The Daily 202's Big Idea
The Daily 202's Big Idea
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Start your day with the news you need to know and insights you can’t get anywhere else. Every weekday morning, The Washington Post brings you an insider’s view of the biggest stories of the moment.
Introducing “The 7”
On The Post’s new podcast, "The 7," host Jeff Pierre takes you through the seven most important and interesting stories of the day. It's a way to get caught up in just a few minutes. It comes out every weekday at 7 a.m. Check it out today, then find and follow "The 7" so you're set for tomorrow.
Dec 6, 2022
6 min
Please, Go On: VP Kamala Harris on women in the workplace
In the inaugural edition of "Please, Go On," Post columnist James Hohmann speaks with Vice President Harris about the exodus of women from the workforce during the pandemic.
Jun 11, 2021
19 min
Introducing ‘Please, Go On’
Washington Post columnist James Hohmann sits down with the author of a compelling op-ed from The Post’s Opinions section. “Please, Go On” features marquee names and everyday people with original perspectives. New episodes Fridays. Launching June 11.
Jun 4, 2021
1 min
Infrastructure plan calls for $80 billion for rail. It could transform passenger service.
Plus, coronavirus vaccines are finally reaching poor countries, but some can’t cover the cost of administering them, and Women’s sports can do at least one thing men’s can’t, experts say: get bigger.
Apr 2, 2021
9 min
Gaetz investigation complicated by overture to his father about ex-FBI agent who went missing
Plus, Georgia sports teams and major companies such as Coca-Cola and Delta Air Lines condemn new state voting law, and the EPA dismisses dozens of key science advisers picked under Trump.
Apr 1, 2021
12 min
Biden’s infrastructure and climate plan emerges as congressional wrangling begins
Plus, ‘I stay up nights apologizing to George Floyd,’ says teen who documented his death for the world, and Gretchen Whitmer asks White House to surge vaccines to virus hot spots as cases climb.
Mar 31, 2021
10 min
Emotional first day of testimony at Derek Chauvin murder trial
Plus, the White House dramatically increased tax proposal as it sought to address tensions over next big spending plan, and the CDC confirms Pfizer, Moderna vaccines are 90% effective after two doses in study of real-life conditions.
Mar 30, 2021
12 min
‘Vaccine passports’ are on the way, but developing them won’t be easy
Plus, Senators see a possibility of bipartisan support for gun background checks in the wake of mass shootings, and the next phase of crisis at the border.
Mar 29, 2021
14 min
Biden holds his first press conference
Plus, Georgia’s governor signs into law a sweeping voting reform bill, and multiple Republican senate candidates gear up for the 2022 elections.
Mar 26, 2021
6 min
At White House, Megan Rapinoe says she’s been ‘disrespected and dismissed because I am a woman’
Plus, the White House considers extending a federal ban on evictions, and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s family were given special access to COVID testing.
Mar 25, 2021
6 min
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