Jon Swaine

New York

Investigative reporter

Education: University of Cambridge, BA; City University of London, PG Dip

Jon Swaine joined The Washington Post's investigative team in 2019. He previously worked as a senior reporter for the Guardian, and as a reporter and foreign correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. Swaine contributed to The Post's coverage of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2022. During 2015-16, he was the lead reporter for The Guardian's coverage of killings by police, which won several prizes and was a finalist for an Emmy and a Peabody Award.



Latest from Jon Swaine

Viral attack on Walz features fake former student making false claim

A Hawaii man who attended a school where Tim Walz taught was dismayed to see someone using his name to make a false allegation against the vice presidential candidate.

October 21, 2024

Exploding pagers leave clues to Israeli ‘red button’ plot, officials say

Current and former security officials say the attack capped a multiyear effort, involving rigged electronics and European front companies, to penetrate Hezbollah.

September 21, 2024
People stand near a pit after Lebanese soldiers destroyed a communication device in a controlled explosion in the parking lot of the American University of Beirut Medical Center on Wednesday.

Local police complained about Secret Service after Trump rally shooting, videos show

Body-cam footage released Thursday shows local police searching for Thomas Matthew Crooks in the moments before he opened fire.

August 8, 2024

Secret Service was told police could not watch building used by Trump rally shooter

The warning from local law enforcement of insufficient resources adds to questions about whether there was adequate security for the high-stakes presidential campaign visit.

July 17, 2024
Secret Service agents and counterassault team members react after shots were fired toward Donald Trump at his rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday.

Police were warned of Trump rally shooter at least 86 seconds before gunfire, video shows

A Post analysis of the video backs up reports from other witnesses, who have said they tried to alert police in the moments before shots rang out.

July 15, 2024
An aerial view of the stage where former president Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pa.

Witnesses describe chaos at rally shooting: ‘Oh my God, they got Trump’

In a Pennsylvania field, confusion and then terror gripped thousands as gunfire rang out over a Trump rally.

July 14, 2024
Blood drips down Trump's face as Secret Service agents cover him.

Washington Post publisher retains ties to past business ventures

William Lewis holds a stake in a start-up that has reached a deal with The Post to collaborate. The Post said the arrangement conforms with its conflict-of-interest policy.

June 22, 2024
William Lewis, CEO and publisher of The Washington Post, in November.

Despite warnings of violence at UCLA, police didn’t step in for over 3 hours

Faculty had raised alarms in the days before the attack on pro-Palestinian protesters. That night, one witness called emergency services 11 times before police intervened.

May 11, 2024

‘We’re a dead ship’: Hundreds of cargo ships lost propulsion in U.S. waters in recent years

A Post examination found that losses of engine power, part of what the Dali experienced when it crashed into the Key Bridge in Baltimore, are not uncommon.

April 16, 2024
A diver prepares to enter the water on April 4 at the site of the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.

Biden visit to bridge collapse announced as channel opens to Baltimore port

Officials announced President Biden will visit the bridge collapse site Friday. A channel has also opened for Baltimore port access.

April 1, 2024
Workers start to clear the channel of the twisted metal and concrete of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.