Investigations - The Washington Post (2024)

These 1,941 historic Ted Cruz emails show how Washington works

Emails offer an unvarnished view of the senator’s life at the Justice Department as his political star rose amid networking, lunches and after-work gatherings.

By Nate JonesJune 18, 2024

Abused by the Badge

Ex-South Bend officer faces decertification after Post sex abuse investigation

Indiana law enforcement officials plan to revoke the police certification of Timothy Barber, who’d kept it despite pleading guilty in 2022 to sexually abusing a teen in his patrol car.

By Jenn Abelson and Jessica ContreraJune 17, 2024

Incoming Post editor tied to self-described ‘thief’ who claimed role in his reporting

Unpublished book drafts and other documents raise questions about Robert Winnett’s journalistic record just months before he is to assume a top newsroom role.

By Isaac Stanley-Becker, Sarah Ellison, Greg Miller and Aaron C. DavisJune 16, 2024

Catholic bishops apologize for church’s role operating Indian boarding schools

In Friday vote, church leaders cite a “history of trauma” inflicted on Native Americans, including generations of children removed from their families to be forcibly assimilated.

By Sari Horwitz and Dana HedgpethJune 14, 2024

Abused by the Badge

How The Post investigated police officers accused of sexually abusing kids

The Washington Post has spent more than a year examining police officers accused of sexually abusing kids. Here’s how we reported the Abused by the Badge series.

By Jessica Contrera, John D. Harden and Jenn AbelsonJune 12, 2024

Abused by the Badge

Read the responses from convicted police officers and their agencies

A Washington Post investigation found hundreds of police officers have sexually exploited kids. Read responses from convicted police officers and their agencies.

By Washington Post staffJune 12, 2024

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Abused by the badge

Hundreds of police officers in the United States have sexually abused children, a Post investigation found. In many cases, the officers have avoided prison time.

By Jessica Contrera, Jenn Abelson, John D. Harden, Hayden Godfrey and Nate JonesJune 12, 2024

Abused by the Badge

An officer sexually abused a teen in his police car. How will he be punished?

South Bend police officer Timothy Barber met a teen at an Indiana Chick-fil-A and then sexually abused her in his patrol car. What punishment does he deserve?

By Jenn Abelson, Jessica Contrera and John D. HardenJune 12, 2024

Readers react to Post’s investigative report on Indian boarding schools

Readers responded to The Post’s investigation into the sexual abuse endured by Native American children at boarding schools

By Washington Post staffMay 31, 2024

They took the children: U.S. created Indian boarding schools to destroy cultures and seize land

For 150 years, U.S. policy forced Native American children into boarding schools built to eradicate their culture and assimilate them into White society.

By Dana Hedgpeth and Sari HorwitzMay 29, 2024

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‘In the name of God’: Native American children endured years of sexual abuse at boarding schools

Taken from their families and sent to remote boarding schools, Native American children often faced sexual abuse by priests, brothers or sisters who ran the facilities.

By Sari Horwitz, Dana Hedgpeth, Emmanuel Martinez, Scott Higham and Salwan GeorgesMay 29, 2024

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Long before Key Bridge collapse, Baltimore mariners warned of ‘ship strikes’

Over the past two decades, a Baltimore harbor safety committee repeatedly discussed the risks that ever-larger cargo ships posed to local bridges, according to previously unreported records obtained by The Washington Post.

By Steve Thompson and Ian DuncanMay 23, 2024

Lawmakers halt plan for midwives to handle higher-risk home births

The move in Maryland follows a Washington Post investigation that revealed a midwife kept her license after the deaths of three babies.

By Amy BrittainMay 21, 2024

Fat Leonard bribery cases fall apart because of prosecution blunders

One Navy officer confessed to leaking military secrets for $105,000 in bribes and prostitutes. But instead of going to prison, he may get away with his crimes.

By Craig WhitlockMay 20, 2024

Visual Forensics

Despite warnings of violence at UCLA, police didn’t step in for over 3 hours

Faculty had raised alarms in the days before the attack on pro-Palestinian protesters. That night, one witness called emergency services 11 times before police intervened.

By Jon Swaine, Hannah Natanson, Joyce Sohyun Lee, Sarah Cahlan and Jonathan Baran May 11, 2024

How Fat Leonard compromised admirals in charge of Navy intelligence

Book excerpt: The Malaysian con man tempted admirals Ted “Twig” Branch and Bruce Loveless with cigars, meals and women — creating a counterintelligence disaster

By Craig WhitlockMay 7, 2024

Book excerpt: The admiral who had a mental breakdown over Fat Leonard

Rear Adm. Robert Gilbeau, known as ‘Crazy Bob,’ had a mental breakdown in Afghanistan. His staff accused him of faking PTSD to dodge an epic corruption scandal.

By Craig WhitlockMay 6, 2024

Visual Forensics

Israel’s offensive is destroying Gaza’s ability to grow its own food

Israeli airstrikes and bulldozers have destroyed key parts of Gaza’s food infrastructure, including agricultural land, olive and fruit trees, and greenhouses.

By Nilo Tabrizy, Imogen Piper and Miriam BergerMay 3, 2024

Texas man files legal action to probe ex-partner’s out-of-state abortion

The previously unreported petition reflects a potential new antiabortion strategy to block women from ending their pregnancies in states where abortion is legal.

By Caroline KitchenerMay 3, 2024

‘We’re a dead ship’: Hundreds of cargo ships lost propulsion in U.S. waters in recent years

A Post examination found that losses of engine power, part of what the Dali experienced when it crashed into the Key Bridge in Baltimore, are not uncommon.

By Joyce Sohyun Lee, Ian Duncan, Jon Swaine and Steven RichApril 16, 2024

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