Justine McDaniel

Washington, D.C.

General Assignment reporter

Education: University of Puget Sound, BA in Foreign Language (French) and International Affairs; University of Maryland, Master of Journalism

Justine McDaniel is a general assignment reporter who covers national news. Previously, she spent eight years as a news reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer, where she covered the pandemic, breaking news, environmental contamination and state and local politics and policy. She was a 2014 reporting fellow for News21, part of the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education. A California native, she joined The Post in 2022.
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More Trump Cabinet picks making the rounds with senators

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December 2, 2024

FBI says bomb threats, swatting incidents targeted Trump picks

The FBI said the incidents were aimed at numerous people tapped for roles in the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump.

November 27, 2024
Former congressman Lee Zeldin (R-New York) speaks at a rally in Concord, New Hampshire, on Jan. 19. He is now President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Environmental Protection Agency administrator. (Matt Rourke/AP)

Trump details plans to impose tariffs on imported goods on Day 1

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November 26, 2024

Trump’s administration comes into fuller view following flurry of picks

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November 26, 2024

Trump tied migrant entries and fentanyl to tariffs. Here are the facts.

Neither his claim that border crossings are an unchecked “invasion” nor his depiction of drugs pouring across an unguarded border has any basis in federal data.

November 26, 2024
Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona in August.

Sexual misconduct allegations didn’t stop Trump picking these candidates

Several of the president-elect’s selections for top jobs in his administration have faced accusations of sexual misconduct.

November 24, 2024
Pete Hegseth took meetings on Capitol Hill on Thursday, where he batted away the sexual assault accusation against him, telling reporters: “As far as the media is concerned, it’s very simple: The matter was fully investigated, and I was completely cleared, and that’s where I’m going to leave it.”

Vance seeks to build support among senators for Matt Gaetz as attorney general

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November 20, 2024

Trump taps Matthew Whitaker, former acting attorney general, for NATO ambassador

Whitaker has little to no experience in security or foreign policy, both of which are central to the NATO role.

November 20, 2024
Acting attorney general Matthew G. Whitaker takes his seat for a House Judiciary Committee hearing in February 2019.

Trump picks Mehmet Oz to serve as Medicare and Medicaid services administrator

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November 19, 2024

DNC layoffs with no severance leave staffers scrambling, union says

The cuts were announced starting on Wednesday night and were effective Friday; and DNC leaders did not tell staff how the layoffs were determined or whether additional cuts are planned, according to the union.

November 18, 2024
DNC Chair Jaime Harrison speaks during an October rally for Kamala Harris. The DNC staff union criticized Harrison for what it said was a failure to address the staff about layoffs in-person.