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Feb. 22, 2025

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

Thousands of students made threats after the Apalachee High shooting in Georgia, a Post analysis finds. Nearly 500 were arrested. In Florida, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood decided he’d had enough.
Feb. 21, 2025

The Trump honeymoon is ending

President Trump’s honeymoon period is over, according to new polling from The Washington Post.
Feb. 20, 2025

The rise of the conservative wellness influencer

The story behind wellness influencer Alex Clark and the conservative wellness movement gaining a powerful voice in politics.
Feb. 19, 2025

Trump turns on Ukraine

The United States and Russia have begun talks to end the war in Ukraine. But Ukraine wasn’t there.
Feb. 18, 2025

DOGE wants access to your tax data. Why?

Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service is trying to access highly guarded taxpayer data. Here’s what that could mean for millions of Americans.
Feb. 17, 2025

Want to live longer? Try fartleks.

The vast majority of people have probably already given up on their New Year’s resolutions, but fartlek training can help you get back on track. Today, we discuss the benefits of “speed play” at any age or fitness level.
Feb. 15, 2025

Can you be a good person at the White Lotus?

Actress, writer and producer Natasha Rothwell joins the show to talk about her character Belinda returning for the new season of HBO’s “The White Lotus.” Plus, her path from writer to breakout star on the show “Insecure” and her time writing for SNL.
Feb. 14, 2025

Trump versus the courts

President Donald Trump’s executive actions have drawn dozens of court challenges. Judges have ordered many to pause. What if he doesn’t listen?
Feb. 13, 2025

Ronny Chieng on why America needs satire

Comedian Ronny Chieng brings a unique perspective to the absurdity of American politics on “The Daily Show” and in his new Netflix special, “Love to Hate It.” He joins Elahe Izadi to talk about what it means to chase the next joke at this moment.
Feb. 12, 2025

The battle over USAID

Today on “Post Reports,” how USAID entered President Donald Trump’s crosshairs. And, how his freeze on foreign aid has affected vulnerable people around the world.
Feb. 11, 2025

Rep. Sarah McBride on what Democrats can still get done

Despite the rancor and division on the Hill, Rep. Sarah McBride says it is possible to work across the aisle. She joins the show to talk about her politics of empathy and what she thinks Democrats can accomplish, even under President Donald Trump.
Feb. 10, 2025

What’s up with egg prices?

Eggs have become way more expensive. The culprit? Bird flu. Here’s what you need to know.
Feb. 7, 2025

The Chiefs, the Eagles and villainy in the Super Bowl

This Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will face off in the Super Bowl. Kansas City is looking for history and Philadelphia is looking for redemption – just don’t tell the Eagles that.
Feb. 6, 2025

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

A major question for this Trump administration has been: What kind of checks will there be on a second Donald Trump presidency? This week we’re getting some answers.
Feb. 5, 2025

Inside Trump’s immigration crackdown

The story of two recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests, and what they can tell us about how immigration enforcement has changed under President Donald Trump.
Feb. 4, 2025

The unchecked power of Musk and DOGE

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency – a team of 20 or so engineers – now has influence in a number of departments, working to deplete the civil service. But is this legal?
Feb. 3, 2025

The Trump tariff flip-flop

President Donald Trump escalated trade tensions this weekend when he said he would impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. But now, he’s reached deals with Mexico and Canada to delay them. So what does that mean for Americans?
Feb. 1, 2025

Deep Reads: A Columbia professor criticized Israeli students. It put her job at risk.

Law professor Katherine Franke drew colleagues’ complaints, and a university investigation, after she spoke out about Gaza protests on the Ivy League campus.
Jan. 31, 2025

“The vibes have been immaculate” for Trump. Until now.

Trump’s extraordinary news conference on the plane crash near Reagan National Airport, his administration’s freeze and unfreeze of all federal funds, and the Senate hearings for three more of his controversial Cabinet picks.
Jan. 30, 2025

Crowded airspace and D.C.'s deadly plane crash

“It was probably out in the middle of the river. I just saw a fireball, and then it was gone.” Today on “Post Reports,” unpacking a deadly collision in the nation’s capital.
Jan. 29, 2025

Is China winning the AI race?

The stock market plummeted this week after a Chinese company showed it could do more with less. Today, we talk about the new AI chatbot DeepSeek, and why people are freaking out about it – from Silicon Valley to Wall Street to Washington.
Jan. 28, 2025

Measles, polio, HPV: Uncovering RFK Jr.'s false vaccine claims

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is in the hot seat this week, with two Senate hearings on his nomination to run the nation’s top health agency. We dig into an exclusive Washington Post examination of his statements on vaccines and where lawmakers stand on his nomination.
Jan. 27, 2025

Trump's deportation campaign has begun

The Trump administration’s plan to rapidly ramp up deportations.
Jan. 25, 2025

Debora Cahn on ‘The Diplomat’ and “using your words”

Today, a conversation with “The Diplomat” creator Debora Cahn about the people behind American foreign policy.