Ben Brasch

Washington, D.C.

General Assignment reporter

Education: University of Florida, BS in Journalism and minor in Business Administration

Ben Brasch is a reporter on the General Assignment team at The Washington Post. He previously worked in Georgia at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and in his native Florida at the News-Press in Fort Myers, along with the Ledger in Lakeland.
Latest from Ben Brasch

More arrests at Portland State; Biden urges peaceful protest

The president advocated for non-violence and defended the right to free speech. Overnight, a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA was dismantled and 90 were arrested at Dartmouth.

May 3, 2024

Biden calls for peace following major clashes on prominent campuses

The unscheduled remarks were Biden’s most extensive yet on the weeks of contagious pro-Palestinian demonstrations disrupting college life in many parts of the country.

May 2, 2024
Police advance on pro-Palestinian demonstrators in an encampment on the UCLA campus on Thursday.

Authorities identify four officers killed serving warrant in Charlotte

“They were good ones, people that you could trust, people that you could count on,” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) said at a news conference.

April 30, 2024
Killed during the shootout Monday were, clockwise from top left: Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Joshua Eyer; Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas M. Weeks Jr.; and North Carolina Department of Adult Correction officers Sam Poloche and William “Alden” Elliott.

More than 80 protesters arrested at Virginia Tech, school says

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including 53 students, were charged with trespassing, the university said.

April 30, 2024

Tornadoes kill at least 4 people in swath of devastated Oklahoma

One person died in Sulphur, Okla., much of which was leveled, while an infant was among two people killed in Holdenville. Another died on I-35 near Marietta.

April 28, 2024

Oklahoma officials tell trans pro wrestler not to compete in their state

The state’s sports commission warned a professional wrestling promotion against allowing a transgender woman to wrestle other women again.

April 19, 2024
Nyla Rose, a transgender woman, competes in the All Elite Wrestling Women's World Championship at the Capital One Arena in Washington in October 2019. (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post)

The never-ending Young Thug trial that could reshape hip-hop

The crucial, boring, chaotic trial of Young Thug and several others in Atlanta could help decide if lyrics could be used to help convict people.

April 18, 2024

USC cancels pro-Palestinian valedictorian’s speech, citing fears of threats

Valedictorian Asna Tabassum said the University of Southern California abandoned her amid a “campaign of racist hatred,” cancelling her speech over security concerns.

April 16, 2024
The University of Southern California said it will not have its valedictorian, who is Muslim and pro-Palestinian, give a speech because of safety concerns.

Most U.N. Security Council members condemn Iranian attack, urge ‘restraint’

Ambassadors for Iran, Syria, Russia and China criticized the support of the United States and other countries that helped shoot down the drones and missiles Sunday.

April 14, 2024

Ohio officer shot Black teen who was holding a fake gun, new video shows

“It’s fake!” yelled a 15-year-old boy in Akron, Ohio, after he was shot in the wrist carrying what his family says was a toy gun. The officer is on paid leave.

April 10, 2024