Officials call for transparency on payments for police misconduct allegations after Washington Post investigation
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Don Beyer, both of Virginia, along with the D.C. Office of Police Complaints, renewed their calls for transparency involving costly lawsuits and claims that are paid to settle cases that alleged police misconduct.
By Keith L. Alexander and Steven RichMarch 11, 2022The hidden cost of police misconduct
Today on Post Reports, we explore the hidden cost of police misconduct. Cities around the country spent more than $1.5 billion between 2010 and 2020 to settle claims involving thousands of officers repeatedly accused of misconduct – and often left taxpayers in the dark.
By Maggie Penman, Alexis Diao, Reena Flores, Jordan-Marie Smith, Rennie Svirnovskiy, Ariel Plotnick, Emma Talkoff, Sabby Robinson, Sean Carter and Robin AmerMarch 9, 2022- Exclusive
The hidden billion-dollar cost of repeated police misconduct
More than $1.5 billion has been spent to settle claims of police misconduct on behalf of thousands of officers repeatedly accused of wrongdoing. Taxpayers are often in the dark.
By Keith L. Alexander, Steven Rich and Hannah ThackerMarch 9, 2022 How the Post reported on the hidden billion-dollar cost of repeated police misconduct
The Post collected data on nearly 40,000 payments at 25 of the nation’s largest police and sheriff’s departments within the past decade.
By Joy Sharon Yi and Jackie LayMarch 9, 2022Arizona lawmaker speaks to white nationalists, calls for violence — and sets fundraising records
In a stark indicator of how resonant extremist views have become in Republican politics, Arizona state Sen. Wendy Rogers raised nearly $2.5 million in 2021, setting a legislative record and outraising even statewide candidates for governor and secretary of state.
By Beth Reinhard and Rosalind S. HeldermanMarch 8, 2022What ‘the Roger Stone tapes’ reveal about Jan. 6
A team of Danish filmmakers spent more than two years following Trump confidant and adviser Roger Stone. Their footage — and an investigation from The Washington Post — shed new light on Stone’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
By Maggie Penman, Alexis Diao, Reena Flores, Jordan-Marie Smith, Linah Mohammad, Rennie Svirnovskiy, Ariel Plotnick, Emma Talkoff, Sabby Robinson, Sean Carter, Robin Amer and Sean CarterMarch 5, 2022- Exclusive
The Roger Stone tapes
New documentary footage shows Roger Stone working behind the scenes to overturn 2020 election, seek pardons after Jan. 6 riot
By Dalton Bennett and Jon SwaineMarch 4, 2022 Roger Stone: The story behind the documentary
Danish filmmakers followed Donald Trump’s longest-serving political adviser for extended periods over more than two years.
By Jon Swaine and Dalton BennettMarch 4, 2022Nineteen Austin police officers charged with misconduct during protests, including one who’s running for public office
The Austin district attorney made good on his pledge to crack down on misconduct by police, charging at least 19 officers with excessive force or other misconduct during social justice protests in 2020.
By Neena SatijaFebruary 18, 2022Which U.S. communities sent money to support the Canadian trucker protests?
Residents in wealthy enclaves from Beverly Hills to suburbs of Austin to Florida beach communities sent millions of dollars to support trucker convoys that occupied the Canadian capital and shut down commerce, according to a Washington Post analysis of leaked fundraising data.
By Aaron C. Davis, Andrew Ba Tran and Dalton BennettFebruary 15, 2022The TikTok buildup: Videos reveal Russian forces closing in on Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and top Russian officials for months have been denying that Moscow is preparing to mount an invasion of neighboring Ukraine. But military analysts say videos posted to TikTok and other social media platforms tell another story.
By Paul Sonne, Joyce Sohyun Lee, Mary Ilyushina, Ruby Mellen and Atthar MirzaFebruary 11, 2022Fatal police shootings in 2021 set record since The Post began tracking, despite public outcry
The new count is up from 1,021 shootings the previous year, despite sustained public attention to and controversy over police use of force. While reaching a new high, experts said the 2021 total was within expected bounds.
By Marisa Iati, Steven Rich and Jennifer JenkinsFebruary 9, 2022Takeaways from the Pegasus Project
Here are key takeaways from the Pegasus Project, which found that spyware leased by the NSO Group was used in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, human rights activists, business executives and the two women closest to murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
By Washington Post StaffFebruary 2, 2022FBI acknowledges it tested NSO Group’s spyware
The test of the spyware occurred as the FBI and Justice Department were investigating whether the NSO software had been used to illegally hack phones in the United States.
By Ellen NakashimaFebruary 2, 2022NSO offered ‘bags of cash’ for access to U.S. cell networks, whistleblower claims
Surveillance company NSO Group offered to give representatives of an American mobile security firm “bags of cash” in exchange for access to global cellular networks, according to a whistleblower who has described the encounter in confidential disclosures to the Justice Department.
By Craig TimbergFebruary 1, 2022Spyware secretly hacked the phones of journalists and activists worldwide. Here's what we found.
Technology reporter Drew Harwell breaks down the key takeaways from The Pegasus Project, our investigation into NSO Group's military-grade spyware.
By Casey SilvestriJanuary 28, 2022As Giuliani coordinated plan for Trump electoral votes in states Biden won, some electors balked
One elector who refused to participate in the plan, which has became a focus of the House Jan. 6 committee, told The Washington Post he was “not going to jump on a bandwagon to say that I know better than the courts.”
By Beth Reinhard, Amy Gardner, Josh Dawsey, Emma Brown and Rosalind S. HeldermanJanuary 20, 2022