Maegan Vazquez

Washington, D.C.

Politics breaking news reporter

Education: New York University, BA in journalism and social and cultural analysis

Maegan Vazquez is a reporter on National’s politics breaking news team. She joined The Washington Post in 2023. She previously worked at CNN for five years, writing for CNN.com as a breaking news reporter and then a White House reporter. She grew up in Laredo, Tex., and now resides in Washington.
Latest from Maegan Vazquez

Trump threatens tariffs on BRICS nations, demanding they use dollar

The move comes after Canada’s prime minister rushed to Mar-a-Lago to dine with the president-elect to dissuade him over another big tariff threat.

November 30, 2024
Donald Trump has tried to use trade policy to address unrelated issues many times during his first term.

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

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November 26, 2024

Trump taps Brooke Rollins for agriculture secretary, rounding out Cabinet picks

Rollins has recently run the America First Policy Institute, which has largely stayed out of the spotlight but has made numerous proposals for the second term.

November 23, 2024
Brooke Rollins is president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute and has been aligned with other conservative think tanks.

Speaker Johnson restricts use of Capitol bathrooms by transgender people

The rule change is announced about two weeks after Democrat Sarah McBride of Delaware became the first openly transgender individual elected to Congress.

November 20, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday.

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

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November 20, 2024

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

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November 19, 2024

Musk appears to pressure Trump on Cabinet and tariffs, irking advisers

Elon Musk, the billionaire who has become Donald Trump’s “first buddy,” appeared to publicly pressure the president-elect on economic policy and a key Cabinet pick.

November 17, 2024
Elon Musk at the America First Policy Institute Gala at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Thursday.

Trump picks fracking firm CEO Chris Wright to be energy secretary

The executive has taken a defiant approach to fighting climate change by attacking policies that call for shifting away from fossil fuels.

November 16, 2024
Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright, center, talks with NYSE Group President Thomas Farley on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange when the company became publicly traded in January 2018.

Trump names Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary

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November 15, 2024

Trump picks Doug Burgum to lead Interior, RFK Jr. for HHS

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November 14, 2024