ICE detained activist and Palestinian graduate student Mahmoud Khalil over the weekend. Today, what the Trump administration is accusing him of and the questions his arrest stirs about protections for immigrants and free speech.

DOGE’s PR crisis

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.