Dan Merica
Anchor of the Early Brief newsletter at @WashingtonPost. Formerly at @AP, @TheMessenger and @CNN. Email: dan.merica@washpost.com
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Enlisting after 9/11, now in Congress
Two veterans in different parties took disparate lessons from tragedy
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Enlisting after 9/11, now in Congress
Two veterans in different parties took disparate lessons from tragedy
Maine candidate led Senate with a temper
Troy Jackson, set to replace Platner, yelled and cursed at his peers
Post-Platner, Democrats seek a way forward amid finger-pointing
Leaders in Maine search for a replacement without angering his supporters
Platner ends run for Senate in Maine
Democratic nominee pitted against Collins was accused of sexual assault
Democratic factions vie to pick a new candidate
Election deniers could be governors
Republicans who backed false 2020 claims may win swing-state nominations
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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Dan Merica in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.