Washington Post Politics & Government Editor Nick Baumann, Deputy Politics & Government Editor Jennifer Liberto, White House Editor David Lauter and Deputy White House Editor Katy Burnell Evans sent out the following on Monday:
We’re excited to announce a new hire for our White House team who will sharpen our daily coverage of the Oval Office and write authoritative enterprise about how President Trump is remaking the presidency and challenging long-standing constraints on executive power.Katherine Doyle comes to us from NBC News, where she has covered the White House and national security since early 2023. There, she broke major stories and developed a reputation as a relentless digger with an exceptional ability to develop sources both within Trump’s immediate orbit and in the larger circle of Republicans on Capitol Hill, K Street and the federal agencies. In April, she broke the story of Trump’s call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asking him to reduce strikes in Lebanon. She also broke news of the president’s unhappiness with then-Attorney General Pam Bondi a week before Trump fired her.“On a scale of 1-10, she’s an 11,” a longtime NBC News colleague said.Katherine grew up in London and is a native French speaker. She covered Trump’s first term while working for the Washington Examiner and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and also participated in the coverage of Trump’s New York state hush money trial and the classified-documents case in federal court in Florida.Katherine’s first day is today. Please join us in welcoming her to The Post.Nick | Jen | David | KBE
