)...