Podcasts ‘They weren’t listening’: How Congress failed to act on a deadly drug’s harrowing rise - The Washington PostThe Washington PostIt took Congress until December 2017 to pass a bill targeting fentanyl – nearly four years after legislators first received warnings about the dangers of the drug. In that time, more than 67,000 Americans
Podcasts Intel official blows a whistle on Trump's interaction with world leader - The Washington PostThe Washington PostA whistleblower report filed with the inspector general for the intelligence community has jolted Congress. It concerns a “promise” made by President Trump to a foreign leader, according to two former
Podcasts ‘They see that swagger when Harris speaks’: How Howard University shaped Kamala Harris - The Washington PostThe Washington PostAs Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) has campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination, her four years at Howard have become central to her personal narrative and political identity. To those who her
Podcasts ‘He's got competing instincts here’: Trump’s shifting response to Saudi oil-field attack - The Washington PostThe Washington PostSaudi Arabia estimates that damage from the attack on its oil facilities over the weekend has cut production by 50 percent. While Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen initially claimed responsibility
Podcasts What the opioid crackdown means for chronic pain patients - The Washington PostThe Washington PostChronic pain patients caught in the pendulum swing on opioids To mitigate the opioid epidemic, prescribing guidelines have changed. This has left some patients confused and struggling to function without
Podcasts ‘The city didn’t need another statement of failure’: Baltimore still reeling after Freddie Gray - The Washington PostThe Washington PostDemocratic presidential candidates met in Houston on Thursday night for their third debate of 2019, this time all on one night. Based on their performance, politics reporter Aaron Blake says, “this was
Podcasts A report card on school segregation in America - The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe number of children attending U.S. public schools with students of other races has nearly doubled over the past quarter-century, a Washington Post analysis has found. And while schools in newly diverse
Podcasts The ‘South Atlantic blob’: The vulnerability of the world’s warming oceans - The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe entire global ocean is warming, but some parts of it are changing much faster than others – like a hot spot off Uruguay that was first identified by scientists in 2012. There, researchers have observed
Podcasts What John Bolton’s departure means for Trump’s foreign policy - The Washington PostThe Washington PostPresident Trump announced on Tuesday that he had fired John Bolton, his third national security adviser since taking office. The message came after months of disagreement between Bolton and members of
Podcasts ‘As far as I’m concerned, they’re dead.’ How Trump’s peace talks with the Taliban broke down. - The Washington PostThe Washington PostPeace talks with the Taliban have fallen apart. What happens next? President Trump announced Monday that U.S. peace talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan are “dead.” This comes after news this weekend,
Podcasts The power of black motherhood: Finding joy beyond the numbers on maternal mortality - The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe United States has the highest rate of pregnancy-related deaths among developed nations, with about 700 deaths occurring each year as a result of pregnancy or delivery complications. The Centers for
Podcasts Protests, defections, rebellions — a chaotic week for British politics - The Washington PostThe Washington PostBoris Johnson is steering toward a no-deal Brexit. Parliament is trying to stop him. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has faced several defeats this week. After losing a governing majority in Parliament, saw
Podcasts An intoxicated pathologist misdiagnosed 3,000 cases. VA failed to stop him. - The Washington PostThe Washington PostAfter mass shootings, big-box stores are responding to public pressure Walmart will stop selling ammunition for military-style weapons and no longer allow customers to openly carry firearms in stores,
Podcasts After prison, a different kind of punishment - The Washington PostThe Washington PostWhite House officials are touting the summer of 2019 as one of historic achievements for President Trump, offering up a list of more than two dozen accomplishments. But as White House bureau chief Philip
Blindness Getting through the world with face blindnessThe Washington PostPost reporter Sadie Dingfelder used to think she was just really bad at recognizing people. Then she learned she might have a condition called prosopagnosia — better known as face blindness — and set getting
Slavery How American classrooms gloss over slavery and its enduring legacy - The Washington PostThe Washington PostLike a lot of Americans, reporter Joe Heim doesn’t remember learning much about slavery when he was in school. “Slavery was a bad thing,” he says. “But we worked to get rid of it. We had a civil war, that
Podcasts ‘Finish the wall’: Trump tells aides he’ll pardon misdeeds, say current and former officials - The Washington PostThe Washington PostPresident Trump has repeatedly promised to complete 500 miles of border fencing by the time voters go to the polls in 2020. According to current and former administration officials, he has directed aides
Podcasts Security or surveillance? How smart doorbell company Ring partners with police - The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe doorbell-camera company Ring has forged video-sharing partnerships with more than 400 police forces across the United States, granting them access to homeowners’ camera footage and a powerful role
Podcasts “This is a landmark.” The court decision that could shape the future of the opioid crisis. - The Washington PostThe Washington PostJohnson & Johnson ordered to pay more than half a billion in Oklahoma opioid case Health and medicine reporter Lenny Bernstein was in the Oklahoma courtroom yesterday when a judge ruled that Johnson &
Podcasts Goodbye Biarritz, Hello … Trump National Doral? Trump makes a pitch for next year’s G-7 - The Washington PostThe Washington PostNext year, the G-7 summit will be in the U.S. — and Trump wants to host it at his own resort This year’s Group of 7 summit wrapped up Monday after a “wild three days,” according to senior economics correspondent
Podcasts ‘Publishing is still a business that is owned by white men’: Three women on race and genre - The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe book publishing industry still has a long way to go “Publishing is still a business that is owned by white men,” romance writer Jasmine Guillory says. “And you know the people at the top are all white
Podcasts ‘People were always so welcoming, so kind, so helpful.’ And then the president arrived. - The Washington PostThe Washington PostA community wrestles with the fallout of a Trump rally Last month, President Trump visited Greenville, N.C., where rally attendees broke out in a chant of “Send her back!” directed at a Muslim lawmaker.
Podcasts Where does President Trump stand on gun reform? Depends on the day. - The Washington PostThe Washington PostPresident Trump again appears to be walking back from support for gun background-check legislation. Following the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, that left 31 dead, the president voiced support
Podcasts The Trump translator: How Stephen Miller became so powerful in the West Wing - The Washington PostThe Washington PostStephen Miller is a driving force behind President Trump’s immigration policies. The 33-year-old senior adviser, once a press aide to then-Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), was one of the first staffers with
Iowa State Fair 48 hours at the Iowa State FairThe Washington PostThe Iowa State Fair comes six months before a milestone in the Democratic presidential nomination. Iowa is the first state to caucus in the 2020 presidential contest, so candidates spend a lot of time
Podcasts Non-binary, pregnant and taking on the most gendered role of all: motherhood - The Washington PostThe Washington PostFor nine months, Braiden Schirtzinger lived in a body that felt more feminine, with their swelling stomach and breasts, than Braiden had ever felt on the inside. But it was worth it for Schirtzinger, is
Podcasts How small-dollar donors could choose our next president - The Washington PostThe Washington PostIn the first six months of 2019, more than 2.3 million people donated $200 or less to Democratic presidential candidates. These small-dollar contributions totaled nearly $110 million. That’s all according
Podcasts He witnessed Michael Brown’s killing. Now Dorian Johnson is trying to get his life back on track. - The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe inverted yield curve and an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ economy Yields on two- and 10-year Treasury notes inverted early Wednesday, a market phenomenon that indicates investors may have lost faith in the
Podcasts For many Americans, dramatic climate change has already arrived - The Washington PostThe Washington PostFor the past five years, Earth has been about 1 degree Celsius warmer than in pre-industrial times. But that’s just an average. Some parts of the globe have already registered changes roughly twice as
