Jonathan Edwards
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@washingtonpost White House reporter. Ex-@virginianpilot. @LivingstonAward finalist. Email: [email protected]. Signal: jle.11
Hulk Hogan was a well-known Trump supporter. Their ties go back 40 years w/@maeganvaz wapo.st/4o5bzFl
Trump officials accused of defying 1 in 3 judges who ruled against him in 160+ cases, suggesting widespread noncompliance with the U.S. legal system. From @jjouvenal washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…
Trump survived many scandals, but the Epstein story poses a new test: The MAGA base has rallied as they see him under attack. The White House is trying to change the subject. From @natalie_allison washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…
Trump said he ‘never wrote a picture in my life.’ Here are four. The president’s blanket denial of a Wall Street Journal report could further inflame the Epstein case fallout. @jonathanreports washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…
New, exclusive Washington Post analysis shows 1 in 5 senior Trump appointees held cryptocurrency or related assets as the administration seeks to advance the crypto industry. @ccemorse @Cat_Zakrzewski @arfamomin washingtonpost.com/politics/inter…
Exclusive: DOJ hits states with broad requests for voter rolls, election data — prompting concerns from election clerks in both parties. Via @yvonnewingett @patrickdmarley wapo.st/3IvgS0s
Trump admin moves away from abolishing FEMA: As the president heads to TX to see the impact of last week’s deadly flash floods, the White House has shifted away from plans to abolish the agency, officials said. Scoop from @natalie_allison washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…
EXCLUSIVE: Tulsi Gabbard's special team has expressed interest in gaining access to emails and chat logs of the largest U.S. spy agencies to root out “weaponization,” according to multiple people familiar. By @nakashimae @wstrobel & Aaron Schaffer wapo.st/4eEqfa1
Trump’s approach to military action: A hard punch and a fast exit. First byline on The Post's White House team, shared with the talented @ELaserDavies wapo.st/440zgXA
"After years of service, transgender troops being forced out"
🇺🇸 After Years Of Service, Transgender Troops Being Forced Out ▫The Washington Post interviewed 10 transgender troops who have served a combined 133 years in uniform ... not one wants to leave their careers ▫@jonathanreports ▫is.gd/8fB96g #frontpagestoday #USA…
“I want to go out on my feet fighting,” said @JoEllisReally, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot in the Virginia Army National Guard. “I desperately want to serve.”
Advocates for transgender service members say expelling those in highly specialized fields — pilots, nuclear engineers, intelligence analysts — will harm the military as leaders try to reverse a years-long trend of recruiting shortfalls. wapo.st/40hFNdQ
The Washington Post interviewed 10 transgender troops who have served a combined 133 years in uniform. As they face deadlines under a new ban, not one wants to leave the ranks. wapo.st/4kQ3xy3
“I don’t even feel safe living in my own home anymore because of what happened that night,” @IJ client Alisa Carr. Check out @JonathanReports' piece on our new wrong-house raid lawsuit at the @WashingtonPost: washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/04…
Surgeon removed wrong organ then covered it up, widow alleges in suit wapo.st/4gKHczn @washingtonpost @jonathanreports
We all need a happy ending story now and then. Thanks to @jonathanreports and the @washingtonpost for this one! #microchipmagic Here's a gift link. Enjoy! wapo.st/42UsZN1
Georgia official warns of likely Russian interference in presidential election — via @jonathanreports and @ables_kelsey washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…
The Washington Post wins Pulitzer Prizes for National Reporting, Editorial Writing and Commentary. The Post was also honored as a finalist in the public service category, as well as a finalist in the categories for International Reporting and Illustrated Reporting and…
"The university where 13 student protesters were killed or injured during the Vietnam War era worries that other schools have learned nothing from its history." A must read from @jonathanreports at the @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05…