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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.

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

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

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 his power.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A pro-Trump super PAC, America PAC, is getting a lot of attention because of its celebrity founder: Elon Musk. The richest man in the world has become increasingly central to former president Donald Trump’s campaign.

In 2020, former president Donald Trump waged a battle to overturn the results of the presidential election. Now, in 2024, experts are worried that he may try that again.

Unions have historically supported Democrats – but recently they’ve shifted right. Today on “Post Reports,” the pivotal role unions could play in this election.

New AI audio technology allows anyone to duplicate a human voice and create a podcast in minutes. Is it as good as the real thing?

Hamas’s leader Yahya Sinwar was known as the architect of the Oct. 7 attacks; last week he was killed by Israeli soldiers. Today on Post Reports, the aftermath of Sinwar’s death and what it means for the war in Gaza.

It’s the final sprint before Election Day. From barnstorming swing states to media blitzes, how Trump and Harris are approaching this last stretch.

The Senate race most likely to flip the chamber this year is in Montana. The Democratic incumbent, Jon Tester, is down in the polls as the state has welcomed conservative transplants, and Republicans are now less likely to split their tickets.

A small flotilla, a big mission and a daunting obstacle. Today, we voyage into the most contested waterway in the world: the South China Sea.

The 1979 partial meltdown of the power plant at Three Mile Island was the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history. Now, 45 years later, the plant’s operator is in talks to reopen it, with one customer purchasing all its power: Microsoft.

Across the United States, the Army is struggling to recruit young people as fewer can – and want – to join the military. Today, how recruiters in New Jersey are tackling a recruitment slump.

In this bonus episode of the “Presidential” podcast, host Lillian Cunningham speaks with Sharon McMahon, author of “The Small and the Mighty,” about women’s ongoing fight for more political power — examining the arc of progress since 1920, when women across the nation first voted for president.

Democrats want to retake control of the House of Representatives. Vice President Kamala Harris goes on a media blitz. And elected officials wade through destruction and misinformation after another hurricane made landfall this week.

Today, we cut through the political noise and learn how the presidential candidates’ competing agendas could affect our health care.

Florida is on high alert as Hurricane Milton barrels toward the state, which is still reeling from Hurricane Helene. Yet as federal agencies prepare to help hard-hit areas, they are also combating a wave of misinformation related to the storm.

On today’s “Post Reports,” we look into why Republicans are waging legal battles to disqualify mail-in ballots, and why rhetoric against mail voting might actually hurt their presidential candidate.

On the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, Israelis pause to remember. They also struggle with their country’s deepening isolation on the world stage.

Caitlin Clark transformed women’s college basketball. Has she had the same effect on the WNBA? Today: the hype around women’s basketball, and what it could mean for the financial future of the sport.

With the election just weeks away, we’re going to be seeing a lot of polls measuring public opinion of the two presidential candidates. Today, how polling works, and how to be a savvy poll reader.

Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio faced off at what was expected to be the only vice presidential debate on Tuesday night. But it was much less dramatic than the presidential debates.

Last week, Hurricane Helene swept across Florida and moved across the Southeast, unleashing catastrophic floods in 10 states. Today on “Post Reports,” the scenes of destruction in North Carolina and what recovery efforts look like.

Today on “Post Reports,” we hear how Israel – after killing Hezbollah’s leader Hasan Nasrallah – is readying to mount a ground invasion of southern Lebanon.

The plan was to move migrant families to a vacant prison in the small town of Norfolk, Mass., population 11,000. Then came anger, fear, and a fight over the meaning of “shelter.”

In a push to maintain their majority in the Senate, national Democrats announced new targets this week – they’re making a play for GOP-held Senate seats in Florida and Texas. But can Democrats really flip those seats?

We head to North Carolina, a newly competitive swing state, and learn how both Republicans and Democrats are trying to appeal to the voters who could decide the presidential election.

Over the past week, the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has escalated dramatically, raising fears of an all-out war. Today on “Post Reports,” correspondent Susannah George brings us the latest from Lebanon and what she is witnessing there.

Today, we head to Georgia, where the state election board recently approved a new rule requiring counties to hand-count ballots this November — a critical change in a battleground state that could potentially upend the presidential election.

The Food and Drug Administration may soon propose new labels for foods deemed high in sodium, sugar or fat. Today, we unpack the mounting “food fight” over the plan amid a growing obesity crisis.

Donald Trump’s campaign’s ramped-up security is hemming in the candidate. The Teamsters union declined to endorse Harris or Trump. And, how a scandal involving GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson could shape the presidential race in North Carolina.

Hezbollah’s leader called two days of deadly blasts in Lebanon this week an “act of war” by Israel. Today, on “Post Reports,” what we know about how the attacks unfolded – and whether they could escalate to all-out war.

After the presidential debate, Donald Trump’s false claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, remain in the spotlight. Where did the story come from, why won’t it go away, and how is it all affecting the community at the center of it?

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been arrested on charges including racketeering and sex trafficking. He has denied the charges. Today, we dive into the case prosecutors are building against him and explore why the charges are coming out now.

Today, what we know about a possible second assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. And, what this latest threat of political violence could mean for his presidential campaign.

“Try This” from The Washington Post is a series of audio courses designed to jump-start the parts of life where we can all use a few pointers — with pithy, snackable solutions you can easily use. The latest course is about how affirmations can help us remain steady.

As students return to school, more states and districts are cracking down on cellphones. But not everyone agrees. On “Post Reports,” we hear how things look on the frontlines of this battle.

In their first – and possibly only – debate, Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump faced off Tuesday night in Philadelphia. Harris got under Trump’s skin and put him on the defensive as they sparred over key issues like abortion.

In preparation for Tuesday’s debate between Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, “Post Reports” fact-checks the former president’s claims about crime and immigration.

The swift charges brought against the father of the Apalachee High School shooting suspect aren’t just surprising. They mark a cultural shift in how law enforcement thinks about school shootings.

Since she became the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris has buoyed Democrats' spirits and set campaign fundraising records. What's her strategy to keep up that momentum at next week's debate with former president Donald Trump?

What Michael B. Moore’s congressional race tells us about gerrymandering, and how a Supreme Court decision affects the future of American democracy.

Silicon Valley has long backed Kamala Harris’s rise. Now, technology lobbyists hope the presidential nominee will return the industry to its Obama-era halcyon days. Today, what Harris’s connection to Big Tech could mean if she wins the presidency.

Across the country thousands of disabled workers are making less than a dollar an hour. Today, an investigation into the federal program that allows workers to earn subminimum wages, its lack of oversight and why so many families still support it.

You’re not imagining it: From Taylor Swift’s “Midnight Rain” to Lil Yachty’s “Poland,” songs are getting shorter. Today on “Post Reports,” join our audio engineer on a sonic journey through music history to understand the shift.

Even as his vision declined, Jesse Dufton’s rock-climbing skills grew. Now, he is a fully blind elite climber, reliant on his wife to guide him up mountains. It’s a relationship built of trust, and a slow-moving love.

Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, sat down for their first big interview since Harris began her campaign five weeks ago. Plus, former president Donald Trump flip-flops on reproductive rights again.

Last year, the actor Matthew Perry, co-star of the hit sitcom “Friends,” was found dead in his Los Angeles home due in part to the effects of ketamine. Perry’s death has heightened concerns among experts about the growing use of ketamine to treat anxiety and depression.

This is not the presidential race that former president Donald Trump prepared for. Today, we unpack the state of the Trump campaign, its struggles to adapt and its strategy to face a new opponent.

Almost three months ago, two NASA astronauts flew to space in a Boeing spacecraft – and have been stuck at the International Space Station ever since. Today on “Post Reports,” what went wrong and what this could mean for the future of spaceflight.

Despite years of worry about lead contamination in tap water, the problem persists – including at schools in the United States. That’s the case in New York state, where schools showed alarming lead levels. Today, how families there are fighting for clean water.

One month into an unprecedented presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris reintroduced herself and her values to the American people when she accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, the final night of the Democratic National Convention.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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?

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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 what eventually tore them apart.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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 with other Post colleagues.

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.

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

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