Dan Eggen

@DanEggenWPost

Washington Post Political Enterprise Editor. RTs ≠ endorsements.

Washington DC

Joined October 2010

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Washington Post Opinions@PostOpinions · Jul 22

Trump wants to be the sole authority, @PBump writes. With trust in institutions cratering, he sees his opportunity. wapo.st/4nTL5GT

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LenaSun@bylenasun · 19 h

NEW: Critics warned such policy threatens returning the nation to a darker era when people were often unjustly locked away in mental health institutions, and does nothing to help people afford housing.⁦@DavidOvalle305⁩ washingtonpost.com/health/2025/07…

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Sean Sullivan@WaPoSean · 21 h

The DNC lags behind Republican fundraising. Some donors are frustrated. Now, the cmte is trying to catch up with a pitch for donors touting a “brand project” and saying the party must get ahead of demographic changes. By @KnowlesHannah: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

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(((Jacob Bogage)))@jacobbogage · 22 h

NEW: The IRS is considering ending non-English language services That’d drop phone and in-person interpreters + translations of common tax forms and notices. It’s to comply with Trump’s order designating English the US’s official language. Link in thread…

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Dan Eggen@DanEggenWPost · 23 h

USDA will relocate most of its DC-based workforce. The agency will move about 2,600 people to 5 other locations and shutter several key facilities in the capital region, including its main research center, by @MerylKornfield @oliviacgeorge @hannah_natanson washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

DanEggenWPost's tweet card. The department will relocate about 2,600 employees to five other locations and shutter several key facilities in the capital region, including its historic main research center.

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Marianna Sotomayor@MariannaReports · Jul 22

Another week in session, another week clouded by the Epstein files. The latest with @kadiagoba washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

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Louisa Loveluck@leloveluck · Jul 24

After 4 months of a near-total Israeli siege, Gaza’s hospitals now have wards for the malnourished children whose tiny bodies are just the width of their bones. Aid groups had warned of this for more than a year. Now a worst case scenario is upon us. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

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Dan Eggen@DanEggenWPost · Jul 24

Update: Ingrassia was removed from today’s hearing schedule. I’ve contacted the committee’s majority staff and the White House to figure out why. Will update here.

MMeryl Kornfield@MerylKornfield · Jul 24

Paul Ingrassia said bureaucracy magnifies “the worst elements of human nature,” called federal workers “parasites” and “bugmen” and said civil servants aren’t apolitical. He now wants to run the office that protects federal workers. His hearing is today. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

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The Washington Post@washingtonpost · Jul 24

Tesla’s latest earnings report showed an ongoing slump in profits and revenue after CEO Elon Musk’s controversial stint in politics, and the company said President Donald Trump’s recently passed tax bill is set to cause more pain. wapo.st/4o5m4sk

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Dan Eggen@DanEggenWPost · Jul 24

NEW: Cracks starting to show in GOP coalition as Epstein furor isn't abating: House Oversight panel votes to subpoena DOJ for files and Republicans worried they'll get an earful from voters during recess via @MariannaReports @kadiagoba wapo.st/46UEwh1

DanEggenWPost's tweet card. Democrats plan to argue that not releasing the Epstein files means Republicans are protecting the rich and powerful at voters’ expense.

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Dan Eggen@DanEggenWPost · Jul 23

FEMA moved quickly to help Texas. These other states waited months. Several states and two Native American tribes waited months for disaster aid, while hundreds of requests for critical emergency services remain on hold washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

DanEggenWPost's tweet card. Several states and two Native American tribes waited months for disaster aid, while hundreds of requests for critical emergency services remain on hold.

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jim manley@jamespmanley · Jul 23

FEMA moved quickly to help Texas. These other states waited months. wapo.st/4o3hWci

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Scott Nover@ScottNover · Jul 23

Kari Lake has taken steps to consolidate power at U.S. Agency for Global Media, locking acting CEO Victor Morales out of his email, and attempting to dispatch Voice of America director Michael Abramowitz, who is suing her, to a new job in Greenville, NC. washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

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John Hudson@John_Hudson · Jul 23

Hegseth Signal messages came from email classified ‘SECRET,’ watchdog told. W/ @DanLamothe washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

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Dan Eggen@DanEggenWPost · Jul 23

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JJonathan Cheng@JChengWSJ · Jul 23

.@Ali_Wyne to @ishaantharoor: “I am not sure if any other incumbent power in history has so rapidly and systematically attacked its own principal sources of competitive advantage.” @joshuaqyang washingtonpost.com//world/2025/07…

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Dan Eggen@DanEggenWPost · Jul 23

Great Ozzy retrospective by @Chris_Richards washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez@yvonnewingett · Jul 22

Ozzy Osbourne, hard rocking ‘prince of darkness,’ dies at 76 washingtonpost.com/obituaries/202…

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Dan Eggen@DanEggenWPost · Jul 22

Gabbard’s ‘seditious conspiracy’ claim is based on thin gruel. Her announcement about Russian interference in 2016 flies in the face of the conclusions of four previous investigations totaling more than 2,500 pages, by @GlennKesslerWP washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

DanEggenWPost's tweet card. The announcement from the director of national intelligence flies in the face of the conclusions of four previous investigations totaling more than 2,500 pages.

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Dan Eggen@DanEggenWPost · Jul 22

The Trump administration is increasingly relying on Border Patrol agents to help carry out the president’s mass deportation plan — a role that some lawyers and advocates consider alarming. @marianne_levine + @D_Hawk report: washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

DanEggenWPost's tweet card. Agents are arresting immigrants in cities such as Los Angeles and New York. Their expanding reach has sparked concern in law enforcement and immigrant communities.

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The Washington Post@washingtonpost · Jul 22

The detention of two Italian nationals at “Alligator Alcatraz” is sparking criticism from lawmakers in Italy, who are calling on their country’s conservative government to do more to secure their repatriation. wapo.st/44KFivP

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