John Taylor

Newsletters, The 7 and The 7 Podcast, and more @washingtonpost. Once & future Virginian. @JMU grad. Youngest great uncle. Faves = I’m forgetful.

[John Taylor @johnmtaylor]

Talked to @sponglr about one of our favorite topics: Willie Nelson, who has yet another new album out tomorrow. (It’s good!)

But also his essential @TexasMonthly list of Willie Nelson albums (now up to 153) and John’s excellent podcast, “One By Willie.”

https://t.co/blLs6B7knQ

[Tommy Gurganous @TommyGurganous]

Note for the EA Sports College Football 27 video game coming out in July:

Per EA, JMU's Duke Dog mascot is one of 10 unlocked mascots when initially starting the Mascot Mashup mode. In this mode, playable teams are composed entirely of the mascots of the respective schools.

[John Taylor @johnmtaylor]

Really good Wemby story here from @JaredWeissNBA
Glad sportswriters are getting opportunities to share strories like this.

https://t.co/1gIThU64lj

[Meryl Kornfield @MerylKornfield]

Must read this @hannah_natanson tribute to journalism, especially this heartbreaking part about her reporting on the federal workforce last year https://t.co/euolyIFSVX

[John Taylor @johnmtaylor]

Visiting Renwick and made a joke about this a few weeks ago, saying it was starting to look like a strip mall parking lot … how about that.

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

After 31 years as a pedestrianized plaza, the famous car-free stretch in front of the White House has been converted into a parking lot.

[Spencer Nusbaum @spencernusbaum_]

Sellout at Nationals Park tonight, with a crowd of 38,912 for Hot Dog Night. Gotta say, they leaned all the way into the bit and kinda nailed it.

Wonder how many people had the hot dog fries.

[George Wallace @MrGeorgeWallace]

We grew up so poor we could only watch the Mandalorian OR Grogu.

[John Taylor @johnmtaylor]

Bad dog. Not her fault. #freemerla

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Merla, a federal employee with the Beagle Brigade, detected 100 illegal sandwiches at an airport.

“Merla earned what her canine handler likes to call the Jackpot Award,” a CBP agriculture specialist said. “It’s multiples of favorite treats all at once.” https://t.co/MYozxkNISe

[John Taylor @johnmtaylor]

Nationals should let Commander fill in.

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

This is Natty. He's the first official team dog for the Washington Nationals. He makes his big-league debut on Friday and will learn basic skills and socialization with the team before he goes on to formal service dog training with Canine Companions. 13/10

[John Taylor @johnmtaylor]

Good week for Braves nostalgia reading and appreciation.

[Leland @ItsLeland]

In honor of Bobby Cox, here’s almost 20 minutes of him getting ejected.

Legend.

[Zuri Berry @zuriberry]

Today, we launched our new bureau covering Prince George's County. Follow our reporters @conarck @hauchu @esilverman11. And, of course, follow @bannerpgcounty for updates from all over the newsroom covering PG.

[John Taylor @johnmtaylor]

@mattadler81 Adding this to my on-the-way-to-Pittsburgh list

[John Taylor @johnmtaylor]

Need someone local to taste test this vs the Madam whiskey.

[Matt Viser @mviser]

Exclusive: FBI Director Kash Patel has distributed “Ka$h”-branded bottles of bourbon to bureau staff and civilians, multiple people in Patel’s orbit tell @S_Fitzpatrick. https://t.co/hga5phi9Q4

[Ken Burns @KenBurns]

We are announcing today that The American Revolution will stream for free in its entirety on all PBS platforms from May 25th through July 12. Hope you have a chance to watch, ideally with friends and family, as you think about our 250th anniversary this July 4th. https://t.co/c8fc6Sldj5

[John Taylor @johnmtaylor]

Let’s do it 👏🏻

[Tony Wagner @tonydwagner]

now that the oscars have added a stunt award I'm demanding pulitzers recognize daily email newsletter editing

[TeamWashPost @TeamWashPost]

The staff of The Washington Post has won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for public service for coverage of the Trump administration’s efforts to transform the federal government, and former Post photojournalist Jahi Chikwendiu won for feature photography. The Post was also a finalist for national reporting for coverage of the immigration crackdown across the country. Read more here: https://t.co/SLrhXgTZrb #teamwashpost

[John Taylor @johnmtaylor]

Love to see this

https://t.co/i4yw4sAK5g

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

Really happy day at the Washington Post, which just took home the Pulitzer Prize in Public Service (as well as a Pulitzer in feature photography)

[Margaret Sullivan @Sulliview]

Great to see @jkbjournalist recognized (at last and justly) by @PulitzerPrizes! Congratulations, Julie!