The Washington Post seeks a national politics breaking news reporter

The Washington Post is looking for an agile reporter to join its national politics breaking news team, which plays a central role in our coverage of the 2024 campaign.

The breaking news team anchors some of The Post’s biggest political stories of the day and helps lead our real-time coverage of major events, such as presidential addresses, congressional votes, Supreme Court decisions, candidate debates and election nights.

We are seeking a reporter with a strong track record of writing with authority, accuracy and precision on tight deadlines. The ideal candidate has expertise in covering politics and the ability to bring perspective and smart context to fast-developing stories. In addition, this reporter must have strong organizational and communication skills and the ablity to move quickly among topics.

This position is based in our Washington newsroom and could include some weekend or evening work.

If you are interested in the position, upload a cover letter outlining your vision for the job, a résumé and three pieces you’ve written (as PDFs) to our jobs portal. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled, but those received by 9/5/2023 will be prioritized. The cover letter should be addressed to incoming national editor Philip Rucker, Senior Politics Editor Dan Eggen, Politics Breaking News Editor John Wagner and incoming managing editor Matea Gold.

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