February 26, 2025

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The Washington Post’s Strategy Is to Do Whatever Jeff Bezos Wants

By Charlotte Klein

Photo: Michael M. Santiag/Getty Images

When Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos stunned the newsroom on Wednesday by announcing that he was remaking the ideology of the “Opinions” section so that it would be “writing every day in support and defense” of “personal liberties and free markets,” publisher Will Lewis eagerly hopped onboard. In a follow-up letter to staff, Lewis said he “will be so very proud for the Post to be known for its two key pillars,” a departure from the righteous motto of “Democracy Dies in Darkness” that Bezos adopted during Donald Trump’s first term. “This is about being crystal clear about what we stand for as a newspaper,” Lewis wrote. “Doing this is a critical part of serving as a premier news publication across America and for all Americans.”

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The Washington Post’s Strategy Is to Do Whatever Jeff Bezos Wants

The Washington Post’s Strategy Is to Do Whatever Jeff Bezos Wants

Stay informed about business, politics, technology, and where they intersect.

Today's Top Stories

If the missing airliner is not found, much of the story we’ve been told will turn out to be false.

By Jeff Wise

Similar to his friend in Moscow, Trump is treating government as personal property that he owns absolutely.

By Ed Kilgore

Trump sees the new Palestinian-free Gaza as a resort where he can party with Musk and Netanyahu and be worshipped as a golden god.

By Margaret Hartmann

The White House claimed that a former adviser in the U.S. Digital Service, not Elon Musk, is actually in charge.

By Nia Prater

The vaccine-skeptic HHS secretary said outbreaks happen “every year” — but this is the first death since 2015.

By Nia Prater

The president is putting America’s top detectives on the case: himself and Elon Musk.

By Margaret Hartmann

It’s one small step down a long road to big tax and spending cuts.

By Ed Kilgore

Housing and Urban Development officials claims they’ve IDed the person who broadcast a gross AI video of Trump sucking on the toes of the “REAL KING.”

By Margaret Hartmann

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