Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer join The Atlantic.

Dear everyone

I’m writing to share the happy news that two of Washington’s most accomplished and respected journalists, Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer, will be joining. atlantic ocean It’s part of our effort to deepen coverage of the incoming administration and America’s tumultuous politics.

Ashley and Michael, both of whom came to us. The Washington PostStand out as a scoop-driven stylist. They are both active journalists and have good news sources. Strong language and storytelling skills and have a deep belief in the importance of responsible journalism. They will be a great addition to our already great political team. As we move into 2025, it is especially important for us to cover Washington—implementing the MAGA agenda; The role of money (foreign and domestic) in our politics The future of the Democratic Party in the most comprehensive and rigorous way possible. And Ashley and Michael will play a key role in helping us achieve our goals.

Ashley PostDonald Trump’s senior national political reporter is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner who covered Donald Trump’s first term and served the Biden administration as House Bureau Chief. white Before her time at PostShe spent 11 years at The New York Timeswhere she covers the 2012 and 2016 presidential and congressional campaigns, among other topics. (She started her career at time As a research assistant for Maureen Dowd, and before that she served as a reporter and editor for the world’s greatest college newspaper), Ashley was part of Post The team won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for its coverage of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. She was also a member of the team that won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for Reporting on the causes, costs, and consequences of the January 6 siege of the Capitol, and she was part of Post The team won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for its reporting on the role of the AR-15 in American culture.

Michael is a national political reporter at Post Since 2017, with a focus on campaigns and elections, he has most recently covered the Republican presidential primaries and the inner workings of the Trump, Biden, Harris and Kennedy campaigns. Michael to join atlantic ocean It represents a kind of return home. He is a magazine writer at heart, having worked at many other places before. timeHis first stint as a campaign reporter began in 2007 before becoming a White House correspondent. and later became head of the Washington bureau. He wrote more than 20 cover stories for the magazine, including two Person of the Year stories, and interviewed Trump six times before joining. timeMichael serves as Washington correspondent for beauty salonWashington Reporter’s Mother Jonesand assistant editor of Columbia Journalism Review– He started his career as a reporter for Daily New Hampshire Gazette in Northampton Massachusetts Covers local schools and city government agencies. Michael previously served on the board of the White House Correspondents Association. and received the Lee Award Walz won the National Press Club Award for Political Excellence for his article on Obama’s re-election effort in 2012 and the 2014 New York Press Club Award for Political Reporting. For the cover, the story of the 2013 government shutdown.

Please join me in welcoming Ashley and Michael. atlantic ocean–

Wishing you a Happy New Year

Jeff