Dan Balz

Husband. Father. Happy Grandparent. Political Reporter @washingtonpost. Infrequent tweeter.

[Ceci Connolly @CeciConnolly]

Elizabeth was one of a kind; intrepid, fair, energetic and passionate about journalism. This is a big loss.

[Dan Balz @danbalz]

Deeply saddened by news of the passing of Elizabeth Arnold, longtime NPR reporter, journalism educator and so much more. She was tireless, careful, creative and tough minded. An original. She started in Alaska and eventually returned there. A great loss. RIP.

[Dan Balz @danbalz]

Yes. A very impressive Burnham margin and it puts him well positioned to become PM. Then the question will be whether as PM he can produce results that will rejuvenate the slumping party. Voters there have not been kind to recent prime ministers.

[EJ Dionne @EJDionne]

Andy Burnham’s margin here is huge, given where #Makerfield was trending. He seems to thread the needle Labour needs to thread, winning back both working class voters trending right and left-leaning voters the party was shedding. It sure feels like he is the next Prime Minister.

[Dan Balz @danbalz]

Congrats to a pair of pros.

[The Atlantic Communications @TheAtlanticPR]

Congratulations to staff writers @AshleyRParker and @michaelscherer for receiving the 39th annual @PresGeraldRFord Journalism Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency. Read more: https://t.co/36XMZ5nA7S

[Scott Clement @sfcpoll]

Trump disapproval reaches new high of 62%, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds. He faces 2-to-1 disapproval on Iran his economic approval rating has dropped seven points since February as gas prices have spiked. Story with @danbalz https://t.co/GsPi0HYxXV

[Dan Balz @danbalz]

Stephanie, my condolences to you and your children. I loved working with Dan and admired the energy and creativity he brought to the politics team. As others have said, he made the work fun but he was totally focused on serious and strong reporting and writing. A loss in so many ways.

[Dan Balz @danbalz]

Couldn’t agree more, Doug. Both old school in all good ways. They were always about the story, getting it fast and getting it right. Also this week, in Wisconsin, Daniel Bice, a stellar political reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, died of cancer at age 62. Just sadness all around.

[Douglas Heye @DougHeye]

I sure liked Dan Eggen and David Jackson, and certainly respected their work. Just gutted to lose both of them in the same week - and way too young.

[Stephanie Armour @StephArmour1]

@danbalz Dan thought the world of you btw, Dan.

[Dan Balz @danbalz]

That’s a deal. You’ve added some additional luster to the success of the Stern-Bryan Fellowship.

[Gabriel Pogrund @Gabriel_Pogrund]

@danbalz Thank you so much Dan. Hope to see you on your next trip to Blighty

[Dan Balz @danbalz]

Congrats to you on this good news. Well deserved.

[Gabriel Pogrund @Gabriel_Pogrund]

Personal news: I am exceptionally honoured to be appointed editor of Insight, the Sunday Times investigations team.

As part of the Sunday Times' commitment to investigative journalism, and storytelling in the written word, audio and video, I am also pleased to welcome two of the most talented and inspiring people I have worked with to a newly-expanded team. They are @ManuMidolo, currently investigations reporter, and @venetiamenzies, visual investigations editor. I will be hiring a deputy editor in due course.

Our hope is keep the flame of Insight alive by producing fearless and forensic journalism - while delivering our stories in the most elegant and innovative way possible. The Sunday Times is the best place in the world for any journalist - but also any source. We have the resources, and integrity, to back the people who come to us 100%: if you have a complex, surprising, sensitive - but significant, story to tell, we are open for business.

Insight, founded in 1961, pioneered investigative journalism in Britain, championing the voiceless — including, most famously, the victims of thalidomide — and revealing truths which the powerful hoped to suppress. It dismantled the government's narrative about Bloody Sunday, revealed the defection of Kim Philby, and exposed the nuclear plant at Dimona. More recently it has lifted the lid on FIFA corruption and the government's handling of the pandemic.

I have been blessed to have had the paper's backing in combining investigative reporting on the summit of society — monarchy, MI5 and MI6, Downing St — with less glamorous stories ranging from the victims of funeral poverty in London to the abandonment of spouses in Pakistan. It has been the best experience any reporter could have hoped for - and I will draw on it as I try, to the best of my abilities, to maintain Insight's special traditions.

I would also like to thank Ben Tayor, Krissi Murrison, Lindsay McIntosh, Becky Barrow and perhaps above all Pia Sarma for supporting me over the last decade.

https://t.co/71kMkKovZe

[Dan Balz @danbalz]

Sorry to see the news of David’s death. A real pro and a good guy. RIP.

[Michael Collins @mcollinsNEWS]

David Jackson, longtime White House correspondent for USA TODAY, dies https://t.co/0oStYIJx7q via @usatoday

[Jenna Johnson @Jenna_DC]

For those looking to help support Dan Eggen’s kids, who are facing some unexpected expenses as they grieve the devastating loss of their dad, we have started a fund: https://t.co/bT90uktwOb

[Dan Balz @danbalz]

Ditto to everything Phil says in his posting. Dan Eggen was a gem, and indispensable part of the posts political operation for many years. He pushed everybody, he wanted scoops and he wanted look backs and he wanted everybody to have both real accountability and fairness in the coverage. We are all devastated by his passing.

[Philip Rucker @PhilipRucker]

Dan Eggen was a reporter’s editor — smart, indefatigable and fearless. He made your prose pop and was proud for you to shine. And he made sure you had fun. His passing is gutting, for his family and all who were lucky enough to work with him. https://t.co/1sKsv7Ivpy

[Dan Balz @danbalz]

Kevin was a wonderful colleague. Smart, full of enthusiasm for the story he or his reporters were chasing, tough-minded and fun at the same time. His work made a difference. RIP.

[Scott Nover @ScottNover]

Kevin Klose, a longtime correspondent for The Washington Post who later as president of NPR helped secure a $200 million gift from Joan Kroc, died Wednesday at 85. https://t.co/NK1xyl74e2

[Dan Balz @danbalz]

Time to pre order.

[Lois Romano @loisromano]

An Inconvenient Widow is out May 19. Preorder now: https://t.co/3WoE02jarA

I spent years digging through letters, court transcripts, and archives to find the real Mary Todd Lincoln. What I found was someone brilliant, politically sharp, and ahead of her time — erased almost entirely by men who got her wrong.

[Dan Balz @danbalz]

Great news.

[Patrick Svitek @PatrickSvitek]

Some news about me: I’m excited to get back to work covering the midterms and 2028 for @CNN.

https://t.co/LbUgzBA2Sm

[Dan Balz @danbalz]

Dealt with Ray over many years. A good person to deal with. Sad that he’s gone. RIP.

[Ronald Brownstein @RonBrownstein]

TX GOP maestro Ray Sullivan died this week. Met Ray in 93 during the special to replace Sen. Bentsen. He was helping Kay Bailey Hutchison, who I trailed on a swing thru East TX. That night had dinner w/Ray in a Sizzler & saw not 1, but 2 girls pregnant in their HS prom dress. RIP

[Adam Nagourney @adamnagourney]

What's so good about @ShawnMcCreesh story is it would have been easy just to make fun of Bryon Noem. Instead, he writes a compassionate (and well-reported) story about the humiliation he's going through. Should teach this one in journalism school. https://t.co/ROdyRsyDh8

[Zach Despart @zachdespart]

Journalism is often critical. It should never, ever be mean-spirited.

[Dan Balz @danbalz]

Very happy to welcome @laurabeveridge7 to the @washingtonpost as the 2026 Stern-Bryan Fellow. She joins a group of superb British journalists who have worked in the newsroom each year for more than four decades.

[Stern-Bryan Fellowship @sternfellowship]

We're delighted to announce that @washingtonpost's 2026 Stern-Bryan fellow is @LauraBeveridge7 of @PoliticsJOE_UK (1/6)