Dan Balz
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Husband. Father. Happy Grandparent. Political Reporter @washingtonpost. Infrequent tweeter.
Washington, DC
Joined July 2009
RIP Mark Knoller, the longtime @CBSNews White House reporter who made himself into a one-man archive of all presidential facts and statistics. He was a prince of the briefing room, ever generous to colleagues and competitors alike. He was the best.
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Mark Knoller was, to put it simply, a legend. For decades, everyone in the White House press corps knew him as the unofficial presidential historian and statistician.
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Another day of WaPo scoops: IRS, WH clashed over immigrants’ data before tax chief ousted https://t.co/1lKhIpWxBM Trump expands tariffs to reach national security goals https://t.co/W2rf8TzrRt Walmart knew about explosion risk in water bottles for 7 years https://t.co/wH7qgBqdek
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A delightful conversation with @DavidChalian about past, present, future.
Best in class @danbalz was kind enough to share some words of wisdom as he departs the Washington Post after 47 years of stellar work there. Listen 🎧 here:
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A personal note: A long run and now a time of transition. My final Sunday Take. https://t.co/KZsJC7bCYH
washingtonpost.com
Dan Balz writes on his retirement from full-time work at The Washington Post after 47 years.
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We look forward to welcoming @KatieTarrant_ to The Post newsroom this summer. She joins a roster of illustrious young British journalists who have graced our newsroom each summer for more than four decades and then gone on to do great work in their careers.
Congratulations to the 2025 @sternfellowship winner: @KatieTarrant_ ! Here's to an amazing time working for the @washingtonpost
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Trump approval sinks as Americans criticize his major policies, a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll finds. Story with @danbalz & @EmGusk -> https://t.co/Oi0hFmrAVr Poll results -> https://t.co/ABlyXd5TeK
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This morning, Mike Donilon, @BrendanBuck, @jmart, @danbalz, & @brittanys joined us to evaluate President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. The panel discussed what happened, what it means, and what comes next. https://t.co/DEI5FVRkW5
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We @washingtonpost stand with our colleagues around the world to support the Tice family on the 12th Christmas they have spent without Austin. #FreeAustinTice #BringAustinHome.
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@FrankLaRose @kkondik @jmart @danbalz @jbalmert @karenkasler @jpelzer @AndrewJTobias @darreldrowland These are all four of Sherrod Brown’s senate elections
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Harris and Trump essentially tied in Pennsylvania, according to a @washingtonpost poll. Story with @danbalz @EmGusk -->
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The state’s closely watched Senate race shows a similarly tight contest, and 93 percent of registered voters say they are certain to vote.
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A contentious race to be a tiny Michigan county’s top election official, via WaPo’s @patrickdmarley
washingtonpost.com
Antrim County’s clerk planned to retire this year. Now she is now running a write-in campaign against a candidate who has promised to shake up elections.
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What should viewers expect from Kamala Harris on the debate stage? Here's what we can learn from her past debate performances, via @MaeveReston
https://t.co/PwWLVJL2a8
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Harris’ allies hope the skills she honed during her years as a prosecutor will shape the outcome as they did in her winning races for state attorney general and U.S. Senate
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Trump aims to drag down Harris as he scrambles to keep up in a tight race. The Republican nominee’s advisers are clear-eyed about the unlikelihood of improving his standing. That leaves one option: damaging hers, by @iarnsdorf @jdawsey1 @marianne_levine
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The Republican nominee’s advisers and allies are clear-eyed about the unlikelihood of improving his standing. That leaves one option: damaging hers.
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A great read: Jesse Jackson, slowed at 82, is still showing up and keeping hope alive, @maranissdavid writes from Chicago
washingtonpost.com
The civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate did not speak at this week’s Democratic convention, but he was there, and his legacy was everywhere.
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Hello, Ms. Hooper!
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Bill Clinton is a lion in winter addressing his 12th Democratic convention, @maranissdavid writes
washingtonpost.com
Clinton’s political life can be measured by political conventions, like measuring a tree’s age from rings on the trunk, from his first in 1980 at age 33 to this week’s at age 78.
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Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll: Harris holds slight national lead over Trump. Story w/ @danbalz @EmGusk
washingtonpost.com
Though the dynamics of the campaign have shifted since Biden got out, the findings in the new Post-ABC-Ipsos poll continue to point to a tight election in November.
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🚨NEW PODCAST🎙️| What would a Harris presidency mean for the world? @bronwenmaddox is joined by @danbalz @dandrezner and @londonvinjamuri to discuss what we know about the woman who could be the US's first female president. LISTEN HERE:
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Democratic big hitters have coalesced around Kamala Harris as the party’s new nominee, but what do we know about her world view, especially on Gaza, and the place of US leadership in the world?
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