Dylan Wells

New beat alert! I’m still at the @washingtonpost, but expanding my coverage and launching a newsletter about the creator economy next month (powered by @beehiiv). Sign up for Verified here — and in the meantime send me your tips and gossip 💌 wpcreator.washingtonpost.com/subscribe

I can’t explain how crazy it is to have pitched a feature on clipping to million outlets last yr (with a great scoop abt a big Erika Kirk clipping campaign after Charlie’s shooting!) only to be told it was too “niche.” Then 9 mo later every single MSM outlet writes the story lol

Paramount in talks with Katie Miller for podcast deal as it eyes expansion axios.com/2026/05/14/par…

Spencer Pratt is currently running 2 paid clipping campaigns. Creators are being offered $$ to post clips of Pratt from the recent debate, along with Pratt's recent podcast appearances. Pages need to have 50%+ USA audience to participate, but do not need to be based in CA.

Nice meeting you @SenLummis

Three months later, this is my last @washingtonpost story — delayed because nearly everyone involved in it was laid off. I am very grateful to newsroom friends who made sure it published anyway, and to brave Roman Mongold and his family for their time. wapo.st/4cNY7Cm

I get the influencer angle here, but one of the reports about the shooter being dead came from a CNN reporter who was set to receive a *journalism award* at the WHCD. That's as mainstream as it gets. wsj.com/business/media…

Seeing a lot of DC people mock TMZ for this… but I’m sure most Americans aren’t familiar with the congressional calendar and glad to see an outlet with an apolitical audience highlighting it. Congress doesn’t do *no* work on recess, ofc, but if they’re proud of their schedule, they should be able to defend it to an informed constituency

Big majorities of American adults actively try to avoid the news, per @APNORC > - 62% avoid stories about Trump - 69% avoid news on social media - 57% avoid national politics news apnorc.org/projects/the-e…

The public video of the WHCD incident sucks, so we reviewed a much clearer version that establishes new findings, including which agent fired the first shots — three of which zipped pretty close to Secret Service and TSA personnel. 🎁 link wapo.st/4tQWvNW

@matthewjreidy @hannahdemissie Crushed it 👏🏼

A night that will stay with me forever. The assignment of covering the president at the WHCD felt straightforward— what unfolded was anything but. Thankful for the U.S. Secret Service and and the various agencies who stood between us and the chaos.

This badass went from running the dinner to leading the questions from the briefing room. @weijia you are just the best.

Reporters are arriving in the briefing room after sprinting to the White House from the Hilton and surrounding WHCD events ahead of President Trump’s upcoming remarks.

Load bangs inside the WHCD. President Trump evacuated

it’s true! so excited to start a new chapter of political feature writing with the kickass team @wsj — and immensely grateful for three great years with my spectacular @PostStyle colleagues.

We have heard a lot about scandals in the past couple of weeks. Today, I decided to write about my own experience getting sucked into a scandal in Washington and my thoughts on the overarching ecosystem that feeds misconduct. I included some absolutely wild receipts! sourcessay.news/p/a-case-study…

David Jackson, longtime White House correspondent for USA TODAY, dies usatoday.com/story/news/pol… via @usatoday

NEW: The Ethics Committee Investigated Rep. Alma Adams for Alleged ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ With a Staffer notus.org/congress/alma-…

For those who loved Dan Eggen, or worked w him, or just read the amazing journalism he helped produce, here is a GoFundMe to help support his family as they process this unexpected and devastating loss—> gofund.me/c4391467a

Dan's unexpected death shocked and devastated those who love him, and it also created new expenses for his family that we would like to help alleviate. If you can help please do. gofundme.com/f/support-for-…

Kalshi says it caught 3 political candidates trading on their elections, including: - MN-2 Dem primary candidate, fined $539.85 - TX-21 GOP primary candidate, fined $784.20 - VA-SEN Dem primary candidate, fined $6,229.30 They were each suspended from Kalshi for 5 years.