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Aug. 22, 2024

The strategy behind Ukraine’s move into Russia

In recent weeks, Ukraine launched a surprise attack into Russia, taking land and capturing Russian prisoners of war. Today, The Post’s Ukraine bureau chief, Isabelle Khurshudyan, explains how Ukraine’s incursion may change the trajectory of the war.
Aug. 21, 2024

The student revolution that toppled a government

After weeks of student-led protests in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country. Now the students and the military have formed an interim government. Can they make lasting political change?
Aug. 20, 2024

The Campaign Moment: Biden passes the torch

President Biden’s speech on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention was not the speech he was expecting to give just a few months ago. But after exiting the 2024 presidential race in July, Biden took one last victory lap at the convention.
Aug. 19, 2024

Why is the U.S. obsessed with sanctions?

The United States has imposed economic sanctions on roughly one-third of the countries in the world, with more than 15,000 sanctions currently in effect. Today, why the U.S. has embraced economic sanctions, even though their effectiveness remains open to debate.
Aug. 17, 2024

The long aftermath of the Freedom Summer murders

During a 1964 effort to register Black people to vote, known as Freedom Summer, the Ku Klux Klan killed three civil rights activists in Philadelphia, Miss. In this special “Post Reports” episode, residents discuss the painful legacy.
Aug. 16, 2024

The Campaign Moment: Dems’ down-ballot dreams

Vice President Kamala Harris has made significant gains in the polls and the Democratic Party is riding high. What policy agenda is she staking out now, and how will it play on the campaign trail?
Aug. 15, 2024

Meet the organizers trying to reverse Florida’s abortion ban

Against a contentious national backdrop, Floridians will vote in November on a measure that would reverse the state’s six-week abortion ban. Today, how grassroots organizers are targeting Florida’s pivotal Latino voters to pass the measure.
Aug. 14, 2024

Transgender athletes and the myth of inclusion in sports

Today on “Post Reports,” how a college track star’s gender transition changed her relationship to the sport she loves. And Post sports columnist Jerry Brewer on the efforts to include – or exclude – trans athletes from the wider world of sports.
Aug. 13, 2024

The Democratic voters who aren't ready to forget Gaza

Today, how one Palestinian American neighborhood in Chicago could be a bellwether for the outcome of the presidential election.
Aug. 12, 2024

The ruling that could upend Google and Big Tech

When most people need to search something, they Google it. But last week, a federal court said this is a big problem. Today, we break down a historic ruling against Google – and what it might mean for the future of Big Tech.
Aug. 9, 2024

The Campaign Moment: Another “Squad” loss and Walz’s record

Democrats in the House breathe a sigh of relief as Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz wraps up his first week as Kamala Harris’s running mate. Plus, a look at how the vice president and former president Donald Trump are faring in the polls.
Aug. 8, 2024

A guide to breakdancing’s Olympic debut

Today on “Post Reports,” veteran breakdancer Ronnie Abaldonado explains how the sport made it from the Bronx to Paris and what you need to know before watching the competition.
Aug. 7, 2024

TikTok, Big Tech and where your data is going

The Justice Department sued TikTok, alleging the app allows kids to make accounts and then amasses data on them. But TikTok is just one of many apps and websites that constantly observe, identify and track users.
Aug. 6, 2024

The Campaign Moment: Why Harris picked Walz

Vice President Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday. Why Walz, and how will Republicans seek to attack him?
Aug. 6, 2024

The Sports Moment: The U.S. women’s basketball team didn’t need Caitlin Clark

The U.S. women’s basketball team is a dynasty – and it didn’t need Caitlin Clark. Host Ava Wallace talks with columnists Candace Buckner and Jerry Brewer about that and drama on the track. Plus: How NBC brings the sounds of the Games to your living room.
Aug. 5, 2024

The escalating fight over Venezuela's future

In the week since the presidential election in Venezuela, both incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and the opposition, led by Edmundo González, have claimed victory. But what do the voting receipts say?
Aug. 3, 2024

Deep Reads: School turned him liberal. His mom loves Fox News. Will their bond survive?

After a mother sent her son to a new school, his views shifted left — bringing the nation’s political division home. When she visited her son at his campus in Upstate New York, a question hung over them: Would the two be able to accept each other?
Aug. 2, 2024

The Campaign Moment: Trump’s ‘is she Black?’ attack

Why former president Donald Trump’s racial attacks on Vice President Harris go against the advice of his allies, the controversial conservative Project 2025 winds down, and the Harris campaign inches closer to a VP pick.
Aug. 2, 2024

The story behind a landmark prisoner swap

Today, we hear about the secret negotiations that led to an extraordinary prisoner swap on Thursday. Among the freed: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, other Americans, Russian dissidents – and a convicted assassin.
July 31, 2024

A Hamas leader was assassinated. Will war spread?

Hamas’s No. 1 political leader outside of Gaza was assassinated Wednesday in Tehran. Today, we unpack the impact on tensions in the Middle East.
July 30, 2024

The Sports Moment: The race for swimming supremacy

A long-simmering rivalry between the U.S. and Australia is heating up. But it appears Australia may finally have the edge. Host Ava Wallace talks with Post reporters Dave Sheinin and Rick Maese about the best races to come and the French star lighting up Paris.
July 29, 2024

When it’s too hot to work

As temperatures soar to record levels, millions of people in the United States work in jobs that expose them to deadly heat. A new federal proposal could change that. So why are some employers fighting the changes?
July 27, 2024

Deep Reads: Did their ‘Synchronicity’ album kill the Police?

The band the Police came to a premature end 40 years ago, following the tumultuous recording sessions that briefly made them the most important band in the world. This oral history, including interviews with Sting and other members of the band, takes listeners inside the making of the album and wha…
July 26, 2024

The Campaign Moment: The online army helping Harris

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Washington this week, new polls on Vice President Harris’s popularity suggest things are getting better for Democrats, and GOP divisions open up about how to attack Harris.