Episodes

Nov. 19, 2024

Trump’s pledge to shut down the Education Department

One of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promises is to eliminate the Education Department. Today, we hear how Trump could use this agency to push his agenda — and what it would take to shut it down.

Nov. 18, 2024

Can Trump really deport millions of people?

Today on “Post Reports,” how President-elect Donald Trump plans to make good on his campaign promise of mass deportations.

Nov. 15, 2024

The Campaign Moment: Trump’s controversial Cabinet

President-elect Donald Trump has put forward some unconventional names for his Cabinet. Will the Senate approve them?

Nov. 14, 2024

Matt Gaetz: Trump’s bombshell pick for attorney general

As President-elect Donald Trump rolls out his picks for top government posts, his choice to have former representative Matt Gaetz of Florida serve as attorney general has caused alarm, even among Republicans. Today, what this nomination tells us about how Trump will govern and push the limits of hi…

Nov. 13, 2024

What does Elon Musk want?

Elon Musk became one of Donald Trump’s biggest boosters in the final months of the campaign. Now, Musk has been tapped to figure out a “drastic” rework of the federal government – raising questions about his erratic management style and conflicts of interest.

Nov. 12, 2024

How the election changed abortion access

In last week’s election, abortion was on the ballot in 10 states. Measures to enshrine abortion rights or protect reproductive rights passed in seven states — and failed in three other states. Now, both sides are claiming victory.

Nov. 11, 2024

What Trump's win means for the rest of the world

On today’s “Post Reports,” how foreign leaders are reacting to Trump’s victory, and how they are preparing for a second Trump presidency.

Nov. 8, 2024

The Campaign Moment: What do Democrats do now?

Following Donald Trump’s historic victory this week, Democrats are soul-searching again. They’re also playing the blame game.

Nov. 7, 2024

Trump's Day 1 to-do list

Today, what Donald Trump’s second term as president could look like.

Nov. 6, 2024

The Campaign Moment: How Trump won

Donald Trump’s wins in swing states such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin pushed him to victory. How did his campaign pull off such a decisive win, and what will his agenda look like when he takes office?

Nov. 6, 2024

Trump wins. Again.

Former president Trump is projected to win the White House – again. Martine Powers takes you through what we know about the results of a historic election.

Nov. 5, 2024

Mapping how Harris or Trump might win

It’s Election Day; today, what voting sounds like across the country — and a primer on what we could expect tonight as the results start to come in, and which downballot races to pay attention to.

Nov. 4, 2024

The reluctant voters who could decide the election

The Washington Post has been interviewing undecided voters in swing states for months. After a campaign season filled with twists and turns, here’s where they stand now – in their own words.

Nov. 1, 2024

The Campaign Moment: What the final polls tell us

The election is just four days away. Tens of millions of Americans have already voted. What do the final polls tell us ahead of the election?

Oct. 31, 2024

Dispatches from the final days of the campaigns

One week out from Election Day, we went to rallies for each candidate and asked supporters how they would react to a win or a loss.

Oct. 30, 2024

The border city where Trump is gaining Latino voters

Latino voters historically vote for Democrats by a large margin – but that’s changing. We visit a community in Arizona that swung more toward the GOP in the 2020 presidential election than any other place in the U.S. and glean lessons for 2024.

Oct. 29, 2024

She said she miscarried. Then she was arrested.

Patience Frazier said she had a miscarriage in April 2018. A month later, police were at her door, asking about a Facebook post and a cross in her backyard. Today, the story of Frazier, and what happens when someone is prosecuted under an abortion law.

Oct. 28, 2024

What Harris and Trump plan to do about housing costs

Housing affordability has become a key issue for both the Trump and Harris campaigns. Today on “Post Reports,” what each candidate is proposing to do about the housing crisis, and whether their solutions could actually work.

Oct. 26, 2024

Presidential: The presidents who’ve tried to win back the White House

As former president Donald Trump attempts to return to the White House, “Presidential” podcast host Lillian Cunningham speaks with Library of Congress archivist Michelle Krowl about the history of former presidents’ efforts to win back the office after they’ve left.

Oct. 25, 2024