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Post Reports is the daily podcast from The Washington Post. Unparalleled reporting. Expert insight. Clear analysis. Everything you’ve come to expect from the newsroom of The Post, for your ears. Martine Powers and Elahe Izadi are your hosts, asking the questions you didn’t know you wanted answered. Published weekdays around 5 p.m. Eastern time.

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Four hours of insurrection

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Today, we reconstruct the riot inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 — hearing from the lawmakers, journalists and law enforcement officials who were there, and answering lingering questions about how things went so wrong.  Read more: The four-hour insurrection: How a mo...

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A brief history of tear gas in America

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Tear gas is a chemical weapon banned in war. So why do police departments still use it on civilians in the United States? Producer Linah Mohammad and reporter Devlin Barrett examine the history of tear gas and the ethical questions about its use.

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Over the summer, tear gas was deployed to disperse peaceful protesters outside of St. John’s Church near the White House before President Trump posed with a Bible in front of the church, raising questions about the use of the chemical agent by law enforcement. 

Listen to the audio documentary KUOW at 65: The Battle in Seattle here.

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Impeached, again

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President Trump is impeached by the House — again. And, inside a California hospital overwhelmed by the pandemic.    Read more: On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump for the second time, on the charge of incitement of ins...

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Who’s in charge of the GOP?

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A widening rift in the Republican Party. What FBI officials knew about the siege of the Capitol, and when they knew it. And, why the February Vogue cover of Kamala Harris is causing a stir. Read more: Political reporter Michael Scherer explains how the Capitol riot is esca...

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The insurrection planned in plain sight

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How tech companies are responding to the far-right extremism on their platforms. Why we should have seen the siege on the Capitol coming. And, a brief history of presidential pettiness. Read more: The planning for last week’s assault on the U.S. Capitol happened largely i...

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Trump’s ‘American Carnage’

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Trump’s promise for a smooth transition of power might be too late, amid growing calls to remove him from office. After the attack on the Capitol, lawmakers seemed to come together — but will that last with a 50-50 Senate? And an update from Georgia. Read more: White House...

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What happens after an insurrection?

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The public fracturing of the Republican Party. Security failures at the Capitol. And, questions about why predominantly White rioters got kid-glove treatment from police.

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Lawmakers, rattled and angry, reconvened to certify election results after an angry pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol. Seung Min Kim reports on the very public schism laid bare in the Republican Party. 

National security reporter Shane Harris on the massive failure of law enforcement to protect the building. 

Michael Brice-Saddler on the stark contrast between policing of predominantly White rioters at the Capitol and the Black Lives Matter protesters demonstrating last year. The comparison reveals a case of privilege, Brice-Saddler says. 

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Two Americas collide

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The U.S. Capitol has been breached by a pro-Trump mob during the process of confirming Joe Biden’s vistory in the presidential election. Meanwhile, another election in Georgia is wrapping up — with control of the Senate hanging in the balance. 

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A violent mob has breached the U.S. Capitol, halting a congressional count of electoral votes. Follow live updates here. 

Results from the Senate runoffs in Georgia signal a Democratic flip in the state, and in the Senate. National reporter Cleve Wootson reports from Atlanta. 

Eugene Scott, a reporter for The Fix, breaks down what we know about who voted in the Georgia runoffs, and how. 

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Can America’s vaccine rollout be fixed?

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Why the vaccine rollout has been slower than expected in the United States. And, the political theater of counting electoral college votes. 

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Reporters Isaac Stanley-Becker and Brittany Shammas explain why state and local health systems are struggling to roll out coronavirus vaccines, and what that means for people hoping to sign up.

On Wednesday, Joe Biden will be one step closer to the presidency. Rosalind S. Helderman reports on what to expect during the congressional counting of electoral votes, and the futility of Republican lawmakers' objections. 

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‘I just want to find 11,780 votes’

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What President Trump’s pressure campaign to overturn his election defeat sounds like. And, a nursing home’s creative solution to physical isolation.

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Amy Gardner explains why Trump’s latest phone call to Georgia officials has legal scholars crying foul.

And as the nation keeps a close eye on Georgia’s two U.S. Senate runoff elections, it’s a good time to revisit Post Reports’ deep dive into the real — and perceived — voter suppression in the state. 

And, after months of isolation, a “hug room” in Italy lets nursing home residents touch their families for the first time, reports Chico Harlan.

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Georgia on our minds

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As the dust settled after the November election, it became clear that the balance of power in Washington would all hinge on two Senate runoffs in Georgia. Whether President-elect Joe Biden will be able to accomplish major parts of his agenda, whether Congress will remain gri...

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Love, actually … isn’t all around

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A story of love and family — and deadlines. 

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For Post Reports producer Linah Mohammad, moving back in with her parents to weather the pandemic in Texas seemed like a harmless idea. 

But then Mohammad, who is single, turned 25 — a milestone sometimes deemed “the cutoff age for eligibility” for Arab women to marry — and suddenly her parents’ involvement in her love life made things a lot more complicated.

So she decided to do something she’d never done before: let her parents arrange a date.

Mohammad’s piece originally aired on the “This American Life” episode “Twenty-five.” 

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Underwater during a pandemic

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In April, a massive dam failure in Midland, Mich., left an entire community underwater amid the pandemic. Jacob May saw the flood ravage his hometown and recorded an audio diary. This is Jacob’s story, and an update on how he’s doing now.

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Back in the spring, the producers of the Post podcast “All Told” put together a series of audio diaries, bringing listeners inside different people’s experiences of the pandemic. One of those diaries was from Jacob May. In late April, a dam in Midland, Mich., failed massively. It left an entire community literally underwater. At the time, Jacob was a high school senior. He saw the devastation ravage his hometown. Today, we’re re-airing Jacob’s audio diary, and a follow-up interview to see how he’s doing now.

Previous audio diary episodes.

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‘Presidential’: The story of Joe Biden

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We really thought we knew everything there is to know about Joe Biden. … But then we heard this episode of “Presidential” with Lillian Cunningham and the New Yorker’s Evan Osnos, and we learned so much that we wanted to share it with you here. 

We’re taking a couple days off for Christmas. We hope you are safe and cozy wherever you are, whether you celebrate or not. We’ll be back on Monday, Dec. 28, with more stories from The Washington Post.

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Find the “Presidential” podcast here, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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London on lockdown

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A new mutation of the coronavirus is spreading in the U.K. — and causing chaos at certain ports of entry as Britain prepares to leave the European Union. Plus, the historic nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland to be interior secretary.

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The U.K. coronavirus mutation prompts more travel bans and major freight disruptions. The timing couldn’t be worse, London bureau chief Bill Booth says, as Britain prepares to leave the European Union. 

President-elect Joe Biden has picked Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico as his nominee for interior secretary. If confirmed, she’ll be the first Native American to serve in the position, managing the department that oversees the country’s tribal lands and has historically slighted Indigenous peoples in the United States.
 
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Is $900 billion too little too late?

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What’s in the new stimulus package? The people stealing to survive during a pandemic. And a dispatch from America’s oldest Chinatown.  Read more: Rachel Siegel explains what Congress included in the long-awaited stimulus deal — and what it left out.  More people...

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The sensibility of Janet Yellen

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How president-elect Joe Biden has tapped Janet Yellen to be the first female treasury secretary. And the mall Santas making it work. 

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Economist Janet L. Yellen has had many jobs, even in the White House. Now, she’s going to be the secretary of the Treasury Department — if confirmed — in Biden’s Cabinet. Economics correspondent Heather Long explains the significance of her nomination.

And, this year, Santa performers are braving the pandemic with plexiglass, sanitation elves and snow globe bubbles.

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From Russia, with malware

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What Russia hacked this time. Why America’s biggest companies are laying people off during a pandemic – while boasting record profits. And new coronavirus tests you can take at home.

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The U.S. government spent billions on a system for detecting hacks. The Russians outsmarted it, as national security reporter Ellen Nakashima explains. 

Some of America’s biggest companies have made a killing off the pandemic. But their record profits haven’t stopped them from laying off thousands of people, says corporate accountability reporter Doug MacMillan. 

How do home tests for coronavirus work? Health and science reporter William Wan explains.

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Get rich or vote trying

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How members of Congress vote to enrich themselves. Why Biden is pursuing an unconventional pick for defense secretary. And what happened when The Post’s food critic got covid-19. Read more: Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue of Georgia aren’t alone in drawing scruti...

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The vaccine is here. She got it first.

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Meet Sandra Lindsay, the first person to get a coronavirus vaccine in the United States. And a closer look at President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for secretary of state, Antony Blinken.  Read more: The vaccine is now being administered in the United States as hospitals s...

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Immigration under Trump

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Looking back at four years of Trump’s immigration policies. Plus, setting egg-spectations for Britain’s pubs under covid. Read more: In 2015, Donald Trump ran on the promise to overhaul immigration — a vow he made good on as soon as he was sworn in. Immigration reporter Ma...

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Policing mental health crises

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What can go wrong when police are the ones responding to mental health crises. And grieving virtually during the pandemic. Read more: The final moments of Stacy Kenny’s life are captured on a recorded 911 call.  Kenny, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophren...

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A supply chain that could end the pandemic

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When the first coronavirus vaccine is approved for emergency use, officials across the country will embark on a finely orchestrated, high-stakes process to distribute and administer doses. Meet the people inside the supply chain that could end the pandemic. Read more: Once...

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Bridging the vaccine’s trust gap

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Can companies require employees to be vaccinated? What community leaders and health officials are doing to sell Black Americans on the coronavirus vaccine. And a second life for Halloween skeletons.  Read more: Can your employer require you to get vaccinated? Reporter...

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Biden’s unorthodox health team

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President-elect Joe Biden’s names his administration’s top health officials. The toll the pandemic has taken on nursing home employees. And an inauguration unlike any other.  Read more: Health reporter Amy Goldstein examines the president-elect’s picks for top heal...

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Lame-duck executions

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Why the Justice Department is pushing executions before the inauguration. The secret centrist revolt that could mean a second stimulus. And, how a top official tasked with helping Americans through the pandemic could benefit from hundreds of evictions. Read more: Under the...

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America’s deadliest serial killer

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Reporter Hannah Knowles reveals a portrait of a fragmented and indifferent criminal justice system that for decades allowed the country’s deadliest serial killer to target those on the margins of society.

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America’s deadliest serial killer went undetected for decades. Between 1970 and 2005, he claims to have killed at least 93 people — nearly all women, many who remain unidentified.

For months, a team of reporters at The Post has been investigating Samuel Little’s killings —of people who lived on the margins of society, whose murders police failed to connect and solve. 

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The battle between fear and boredom in El Paso

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Pandemic fatigue permeates even the cities hit hardest by the virus: In El Paso the death toll is staggering, but the community is struggling to come together to fight it. Plus, how a group advising the CDC is deciding who should get vaccines first.  Read more: El Pa...

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How to raise $170 million after an election

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How President Trump might use the $170 million he’s raised to challenge election results. Infighting muddies the future of the Democratic Party. And, how the pandemic has complicated shared custody agreements. Read more: November was one of the president’s most successful ...

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Why was Iran’s top nuclear scientist killed?

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The debate is not whether Israel killed Iran’s top nuclear scientist, but why. How the “Q” conspiracy theory went from an American curiosity to a transnational mess. And, the people who have covid-19 symptoms for the long haul.

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In the hours after the brazen assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist, the question quickly shifted from “who” to “why.” Jerusalem bureau chief Steve Hendrix explains why Israel might have been motivated to strike now. 

Reporter Emily Rauhala explains the global appeal and dangerous adaptability of QAnon’s conspiracy theories. 

Kelsey Ables is a reporter and editorial aide with The Post. She has delved into the life of covid-19 long-haulers: people who have symptoms and effects from the virus well after two weeks. She spoke with one woman, Chimére Smith, about what she’s facing.