‘No one knows anything’: Washington Post staffers fear major cuts

2026-01-26 - 17:13

Members of foreign staff send letter to billionaire owner Jeff Bezos urging him to change course The Washington Post has consistently produced high-quality, news cycle-leading reporting over the first year of Donald Trump’s chaotic and unpredictable second administration. But that work has been produced under a cloud of uncertainty and rumors of widespread job cuts. Those long-rumored cuts now appear to be close, with staffers expecting the ax to drop in early February – though nothing is certain. Inside