Matt Murray
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Executive Editor, Washington Post. Former Editor in Chief, Wall Street Journal. Author, The Father and the Son: My Father's Journey into the Monastic Life.
Washington, DC
Joined March 2009
NEW: A thread on an unprecedented seven-part series in this week's @washingtonpost in which I use Jefferson as a lens to examine America's 250th anniversary: "Revolutionary Revelations: Jefferson, the Declaration and an American Paradox."
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In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a document that instead helped set America on the path to independence.
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NEW: What is there new to say about Jefferson the the Declaration? Plenty. Today is the launch of my series in @washingtonpost titled "Revolutionary Revelations: Jefferson, the Declaration and an American Paradox." Prologue and Chapter 1 below
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In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a document that instead helped set America on the path to independence.
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I am saddened beyond words at the news that my longtime agent and friend Bob Barnett has died. He represented innumerable people on all sides of the political fence and did so with absolute integrity, ability and optimism. I shall miss him terribly. RIP my friend, and may God
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Scoop: NIH leader fired amid probe of contract used in attempt to hire spouse, officials say
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NIH chief operating officer Eric Schnabel was fired as officials were looking into whether a $3.3 million contract could have benefited his spouse.
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This is the most wrenching account I have seen yet from Camp Mystic: a 19-year-old counselor's account of how she saved 16 girls in her cabin near the river, while others didn't make it. Great reporting by @JohnWoodrowCox.
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In China, the master’s degree is the new bachelor’s degree
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College graduates are earning master’s degrees just to have a chance in a job market marred by China’s shaky post-pandemic recovery.
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Epstein outcry prompts warning to Trump from MAGA leaders: ‘A huge risk’
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At the Turning Point USA conference in Tampa, the young MAGA faithful boils over the Epstein memo saga and boos talk of protecting immigrant workers.
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In London, theatergoers reenact storming of the U.S. Capitol
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In the interactive game “Fight for America,” audience members on Team Blue and Team Red reenact the Jan. 6 riot, an exercise intended to force reflection on mob mentality.
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He may have stopped Trump’s would-be assassin. Now he’s telling his story.
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In his first extensive media interview since the assassination attempt, Aaron Zaliponi, a 46-year-old Army combat veteran, recounted firing the “ninth shot.”
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By "fading memory," he means 5 stories Tues mentioning Khashoggi, 4 just last month, a robust 7-year @wppressfreedom partnership established in his honor working with eight press freedom nonprofits... I could go on. This forced angle is wildly insulting. https://t.co/ALvSOhxbTT
The @washingtonpost’s fading memory of a martyred colleague as President Trump embraced the man who masterminded his death. Latest by me for @thedailybeast .
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The 18 hours that changed Trump’s mind on trade
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From Tuesday evening to Wednesday afternoon, Trump and his trade advisers spoke to several Republican lawmakers and top foreign leaders who raised concerns about the faltering global markets.
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Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, top U.S. vaccine regulator. In his resignation letter, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wants “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.” https://t.co/YNeypomftf
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In his resignation letter, Marks rebuked Kennedy for seeking “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies” about vaccines.
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Nearly 37,000 people successfully crossed the English Channel last year, the second-highest figure on record — attributable in part to smugglers who exploit a French policy that keeps police from intervening when boats are already in the water.
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The scene on a French beach illustrates the dangers of English Channel crossings, as well as how thousands of migrants make it across to Britain.
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“Some authorities knew about the fire’s spread into western Altadena for more than four hours before residents there were sent evacuation orders, according to a Washington Post analysis…”
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A Washington Post analysis shows that some officials knew of the fire’s westward spread hours before evacuation orders were sent to residents in western Altadena.
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If peace comes, Putin could face the ire of his most hard-line backers
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Vladimir Putin convinced many in Russia that there was an existential battle against the U.S. Now they have to deal with a thaw in U.S.-Russian relations.
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‘Cash offers only’: After L.A. fires, scorched lots are selling fast
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There has been a rush to buy and sell scorched lots since wildfires leveled thousands of homes in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, surprising real estate agents and experts.
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Johnson aide advised against subpoena of star Jan. 6 witness over concerns about ‘sexual texts’ from lawmakers
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The move was intended in part to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent Cassidy Hutchinson.
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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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Progressives vs. centrists: The latest on the internal fallout for Democrats, from @MerylKornfield:
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The internal ideological divisions burst into public view after Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race.
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