Ryan Grim
Ryan Grim is The Intercept’s D.C. Bureau Chief.
He was previously the Washington bureau chief for HuffPost, where he led a team that was twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and won once. He edited and contributed reporting to groundbreaking investigative project on heroin treatment that not only changed federal and state laws, but shifted the culture of the recovery industry. The story, by Jason Cherkis, was a Pulitzer finalist and won a Polk Award.
He grew up in rural Maryland. He has been a staff reporter for Politico and the Washington City Paper and is a former contributor to MSNBC. He is a contributor to the Young Turks Network and author of the book “We’ve Got People: From Jesse Jackson to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the End of Big Money and the Rise of a Movement.”
Former Ambassador on Haitian President in March: “Put Him Aside” and Embrace “Prime Minister Option”
Four months later, Jovenel Moïse was assassinated and replaced with a U.S.-backed prime minister, fueling suspicion of American involvement.
The Coronavirus CrisisHouse Republicans Release Text of Redacted Fauci Emails on Covid Origins
A scientist told The Intercept he was advised not to “mention a lab origin as that will just add fuel to the conspiracists” after a call with NIH leaders.
Harry Reid Had the Courage of Obama’s Convictions
The former Senate majority leader’s legacy included big wins and a complicated relationship with the party’s left flank.
Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum Is Facing a Serious Primary Challenge From the Left
Rep. Ilhan Omar says Amane Badhasso, who just raised $300,000, “truly is one of the most impressive people I have ever met.”