Ted Muldoon

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Post Reports co-host Martine Powers talks with senior political reporter Aaron Blake about what each candidate needed to do in this debate to win over voters in an incredibly tight race. They also talk about whether a new endorsement from Taylor Swift could give Harris an edge.﻿Note: An initial version of this episode had an incorrect reference to Springfield, Illinois rather than Springfield, Ohio. The error has been fixed.Today’s show was produced and mixed by Ted Muldoon and Laura Benshoff. It was edited by Lucy Perkins and Mary Jo Murphy.&nbsp;Subscribe to Aaron’s newsletter, The Campaign Moment, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/campaign-moment/?method=NMP_SURL&amp;location=podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">here</a>.&nbsp;Subscribe to The Washington Post <a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&amp;p=s_v&amp;s_dt=yearly&amp;utm%5B%E2%80%A6%5De-podcast&amp;utm_medium=acq-nat&amp;utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">here</a>.

The key takeaways from Tuesday’s fiery presidential debate

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Peter Bresnan

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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.

The Campaign Moment: Harris knocks Trump off balance

Devlin Barrett

<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/09/06/homicides-decline-crime-stats-gun-cases/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Crime is falling rapidly in many U.S. cities for the second year in a row.</a> But the decrease in homicides and assaults has been largely ignored by Republican politicians like Donald Trump, who publicly blames his opponent Kamala Harris and other Democrats for what he claims is a surge in violent crime across the United States.Ahead of the first –– and probably only –– debate between Trump and Harris on Tuesday evening, reporter Devlin Barrett joins host Martine Powers to give some context to what we might hear on the debate stage when it comes to crime, policing and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/26/trump-immigration-violent-crime/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">immigration</a>.&nbsp;The teams behind “Post Reports” and “The Campaign Moment” will also be working late to get you an episode first thing tomorrow, breaking down the biggest moments of the debate and fact-checking some of the candidates’ answers. Keep an ear out for that episode.&nbsp;&nbsp;Today’s show was produced by Rennie Svirnovskiy, with help from Elana Gordon. It was edited by Peter Bresnan and mixed by Sean Carter.&nbsp;Subscribe to The Washington Post <a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&amp;p=s_v&amp;s_dt=yearly&amp;utm%5B%E2%80%A6%5De-podcast&amp;utm_medium=acq-nat&amp;utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">here</a>.

“Post Reports” fact-checks Donald Trump's claims about crime and immigration ahead of the first presidential debate. 

Debunking Trump’s claims about violent crime

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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. 

John Woodrow Cox

Just 36 hours after his 14-year-old son was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of four people at Georgia’s Apalachee High School, Colin Gray was charged with two counts of second-degree murder and four counts of involuntary manslaughter. Those are the most serious charges ever filed against the parent of an alleged school shooter.Host Martine Powers speaks with enterprise reporter John Woodrow Cox about how the speed and severity of the charges against Colin Gray <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/09/07/apalachee-georgia-oxford-shooting/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent;">mark a shift</a> in school shootings in the United States.Today’s show was produced by Ariel Plotnick, with help from Rennie Svirnovskiy, Sabby Robinson and Elana Gordon. It was edited by Reena Flores and mixed by Sean Carter.&nbsp;Subscribe to The Washington Post <a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&amp;p=s_v&amp;s_dt=yearly&amp;utm%5B%E2%80%A6%5De-podcast&amp;utm_medium=acq-nat&amp;utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent;">here</a>. And <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/surviving-to-graduation-part-1/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent;">here’s a link to our series “Surviving to graduation,”</a> which dives deep into the role schools play in combating gun violence.&nbsp;

The charges brought against the Georgia school shooting suspect’s father

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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. 

Should parents be charged in school shootings?

Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

“Post Reports” co-host Martine Powers and senior political reporter Aaron Blake talk with White House reporter and Kamala Harris expert Cleve Wootson about what Harris and Donald Trump need to do at next week’s debate. They also dig into Harris’s record fundraising numbers and how Harris hopes to help down ballot Democrats in key House and Senate races.&nbsp; Today’s show was produced and mixed by Ted Muldoon. It was edited by Lucy Perkins and Mary Jo Murphy.&nbsp;Subscribe to Aaron’s newsletter, The Campaign Moment, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/campaign-moment/?method=NMP_SURL&amp;location=podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">here</a>.&nbsp; Subscribe to The Washington Post <a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&amp;p=s_v&amp;s_dt=yearly&amp;utm%5B%E2%80%A6%5De-podcast&amp;utm_medium=acq-nat&amp;utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">here</a>. Recommended reading:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/04/democrats-campaign-2025/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">How Democrats made Project 2025 one of their top anti-GOP attacks</a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/09/03/abortion-bans-pregnancy-miscarriage-men/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">A louder voice in fighting abortion bans: Men in red states</a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/03/biden-is-suddenly-seeing-his-best-polls-years/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Biden is suddenly seeing his best polls in years</a>

What Harris and Trump need to do in next week’s presidential debate

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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?

The Campaign Moment: A presidential debate redo

Patrick Marley

Businessman Michael B. Moore is running a surprising congressional campaign: He’s trying to win as a Democrat in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, a seat that is considered solidly Republican in this election cycle. While he won his primary race, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/09/gerrymandering-black-voters-supreme-court/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">it’s unlikely he’ll win the general election because of a recent Supreme Court decision on gerrymandering</a>.Host Martine Powers speaks with voting issues reporter Patrick Marley about Moore’s race, and what it can tell us about the impact of a conservative Supreme Court on American democracy.Today’s show was produced by Rennie Svirnovskiy. It was edited by Reena Flores and mixed by Sean Carter.Subscribe to The Washington Post <a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&amp;p=s_v&amp;s_dt=yearly&amp;utm%5B%E2%80%A6%5De-podcast&amp;utm_medium=acq-nat&amp;utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">here</a>.

How a Supreme Court decision reshaped a House race.

Running for Congress in a gerrymandered district

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

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