For U.S. medical researchers, shrinking labs and bare budgets are the new reality The Trump administration has slashed the number of grants from the National Institutes of Health, with far fewer focused on women, cancer and mental health.

Very good (if tragic) story from the Washington Post

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This is such a happy/sad moment but SO SO excited to see Emily continue to kill it on data-driven sports coverage ... @theathletic.com is insanely lucky to have her.

Presenting the 2025 Livingston Award Finalists These Livingston Award finalists highlight excellence in reporting and storytelling by journalists under the age of 35. Here is the best work of 2024 from young reporters.

This is a @caitlingilbert.bsky.social appreciation post. Caitlin this year is a Goldsmith finalist, a Livingston finalist AND a SABEW winner - for 3 different projects on topics ranging from VA benefits to vaccine skepticism to TikTok algorithms. Absolute boss.
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Dan Eggen, who shaped politics coverage at The Post, dies at 60 He helped guide Pulitzer Prize-winning projects, including coverage of Russian election interference in 2016 and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

A huge loss.

Largely secret donors pour millions into election that could tip Congress The vast majority of the nearly $100 million raised to sway Virginia’s redistricting battle, mostly on the Democratic side, consists of untraceable dark money.

Almost all the $93 million that has fed Virginia's current redistricting debate is from untraceable dark money sources, leaving identities of individual contributors — and their agendas — cloaked in secrecy.
By @ence.bsky.social and Gregory S. Schneider:
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We surfaced this quote in our reporting on RFK Jr/SSRIs early last year bsky.app/profile/cait...

Public has right to officer names in police use-of-force records, Md. court rules The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that Anton’s Law, the state’s historic police transparency measure, requires law enforcement agencies to release the names of officers who use physical force agai...

The Post won a precedent-setting, Maryland public records lawsuit and appeal that will make it easier for all to get police disciplinary records. 👍👍

Free link: wapo.st/4em0mh8

The Data Institute 2026 The Data Institute is a free, hands-on workshop that teaches journalists how to use data, design, and code.

Less than one week to apply to the 2026 Data Institute! If you're on the fence about applying, do it anyway!

Apply by April 19: cjddatainstitute.org

DOJ presses for its own search of Post reporter's phone, laptops Federal prosecutors want to overturn a magistrate judge's decision to review reporter Hannah Natanson's seized devices on behalf of the government and turn over information relevant to a leak investigation.

Federal prosecutors urged a judge to overturn a ruling barring the DOJ from directly searching a Post reporter’s electronic devices seized as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of leaking classified materials.

wait what style guide is that? We changed it at AP about 7 years ago

This involved many folks on many teams at the Post, including @jeremybmerrill.com, @caitlingilbert.bsky.social, @ence.bsky.social, @fox.computer, Leslie Shapiro, @asteckelberg.bsky.social, @richardsima.bsky.social, @tatumhunter.bsky.social, @carmellaboykin.bsky.social & @davejorgenson.bsky.social

Our use of our audience's own data to unspool how TikTok works won a @sabew.bsky.social for best data journalism! Thrilled for the whole team that brought these stories to life:

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Made my TV debut yesterday, talking about my latest story on AI and jobs with NBC News NOW

Thrilled for @caitlingilbert.bsky.social, Craig Whitlock and Lisa Rein for on being named finalists for the Goldsmith Awards for their coverage last year of VA disability fraud:
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Result! Just received from Grammarly:
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turns out people were interested in this — we sold out, and 100% of students said it was worth the cost. so we’re doing it again starting April 15! we’re opening registration tomorrow, but initially only to folks who have filled out our interest form: docs.google.com/forms/d/16cZ...

So excited for folks at @themarshallproject.org because Reem is a passionate, clearheaded leader and such a force for great journalism.

Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job The Social Security inspector general’s office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive in a major potential security breach, said people familia...

Exclusive: The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is investigating allegations that a former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive and offered it to his current employer.

IRE calls for the immediate release of Estefany Rodríguez, a reporter for Nashville Noticias and Univision 42 Nashville, who was taken into custody while in a marked news vehicle, according to reports.

Read the rest of our statement: https://bit.ly/4sto4Mh

Hello Bluesky! We're the Washington Post data team. We dig through government records, social media, campaign finance reports, weather maps, and any other data we can dig up, download, FOIA or create. Then, we share what we find with you.

We've worked on a lot in the past year. A few highlights 🧵

The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune Win 2026 Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting The Washington Post won the 2026 Toner Prize for national political reporting. The Chicago Tribune won for local political reporting. Ceremony set for March 23 in Washington, D.C.

Congrats to star Washington Post reporters @hannahnatanson.bsky.social , William Wan and @merylkornfield.bsky.social for winning the 2026 Toner Prize for Excellence in National Reporting for their series on “The year Trump broke the federal government” tinyurl.com/2sk3xphw

Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

Breaking WaPo:

Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

A fake ICE tip line reveals neighbors reporting neighbors A Nashville comedian’s deportation hotline, set up as a joke, has gone viral among viewers who say it shows the “banality of evil personified” in the U.S. immigration crackdown.

New: A comedian set up a fake ICE tip line as a joke. Then 100 calls flooded in: neighbors ratting on neighbors, a teacher reporting a kindergartener. Fans say the viral TikToks revealed deportation's "banality of evil." Conservatives say he should be in prison wapo.st/4kM4qbF

Explore where Winter Olympic sports are most accessible across the U.S. See which winter sport facilities are near you and if any Winter Olympians come from your state.

For many Americans, the Winter Olympics can feel a world away. But access to these sports might be closer than you think.

The Post analyzed more than 2,500 training facilities for Winter Olympic sports in the U.S. See them here:

Attention visual journalists: I’m always open to pitches for @sciam.bsky.social’s Graphic Science column. The column tells concise stories on topics in science via graphics (dataviz, illustrated diagrams, comic-style explainers, etc). It appears in both print & online. DM me for a pitch guide.

Tim was the institutional memory and heart of the Post's graphics team. He's a talented, innovative colleague and leader who never once turned down a chance to chat or work together. Both a pro and a friend.

The Post was foolish enough to unleash a bevy of the world’s most talented multi-disciplinary journalists out there for their competition to scoop up. These are some of the most hard working and skilled people I know.

Save this one and reshare it please! 📊

Before Trump ban, universities were slowly making faculties more diverse The number of Black and Hispanic faculty increased at large research universities after a wave of commitments. Now these pledges are being rolled back, a Post analysis found.

Of the 184 universities that made faculty diversity pledges, at least 108 have fully or partially rolled them back after a year under the Trump administration, according to a Post survey and analysis.

Explore your university's diversity data here:

I think I'll have more to say tomorrow but for right now, just: @emilygiam.bsky.social *taught herself to code* so she could tackle all the cool stories she came up with on the sports beat. It's been amazing to have her as a teammate and a collaborator, and we're going to miss her a ton. 💜

Co-sign all of this; hire these amazing people! I'm happy to talk to a potential hiring manager about any of them