Tom Hamburger

New: Statement from former executive editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world’s greatest news organizations. "The Washington Post’s ambitions will be sharply diminished, its talented and brave staff will be further depleted, and the public will be denied the ground-level, fact-based reporting in our communities and around the world that is needed more than ever."

Here's a recent piece by The Post reporter, Hannah Natanson, whose home was searched by the FBI earlier today. . . wapo.st/4b0PjIG

Marty Baron, the former executive editor of The Washington Post (my former employer), says: "It’s a clear and appalling sign that this administration will set no limits on its acts of aggression against an independent press."

Washington's new lobbyists: Paid online influencers with few rules. Our dive into the "influencer economy," and the big checks being cut by companies and countries. Free link: wsj.com/politics/polic…

Not long ago, a consensus was emerging that markets could help save the planet. Now that consensus is crumbling. @StevenMufson + @thamburger reveal how a Leonard Leo-funded group scared corporate America into backtracking on the climate. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

NEW: CDC virus expert resigns after RFK Jr.’s purge of vaccine advisers. She told colleagues she no longer had confidence that data she had been in charge of overseeing would be used objectively to set vaccine policy.” My latest. washingtonpost.com/health/2025/06…

Two prominent families suddenly making millions from crypto deals in the Middle East: those of Donald Trump and Steve Witkoff, his special envoy theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…

A cast bronze memorial to the police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 declares that "their heroism will never be forgotten." But the memorial itself has been forgotten, left in storage because Johnson's office has not had it hung. @JoeHeim washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/05…

Great news for Minnesota — and for journalism: Star Tribune names Kathleen Hennessey as editor startribune.com/the-minnesota-…

Exclusive: Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding wapo.st/41uIOJ4

We stand with the @AP which is resisting government pressure attempting to dictate how it writes about the news. This is exactly what the founders had in mind when they crafted the First Amendment.

Don't miss this terrific story, packed with perspective, from @elizabethjdias -- In Trump’s Cuts to Aid and Refugees, a Clash Over Christian Values nytimes.com/2025/02/15/us/…

NEW: Homan says in an interview ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ the ICE op in Chicago has been endangered by leaks, might not go forward, but Trump admin has broader plans and a long target list. With ⁦@mariasacchetti⁩ washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

@mateagold @dickstevenson @Mateagold is the best in the business -- a stellar editor, reporter, and colleague.  This is a big win for the Times, a massive loss for The Washington Post.

I am thrilled to join this extraordinary news organization at a critical moment for independent, fair and unflinching journalism, and I can't wait to work with @dickstevenson and this talented staff to run at the consequential stories before us. I will always love The Post and its people, and I will be rooting for their success. nytco.com/press/matea-go…

Helpful background in this piece from last year by @StevenMufson, who reports that DOGE co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy wants a war on ‘wokeism' and views global warming as "not entirely bad." wapo.st/4fUalYK

Latest on effort by Musk and Ramaswamy to build a ‘DOGE’ team to go to war with Washington wapo.st/496WLiu

NEWS: Trump plans to fire Jack Smith’s entire team AND use DOJ to probe 2020 election, with @jdawsey1 @AshleyRParker @PerryStein washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

NEW: Trump selects Russ Vought, architect of Project 2025 chapter, to lead White House budget office Vought has: - Asserted presidential authorities to unilaterally claw back spending, w/o Congress - Said "we are living in a post-Constitutional time" - Has crafted plans for Trump to deploy the military to quash civil unrest and seize more control over the Justice Department - Aggressive proponent of using "Schedule F" to strip protections from much of the federal workforce washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…

EXCLUSIVE from @nakashimae, @John_Hudson and @jdawsey1: President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and discussed the war in Ukraine, advising Putin not to escalate. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…