Post Reports

Trump’s crackdown in L.A. sets up a legal crisis

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Demonstrators turned out in Los Angeles to oppose ICE raids. Trump called in the National Guard.Read more: Over the weekend, President Donald Trump or...

‘We want to put them in trauma’

07 Jun 2025

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When President Donald Trump took office in January, 2.4 million people worked for the federal government. It was America’s largest employer. Fo...

The Diddy trial: The alleged $100,000 hotel video

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the government has built its case against Sean “Diddy” Combs over the past few weeks, they have called witnesses to build out the story around ...

Musk vs. Trump, and a new travel ban

05 Jun 2025

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Today on the podcast, host Colby Itkowitz speaks with two veteran political reporters: co-anchor of the Early Brief newsletter Dan Merica and national...

The upside down NBA Finals

04 Jun 2025

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This year’s NBA Finals will see the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Indiana Pacers. The Thunder are led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams...

‘Pride isn't just a party. It's a protest.’

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the earliest official D.C. Pride event. D.C. is also hosting WorldPride, one of the largest international cele...

How Ukraine pulled off ‘Operation Spiderweb’ deep inside Russia

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On the eve of negotiations in Istanbul between Russia and Ukraine, the Ukrainian military struck targets hundreds of miles inside Russian territory. S...

Former NASA scientist wrestles with Blue Origin backlash

31 May 2025

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Today we’re going to listen to a conversation between our colleague Lizza Dwoskin and her friend Aisha Bowe, an aerospace engineer who was on the al...

The Diddy Trial: Why is Sean Combs being tried like a mob boss?

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The government is about halfway through calling its witnesses in the racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking case against music mogul Sean “Didd...

RFK Jr.'s imprint on covid vaccines and public health

29 May 2025

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s skepticism of vaccines and mainstream medicine is making waves in the agency he oversees. Host Colby Itkowitz talks with ...

Trump vs. Harvard

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, the Department of Homeland Security issued an order barring Harvard from enrolling foreign students, claiming that Harvard had created an u...

Could new laws make voting harder for married women?

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Arizona, New Hampshire, Louisiana and Wyoming have all passed laws requiring voters to prove they are citizens. Texas has been considering one. But cr...

What to read this summer

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Summer is the perfect time to dive into a new book, and the Post’s Book World section has compiled recommendations for every type of reader. To...

The life of George Floyd, revisited

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

George Floyd’s murder sparked massive protests for racial justice around the country. There were calls for police reforms, reparations and closing t...

The Diddy trial: Kid Cudi, and ‘Mr. Combs's kingdom’

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Federal prosecutors called a slew of witnesses this week to bolster their racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking case against Sean “Diddy” Co...

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ win, Biden’s health

22 May 2025

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President Donald Trump has had a busy week. The House passed a legislative package containing much of his agenda early Thursday morning after Trump me...

Millions rely on Medicaid for health care. Will Congress cut it?

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

House Republicans are trying to push President Donald Trump’s massive tax and immigration bill across the finish line this week, hoping to conquer i...

The cryptocurrency that buys access to Trump

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Just days before his inauguration, President Donald Trump launched his own meme coin, a novelty cryptocurrency. Since then, the Trump Organization has...

The small-business owner suing Trump over tariffs

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Before she decided to sue the Trump administration, Emily Ley’s image wasn’t political. She makes high-end planners and has a new cookbook with ea...

Tara Brach on how to deal with fear and uncertainty

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The world can seem like a really scary place right now. Many of us look around and see wars, climate change, economic uncertainty and a lot of overwhe...

The Diddy trial: Cassie’s "freak-offs" testimony

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The first week of testimony in the trial of music producer Sean “Diddy” Combs began with several witnesses, including the highly anticipated Casan...

Trump's big beautiful Boeing from Qatar, and a trade war thaw

15 May 2025

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There are plenty of ethical and security questions surrounding the Trump administration’s plan to accept a gift of an airplane from Qatar. Seni...

The little-known history of birthright citizenship

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Norman Wong didn’t know his family’s history for most of his life. Now, the 75-year-old retired carpenter is fighting to save birthright citizensh...

What to know before getting into a driverless taxi

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The idea of a car that drives itself might feel futuristic. But for an increasing number of Americans, that future is already here. Waymo and other co...

A hostage returns as Israel plans to escalate the war

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Following direct talks between the U.S. and Hamas officials, Edan Alexander was freed Monday after more than 19 months in captivity in Gaza. He is the...

The Diddy trial: Who will decide Sean Combs’s fate?

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dozens of people showed up for jury duty this week at the Southern District of New York’s courthouse in Lower Manhattan. There, they would find out ...

Is Trump going back on his economic promises?

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why President Donald Trump’s messaging has shifted from economic prosperity to austerity.Will voters tolerate economic pain from Trump’s tariffs? ...

Are India and Pakistan at risk of war?

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas is a place that many people describe as one of the most beautiful areas in South Asia: Kashmir. It has also ...

What ‘Conclave’ gets right about choosing the next pope

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cardinals will gather on Wednesday for the highly secretive process of choosing a new pope, following the death of Pope Francis in late April.In the f...

Bernie Sanders on his anti-Trump resistance

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Since February, thousands have attended political rallies helmed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), de...

The Diddy trial: The rise and fall of Sean Combs

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In early 2023, Sean Combs — otherwise known as Diddy, Puff Daddy, Love — seemed to be on top of the world. He had a long career as a successful mu...

Waltz bounced, Trump’s 100 days, Dems eye 2028

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Donald Trump’s second term started with a record-breaking pace of executive actions. Today, senior political reporter Aaron Blake talks wi...

Decades of trust-building in Vietnam, coming undone by Trump

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War came to an end, as North Vietnamese closed in on the South Vietnamese capital and thousands of American personnel f...

Tariffs are driving up clothing prices. Here’s how to shop smarter.

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On May 2, the United States will start charging import fees, also known as tariffs, on small-dollar shipments from China. Those fees fundamentally alt...

100 days of Trump's aggressive immigration overhaul

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and border czar Tom Homan held a briefing Monday to tout the Trump administration’s record on immigrati...

Deep Reads: The nurse in the NYC subway

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Singh has spent the past six months working overnight on the subway platforms of New York, where homelessness, mental illness, drug addiction and...

Hegseth in turmoil, Trump’s sinking polls

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Senior politics reporter Aaron Blake talks with The Washington Post’s chief correspondent covering national politics, Dan Balz, and national securit...

David Hogg wants "ineffective" Democrats out of Congress

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

David Hogg began his journey as a political activist after surviving the Parkland school shooting in 2018. Today, he’s a leader in the Democratic Na...

How DOGE birthed hundreds of whistleblowers

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Since Trump unleashed Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service on the federal government, Post reporter Hannah Natanson has been deluged with messages from hun...

Inside overwhelmed ICE detention centers

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

América Platt was detained at Prairieland – an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Alvarado, Texas. She spent four sleepless nights on ...

The death of Pope Francis

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, became leader of the world's nearly 1.4 billion Catholics in 2013. Immediately, Francis made it clear that h...

How to find calm and rest in stressful times

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Think you know how to take a good nap? Think again. Neuroscientist and columnist Richard Sima discusses the latest research on how to maximize the ben...

China's plan to win Trump's trade war

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The world’s two largest powers are closer than ever to a full economic break. Why neither the United States nor China want to blink, and what it wil...

The law firms cutting deals with Trump

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has used his office to threaten or punish people he says have wronged him in the past. That...

The mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego García

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For the past few weeks, one man has become a focal point for President Donald Trump’s war on immigration. Kilmar Abrego García was mistakenly depor...

Measles is spreading. Here’s how to stay safe.

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The United States is experiencing a rise in measles, the most contagious virus in the world. Many of us have questions: Is my child protected? Do I ne...

Deep Reads: A beloved skier, an audacious jump and the complex grief left behind

12 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dallas LeBeau had worked for years to make it to a top professional tour in skiing, only to stall in the standings last winter. He felt desperate to w...

Why this Republican is challenging Trump on tariffs

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-Colorado) speaks with host Colby Itkowitz about why he's seeking to rein in Trump's tariffs authority and restore that power to Cong...

What Trump’s tariff whiplash unleashed

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Unpacking the political fallout from President Donald Trump’s pause on tariffs.Tariffs are on. Tariffs are paused. Tariffs are making stock markets ...

Long waits, website crashes: Social Security is breaking down

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk have vowed to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse they say is rampant in the Social Security Administration...

How to manage your money amid turbulent tariffs

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After President Donald Trump announced far-reaching tariffs last week, the stock markets immediately reacted, taking the biggest plunge since 2020. Ho...

The global fight against HIV/AIDS, in chaos

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Within hours of taking office in January, President Donald Trump issued an executive order freezing nearly all foreign aid. While exemptions were late...

GOP tariff woes, Musk's unforced error, Booker's speech

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With the stock market roiling following the announcement of new tariffs, Republicans are confronting a challenge. Will they support President Donald T...

How Trump's new tariffs could tank the economy

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the largest increase in tariffs in modern U.S. history, unveiling import taxes that he said would revive...

Trump’s plan to take over Greenland

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Donald Trump has wanted to make Greenland a part of the United States since his first term, citing its strategic location and valuable miner...

Know your rights: Protesting and traveling in the U.S. as a noncitizen

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From New York to Boston to Washington, we've seen arrests of noncitizens by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, citing ties to Hamas and Hezbollah. T...

Why Elon Musk cares so much about a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Conservative judicial candidate Brad Schimel and Democratic-backed judge Susan Crawford are the ones on the ballot in Tuesday’s election. But it’s...

Why Bob Woodward worries about Trump's America

28 Mar 2025

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What does Bob Woodward think of all this? Colby Itkowitz poses that question to the renowned Washington Post journalist in his first sit-down intervie...

Will the Dodgers break baseball? And other Opening Day questions.

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Baseball is back – and so are the sport’s existential questions, both on and off the field. Coming off a dominant 2024 season, Shohei Ohtani ...

The IRS is in turmoil. Taxpayers are taking notice.

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With just a few weeks to go until Tax Day, Treasury Department and IRS officials are predicting a decrease of more than 10 percent in tax receipts by ...

The fallout from the Signal leak

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Tuesday hearing had been previously scheduled for senior Trump administration officials to share an annual global threat assessment with the Senate ...

Why is Trump so obsessed with Canada?

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Whether you consider it an odd joke, a national security threat or a negotiating tactic, Trump’s mentions of the United States annexing Canada have ...

Uzo Aduba on creating a White House murder mystery

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

White House reporter Cleve Wootson interviews Uzo Aduba today on “Post Reports” about the new Netflix show “The Residence,” and the real dynam...

Trump's biggest clash with the courts yet

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Donald Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act last week kicked off a battle with the courts that’s getting more heated by the day. ...

The influencer administration

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Since Trump’s second inauguration, there has been a firehose of news out of the White House – and longtime adviser Steve Bannon says that’s all ...

Israel shatters the ceasefire with Hamas

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

More than 400 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in Tuesday’s attacks, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, making it one of the deadlie...

Trump used the Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants. Was it legal?

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump invoked a seldom-used wartime powers act to deport suspected gang members without due process. Though a ...

Dems' shutdown discord, a tariff backlash and Elon Musk

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Democrats are bristling at the decision by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to vote for a GOP bill averting a government shutdown. Senior pol...

Dr. Oz goes to Washington

13 Mar 2025

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Mehmet Oz is President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a massive agency that oversees health coverage fo...

DOGE’s PR crisis

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For weeks, Americans have watched as Elon Musk and the U.S. DOGE Service have slashed at the federal bureaucracy, making drastic cuts to agency budget...

The ICE arrest of student activist Mahmoud Khalil

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil helped organize protests at the university against the Israel-Gaza war last spring. Khalil, who is a legal pe...

Is Trump leading us into a recession?

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In an interview broadcast on Sunday, President Donald Trump declined to rule out that Americans could see a recession this year as the economy stutter...

A message from Martine

08 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our beloved senior host, Martine Powers, is stepping away from the microphone for a bit to cover the White House and then take on a longer-term assign...

So… are we going to Mars?

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As Elon Musk leads a project to drastically remake the federal government, one goal might be fueling it all: getting to Mars. It’s an objective...

Trump's chilling effect on medical research

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The National Institutes of Health is a sprawling and complex institution that supports the work of hundreds of thousands of scientists at universities...

Trump’s defiant speech to Congress

05 Mar 2025

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Senior political reporter Aaron Blake breaks down the speech with senior White House correspondent Naftali Bendavid and Democracy reporter Colby Itkow...

Inside Texas’s growing measles outbreak

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Measles is one of the most contagious diseases in the world. It was eliminated in the United States 25 years ago because of an effective vaccine. Whil...

What happened after Trump kicked Zelensky out of the Oval Office

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On Friday, Zelensky and Trump met for what was expected to be a tense but uneventful meeting before signing a natural resources agreement that was see...

A Trump-Zelensky blow up, a spending bill, anger at Musk

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Some House Republicans are getting nervous. They’re worried that passing President Donald Trump’s budget proposal could mean cuts to popular progr...

The Oscars movies worth watching

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This year’s Oscar contenders are all over the place, ranging from the adaptation of the popular musical “Wicked” to the Brazilian historical dra...

The gutting of the federal workforce

26 Feb 2025

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Gregg Bafundo worked as a lead wilderness ranger in Washington state and used his basic firefighting training to help contain fires in the parks he wo...

A straight, White person sued for discrimination. Her case is before the Supreme Court.

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Host Martine Powers speaks with Supreme Court reporter Justin Jouvenal about Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, which will be heard before the...

How to reverse an opioid overdose

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Opioid overdoses don’t have to be fatal if the person gets help in time.In recent years naloxone, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses, has b...

Deep Reads: Children joked about school shootings. Then the sheriff sent them to jail.

22 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An analysis of news reports by The Washington Post found that at least 477 people — 90 percent of them students — were arrested in the two weeks a...

The Trump honeymoon is ending

21 Feb 2025

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Senior political reporter Aaron Blake talks with Post congressional reporter Liz Goodwin and Dan Lamothe, who covers the Pentagon and the U.S. militar...

The rise of the conservative wellness influencer

20 Feb 2025

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Alex Clark stands out on mic and on camera. The 31-year-old wellness influencer and podcaster has nearly half a million followers on YouTube and ranks...

Trump turns on Ukraine

19 Feb 2025

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The United States and Russia have begun talks to end the war in Ukraine. But Ukraine wasn’t there.The United States and Russia just completed the...

DOGE wants access to your tax data. Why?

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service sparked alarm over the weekend, when a senior DOGE official requested access to the Internal Revenue System’s detail...

Want to live longer? Try fartleks.

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fartlek is a Swedish term for “speed play.” This informal version of interval training is simple, effective and dare we say … enjoyable? And not...

Can you be a good person at the White Lotus?

15 Feb 2025

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Belinda is one of the few decent people on “The White Lotus,” the sharp satire populated with miserable rich people on vacation. Belinda is back f...

Trump versus the courts

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Senior political reporter Aaron Blake talks with Supreme Court reporter Justin Jouvenal and Democracy reporter Colby Itkowitz about how President Dona...

Ronny Chieng on why America needs satire

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ronny Chieng’s approach to comedy, along with his expanding TV and film portfolio, have put him on The Washington Post’s first-ever “Post Next 5...

The battle over USAID

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today on “Post Reports,” how USAID entered President Donald Trump’s crosshairs. And, how his freeze on foreign aid has affected vulnerable peopl...

Rep. Sarah McBride on what Democrats can still get done

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah McBride was elected to the House of Representatives in 2024, representing Delaware's lone congressional district — and becoming the first open...

What’s up with egg prices?

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Host Martine Powers talks with health reporter Lena Sun about the connection between bird flu and egg prices. She also explains what consumers should ...

The Chiefs, the Eagles and villainy in the Super Bowl

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Over the last five years Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs have dominated the NFL and the national sports spotlight. They are l...

Gaza ‘take over,’ tariffs and Trump’s free reign

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Senior political reporter Aaron Blake talks with senior national political correspondent Naftali Bendavid and national politics reporter Hannah Knowle...

Inside Trump’s immigration crackdown

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the Trump administration ramps up immigration arrests, it’s promoting a simple story: They are getting the dangerous criminals out. But to get to...

The unchecked power of Musk and DOGE

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency – a team of 20 or so engineers – now has influence in a number of departments, working to deplet...

The Trump tariff flip-flop

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Over the weekend President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would be putting an import tax on goods coming from Mexico, Canada and China. He said ...