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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.
July 25, 2024

CrowdStrike, Microsoft, and the glitch that rocked the world

Last week, a global IT outage knocked out Windows systems at airports, banks, businesses and hospitals. Today – how one faulty update by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike caused global chaos, and what it says about the state of cybersecurity.
July 24, 2024

The Sports Moment: Your passport to the Paris Olympics

The Paris Olympics Opening Ceremonies are just a couple of days away so we're sharing the inaugural episode of The Sports Moment. Host Ava Wallace sits down with two Washington Post sports colleagues to discuss what you need to know before the Games begin.
July 23, 2024

The Campaign Moment: The next steps for Democrats

Less than 48 hours after President Biden announced he would no longer seek a second term, Vice President Harris appears to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. But the question remains: Can she turn around a flagging campaign and win?
July 23, 2024

Introducing, "The Sports Moment"

Ava Wallace, sports reporter at The Washington Post, is in France to report on the Summer Games — and eat a lot of croissants. Join her starting July 24, continuing through the entire run of the games, for several episodes a week as she captures the highs, the lows and the Paris of it all, along wi…
July 22, 2024

Kamala Harris, Democrats' heir apparent

With President Biden out of the presidential race, all eyes are on Kamala Harris. Today, why Biden decided to pass the torch to Harris. And, how Harris got to this huge moment in her career.
July 22, 2024

President Biden steps aside

President Biden has ended his presidential reelection campaign. Today, what this monumental moment means for the 2024 election.
July 20, 2024

Deep Reads: Can a civics teacher persuade her students to believe in democracy?

Shannon Salter aimed to turn all the seniors in her high school civics class into voters. Her task has never been harder.
July 19, 2024

The Campaign Moment: Trump's convention, Biden's crisis

Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican nomination for the presidency and described Saturday’s assassination attempt in vivid detail. Joe Biden caught covid and faces mounting pressure to step aside from top Democrats.
July 18, 2024

How the 1984 Olympics saved the Games

With only days before the Opening Ceremonies kick off the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, we go back to 1984 – when the Games faced international ruin and were reinvented in Los Angeles.