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Veteran WaPo editor Clarke departs

Dave Clarke

Dave Clarke, a veteran political editor who has been leading the 202 Newsletters team, has left the Washington Post after more than eight years.

Clarke’s post on X/Twitter reads:

“I loved working at The Post and with all my wonderful colleagues. It was a true honor. Looking forward to what’s next.”

Since joining Post in May 2015, Clarke has served as deputy editor for PowerPost, White House editor and Congress editor.

Previously he was a financial editor at Politico and also reported for Reuters and CQ, where he worked for more than eight years.

Clarke has a bachelor’s degree in history from Trinity College-Hartford and a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University.

Reach out to Clarke on X/Twitter or LinkedIn.

Mariam Ahmed

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