Post Reports

The vaccine is here. She got it first.

15 Dec 2020

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Meet Sandra Lindsay, the first person to get a coronavirus vaccine in the United States. And a closer look at President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for s...

Immigration under Trump

14 Dec 2020

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Looking back at four years of Trump’s immigration policies. Plus, setting egg-spectations for Britain’s pubs under covid.Read more:In 2015, Donald...

Policing mental health crises

11 Dec 2020

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What can go wrong when police are the ones responding to mental health crises. And grieving virtually during the pandemic.Read more:The final moments ...

A supply chain that could end the pandemic

10 Dec 2020

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When the first coronavirus vaccine is approved for emergency use, officials across the country will embark on a finely orchestrated, high-stakes proce...

Bridging the vaccine’s trust gap

09 Dec 2020

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Can companies require employees to be vaccinated? What community leaders and health officials are doing to sell Black Americans on the coronavirus vac...

Biden’s unorthodox health team

08 Dec 2020

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President-elect Joe Biden’s names his administration’s top health officials. The toll the pandemic has taken on nursing home employees. And an ina...

Lame-duck executions

07 Dec 2020

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Why the Justice Department is pushing executions before the inauguration. The secret centrist revolt that could mean a second stimulus. And, how a top...

America’s deadliest serial killer

04 Dec 2020

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Reporter Hannah Knowles reveals a portrait of a fragmented and indifferent criminal justice system that for decades allowed the country’s deadliest ...

The battle between fear and boredom in El Paso

03 Dec 2020

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Pandemic fatigue permeates even the cities hit hardest by the virus: In El Paso the death toll is staggering, but the community is struggling to come ...

How to raise $170 million after an election

02 Dec 2020

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How President Trump might use the $170 million he’s raised to challenge election results. Infighting muddies the future of the Democratic Party. And...

Why was Iran’s top nuclear scientist killed?

01 Dec 2020

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The debate is not whether Israel killed Iran’s top nuclear scientist, but why. How the “Q” conspiracy theory went from an American curiosity to ...

Biden’s play-it-safe, history-making Cabinet

30 Nov 2020

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What Joe Biden’s nominees and appointments can tell us about the incoming president’s administration. And, the former head of the CDC on what it w...

The emotional toll of distance learning

25 Nov 2020

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Education reporter Laura Meckler explores the impact of distance learning on young kids’ emotional health and behavior — and what families and car...

Working moms are not okay

24 Nov 2020

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Juggling careers and kids was already a struggle for millions of women in America. Then the pandemic hit. Ellen McCarthy reports on why working moms a...

The invisible public health crisis

23 Nov 2020

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Health reporter William Wan examines one of the unseen effects of the pandemic on people’s lives — the emotional and psychological toll of all tha...

The campaign to flip the election

20 Nov 2020

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Will anyone stop the president’s attempts to overturn the election? Revisiting the iconic album documenting John Lennon’s last years. And, where t...

Inauguration is 62 days away. What could go wrong?

19 Nov 2020

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The votes have been (mostly) counted, and though Joe Biden is clearly the president-elect, there are still more steps and potential obstacles for that...

How we voted, and why

18 Nov 2020

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A look at how key groups voted in this election: from Latinos in Texas and the women who went for President Trump to the Black voters who pushed Presi...

A red wave of Republicans — and covid cases

17 Nov 2020

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How Republicans are using election wins to justify their approach to the pandemic. The CDC’s latest on why you should wear a mask. And, the coronavi...

The lame-duck economy

16 Nov 2020

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With protections expiring and no stimulus deal in sight, Americans could be heading for even more economic pain. The national security costs of delayi...

The worst covid surge is just beginning

13 Nov 2020

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The Midwest emerges as the latest hot spot for coronavirus, as daily cases across the U.S. breaks records. And the Democrats’ last hope to take cont...

What’s wrong with polling?

12 Nov 2020

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Campaign strategists and the public were led to believe that Democrats were headed for a wave. Election results have told a different story, just as t...

Is this a coup?

11 Nov 2020

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The quiet pessimism lurking inside the White House. How Joe Biden plans to tackle an “existential threat to humanity” – climate change. And how ...

These tweets may be harmful to your democracy

10 Nov 2020

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Breaking down conspiracy theories over election fraud. The Republicans who won, even when Trump didn’t. And, a new leader in the box office. Re...

New president, same pandemic

09 Nov 2020

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President-elect Joe Biden prepares a transition to the White House — and readies a team to combat a surging pandemic. And for future leaders, the ho...

How does a man who hates losing prepare to lose?

06 Nov 2020

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As key states flip for Joe Biden, the former vice president renews calls for patience. Meanwhile inside the White House, President Trump is by turns a...

The divided states of America

05 Nov 2020

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Why the Trump campaign is mounting legal challenges in swing states. What the election reveals about the urban-rural divide. And why Wall Street likes...

The race to 270

04 Nov 2020

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Battleground states continue counting ballots in races that are too close to call. And how Democrats failed to capture Latino voters in Florida.Read m...

It’s not over yet

04 Nov 2020

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As the nation waits to find out the results of the election, we hear what it's like to report the news in this moment of uncertainty — with dispatch...

The citizen’s guide to election night

03 Nov 2020

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From Kenosha, Wis., to Greenville, N.C., voters are anxiously heading to the polls on the last day of the 2020 general election. How voters have navig...

The year of the voter

02 Nov 2020

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How a chaotic year resulted in sky-high voter turnout. And, how Democrats are trying to win back rural votes in the Midwest. Read more:The year o...

Keeping up with the Boneses

31 Oct 2020

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Maura Judkis explains 2020’s peculiar Halloween phenomenon: the mad dash for Home Depot’s decorative 12-foot-tall plastic skeletons. Subscrib...

Will our democracy survive this election?

30 Oct 2020

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The decline of democracy in the United States. Lessons from 150 books about President Trump and his time in office. And, the rise of Sarah Cooper.&nbs...

Q-tips, generators and a prayer: How to run an election

29 Oct 2020

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What it’s like to run an election in a pandemic. Also, the French president’s crusade to reform Islam.Read more:Chris Anderson is a Florida electi...

Can we trust polling in battleground states?

28 Oct 2020

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A snapshot of what’s happening in key battleground states. What we can and can’t learn from polling. And a complicated end to the World Series.Rea...

Will your vote count?

27 Oct 2020

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What we can learn from a Supreme Court decision on mail-in ballots in Wisconsin. The states where most voters still can’t vote by mail. And why it’...

The court that Mitch McConnell built

26 Oct 2020

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Mitch McConnell’s Supreme Court victory. The future of the Affordable Care Act. And a shift in the White House’s thinking on how to tackle the cor...

The winners and losers of early voting

23 Oct 2020

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What record-breaking early-voter turnout means for Democrats and Republicans. How one election official is handling the “tsunami” of ballots in he...

545 kids

22 Oct 2020

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How the government has lost track of hundreds of separated migrant families. Why rural communities still lack reliable access to high-speed Internet. ...

The latest on the race for a vaccine

21 Oct 2020

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The latest on vaccine trials, and who would get a vaccine first. Why personal protective equipment such as the N95 mask is still so scarce. And introd...

Can Senate Republicans survive Trump?

20 Oct 2020

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The Senate seats in danger of flipping parties this election. Facebook and Twitters attempt to tackle disinformation ahead of the election. And a Blac...

Election 2020: Lawyers vs. more lawyers

19 Oct 2020

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There are just over two weeks until Nov. 3. Election-related lawsuits are flooding the courts, but the army of lawyers filing cases shows little sign ...

The Life of George Floyd

16 Oct 2020

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“He's everywhere — but he's not here. He's on somebody's wall. He's on somebody's billboard. … He's in a newspaper, but he's not here. He's here...

Tracking a secret outbreak in Iowa

15 Oct 2020

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How genetic science can help expose, track and contain coronavirus outbreaks. And your voting questions answered. Read more:In a pandemic rife wi...

Everyone wants a stimulus deal. So why isn’t there one?

14 Oct 2020

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Why we still don’t have a second pandemic relief bill. What the funding holdup means for schools. And how rushing this year’s census could shape o...

How covid-19 amplified the anti-vaccine movement

13 Oct 2020

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How Amy Coney Barrett would view her role on the court. How anti-vaxxers are using covid-19 to further their agenda. And when mail ballots get counted...

Introducing Amy Coney Barrett

12 Oct 2020

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Opening statements in the Supreme Court confirmation hearing of nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. How Barrett was involved in litigating the 2000 presi...

Trump’s loyal base

09 Oct 2020

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The White men without college degrees who love the president more than ever. How evangelical Latinos could swing the vote for Trump in Florida. And, a...

The problem with grand juries

08 Oct 2020

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What grand jury recordings can tell us about why there was no indictment in Breonna Taylor's death. How the pandemic is scrambling college students’...

With Trump sick, Biden puts the virus front and center

07 Oct 2020

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How Biden’s presidential campaign is pivoting. The most uneven recession. And, why service industry workers are seeing less in tips.Read more:Nation...

When serving the president means risking covid-19

06 Oct 2020

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How the White House residence staff is responding to the hot spot in their workplace. The owner of a Kansas diner weighs whether to reopen or keep fee...

Outbreak in the West Wing

05 Oct 2020

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The White House sends mixed messages about Trump’s condition as at least a dozen people in Trump’s inner circle have tested positive for the coron...

"A secret that she couldn't tell"

03 Oct 2020

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The second chapter of “Canary: The Washington Post Investigates,” a new seven-part podcast that follows the intertwining stories of two women who ...

The ultimate coronavirus test for the president

02 Oct 2020

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President Trump and the first lady tested positive for the coronavirus. What does that mean for the White House, the presidential race and the future ...

Introducing "Canary: The Washington Post Investigates"

01 Oct 2020

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After a sexual assault case in the District of Columbia, one woman’s public warning ricochets all the way to Birmingham, Ala., where another woman g...

Nine months and 1 million lives lost

30 Sep 2020

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From the first wave in February in China through New York City and on to India’s current surge, the coronavirus has unleashed a worldwide suffering ...

Revisiting the 2016 ‘October Surprise’

29 Sep 2020

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The story behind the FBI’s October Surprise just days before the 2016 election. And, the human cost of ordering online during a pandemic.Read more:B...

Is Trump actually rich?

28 Sep 2020

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What we’ve learned from Trump’s tax returns. Who is Judge Amy Coney Barrett? And, what it’s like to moderate a presidential debate — and why i...

Trapped inside the Star Motel

25 Sep 2020

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Even before the pandemic, Orlando was plagued by a lack of affordable housing. Then Florida’s tourism economy crashed, leaving hundreds of people tr...

How policing failed Breonna Taylor

24 Sep 2020

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Why police are rarely charged for shooting people — and whether police tactics will change. The movement to abolish Greek life on campuses. And, the...

Why Mitch McConnell is unstoppable

23 Sep 2020

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Republicans leave Senate Democrats with few options to stall a Trump SCOTUS pick. The country’s first U.S. criminal jury trial — on Zoom. And your...

Fall’s here. So is a rise in coronavirus cases.

22 Sep 2020

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Temperatures are dropping, and that could mean a spike in coronavirus cases. How a Supreme Court vacancy — or replacement — could have an impact o...

America after RBG

21 Sep 2020

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The political battle brewing over Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, and the future of the Supreme Court. And, remembering the life and legacy of “...

“I hired you because you’re Black.”

18 Sep 2020

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On today’s Post Reports, Michelle Singletary has an honest conversation about affirmative action. And, we take your questions about voting this year...

The White women turning away from Trump

17 Sep 2020

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On today’s “Post Reports,” Jenna Johnson reports on the White, suburban women who regret putting Donald Trump in office. Matt Zapotosky explains...

How federal regulators failed meat plant workers

16 Sep 2020

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On today’s Post Reports, more than 200 meatpacking workers have died of covid-19. Critics say that federal regulators have endangered employees by f...

The 1963 Birmingham bombing’s ‘Fifth Girl’

15 Sep 2020

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Sarah Collins Rudolph survived the Birmingham bombing 57 years ago today. Now, she wants restitution. And, an update on the criminal case in the death...

After Oregon fires, no house to come home to

14 Sep 2020

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Oregon residents struggle to find shelter away from wildfires and dense smoke. Why a Black autistic man is serving 10 years in prison for a car crash....

Nineteen children and counting

11 Sep 2020

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How one sperm donor found out he has 19 children -- and learned the promises and perils of online genetic testing. And, how dogs can sniff out disease...

The American West is burning

10 Sep 2020

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On today’s Post Reports, record-breaking wildfires are already spreading up the West Coast – and the fire season has only just begun. How a Homela...

E. Jean Carroll v. the United States?

09 Sep 2020

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The Justice Department seeks to intervene to the benefit of President Trump in a defamation case brought by journalist E. Jean Carroll, who accused hi...

The postmaster general’s alleged straw-donor scheme

08 Sep 2020

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The postmaster general faces new allegations of campaign finance violations. Why the pandemic is making it so hard for people to sleep. And your quest...

Is it okay to laugh at Florida Man?

07 Sep 2020

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The beginnings of the Florida Man meme, and what it’s like to go viral on the worst day of your life.Read more:Is It okay to laugh at Florida Man? W...

The U.S. is deporting Nicaraguan asylum seekers

04 Sep 2020

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The story of a Nicaraguan dissident who — in fear for his life and his family’s — sought asylum at the border. U.S. officials sent him back inst...

Why your groceries just got more expensive

03 Sep 2020

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On today’s Post Reports, how presidential candidates are shifting their focus to the Midwest. How the pandemic is making us pay more for less at the...

The children left behind in online learning

02 Sep 2020

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On today’s Post Reports, how distance learning widens the digital divide and leaves disconnected students behind. The unique challenges of special e...

The TikTok ban, explained

01 Sep 2020

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Tech reporter Rachel Lerman on why President Trump wants to ban TikTok, and what a ban could mean for users and employees in the United States. Emily ...

What happens when federal workers get political

31 Aug 2020

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Lisa Rein reports on the Hatch Act and the uneven way the anti-corruption law has been enforced for the past three years. Matt Zapotosky breaks down w...

Two conventions, two American realities

28 Aug 2020

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Political correspondent Dan Balz looks back at two very different conventions that painted two different portraits of America. Plus, NBA reporter Ben ...

A story on repeat in America

27 Aug 2020

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Today on Post Reports, Kim Bellware is following protests in Kenosha, Wis., where a Black man was shot multiple times by police. Columnist Eugene Robi...

The quiet ambition of Mike Pence

26 Aug 2020

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Tonight at the Republican National Convention, Mike Pence will accept the nomination for another term as vice president. White House bureau chief Phil...

The invisible hand of Melania Trump

25 Aug 2020

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On the eve of Melania Trump’s big speech headlining the second night of the Republican National Convention, politics reporter Mary Jordan discusses ...

In the words of Trump’s sister: ‘You can’t trust him’

24 Aug 2020

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Today on Post Reports, Michael Kranish explores the inner workings of the Trump family. Kevin Sieff looks at how work deemed essential led to one of t...

Remote learning during a pandemic is hard

21 Aug 2020

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Today on Post Reports, a story from the Post’s podcast All Told: As schools across the country wrestle with the question of how to best return to te...

What happened at UNC-Chapel Hill?

20 Aug 2020

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Nick Anderson talks about how the outbreak at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill foreshadows how other higher education institutions are ...

How Howard University shaped Kamala Harris

19 Aug 2020

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Rosalind S. Helderman on the new Senate report that alleges close ties between Trump’s 2016 campaign team and Russia. Fashion critic Robin Givhan sh...

Women’s suffrage and the Black women left out

18 Aug 2020

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Today on Post Reports, Katie Mettler on the little known story about how the 19th Amendment was ratified. And historian Martha S. Jones on how Black w...

Trump vs. the Postal Service

17 Aug 2020

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Ashley Parker traces President Trump’s obsession with the U.S. Postal Service. Freelance journalist Kayla Ruble talks about why young Black voters y...

Ten bucks left, no place to go

14 Aug 2020

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Today on Post Reports, social issues reporter Kyle Swenson explains how America’s unemployment system is stretched to the brink by the pandemic. And...

What’s up with the Postal Service?

13 Aug 2020

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On Today’s Post Reports, Jacob Bogage explains how delays and a partisan battle over funding the U.S. Postal Service may affect the election. Jose A...

Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and the future for Democrats

12 Aug 2020

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Today on Post Reports, national political reporter Annie Linskey breaks down the reasons behind Joe Biden’s historic choice of Sen. Kamala D. Harris...

More mail-in ballots, more problems?

11 Aug 2020

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Today on Post Reports, Elise Viebeck on the anxieties around voting by mail ahead of November. Phil Rucker explains how the White House failed to cont...

America’s eviction crisis

10 Aug 2020

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Today on Post Reports, Renae Merle reports on why the expiration of rent relief will trigger a wave of evictions in at-risk communities. Dino Grandoni...

A new gentrification crisis

07 Aug 2020

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Today on Post Reports: Tracy Jan on how the pandemic is exacerbating the effects of gentrification in cities like Los Angeles. From Linah Mohammad and...

How negligence killed scores in Beirut

06 Aug 2020

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Today on Post Reports, Sarah Dadouch brings us on the ground in Beirut, and Liz Sly reports on how the massive explosion there has thrown the city int...

The organ transplant aftershock

05 Aug 2020

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Early on in the pandemic, we solicited queries from Post Reports listeners about covid-19. We received all kinds of responses — about masks, social ...

America’s vanishing economy

04 Aug 2020

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Heather Long on the economy’s decline, Madhulika Sikka talks to “Indian Matchmaking” creator Smirti Mundhra. Plus, the “Can He Do That?” pod...

How the pandemic left America behind

03 Aug 2020

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As countries around the world are emerging from lockdowns and cautiously returning to life as normal, it’s beginning to feel like most of the world ...

Capital B for Black

31 Jul 2020

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In a newsroom, it’s rare that a question of whether to capitalize a word sparks intense discussion and debate. But in June, an issue of textual styl...

Can police learn to de-escalate?

30 Jul 2020

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Police officers around the country are fielding an increasing number of mental-health calls. Hannah Dreier documents what it’s been like for one off...