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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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Election 2020: Lawyers vs. more lawyers

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There are just over two weeks until Nov. 3. Election-related lawsuits are flooding the courts, but the army of lawyers filing cases shows little sign of stopping. And a conversation with a pro-Trump Muslim voter.  Read more: People are voting early across the country,...

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The Life of George Floyd

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“He's everywhere — but he's not here. He's on somebody's wall. He's on somebody's billboard. … He's in a newspaper, but he's not here. He's here in spirit. But he's not here.” George Floyd has become a symbol, and a rallying cry. But what’s missing in our understanding is t...

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Tracking a secret outbreak in Iowa

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How genetic science can help expose, track and contain coronavirus outbreaks. And your voting questions answered. 

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In a pandemic rife with confusion, where essential data and clear guidance have been difficult to find, clues to controlling coronavirus outbreaks can be found in the virus’s own genetic code. Sarah Kaplan reports on an undisclosed outbreak in Postville, Iowa — and the genetic evidence it left behind.

Your voting questions, answered. One listener asks, how do campaigns get involved in challenging votes? Election law attorney Ben Ginsberg explains. 

If you have a question about voting, check out The Washington Post’s guide on how to vote in your state. You can also ask Post Reports on Twitter or Facebook — or write us an email at PostReports@washpost.com. 

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Everyone wants a stimulus deal. So why isn’t there one?

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Why we still don’t have a second pandemic relief bill. What the funding holdup means for schools. And how rushing this year’s census could shape our democracy for years to come.    Read more: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has announced that the Se...

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How covid-19 amplified the anti-vaccine movement

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How Amy Coney Barrett would view her role on the court. How anti-vaxxers are using covid-19 to further their agenda. And when mail ballots get counted. Read more: During the first day of questioning in Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing, she told ...

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Introducing Amy Coney Barrett

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Opening statements in the Supreme Court confirmation hearing of nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. How Barrett was involved in litigating the 2000 presidential election. And the political battle that led Oregon to vote by mail. Read more: White House reporter Seung Min Kim un...

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Trump’s loyal base

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The White men without college degrees who love the president more than ever. How evangelical Latinos could swing the vote for Trump in Florida. And, a bakery in Beirut reopens two months after an explosion.  Read more: Polls show Biden with a significant lead over th...

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The problem with grand juries

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What grand jury recordings can tell us about why there was no indictment in Breonna Taylor's death. How the pandemic is scrambling college students’ voting plans. And, how Boris Johnson was affected by contracting covid-19.  Read more: During last night’s vice-preside...

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With Trump sick, Biden puts the virus front and center

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How Biden’s presidential campaign is pivoting. The most uneven recession. And, why service industry workers are seeing less in tips. Read more: National political reporter Annie Linskey on how Joe Biden’s campaign for president this year is evolving. From revealing coronav...

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When serving the president means risking covid-19

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How the White House residence staff is responding to the hot spot in their workplace. The owner of a Kansas diner weighs whether to reopen or keep feeding people in need. And the NBA’s push to get out the vote.  Read more: National features reporter Jada Yuan reports ...

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Outbreak in the West Wing

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The White House sends mixed messages about Trump’s condition as at least a dozen people in Trump’s inner circle have tested positive for the coronavirus. The quiet resistance of U.S. Postal workers. And the importance of slow science.  Read more: The president says he...

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"A secret that she couldn't tell"

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The second chapter of “Canary: The Washington Post Investigates,” a new seven-part podcast that follows the intertwining stories of two women who came together after one of them publicly shared her story of sexual assault. Lauren Clark is a hair stylist in D.C. When a stran...

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The ultimate coronavirus test for the president

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President Trump and the first lady tested positive for the coronavirus. What does that mean for the White House, the presidential race and the future of the country?

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White House reporter Josh Dawsey reports on contact-tracing efforts out of the White House.

Amber Phillips and the Fix navigate the political fallout, including the effects on upcoming presidential debates and campaign rallies. 

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Introducing "Canary: The Washington Post Investigates"

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After a sexual assault case in the District of Columbia, one woman’s public warning ricochets all the way to Birmingham, Ala., where another woman gives voice to a devastating allegation.

This seven-part investigative series from The Washington Post follows the Alabama woman’s decision to come forward with a claim of sexual assault against a high-ranking figure in the D.C. criminal justice system, and the spiraling effects of that choice.

“Canary: The Washington Post Investigates” is about the intertwining stories of these two women, separated by decades and united by a shared refusal to stay silent. It’s a podcast about what it takes to report this story — and why it matters. Hosted by investigative reporter Amy Brittain.

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Nine months and 1 million lives lost

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From the first wave in February in China through New York City and on to India’s current surge, the coronavirus has unleashed a worldwide suffering with no evident exit. As we pass a grim milestone, we try to get a sense for a few of the people we’ve lost.

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This week, the worldwide death toll of covid-19 has now surpassed 1 million people. That’s 1 million lives lost in just nine months. 

And as we’ve been hearing about and thinking about this huge number, our colleagues at The Post have been trying to grapple with this challenge: How do you make 1 million deaths feel real? 

Senior editor Marc Fisher reports on the sound of loss and hope around the globe.

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Revisiting the 2016 ‘October Surprise’

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The story behind the FBI’s October Surprise just days before the 2016 election. And, the human cost of ordering online during a pandemic.

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Book excerpt: An FBI sex crimes investigator helped trigger 2016’s “October Surprise,” by national security reporter Devlin Barrett. 

In warehouses across the U.S., workers say they are overworked and fearful of their safety, says retail reporter Abha Bhattarrai. Now, workers are bracing for a holiday frenzy. 

For a recap of the first presidential debate, listen to The Daily 202’s Big Idea Wednesday morning. 

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Is Trump actually rich?

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What we’ve learned from Trump’s tax returns. Who is Judge Amy Coney Barrett? And, what it’s like to moderate a presidential debate — and why it might be a good thing to lose the audience. Read more: President Trump paid just $750 in federal income tax in 2016 and 2017, acc...

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Trapped inside the Star Motel

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Even before the pandemic, Orlando was plagued by a lack of affordable housing. Then Florida’s tourism economy crashed, leaving hundreds of people trapped in rundown motels on the edge of society.

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Greg Jaffe reported on the people trapped at a motel without power just outside of Disney World.

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How policing failed Breonna Taylor

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Why police are rarely charged for shooting people — and whether police tactics will change. The movement to abolish Greek life on campuses. And, the question of court-packing. Read more: In Louisville, clashes erupted after a grand jury’s decision in the police shooting of...

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Why Mitch McConnell is unstoppable

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Republicans leave Senate Democrats with few options to stall a Trump SCOTUS pick. The country’s first U.S. criminal jury trial — on Zoom. And your voting questions, answered.  Read more: As the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s body lies in repose at the Supreme Cour...

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Fall’s here. So is a rise in coronavirus cases.

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Temperatures are dropping, and that could mean a spike in coronavirus cases. How a Supreme Court vacancy — or replacement — could have an impact on the presidential election. And, pandemic-inspired music you can dance to.  Read more: The United States reached a grim ...

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America after RBG

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The political battle brewing over Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, and the future of the Supreme Court. And, remembering the life and legacy of “the notorious RBG.” Read more: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a pioneer for gender equality and the second woman ...

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“I hired you because you’re Black.”

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On today’s Post Reports, Michelle Singletary has an honest conversation about affirmative action. And, we take your questions about voting this year, starting with a listener in California.

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Introducing Sincerely, Michelle: A personal series by financial columnist Michelle Singletary examining misconceptions involving race and economics. The first topic? Affirmative action. 

Do you have a question about voting this election? Check out The Post’s How to Vote guide, a resource with information broken down by state about how to vote in-person or by mail. 

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The White women turning away from Trump

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On today’s “Post Reports,” Jenna Johnson reports on the White, suburban women who regret putting Donald Trump in office. Matt Zapotosky explains why Attorney General William Barr lambasting the Justice Department matters. And introducing “Canary,” a Washington Post investiga...

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How federal regulators failed meat plant workers

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On today’s Post Reports, more than 200 meatpacking workers have died of covid-19. Critics say that federal regulators have endangered employees by failing to respond appropriately. How the pandemic is transforming family practice doctors. And the Big 10 turns a 180.  R...

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The 1963 Birmingham bombing’s ‘Fifth Girl’

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Sarah Collins Rudolph survived the Birmingham bombing 57 years ago today. Now, she wants restitution. And, an update on the criminal case in the death of George Floyd.

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The story of Sarah Collins Rudolph, who survived the 1963 Birmingham church bombing. The explosion killed her sister and three other girls. Now, she wants restitution and an apology. “She wants justice for herself,” explains enterprise reporter Sydney Trent. “She feels like she has been overlooked.”

The police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing are turning on each other, according to national political reporter Holly Bailey.

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After Oregon fires, no house to come home to

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Oregon residents struggle to find shelter away from wildfires and dense smoke. Why a Black autistic man is serving 10 years in prison for a car crash. And U.S. Open winner Naomi Osaka sends a strong message with her masks.

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Samantha Schmidt reports from Oregon, where state orders have evacuees sleeping in parking lots and residents find themselves without homes to return to. 

Video journalist Lindsey Sitz reports on the case of Matthew Rushin, a 22-year-old Black autistic man who is serving 10 years in prison after a car crash.

And sports reporter Ava Wallace on how U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka used her masks to support black lives.

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Nineteen children and counting

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How one sperm donor found out he has 19 children -- and learned the promises and perils of online genetic testing. And, how dogs can sniff out diseases, including the coronavirus. 

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When Bryce Cleary donated his sperm in 1989, he was told he would have five donor children at most and all would be located on the East Coast, his own role hidden behind anonymity. Kyle Swenson reports that with the advent of genealogical websites like Ancestry.com and 23andMe, Cleary realized he one day might be revealed to the children he helped bring into the world.

As the novel coronavirus continues to ravage the world, researchers are racing to find a faster way to detect it. Frances Stead Sellers reports that nine dogs at the University of Pennsylvania are being trained to sniff out the disease.

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The American West is burning

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On today’s Post Reports, record-breaking wildfires are already spreading up the West Coast – and the fire season has only just begun. How a Homeland Security whistleblower was told to stop reports on potential Russian interference in the 2020 election. And, the issues with t...

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E. Jean Carroll v. the United States?

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The Justice Department seeks to intervene to the benefit of President Trump in a defamation case brought by journalist E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of raping her decades ago. Unemployed Americans say they won’t forget inaction by Congress. Plus, whether there’s a future for karaoke.

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Reporter Matt Zapotosky on the Justice Department’s case for defending the president in a year-old defamation suit.

People hurting financially in the U.S. say they won’t forget Congress’s lack of action during the pandemic, according to economics correspondent Heather Long.

Nightlife reporter Fritz Hahn says singing in public isn’t the safest thing to do during a pandemic. But karaoke super fans are eager for the fun to return.

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